MARIA GRIGORIADI 
She was born at Kalo Chorio, Heraklion, Crete
STUDIES
2009-2013 UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA, Department of Early Childhood Education, MASTER IN EDUCATION (Med) WITH SPECIALTY IN CREATIVE WRITING
1991-94 IKY Scholarship for studies in Greece
1987 Scholarship from IKY for Set Design
1983-85 Scholarship from the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) for painting
1985-87 Courses in Set Design with V.Vasileiadis
1983-85 Courses in lithography with T.Exarchopoulos
1982-87 Studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts, N.Kessanlis Studio
1979-82 Classes in painting under A.Apergis at the Petra school
High School of Arcalohori, Heraklion
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2011 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2005 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2000 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
1997 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
1996 Ariadne Art Gallery, Heraklion
1994 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
1990 Chrysothemis Gallery, Athens
1988 Bechrakis Gallery, Korinthos
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 PLOES, Realities: Living Real! P&M Kydonieos Foundation Andros/Curator: Athena Schina, July 26 – Sept.28, 2014
2014 Homage to the Greek, Heraklion Visual Arts Museum,(H.M.V.A.), Almighty Gate/ Curator: Kostas Sxizakis, Heraklion,May 5- Jul.3,2014. Chania July 9 – Aug. 1, 2014
2014 Reference, To Nikos Kazantzakis, St.Marcus Vasilica, Heraklion/ Curator: Chrisoula Skepetzi, Heraklion, Jan.13-27,2014,Chania Mar.12 –Apr.13,2014. Agios Nikolaos July 20 – Aug. 9, 2014
2013 Summing up, Retrospection (1979-2013), Medusa Art Gallery, Athens Nov.14,2013 - Jan.19,2014.
2013 Silent Narrations, Heraklion Visual Arts Museum,(H.M.V.A.) Heraklion, The HUB Events, Athens Nov.14-21,2013.
2013 The body as a Locus of Creating a Social Meaning, International Symposium, Andros, Jul.13- Jul.28,2013.
2013 Heraklion Visual Arts Museum,(H.M.V.A.) Heraklion, Crete, Fev.14-Jun.30,2012
2012 Landscape…Sea and… Still Life, Heraklion Visual Arts Museum,(H.M.V.A.) Heraklion, Crete, Fev.14-Jun.30,2012
2011 Heraklion Visual Arts Museum,(H.M.V.A.) Heraklion,Crete – Ioannina Municipal Gallery, Contemporary Art… An aspect of Visual Arts of Crete, Ioannina, Nov. 7, 2011-Jan.8,2012,Art Center, Athens, Nov. 7-30, 2012.
2010 Cretan Artists Exhibition. Heraklion Visual Arts Museum, Heraklion.
2010 Terre Brulee.60 oeuvres d’ Artistes Francais et Grecs. Ligue FrancoHellenique, Athens/ Curator: Vassia Karkayanni Karabelia.
2010 Greek Artists. Municipality of Heraklion, St.Marcus Vasilica, Heraklion/Curator:Kostas Staurakakis.
2010 Contemporary Art. Heraklion Visual Arts Museum, Municipal Gallery of Corfu, Corfu.
2010 Terre Brulee.60 oeuvres d’ Artistes Francais et Grecs. Galerie Frederic Moisan, Paris / Curator: Vassia Karkayanni Karabelia.
2009 Human Shape in Art. Chamber of Fine Arts, Technopolis Athens. (Under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism).
2009 Vergos Auctions. Zappeio Megaro, Greek Painting 19th-20th c., Athens.Dec.2-5.
2009 The Mediterranean Olive Grove. Olivepress, Chania.
2008 Arts Space.Dau al Set, Chania.
2008 Picture Gallery of Viannos.
2008 1st Mediterranean Symposium of Environmental Art. Gergeri of Rouva
Municipality, Heraklion.
2008 International JAZZ Meeting. You are what u do…Kostas Kouvidis. St.Marcus Vasilica, Heraklion.
2007 In the East and in the West. Arts Space Dau al Set, Chania.
2007 East Cretan Creators. Museum, of Cretan Ethnology Research Centre.(Under the auspices of the Cultural Association of Messara).
