Despina stokou biography of mahatma gandhi
b. , Athens, Greece
Lives and crease in Los Angeles, CA
Education
Beguile, Art in Context, University describe Fine Arts Berlin, Berlin, Germany
BA, Visual Arts, Athens Institute of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
Technical Institute for Marketing skull Publicity, Athens, Greece
Selected Solo Exhibitions
OH, HONEY, Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA
SHOUT!, Derek Eller Gallery, New Dynasty, NY
Despina Stokou: GHOSTING, Eigen + Art, Leipzig, Germany
Auto-Correct, Derek Buyer Gallery, off-site exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
Only Tomatoes and Horses, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
The royal we, EIGEN + Fragment Lab, Berlin, Germany
Despina Stokou, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria
bulletproof, Derek Bringer Gallery, New York, NY
Delusions party Grandeur / Größenwahn, Galerie Krobath, Berlin, Germany
Dear Gallery, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria
Dirty Dozen, Grimmuseum, Songster, Germany
Afterlife Afterhours, Appartement, Berlin, Germany
Accidental Woman, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens, Greece
The Fall of the Haddo Big bucks and Other Stories, Hermann & Wagner, Berlin, Germany
The Fall exempt the Haddo Estate, Apt Audience, London, England
Selected Group Exhibitions
Inaugural Rank Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, In mint condition York, NY
SUPERSHADOWPOWERWOMAN, 5 Car Verandah, Los Angeles, CA
Pictura + Poesis, Kunstverein Gera, Gera, Germany
Reveal illustriousness Rats, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
Spaghetti Code, curated by Debonair Lewis and Joe Reihsen, Criticism Room, Los Angeles, CA
Group show: Sadie Bening, Marcel Eichner, Despina Stokou, Dean Levin, curated through Carole Server, Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
Is This a Connection?, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Womanhouse, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Jazzman, New York
RE(a)D, curated by Ryan Steadman, Nathalie Karg Gallery, Latest York, NY
Redefining Modernity, Art copy Embassies, United States of Usa Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Private View, Ib., Los Angeles, CA
Horror Vacui, Gagosian Gallery, Athens, Greece
ReMap 4, Dropping off Masters at the Swing Doorway, Athens, Greece
Painting Forever!, KW Institution for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
Why Painting Now?, cruated by Gerwald Rockenschaub, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria
[2], Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin Germany
Sweet Distemper, curated by Isaac Lyles, Derek Eller Gallery, New Royalty, NY
Parts & Services, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Wiener Innen Aussen, Wonderloch-Kellerland, Berlin, Germany
Search & Destroy, Mikael Andersen Gallery, Songster, Germany
Auction for Athens Pride, Stockman Gallery, Athens, Greece
Hostile Aesthetic Takeover, Appartement, Berlin, Germany
Available Works, hbc, Berlin, Germany
Girl Overkill II, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Kim Whan- Ki International Art Festival, Seoul, Southmost Korea
Personal-Political 2, Thessaloniki Biennalle, Greece
Culture Industry, VOX, Athens, Greece
Donna Actor Graduates!, Exereunitis Gallery, Athens, Greece
Old News 4, Midway Contemporary Guarantee, Minneapolis, Minnesota
You Can Never Lay off Home Again, Raab Galerie, Songster, Germany
Meatspace, Action Field Kodra , Kalamaria, Salonica, Greece
True Romance, Stockman Gallery, Athens
Radiations, curated by Rallou Panagiotou at the Center pay money for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
Emergency Room, Coexistent Art Center Ileana Tounta, Athinai, Greece
Video Vaka, galleriBox, Akureyri, Island
F(acts)igures, Artwalk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visions , Kappatos Gallery, Athens, Greece
Anonymous Drawers, Blüttenweiss Gallery, Berlin, Germany
London in Hexad Easy Steps, B+B ICA, Author, England
DIY Urbanism, First Sideshow Backing Salon, Hurwundeki Art Space, Writer, England
Gute Söhne Gute Töchter, Galerie am Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany
Bibliography
Heinrich, Testament choice. “What to See in Newborn York Art Galleries This Week.” 27 Oct. Print/Web.
Binlot, Ann. “5 Works To Check Out gift wrap Art Los Angeles Contemporary.” Forbes 30 Jan. Web.
“Collectors Susan gift Michal Hort’s Picks From Undertake Los Angeles Contemporary and Beyond.” Artspace 30 Jan. Web.
Adams, Lisa. “Art Los Angeles Contemporary Empty the Eyes of a Painter.” Huffingtonpost 29 Jan. Web.
Gittlen, Ariela. “Ahead of ALAC, How Los Angeles Is Fostering the Cotton on Generation of Emerging Artists.” Artsy 20 Jan. Web.
Binlot, Ann. “Modern Vocabulary: Emojis Become Muse sophisticated Despina Stokou’s Exhibition, ‘Ghosting’.” Forbes 18 Nov. Web.
Indrisek, Scott. “Despina Stokou Paints With Wit (And Data).” Blouin Art Info 9 Dec. Web.
SPH. “50 Women Artists Worth Watching.” Art + Deal Sep. Print.
Wahjudi, Claudian. “Der kunterbute Overkill.” Zitty 1 May Print.
Berner, Ingrmard. “Heiligenscheine auf Playboy-Seiten.” German Zeitung 16 Apr. Print.
Molitor, Noemi. “Wortmalerei im World Wide Web: Der virtuelle Raum als Bildraum + Interview.” Taz 10 Apr. Print.
Kiyoizumi, AJ. “Exhibition: Despina Stokou’s Installation Paintings.” BerlinArtLink 15 Apr. Web.
Smith, Roberta. "Despina Stokou: bulletproof.” The New York Times 15 Mar. Print.
Baker, R.C.. "Despina Stokou: bulletproof.” The Village Voice 13 Mar. Print.
"Biopic: Despina Stokou.” Latest Painters Feb. Print.
Bronner, Julian Elias. "Sweet Distemper.” Artforum Aug. Print.
Indrisek, Scott. "Sweet Distemper Derek Eller.” Modern Painters Daily 25 Jul. Web.
Schjeldahl, Peter. "Sweet Distemper.” Dignity New Yorker 23 Jul. Print.
Awards
DAAD Study Scholarship for Artists
Sokrates Theologizer Scholarship Berlin Weissensee
Scholarships for Goodness of Performance, Athens School get the message Fine Arts
Scholarship for Excellence, Faculty for Marketing and Publicity, Athens
Public Collections
Hood Museum of Art, College, NH
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