Maria Vlandi was born in Athens in 1952.
She took drawing lessons at the studio of Artists Hatzinicoli – Sarafianos.
In 1976, she graduated from Academy of Fine Arts, Rome (painting) and in 1978 from the Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens (ceramics).
Personal Exhibitions
2016 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2012 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2009 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2006 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2002 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
1998 Anemos Gallery, Athens
1994 Argo Gallery, Athens
1988 Epipeda Gallery, Athens
Distinctions
2003 First artistic intervention award for the electric railroad station at Ano Patisia, Athens
2003 Third artistic intervention award for the electric railroad station at Maroussi, Athens
1995 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition (Decoration – Architecture), Athens
1994 Silver Medal International Competition of Gualdo Tadino, Italy
1993 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition, Athens
1985 Silver Medal International Competition of Faenza, Italia
1983 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition, Athens
1982 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition, Athens
Group Exhibitions
2017 Resident Artist at Sienna Art Institutem Sienna, Italy
2016 "Ceramic Art Past and Present, 2016", National Archaeological Museum, Athens
2016 ART Athina 2016, Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2014 Greek-Turkish Ceramic Symposium, Kusadasi, Turkey
2010 “Ceramic Conversations” Archaeological Museum of Aegina
2009 ART Athina 15, Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2007 European Ceramic Exhibition, Tirana, Albania
2006 European Ceramic Context, Bornholm, Denmark
2005 Application of the artistic intervention at the electric railroad station at Patissia, Athens
2005 “Maria Vlandi (sculpture) Costas Lefcochir (painting)” APOTHIKI Art Center, Paros Island
2001 Exhibition of the 4rd Greek– Turkish Ceramic Symposium, Garanti Sanat Gallery, Istabul Turkey
2001 ART Athina 9, Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2000 Exhibition of the 3rd Greek– Turkish Ceramic Symposium, Town Hall of Rafina Attica
1999 Exhibition of the 2nd Greek– Turkish Ceramic Symposium, Municipal Art Center Alacati, Kusadasi, Izmiz (Adnan Fzanco Sanat gallery), Turkey
1997 Exhibition of the Greek–Canadian International Symposium, Contemporary Art Center of Rethymno, Crete
1996 “Greek Ceramic Artists” Foundation for Hellenic Culture, London England
1996 Exhibition of the Greek–Canadian International symposium, Banff Center Gallery, Calgary Kanada
1993 Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens
1990 “Four Greek Artists” Galerie ZUM OBEREN SCHWANER, Zurich
1989 “1st Exhibition – Contemporary Greek Ceramists” (organized by the magazine “Kerameiki Techni”), Cultural Center of Athens, Athens
1987 Panhellenic Exhibition Piraeus
1986 “Twelve Ceramic Artists” Rodiaki Epavli (Municipal Art Gallery), Rhodes Island
1985 International Exhibition of Faenza, Italy
1984 International Exhibition of ceramics, Oresac Bulgaria
1983 Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens
1982 Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens
1975 International Meeting of young painters, Rome, Italy