Anna Maria Tsakali was born in Piraeus, Greece on the 24^th of August 1959. She studied painting at the Ecole Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris at the studio of Leonardo Cremonini (1983-1987). She lives and works in Athens and Paris. Anna Maria Tsakali is  represented by Kalfayan Galleries, Athens-Thessaloniki.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022

“4 Seasons”, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.

“Anna Maria Tsakali. Secret Gardens”, Teloglion Art Foundation, Thessaloniki.

2018

“August”  Cultural Center of the Municipality of Lefkada, Theodoros Stamos Hall, Lefkada

“Le chant de Flore” Galerie Minsky, Paris.

2016

“Transfigurations” Galerie Lefor Openo, Paris.

2013

Retrospective exhibition  “Infini Végétal”  (curated by  Françoise Roussel-Leriche),  Musée Lambinet, Versailles.

2012

“Labyrinthes Végéteaux” Galerie Lefor Openo , Paris.

2007

“As an Antidote”, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.

“Portraits of Plants”, Kalfayan Galleries, Thessaloniki.

2005

Galerie Visconti, Paris. 

2003    

Athens Gallery, Athens.

2001

“15 Years of Painting”, Cultural Centre, Lefkada.

Galerie Etienne de Causans, Paris.

1999

Athens Gallery, Athens.

1996

Titanium Gallery, Athens.

1995

Galerie Jean–Louis Tapiau, Paris.

1993

Gallery Terracotta, Thessaloniki.

1992

Ekfrassi Gallery, Athens.

1991

Galerie Eonnet-Dupuy, Paris.

Iraklio Art Gallery, Iraklio.

1989

Ora Gallery, Athens.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021

Online Art Athina, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.

2020

Online Art Athina, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.

2019

“Affinities” The Sotiris Felios Foundation« The Other Arcadia» (curated by

Elissavet Plessa) Athens.

“The Collector’s Eye. The Sotiris Felios Collection” (curated by Louiza Karapidakis).

2018

Greek Contemporary Painting:The ’80 Generation. Nitra Gallery, Thessa-loniki.

2017

“Light in the black” (curated by George Mylonas), Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens.

2016

“The Greek students of Cremonini” (curated by  Eurydice Trichon),Italian Institut, Athens.

2015

“Elles” Frissiras Museum, Athens.

2014

Art Athina, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.

“Des rives et de l'eau”  Galerie Eonnet Dupuis, Abbaye de Léon, Dinan.

Prix de peinture, Municipal Art Gallery Saint Grégoir.

“In the Ark of Dreams” The Sotiris Felios Collection, Municipal Art  Gallery, Chania.

2013

“Hommage à Kavafis” Delphi Cultural Center, (curated by Takis Mavrotas). Delphi.

The ‘80s Genaration:Contemporary GreekPainting from The Sotiris  Felios Collection,(curated by Marina Lampraki Plaka & Geogria Kakourou Chroni).Coumantaros Art Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Spartα.

2012

India Art Fair ,Kalfayan Galleries, New Delhi, India.

Between reality and fantasy,Works from The Sotiris Felios collection,(curated by Eirini Orati), Volos.

“Ellenico Plurale” The Sotiris Felios Collection, (curated by Marina Lampraki Plaka and  Juliano Serafini).Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome.

“Terre Végétale “ Galerie  Felli,  Beaufort-en-Anjou.

2011

“Black & white” Frissiras Museum, Athens.

“Natura” Eugenides Foundation,(curated by Athina Schina), Athens.

2010

“20 Years” Galerie  Lefor-Openo, Paris.

2009

“Edouard Sacaillan: The Artist’s Eye”, Frissiras Museum, Athens.

Art Dubai, Kalfayan Galleries, Dubai.

Art Athina, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.

2008

Art Dubai, Kalfayan Galleries, Dubai.

2007

“Dialogues 2007”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and

Kalfayan Galleries, Thessaloniki.

