Sophia Vari (; 9 October 1940 – 5 May 2023) was a Greek painter and sculptor.

Biography

Born as Sophia Canellopoulos, she was married to sculptor

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. She opened a studio in

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in 1992, where she trained the likes of Patricia Avellan. Vari died in

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on 5 May 2023.

Exhibitions

Vari's work has been exhibited internationally. In 2004 an exhibition dedicated to her work was held at the

Benaki Museum The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in Athens, Greece. The museum houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern ...

in Athens Her 2008 exhibition at the

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in Beijing, to coincide with the Beijing Olympics, was the first exhibition to be held there by a non-Chinese artist. In 2013 her sculptures and paintings were exhibited at

Pera Museum Pera Museum () is an art museum in the Tepebaşı quarter of the Beyoğlu (formerly called ''Pera'') district in Istanbul, Turkey, at Meşrutiyet Avenue No. 65, adjacent to İstiklal Avenue and in close proximity to Taksim Square. It has a parti ...

in Istanbul. ''Sophia Vari: A Tribute, Twelve Monumental Sculptures'' was displayed on Park Avenue in New York City until 5 November 2023.

Works

Paintings

*''Lemon'' *''Female figure''

Sculptures

*''Couple'' *''Et Ton Corps Se Penche Et S'allonge Comme U...'' *''Les Nénuphars'' *''Les Amants'' *''L'astrolabe'' *''Femme Au Chapeau'' *''Double Épée'' *''Nudes'' *''Ombres nostalgiques'' *''Éternité secrète'' *''Ailes du charbon'' *''Crime passionnel''

References

External links

Pera Museum
Exhibition at Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Waddington Custot
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