Ourania Volonaki
Place of Birth: Rhodes
Studies: 1978–1980: Studied Art Conservation and Copying at the Sitaras and Petra schools, 1981–1985: Florence Academy of Fine Arts – Painting under Prof. Giulietti, Printmaking with Prof. Viggiano. Also attended courses in Foundry Techniques, Photography, Art Conservation, Graphic Arts, Experimental Aesthetics, Mass Media, and Design.
Selected Solo Exhibitions: 1987 – EYMAROS Art Space, 1988 – MASKA Gallery, Corfu, 2003 – Center of Contemporary Art, Medieval Town of Rhodes, 2004 – Cultural Center of Nea Makri, 2018 – Chrysothemi Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions: Participated in numerous exhibitions in Greece and abroad, including: GABBIANO Gallery, Florence (1985), Los Angeles (1989), AENAO Center for Visual Arts (1997), Symi Festival (1998), “People – Color + Iron,” Perama Ship Repair Zone (2006–2015, 2016–2017), “Technopolis,” Athens (2008), Shanghai, China – Contemporary Greek Art (2013), Thessaloniki & Heraklion – 100 Years of KKE (2018), INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN FRIENDSHIP EXHIBITION, Turkey (2021), Digital and thematic exhibitions by EETE (2021–2025)
Other Work: Taught Art in Secondary Education. Former Secretary General and Treasurer of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece (EETE). Member of EETE’s Classification and Evaluation Committees.

Natasa Kontouli
Natasa Kontouli was born in Athens. She graduated in 2003 with a Master’s degree in Painting by the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, under Professor Teofan Sokerov. She also holds a postgraduate degree from the Hellenic Open University in “Art – Cultural Heritage – Development Policies”. She has worked in set and costume design, with her work presented at the Municipal Theatres of Ioannina and Agrinio, as well as various stages in Athens and Naxos. For over 18 years, she taught freehand and technical drawing in secondary education. She has also taught artistic jewelry design for the Municipality of Nea Filadelfeia–Nea Chalkidona and in cultural associations. She has illustrated children’s books and, since 2003, has participated in numerous group exhibitions of visual and applied arts. Since 2024, she lives and paints permanently in Naxos, where she founded Art Ark Gallery —a space that showcases and hosts leading contemporary Greek artists alongside her own studio.

Martha Koritsoglou
Born and raised in Kallithea, Attica. She studied Art Conservation at the Doxiadis School under P. Zouboulakis, K. Rothos, and S. Lidakis. She went on to study Painting and Printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, while also attending the academy’s painting conservation studio for two years. She completed a postgraduate artistic research program under professors Chr. Botsoglou, T. Metaxas, G. Valavanidis, and D. Mytaras. From 1977 to 1986, she worked as an art conservator for the Greek Ministry of Culture on Byzantine monuments and archaeological excavations, in collaboration with the Goethe Institute, the Austrian Archaeological School, and the Ephorate of Modern Monuments in Patras. She also maintained her own art conservation workshop. Her artistic work spans book illustration, set design, jewelry making, and ceramics. She collaborated for many years with the Municipality of Kallithea in the creation of a Cultural Center, organizing cultural events and teaching in the municipal art workshops. She taught in public schools and participated in symposia and artistic events in Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, and Poland. She has presented lectures and talks at conferences on art and education, and organized cultural events in collaboration with various institutions. Her work has been showcased in 8 solo and over 60 group exhibitions in painting and printmaking. Her artworks are part of public and private collections in Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, and China. She served as Vice President and long-standing board member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, as well as a member of the Association of Art Educators. She is also a member of SKEtKE (Visual Artists Association of Central Greece).

Eva Mela
Eva Mela was born in Athens in 1956. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts, where she studied Printmaking, Typography, and the Art of the Book. She continued her painting studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris on a scholarship awarded through a competition by EOMMEX. In 1985, she received a postgraduate scholarship in Printmaking from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). She studied Printmaking for many years under the guidance of the painter-printmaker Giorgis (George) Varlamos. She has held 27 solo exhibitions of painting and printmaking in Greece, as well as 4 solo exhibitions abroad. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece and internationally. Notably, she took part in the “People – Color + Iron” exhibitions (from 2006 to 2017) at the Perama Ship Repair Zone, co-organized by the artist movement Perasma and local labor unions. She has also exhibited in shows organized by the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, the A. Tassos Visual Arts Society, the Greek Committee for International Detente and Peace (EEDYE), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the KNE–Odigitis Festival, and in exhibitions of Greek children’s book illustrators with the artistic society Aesop, among many others. She has illustrated 26 children's books and has designed numerous book covers. In 2000, she received the State Illustration Award from the Ministry of Culture. In 1989, she won an award for the artistic design of the publication Hymn to Liberty in a Ministry of Culture competition. In 1984, she was awarded in a national competition by the Hellenic Post (ELTA) for the design of a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of Athens as the capital of Greece. She designed sets and costumes for two theatrical performances by Kerasia Samara, in 2023 and 2025. Her works are held in the National Gallery of Greece, the Ministry of Culture, and numerous private collections. For over 20 years (from 1996 to July 2022), she served multiple terms as President of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece. From 2007 to 2009, she served as a Member of Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). She is currently responsible, on behalf of the KKE's Department of Culture, for the Cultural Space – Giorgis Varlamos Workshop.

Kallia Papatheodorou
She studied Sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts under D. Kalamaras, and Painting under D. Mytaras, P. Tetsis, and T. Patraskidis, while attending G. Moralis’ studio as a guest student for three years. She also studied Mosaic with G. Kolefas, G. Valavanidis, and P. Angelopoulou; Plaster Casting, Bronze Casting, and Metalworking with G. Kyrlis; Encaustic Painting with E. Doxiadis; and Printmaking and Watercolor Techniques with Am Issackson at Gergerboscholan, Sweden, on a scholarship from the Greek Ministry of Culture. She is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, the Chamber of Central Greece, and the Board of the Association of Visual Arts Educators in Secondary Education. She is also a founding member of the Chios Theatre Group. She has held 10 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Her works are held in public and private collections in Greece, the U.S., Australia, and across Europe.