Maria Bacha was born in 1972 at Kozani, Greece. She lives and works in Nea Makri, Attica, Greece and for the past  five years has focused exclusively on her art.

Education:

-University of La Verne, California, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Fine/Studio Arts General (1995-2000) Athens campus

-Drawing and color lessons at Michalis Veloudios Art Studio (2000-2003)

-Child Psychology, EPI (1991-1995)

-Psychotherapy, Reich Institute (2001-2004)

-Certificate in Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting, MOMA, NY (2020)

-Course in Experimental Painting, RISD (2020)

Group Exhibitions:

-The Other Art Fair, LA, USA, First Virtual Edition (Spring 2020)

-E Art Gallery, Paros, Greece (summer 2020)

-“Surprise”, charity exhibition, The Project Gallery, Athens (2019)

-The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Los Angeles, California, USA (2019)

-Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland (2019)

-Talented Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, London, United Kingdom (2019)

-“Surprise”, charity exhibition, Earth@Κ44, Gazi, Athens, Greece (2018)

-Canaves Oia Epitomes, Santorini, Greece (2018)

-Thessaloniki International Fair, CheapArt Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece (2018)

-“Cheap Art Gallery”, Evagoras Latinis Center Cyprus (2018)

-“Cheap Art Athens”, Cheap Art, Greece (2017)

-“Surprise”, charity exhibition, Earth @Κ44, Gazi, Athens, Greece (2017)

-Thessaloniki International Fair, CheapArt Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece (2017)

-“TheArtboxProject Basel 0.1”, Basel Euroairport, Switzerland (2017)

-“Surprise”, charity exhibition, Ennea Gallery, Athens (2015)

-“Surpise”, charity exhibition, Romanzo, Athens (2014)

-“Surprise”, charity exhibition, Tecnopolis, Athens (2013), (2012), (2011),

(2010), (2009)

-“Athens Fringe Festival” , Technopolis, Athens (2009)

-“Diarroes Festival” , Horotheatro Roes, Athens(2005)

-“Kitsch in Love”, Rolling Gallery , Athens (2005)

-“The Mask”, Artprisma Gallery , Poros Municipality Town Hall, Unesco and Piraeus Municipality (2005)

-“1st Art Group”, Studio Michalis Veloudios, Εpoches Gallery, Kifissia, Athens (2001)

Solo exhibitions:

-“Celestial Views”, (curated by Irini Persidou), Tsichritzi Foundation for the Arts, Kifissia, Athens, sponsored by UNESCO (Dec. 2019)

– “Hydroexperiences”, Galerie Privee Onnik, Marousi Athens (2008)

-“De Profundis”, Artower Gallery, Athens (2003)

-“Cities and Hearts”, Cogito, Kifisia , Athens (2000)

Award:

 -9th 2016 Artsland Prize Showcase Winner with the artwork “Divine”

Illustration:

-Public Greek High School books, Pedagogical Institute and Ministry of Education. Two books.

-Novel “Ammos”, Stavropoulos, Iolkos editions, front cover page

Set design:

-Chorus performance, Municipality of Pefki

-Hatzivei Elementary School for more than seventy children theatrical plays

Member:

–Greek Chamber of Fine Arts

-Former member of the Municipality of Pefki Cultural Constitution Committee

Art Teaching:

-Hadzivei Elementary School, as the Head School Teacher (2006-2015)

Press:

-https://obsessedwithart.com/abstract-expressionist-artist-maria-bacha/

-Spotlight, Circle Foundation, one page

-Periechomena Magazine, two page interview

Collections:

-Private collections worldwide.

-The Greek Ministry of Culture purchased her artwork in 2020