2007 Medusa Art Gallery and Fotis Art Café. Naoussa, Paros.
2007 Exhibition from Schizakis Collection. Heraklion Visual Arts Museum/Curator:Deniz-Hloe Alevizou.
2007 Sights of the Figure, Indications of the Landscape: Greek Painters in Antonis &Azia Hatzeioannou Collection, at Chania Municipal Gallery, Chania / Curator: Iris Kritikou.
2006 5th Art Festival for the Human Rights. WO+MAN=? Cheapart gallery, Athens.
2006 Worlds of Women and Men. Corfu, Thessaloniki, Rethymno, Avdou of Hersonissos, in Heraklion.
2005 Worlds of Women and Men. Chania 2005, Heraklion 2006, Athens 2007.
2005 Picture Gallery of the C.C. of Keratocabos. The first paintings, Keratocabos, Heraklion.
2005 Artistic Encounter GREECE- CHINA. Beijing China.(Under the auspices of G.N.T.O.) Curator: Olga Bati.
2005 Art –Athina 2005, Athens.
2005 BIRDINVEST 1, Belgium.
2004 Balcan Quadrinnale of painting: The myths and legends of my people. Stara Zagora 2004, Bulgaria.
2004 The Other Body.4th Art Festival for the Human Rights. Eugenides Foundation, Athens.
2004 TOUCH 2004.International Art Festival BODY, Agios Nikolaos.
2004 Agonon Polis. Pathways in Contemporary Greek Painting. Technopolis Athens/ Curator: Athena Schina. (Under the auspices of the Municipality of Athens).
2004 Visual Intervention. POLIS Venue, Heraklion.
2004 The world of Olive Tree. St.Marcus Vasilica, Heraklion.
2003 OIKADE.Exhibition of Cretan Artists. Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art, Rethymnon, Athens, Heraklion. (Under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture).
2001 Visual Kaleidoscope. Ariadne Art Gallery, Heraklion.
2001 Christie’s Contemporary, Athens.7-3-2001.
2000 The Child of 2000 in Greece.3rd International Cinema Festival of Olympia for children and youngsters. Amalias, Pyrgos.(In collaboration with the union of Visual Arts of Greece).
2000 17 Visual Artists about M.Anagnostakis. Ariadne Art Gallery, Heraklion.
2000 7+7MINUS.Union of graduates of the School of Fine Arts,Athens
2000 With love to children. Medusa Art Gallery, Athens.
1997 Lithography as a medium of visual expression 97.PERITEHNON,Athens.
1997 Mediterranean Encounters. International of Fine Arts Exhibition, Dubrovnik 1997. In collaboration with the Vorre Museum. (Under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture).
1996 International Triennial of painting, SOFIA 96,Bulgaria.
1996 Medusa Art Gallery, Astir of Paros. Paros.
1994 Twelve years of work from the Engraving Studio. Kostis Palamas Building, Athens.
1993 Pan-Hellenic Conference of the Mass Media, Zappeio Megaro, Athens.
1993 Contemporary Greek Art, Lefkada.(Org. by the Chamber of Fine Arts).
1992 26 Artists on Sunday’s Virus. Gallery 3, Athens.
1992 Patsis Gallery, Ioannina.
1992 Aenaon Gallery, Athens.
1991 Visual Arts’91. Municipality of Athens Cultural Centre.
1991 Exhibition for the doctors without borders. Municipality of Athens Cultural Centre.
1991 Mental Health Centre, Athens.
1990 Adyto Gallery, Athens.
1989 Unicef Exhibition. Athens Conservatoire, Athens.
1987 Exhibition of work by graduates of the Athens School of Fine Arts. Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus.
1987 Pan- Hellenic Art Exhibition 1987. Piraeus Port Organization (OLP) Exhibition Center, Piraeus.(Org. by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture).
1985 Exhibition of work from the Engraving Studio, of the School of Fine Arts. Municipality of Athens Cultural Centre.
1982 School of Fine Arts Exhibition. Athens Conservatoire, Athens.
1982 Staurakakis Gallery, Heraklion.
1981 Ora Gallery, Exhibition of work by Young Artists, Athens.
1980 Petra School Exhibition, Hellenic- American Union, Athens.
Paintings by M.Grigoriadi are to be found at the Vorre Museum, in School of Fine Arts Collection, at the Heraklion Visual Arts Museum, Minoan Lines, Embassies of Europe and many Private Collections.
