Born in Istanbul, Gefso Papadaki, studied Political Sciences at the Law School of Athens and also graduated from Vacalo Art and Design College, under Y. Valavanidis, V. Dimitreas, E. Vakalo, M. Preka, E. Vacalo.
Later, she did further studies in painting and modern materials and worked in applied arts. She is a member of the Greek Chamber of Arts.
Her works are found in the collection of the National Gallery of Greece, Beijing National Gallery, in the collection of the Olymbic Fine Arts 2008, in Beijing and other public and private collections in Greece, Turkey, Belgium, France, USA, Austria,Luxembourg.
She lives and works in Athens.
P E R S O N A L E X H I B I T I O N S
2025 "Anthesteria", Cafe of National Archeological Museum. Athens.
2024 "Small Retrospect", Marginalia Gallery, Nicosia,Cyprus.
2023 "I'll meet you in your dreams", Genesis Gallery. Athens.
2023 "I See La Vie En Rose, Cube Gallery, Patras.
2019 "l.......as love", Cube Gallery, Patras.
2018 "Love syllables", Genesis Gallery, Athens.
2017 "Nostalgie", Melkart Gallery, Paris.
2015 "How the time passed", Genesis Gallery, Athens.
2013 “Beautiful and strange natives”, Peri Tehno, Patras.
2013 Pinelo Gallery, Istanbul.
2012 "Trip to Aegina", Aegina Museum of History and Folklore Review.
2012 "Souvenirs of places", Astra Gallery, Athens .Greece.
2011 "Souvenirs de lieux", Theorem Art Gallery", Bruxelles.
2008 Galerie Periplanisi, Athens
2007 "Crossings", Theorema Art Gallery, Bruxelles.
2005 "Notebook", Astra Gallery. Athens. Greece.
2003 "Presence" Aigokeros Gallery. Athens. Greece.
2001 Anny Balta Gallery, Salonica. Greece.
2001 "On the wood", Omma Center of Contemporary Art, Chania.Crete. Greece.
2000 "Lonely trees", Astra Gallery. Athens.
1997 "Metamorphoses", Chateau du Bourglinster, Luxemburg.
1996 "Metamorphoses", Aenaon Gallery. Athens. Greece.
1995 "Stone and water...colour bleu", Public Gallery of Myconos. Greece.
1992 Cultural Centre of Athens. Greece.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 "Settimana Ellenica 2025", Rome, Italy
2024 "Neapolis", Hellenic American Union. Athens.
2023 "A story for Alki", Hellenic American Union. Athens.
2023 "Invisible people/Invisible thoughts", Agora Argyri, Patras. In collaboration with Cube Gallery.
2023 "Little chronicles of art", Artevisione Gallery, Athens
2023 "Apartment building", Hellenic American Union, Athens
2022 "Everything but the girl", Cube Gallery, Athens.
2022 "Saint George the drunkand, Technohoros Art Gallery, Athens.
2022 "Letters of an innocent soldier", Municipal Theatre "Kefalos", Argostoli, Kefalonia island.
2022 "The Aegina of Konstantinos Galanis", Historical and Folklore Museum of Aegina.
2022 "Happiness", Artevisione Gallery, Athens.
2022 "Hymn to libery", Historical Museum of Alexandroupoliw
The Foundation of Thracian Art and Tradition, Xanthi
Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa
2022 "The active silences of G.T. Portraits 2014-2022, Genesis Gallery, Athens
2022 "Evzones", Municipal Gallery of Heraklion, Crete.
2021 "Tribute to Theophilos", Teriade Museum, Lesvos
The Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens.
2021 "Bliss", Tsihritzis Foundation, Kifissia.
2021 "Message in/out of the bottle", Cube Gallery, Patras.
2021 "GRE-Taste"m The taste of greece, V&M. Theocharakis Foundation, Athens.
2021 "Ink on paper", Atrion Gallery, Corfu
2021 "Love as self", Museum of Visual Arts, Heraklion, Crete
2021 "Tribute to Hatzigianis Sofikitis", Fondation Kalogeropoiulion, Korinth
2021 "Our secret garden 2010-2021". Online group exhibition for the 11 years of Genesis Gallery, Athens.
