Martha Zmpounou
Martha Zmpounou is a visual artist based in London.
Education
- MA in Communication Design, Illustration pathway, Central Saint Martins College, London, UK
- BA Honors in Fine Art and MA in Painting, Aristotle University of Fine and Applied Arts, Thessaloniki, Greece
Selected Exhibitions.
2018
- ‘Artists of Fame and Promise’ Summer Exhibition, Beaux Arts Bath
- ‘Sunday Times Watercolour Artist of the Year’ – Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1
2015
- Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Jerwood Space, London, UK
- Art Athina, Faliro Pavillion Hellenic Olympic Properties, Athens, Greece
- Martha Zmpounou Solo Exhibition, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2014
- EWAAC Exhibition, La Galleria, Pall Mall, London, UK
- Secret Art Prize, Curious Duke Gallery, London, UK
2013
- Art Athina, Faliro Pavillion Hellenic Olympic Properties, Athens, Greece
- Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, York St Mary’s, Castlegate, York, UK
- In Art, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012
- Washed up in Walthamston, Walden studios, London, UK
- Modern Panic III, Apiary Studios, London, UK
- The Threadneedle Prize Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, UK
2011
- The Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, UK
- The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, UK
- Images 35, Association of Illustration, Bankside Gallery, London, UK
- MACD Final Year Show 2011, Rochelle Gallery, London, UK
- Xhibit 2011, The Gallery, London College of Communication, London, UK
- Last and Found, MACD 2011, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, UK
2010
- Surprise II, Technopolis, Athens, Greece
- DEMO#I, Dymano Project Space, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Kodra Fresh, Kodra Field, Thessaloniki, Greece
2009
- Bad Girs Don’t Go to Heaven, REMAP2, Athens, Greece
- Surprise I, Technopolis, Athens, Greece
- Young Artists, Zina Athanasiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2008
- In Danger, Teloglion Foundation of Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Making of 49th TFF, Closing ceremony of Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
- AUTH: 10 Years of the Engraving Workshop, Aristotle University of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki, Greece
2005
- Small Works, Union of Fine Artists, Athens, Greece
- Sani Art for All, Sani Beach Hotel, Chalkidiki, Greece
2004
- 4th Art Bazaar, MMCA, Thessaloniki, Greece
- School of Fine Art Graduate Show, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Arts, Thessaloniki, Greece
Awards
- 2018, The Sunday Times Watercolour Artist of the Year Competition, London, UK (Shortlisted)
- 2015, The Jerwood Drawing Prize, London, UK (Finalist)
- 2014, Secret Art Prize, London, UK (Shortlisted)
- 2014, EWAAC Art Award, London, UK (Best Drawing) (Winner)
- 2014, Aesthetica Art Prize, Aesthetica Magazine (Longlisted)
- 2013, Aesthetica Art Prize, Aesthetica Magazine (Longlisted)
- 2012, Aesthetica Art Prize, Aesthetica Magazine (Longlisted)
- 2011, The De Laszlo Foundation Award, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters (Winner)