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Athena Papadopoulos

Selected Works
Athena Papadopoulos, Cain Can’t, 2020, cotton, blankets, bed sheets, curtains, baby clothing, dolls clothing, faux fur, pleather, baby clothing, wigs, hay, detritus, ribbon, lace, wire, gauze, taxidermy bird wings, plaster, oil paint, thread, image transfers, stuffing, plush toys, mesh, nail varnish, thread, hairspray, picture varnish, oil-based house paint, screws, glue, epoxy clay, 155 x 128 x 12 cm (61 1/8 x 50 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Cain Can’t, 2020, cotton, blankets, bed sheets, curtains, baby clothing, dolls clothing, faux fur, pleather, baby clothing, wigs, hay, detritus, ribbon, lace, wire, gauze, taxidermy bird wings, plaster, oil paint, thread, image transfers, stuffing, plush toys, mesh, nail varnish, thread, hairspray, picture varnish, oil-based house paint, screws, glue, epoxy clay, 155 x 128 x 12 cm (61 1/8 x 50 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches) (detail)
Installation view, Athena Papadopoulos, Cain and Abel Can't and Abel, MOSTYN, Llandudno, Wales, UK, March 2020
Athena Papadopoulos, Artist He, Artist Shh Shh She, (Able Abel), 2020, cotton, blankets, bed sheets, curtains, baby clothing, dolls clothing, faux fur, pleather, fleece, felt, baby clothing, wire, gauze, taxidermy bird wings, plaster, oil paint, thread, synthetic hair, image transfers, synthetic hair, stuffing, plush toys, mesh, nail varnish, thread, hairspray, picture varnish, oil-based house paint, screws, glue, epoxy clay, ceramic figurines, gauze, PVA, hair dye, speculums, plush toy eyes, 138.5 x 87.5 x 18 cm (54 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Artist He, Artist Shh Shh She, (Able Abel), 2020, cotton, blankets, bed sheets, curtains, baby clothing, dolls clothing, faux fur, pleather, fleece, felt, baby clothing, wire, gauze, taxidermy bird wings, plaster, oil paint, thread, synthetic hair, image transfers, synthetic hair, stuffing, plush toys, mesh, nail varnish, thread, hairspray, picture varnish, oil-based house paint, screws, glue, epoxy clay, ceramic figurines, gauze, PVA, hair dye, speculums, plush toy eyes, 138.5 x 87.5 x 18 cm (54 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches)(detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Artist He, Artist Shh Shh She, (Able Abel), 2020, cotton, blankets, bed sheets, curtains, baby clothing, dolls clothing, faux fur, pleather, fleece, felt, baby clothing, wire, gauze, taxidermy bird wings, plaster, oil paint, thread, synthetic hair, image transfers, synthetic hair, stuffing, plush toys, mesh, nail varnish, thread, hairspray, picture varnish, oil-based house paint, screws, glue, epoxy clay, ceramic figurines, gauze, PVA, hair dye, speculums, plush toy eyes, 138.5 x 87.5 x 18 cm (54 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches)(detail)
Installation view, Athena Papadopoulos, The Apple Nun, Liebaert Projects, Kortrijk, BE, October 2019
Athena Papadopoulos, Leaves that Talk Dirty Making Curlies Stand Straight, (A Disaster You May Want to Avoid), 2019, steel/metal house and medical furniture, epoxy glue, wire, stuffing, clothing, gauze, hair dye, coloured hairspray, pva glue, varnish, stuffed animals, taxidermy feathers, dollhouse furniture, gynecological instrument, photographs, thread, ipod shuffle, speaker, sound piece 142 x 104 x 104 cm (55 7/8 x 41 x 41 inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Leaves that Talk Dirty Making Curlies Stand Straight, (A Disaster You May Want to Avoid), 2019, steel/metal house and medical furniture, epoxy glue, wire, stuffing, clothing, gauze, hair dye, coloured hairspray, pva glue, varnish, stuffed animals, taxidermy feathers, dollhouse furniture, gynecological instrument, photographs, thread, ipod shuffle, speaker, sound piece 142 x 104 x 104 cm (55 7/8 x 41 x 41 inches)(detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Sick Love, 2019, dressing screen, lampshades, metal, glue, lingerie, house paint, various chains, dog leash, concrete, spray paint, garden chairs, cotton pads, medical gauze, fake eyelashes, pins, 180 × 120 × 150 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Sick Love, 2019, dressing screen, lampshades, metal, glue, lingerie, house