Ismini Bonatsou was born in Cephalonia. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts. She did post-graduate studies in painting, with a scholarship from the Spanish government, at the Facultad de Bellas Artes of the University of Barcelona. She holds a Master’s degree from the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens. From 1995 to 2007 she was cooperating on a permanent basis with “SFERRA” Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam as an illustrator and art editor for the Foundation’s printed materials. She has worked in stage design projects, illustrated books for children and made CD covers in Greece and abroad. She was a member of the street art group ’COOKLESS’. She is a member of the art group ‘GH-NEKYIA”.
Solo exhibitions:
“Art is an Ark”, Cube Gallery, Patrai (2018) / “Blooming Girls & Boys”, Ochre Blue, Lemnos (2015) / “Timings”, Cube Gallery, Patrai (2015) / “Projections”, Metamorphosis Gallery, Thessaloniki (2012) / “Dreamwindows”, Art-Base Gallery, Brussels (2010) / “Windows” Metamorphosis Gallery, Thessaloniki (2008) / “Forms”, G&M Vergoti Foundation, Cephalonia (2008) / “Shadow games”, Art-Base Gallery, Brussels (2007) / “Shadow games”, Spilioti Projects Gallery, Athens (2007) / “Hours”, Metamorphosis Gallery, Thessaloniki (2006) / “Passage”, Gallerie Theorema, Brussels (2005) / “The Child and the Moon”, Gerolymatos Gallery, Athens (2002) /“Two Greek painters: Ismini Bonatsou-Thanassis Pappas”, Pati-Llimona, under the auspices of the Greek Embassy, Barcelona (1994)
Selected Group Exhibitions:
“BOOKMORPHS”, curated by Fiona Mouzakitis, Despoina Stavrou, Christina Mitrentse, Hellenic Centre, London (2025) “Atossa what are you dreaming of” curated by Kalliopi Liadi, Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation, Athens (2025) FRONTPAGE: Next Exhibition and Projects, curated by Eva Marangaki & Julia Sysalova, Melina Merkouri Cultural Center, Athens (2025) “Timeless Textures”, curated by Katerina Vellio, Vasilis Karabatsas, Folklore & Historical Museum of Larissa, Larissa (2025) «Natura patiens» curated by: Nina Fragopoulou, Municipal Gallery of Athens, Athens (2024) «What about Eve?- women talk about women», curated by Eva Maragaki, Julia Sysalova, Melina Cultural Center , Athens (2024) “…Marcel Was Here! – Act One”, 7th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, Thessaloniki (2024) / “A Tale for Alki”, curated by Iris Kritikou & Nikos Vatopoulos, Folklore & Historical Museum of Larissa, Larissa(2024) “Nature Nature Nature Vol. 3”, curated by Efi Michalarou, Galerie Desmos, Paris (2023 “Frauen an die Wahlurnen / Women to the Ballot Boxes”, Department of Modern Greek Studies, LMU Munich, Munich (2023) “A Tale for Alki”, curated by Iris Kritikou & Nikos Vatopoulos, Hellenic-American Union, Athens (2023 "Cities of Men 29 Ploes, curated by Athina Schina, P. & M. Kydoni Foundation, Andros (2023 “NutriDelicious Art”, curated by Nina Fragopoulou, Harokopio University, Athens (2023 «Nekyia», The Project Gallery, Athens (2022) / “Canone Doppio”, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Palazzo Riso, Palermo (2021) / ART ATHINA, Athens (2021) / "Ex-Staseis: Attempts at the Representation of Liberty", Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Tinos (2021) / Platforms Project, Athens School of Fine Arts (2025-2017) / 'Gioconda's Smile - Five Centuries of Artistic Appropriation' Italian Cultural Institute, Athens / 'Quest for the holy Grail, The Project Gallery, Athens (2019) / ‘Art is a Way Out of Sexual Problems’, Freud’s Dream Museum, Saint Petersburg (2018) / ‘Prometheus 2.0, Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens (2018) / 8 Greek+8 Iranian women explore gender identity’, Olive Press Art Factory, Crete (2018) / ‘Polis - Flows - Tensions - Osmosis’, Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens (2017) / ‘Terms of Use’, Technochoros Gallery, Athens (2017) / ‘Carrying the absolutely necessary’, Modern Art Museum, Florina & Railway Carriage Theater, Athens (2016) / ‘The Opening’ Stainos Gallery, Nicosia (2016) / ‘Art on a Postcard’ Whitfield Fine Art, London (2014) / ‘Athens Street Art Festival’, Spata (2014) / Cultural Bridges: Athens-Quito’, Home identity, Quito (2013) / ‘Contemporary Greek Art’, The Eastern Bund Art Space, Shanghai (2013) / ArtmArt, Foundation Kunstwerk Loods 6, Amsterdam (2012) / “Natura“, Eugenides Foundation, Athens (2011) / “The Open Mind of Lefcadio Hearn” The American College of Greece- Athens (2010) / “ARTmART Wien”, Kunstlerhaus, Vienna (2010&2008) / “Erotica part3” Spilioti Projects Gallery, Athens (2009) / “Color Stories” Art-Base Gallery, Brussels (2008) / “Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair”, Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul 2007) / “Girl Power I, II, III, ΙV” Technopolis, Athens (2002-2006) / “Painters from Thessaloniki”, Vila Bianca, Thessaloniki (2003) / “Freedom Republic, A Visual Tribute”, Yeni Mosque,Thessaloniki (2001) / “Artistic Clothing”, Thessaloniki Port Authority, (2000) / “International Design Biennale”, Palais d’Expositions, Saint Etienne, France (2000) / “Prêt-Art-Porter”, DESTE Foundation, Athens (1999)