Penelope Gatsa | City Lines

On the occasion of a 30-year journey in the field of art, Penelope Gatsa created a series of works on the theme of the city’s lines. Urban landscapes and familiar landmarks in mixed media, accompanied by a series of ceramic plates and lighting fixtures made of metal and plexiglass....more

Penelope Gatsa was born in 1966 in Athens. She studied graphic design at the studio of Lymberis Publications with teachers Sparta Linardakis and Patrick Tatopoulos. She then took two courses at LCP (London College of Printing), in industrial design and packaging. She worked for over 20 years in well-known Athenian magazines as a graphic designer, photo editor and columnist on design issues. At the same time, from 1995 to 2006, she worked with iron, creating oversized illuminated sculptures. In 2001, she founded the company Euphoria design with her collaborator photographer Ioanna Nikolaizi and together they create lighting and utilitarian objects. From 2008 to the present, she creates collage paintings with mixed media. She has held 17 solo exhibitions and has participated in 12 group exhibitions. [Biography updated on: 25/2/2025]