2020 "Art Athina Virtual- Viewing Rooms 2020, with Genesis Gallery
2020 "Evzones", Athens City Museum.(Vouros-Eutaxias Foundation)
2020 "Tribute to Theofilos", The Museum of the City of Volos.
2020 "Against all odds", Gallery Cube, Patras.
2020 "10 years,12 months, 7 days&........", Genesis Gallery, Athens.
2019 "Once upon a time", Gallery Cube, Patras.
2019 " Art Athina 2019", Zappeion Mansion, with Genesis Gallery.
2019 " Tender is the night", Gallery Cube, Patras.
2019 "Love me if you dare", Museum of Visual Arts, Heraklion, Crete,
Kakogiannis Foundation, Athens.
2019 "Energie", Galerie Karouzou, Zurich.
2018 "Τhe beauties of Pera". Sismanoglio Megaro.Istanbul.Turkey.
The Foundation of Thracian Art and Tradition, Xanthi.
Τhe Foundation of the Hellenic World.
2018 "Albert Camus". Angelos and Leto Katakouzenos Foundation. Athens.
2018 "Athens-Hinterland", Mets Art Center, Athens
2018 "Three generations of painters-sculptures. -From the collection of Ch.Moshandreou. Agrinio.
Michael Cacogiannis foundation, Athens.
2018 " Federico Garcia Lorca. Galerie Ianos. Athens.
2018 "Excavation in Athens". Ena art galleries" with the collaboration of the journalist Nikos Vatopoulos.Athens.
2018 "Strange dream". Gallery Genesis. Athens.
2018 "The walk", The Mall Athens.
2017 "N.Kazantzakis", Gallery Ianos. Athens,
Folklore Museum Aigina,
Livadia,
Municipal gallery of Piraeus.
2017 "Agora". The Mall Athens.
2017 "I remember" Exhibition dedicated to Alzheimer. Art Center Stavros Niarhos.Athens.
2017 "Automn's manuscripts" Gallery Ianos. Athens.
2017 "Late summer in Paros". Studio 265. Paros. Greece
2017 "Summer in Athens". Gallery Ianos. Athens.
2017 "eros-heros", Museum of Visual Arts of Heraklion.Crete.
2017 "From Interwar period to Modernism". Genesis Gallery. Athens.
2016 "The case of Kapodistria". National Historical Museum . Athens.
2016 "150 years of anniversary of the National Arcaeological Museum" National Archeological Museum.
2016 "N. Kazantzakis". Ena gallerie. Athens.
2016 "William Shakespeare". Ena gallerie. Athens.
2016 "G.Seferis". Ianos gallerie. Athens.
Kavala, Greece
Kairo, Egypt.
2016 "Carbonated", Gallery Genesis, Athens.
2015 "Blue hour/L'heure bleue, Poseidon Grand Hotel. Spetses.
2015 “Guess who’s coming to dinner. Gallery Genesis, Athens.
2014 “20+20”, Gallery Ianos. Athens.
2014 “Domenikos Theotokopoulos”, Gallery Ena, Athens.
2014 “The Athenian cafes”, Gallery Ianos, Athens.
2014 “Pausanias”, Gallery Ianos. Athens
2014 “Invisible cities” Gallery Ianos. Athens.
2014 “Mythologie” Gallery Ianos
2013 “Riders on the storm”. Gallery Genesis, Athens.
2013 "23rd Artfair, Artist 2013", Istanbul.
2013 “Stadiou street”, Gallery Ianos, Athens.
2013 “Aristotelous street”, Gallery Ianos, Salonica.
2013 “K.P. Kavafis”, Days of 13, Gallery Kaplanon 5, Athens
2013 “Invisible Procession”, 13th Cavafia, Gezira Center for Modern Art, Cairo.
2013 "Fruit-bearing trees of Athens. Galerie Ianos. Athens.
2013 "Glances to Plaka". Elliniki Etairia. Plaka.(curator,M.Migadi)
2013 "Art Space 2013". Art Space. Santorini.
