Dodoni (Sacred Oak)

Nefeli Contarini was born in 1954 in Athens and studied at the Croydon College of Art and Design in London (1979-1982). For one year she attended film courses at the L. Stavrakos School, as well as courses in Philosophy at the Society for Philosophical Research and History of Art and Philosophy at Panteion University, while she also completed the interdisciplinary postgraduate programme at the University of Athens on music, culture and communication. He taught visual arts in private schools (Moraitis Schools, I.M. Panagiotopoulos, Athens College, Ziridis Schools, Hill School, Chalkida Workshop, Vakalo School). Her interest extends to educational programmes and the curation of exhibitions, in which she also participates. She began her work with ceramic works, but soon formulated her sculptural work, creating geometric constructions for which she draws her themes from the archaeological sites of Greece, which retain their historical and ideological load in her work. Furthermore, she has created works for public spaces and has been a member of the Attiko Metro committee for the placement of artworks in Metro stations. She has presented her work in more than ten solo exhibitions and has also participated in many group exhibitions (Comparaisons, Paris 1990, Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd'hui, Paris 1990, 1991, Olympia '96, Olympia 1996, etc.). She lives and works in Athens.