2006

“Flowers in Contemporary Art”, Benaki Museum (Piraeus Street)

(curated by Eleni Kypreou and Stavros Tsigoglou), Athens.

“Anatomy of a Dream”, Kalfayan Galleries, Thessaloniki.

“Once upon a time there was Penelope Delta...”, Athens College, Athens.

2005

“In Arte Veritas”, Petros and Marika Kydoniefs Foundation (curated by Athina Schina), Andros.

TIR Gallery, Geneva.

Salon de Mai, Paris.

Lauréate de la Fondation Colas, Paris.

2004

“Agonon Polis” (curated by Athina Schina), Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, Athens.

Salon de Mai, Paris.

“In our image , after our likeness”, (curated by Martha Chalikia), Frissiras Museum, Athens.

2003

“Art-The City’s Patron”, Ioannina Municipal Gallery (curated by Charis Kambouridis).

2001

Salon de Mai, Paris.

“Greek Light”, Psycharis Gallery, (curated by Dora Rogan), Athens.

“O Figures”, Galerie Lefor-Openo, Paris.

2000

“Metaichmio”, Selene Gallery, (curated by Dora Rogan), Athens.

Salon de Mai, Paris.

Salon de l’A.C.A.M. a Brecey, Painting Prize, Paris.

“24 Sunsets”, Galerie 3, (curated by Eurydice Trichon), Athens.

“2000 tins”, Lithographer of Pireaus Street (curated by Alexis Veroucas, Niki Nikonanou, Nikos Stefanou), Athens.

“4 Painters”, Maison de la Grece, (curated by Eurydice Trichon), Paris.

“Human Figure”, Athens Gallery, Athens.

“Athens-Paris - Paris-Athens”, Ersi’s Gallery, (curated by Irini Savani), Athens.

1999

“Athens, Itineraries of the City”, Gallery 24, Athens.

1998

“Focalisations du Regard”, (curated by Athina Schina), Presidency of Greece, Brussels.

1997

“Oiko+Asty”, Hellenic American Union, (curated by Manos Stefanides), Athens.

“The Sources of Gaze”, (curated by  Athina Schina ), Centre of Contemporary Art, Larissa.

1996

“Hommage a Paul Verlaine”, Institut Français - Galerie 24, Piraeus.

1995

“For El Greco”, National Gallery, Athens.

“Greek Painters”, Cyprus.

1994

“The Frissiras Collection”, (curated by Takis Mavrotas), Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki and Vellides Foundation.

1993

“Young Greek Painters”, Municipal Gallery, Hydra.

“The Frissiras Collection”, Municipal Gallery, Neoria, Chania, Crete.

1992

“The Frissiras Collection”, (curated by Takis Mavrotas), The Byzantine Museum, Zante.

1991

“In the Realm of Dreams”, House of Cyprus, Athens (Kastaniotis Publications).

1990

“Vers un Nouvel Humanism”, Centre Culturel de Villejuif, Paris.

“Realisms”, (curated by M. Christofoglou), Municipal Gallery, Kalamata.

1989

“For Armenia”, Pierides Museum, Athens.

“The Mask of Painting”, (curated by Manos Stefanides), Patra.

1988

“Young Greek Photographers”, Titanium Gallery, Athens.

“Atelier Cremonini”, Musée des Beaux Arts de Mons, Brussels.

1987

Weller Prize, Académie des Beaux Arts, Paris.

“Atelier Cremonini”, Galerie de la Maison des Beaux Arts, Paris.

1986

Salon Internationale d’Art Contemporain, Monaco.

1985

Salon “Novembre à Vitry”, Paris.

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

National Gallery, The Frissiras Museum, Kouvoutsakis Art Institute, Telogleio Foundation, National Bank of Greece, Mortgage Bank, The Goulandris Museum, Florina Gallery, Municipality of Versailles,Ministry of Finance of France and Private collections in Greece and abroad.