2013 "Paintings inspired from Kavafi's poems", Gallery Ianos, Athens.(cur.I. Kritikou)
2013 "Lord Byron & Mesologi",Pinacoteque Moshandreou, Mesologi.
2013 "I never promised you a rose garden",Genesi Gallerie, (Iris Kritikou)
2012 "Golden Ages", Ersi's Galerie. Athens.(curator Iris Kritikou)
2012 "90 card postals for Smyrna".Galerie Ianos Athens, Salonica (curator Iris Kritikou)
2012 "From the heart of our town". Galerie Kaplanon 5. Athens.
2012 "Every Saturday in Athens", Genesis gallerie. Athens.
2012 "Alexander Papadiamantis" New Archeological Museum of Patra. (curator Iris Kritikou)
2011 "Christmas Stories, Chixritzi Institution, Athens.
2011 "Alexander Papadiamantis", (Cultural Center Melina, Athens).
2011 "Childreen and Teenagers/Screams and whispers", (Cultural Center Melina, Athens.
2011 "Expo collective 2011", Galerie Therorema, Bruxelles.
2011 "Jardinages", Plaza Hotel, Athens.
2010 "Summer breeze", Eikastikes Anazitisis art space, Athens.
2010 "The sea, the endless blue", Hiona Art, Halki.
2010 "The ancient olive grove in Creta", Creta.
2010 "Environment", Art-prisma galerie, Pireas.
2010 "Artspace", Santorini.
2009 "Panorama Artistiques", Galerie Theorema, Bruxelles.
2009 "Technopolis", Athens.
2009 "3 Artists from Istanbul", Flisvos ,Old Faliron,(organized from the Consulate of Turkey and the
Municipality of Old Faliron
2009 Pinacoteque of Cyclades, Syros. Greece
2009 "Notes for a Tree",Cultural Center Melina.Athens. (Curator Iris Kritikou)
2009 "Olympic Fine Arts", Beijing. China.
2008 "3rd International Art Biennale of Beijing". National Gallery of Beijing. China.
"Touch 2007,Greek Spirit", Municipality of Saint-Nicolas. Crete.
"The Bicycle", Villa Koundourou. Hania. Crete.
"3rd International Collage exhibition". Galerie"Arka",Vilnius. Lithuania.
"Galerie Theorema". Bruxelles.
"Galerie Efimerides", Myconos.
"Paintings inspired from Seferi's poems". Art Space Psihari 36.
2005 "2nd International Collage Exhibition". Galerie "Kaire Desine"Vilnius. Lithuania.
Archeological Museum of Aigio. Greece.
Union of Fine Arts, Antalya. Turkey.
"Marathon Tour", Yiayiannos - Titanium Gallery, Athens.
"2d International Art Festival", Chania. Crete.
2003,04,05 "Skoufa Gallery", Athens.
2003, 04, 05 "Gallery Periplanisi, Glyfada. Greece.
2003, 04, 05 "Aigokeros Gallery. Kolonaki.
2002, 03 "Anemos Gallery, Kifissia.
2002 "Art Museum",CluJ, Roumania.
2002 " Yiayiannos Gallery", Athens.
2002 "Art Space", Athens.
2001 Visual Arts in Technopolis. Athens. Greece.
2000 "Turk and Greek Artists", Academy of Fine Arts, Ankara.
2000 "Turk and Greek Artists", Aenaon Gallery, Athens. Greece.
1999, 2000 Gallery "Periplanisi", Glyfada, Greece.
1999 "Aventures de la matiere", Galerie "Sculptures", Paris.
1999 Gallery « Vacalo », Athens, Greece.
1998 "Rencontre a Cosmos", Cafe Cosmos, Paris.
1998 "Anny Balta" Gallery. Salonica. Greece
1998 "Aventures de la matiere",Crypte St.Andre,Normandie.France.
1998 "Aventures de la matiere", Aenaon Gallery, Athens. Greece.
1997 Aenaon Gallery, Athens.
1996 Aigokeros Gallery, Athens.
1996 Galleria Zlty dom Vincenta van Gogha, Slovakia.
1992, 1996 Skoufa Gallery, Athens.
1992 Rodos Gallery. Rodos. Greece.
