Sofia Petropoulou
Sofia Petropoulou
Sofia PetropoulouΣοφία Πετροπούλου
20th April - 6th May
Private ViewTuesday the 26th April
6.30pm to 9.00pm
C A D O G A NC O N T E M P O R A R Y
87 Old Brompton RoadLondon SW7 3LD
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7581 5451www.cadogancontemporary.com
Sofia Petropoulou’s new collection of paintings drifts between pure abstraction, landscape and still life. The characteristic
ochre colour of her backgrounds provides a consistency through this collection, allowing the harmonious blocks and scrapes
of colour to jump out at the viewer.
Her paintings are directly inspired by the real world, a fact which lends every one of her canvases an element of familiarity.
Petropoulou’s work exhibits an evident sensitivity for colour and intense attention to the quality of her brush-strokes.
Movement, the subtle and intricate play and suggestion of light, these are the products of Petropoulou’s facility with the
brush. Sofia is able to pick up on the smallest vital details of the spirit of her subject and from them, to extract a profound
interpretation that walks the line between abstraction and naturalism.
RocksOil on canvas100cm x 120cm
Pool in front of a houseOil on canvas
100cm x 120cm
CountrysideOil on canvas160cm x 160cm
MilanoOil on canvas
100cm x 100cm
CornwallOil on canvas140cm x 160cm
Carribean Blue IIOil on canvas100cm x 100cm
Carribean Blue IIOil on canvas
100cm x 100cm
Road leading to a treeOil on canvas120cm x 100cm
Blue Vase on the FloorOil on canvas
100cm x 100cm
Hong KongOil on canvas160cm x 140cm
Two DoorsOil on canvas60cm x 60cm
MentonOil on canvas
160cm x 160cm
LindosOil on canvas100cm x 120cm
Purple WindowOil on canvas
120cm x 100cm
Sofia Petropoulou (b. 1964)
Solo Exhibitions1999 European Commission, Luxembourg2001 European Commission, Luxembourg2003 Masion de la Grece, Paris2003 Espace ‘Orfeu’, Brussels2004 ‘En Plo’ Gallery, Pafos, Cyprus2005 ‘Theorema’ Gallery, Brussels2005 Hellenic Centre, London2006 ‘Metopi’ Gallery, Athens2010 Tsichrintzis Foundation of the Visual Arts2013 Cadogan Contemporary, London
Group Exhibitions2003 ‘Konschthaus Beim Engel’ Gallery, Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg2004 European Commission, Luxembourg2004 ‘Theorema’ Gallery, Brussels2004 Cercel Municipale, Luxembourg2007 ‘Art Studio 55’ gallery, Limasol, Cyprus2007 Villa Koundouros, Chania2008 ‘Art Space’ Gallery, Santorini2008 Goudandris Museum, Athens2008 Frieze Art Fair, London2009 War Museum, Athens2009 Technopolis, Athens
Petropoulou currently lives and works in Athens following a nine year stay in Luxembourg. A member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, Petropoulou is internationally collected while maintaining a high presence in her home nation, including the collection and display at The King George Hotel, Athens.
C A D O G A NC O N T E M P O R A R Y
87 Old Brompton RoadLondon SW7 3LD
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7581 5451www.cadogancontemporary.com