Writing

Maria Chante was born in 1954 in Thessaloniki. Initially she studied pedagogy (1972-1974), decorative art (1975-1976) and then she studied painting with D. Kontos and T. Makris at the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1986-1992), where she later pursued postgraduate studies. During the 1990s her painting was figurative, exploring through colour and drawing painting as writing. In the 2000s her interest turned to making constructions. She first presented her work in a solo exhibition in 1996 in Athens, followed by a series of exhibitions in Thessaloniki, and participated in group exhibitions in various cities in Greece. At the same time she was involved in teaching art and educational programs.