paint, various chains, dog leash, concrete, spray paint, garden chairs, cotton pads, medical gauze, fake eyelashes, pins, 180 × 120 × 150 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Sick Love, 2019, dressing screen, lampshades, metal, glue, lingerie, house paint, various chains, dog leash, concrete, spray paint, garden chairs, cotton pads, medical gauze, fake eyelashes, pins, 180 × 120 × 150 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Highway of Tears, 2019, cement, wifebeater tank tops, fabric image transfers, safety pins, makeup, wood stain mixed with makeup, pine wood, bison wax, deer hooves with enamel, maple syrup tap, fire pokers, wrecking wrench, Masks: jesmonite, plaster, oil paint, nails, 115 × 416 × 180 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Highway of Tears, 2019, cement, wifebeater tank tops, fabric image transfers, safety pins, makeup, wood stain mixed with makeup, pine wood, bison wax, deer hooves with enamel, maple syrup tap, fire pokers, wrecking wrench, Masks: jesmonite, plaster, oil paint, nails, 115 × 416 × 180 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Highway of Tears, 2019, cement, wifebeater tank tops, fabric image transfers, safety pins, makeup, wood stain mixed with makeup, pine wood, bison wax, deer hooves with enamel, maple syrup tap, fire pokers, wrecking wrench, Masks: jesmonite, plaster, oil paint, nails, 115 × 416 × 180 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Our Whisper Will Become An Echo, 2019, lamp with red bulb, twine, wire, chain, school uniform skirts, netting, medical gauze, ribbon, wigs, various plastic, newsprint, bird wings, pregnancy tests, various fur, makeup, coloured hairspray, stuffing, wool, fabric image transfer, thread, 153 × 105 × 33 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Our Whisper Will Become An Echo, 2019, lamp with red bulb, twine, wire, chain, school uniform skirts, netting, medical gauze, ribbon, wigs, various plastic, newsprint, bird wings, pregnancy tests, various fur, makeup, coloured hairspray, stuffing, wool, fabric image transfer, thread, 153 × 105 × 33 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Our Whisper Will Become An Echo, 2019, lamp with red bulb, twine, wire, chain, school uniform skirts, netting, medical gauze, ribbon, wigs, various plastic, newsprint, bird wings, pregnancy tests, various fur, makeup, coloured hairspray, stuffing, wool, fabric image transfer, thread, 153 × 105 × 33 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Bunny Angel, 2019, wheels, pine wood, wood stain, various weights, wool, stuffing, pine dowels, leather thread, fabric image transfer, hair dye, spray paint, PVC corsets, PVC fabric, felt, sofa samples, stuffing, polaroids, tulle, synthetic, hair, glue, copper wire, brides maids dresses, 245 × 173 × 54 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Bunny Angel, 2019, wheels, pine wood, wood stain, various weights, wool, stuffing, pine dowels, leather thread, fabric image transfer, hair dye, spray paint, PVC corsets, PVC fabric, felt, sofa samples, stuffing, polaroids, tulle, synthetic, hair, glue, copper wire, brides maids dresses, 245 × 173 × 54 cm (detail)
Athena Papadopoulos, Bunny Angel, 2019, wheels, pine wood, wood stain, various weights, wool, stuffing, pine dowels, leather thread, fabric image transfer, hair dye, spray paint, PVC corsets, PVC fabric, felt, sofa samples, stuffing, polaroids, tulle, synthetic, hair, glue, copper wire, brides maids dresses, 245 × 173 × 54 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Burning Swallows a Well that Wallows, “Red Rail Red Rail”, 2018, Cupboard handles, screws, wood, emulsion paint, various glues, foam, marker, paint pen, synthetic hair, wedding dress, medical gauze, cage wire, copper wire, makeup, hair dye, nail polish, image transfers, thread, polyester resin (pigmented and clear glass), taxidermy insects, pins, bird feathers, gynecological/ medical tools, dried flowers, sticks and shrubs, cigarette butts, pregnancy tests, false eyelashes, bird bones, freeze­dried worms, sparkling wine bottle caps, empty gas tubes, confetti and other street detritus, 175 × 115 × 50 cm (68 ⅞ × 45 ¼ × 19 ⅝ inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Burning Swallows a Well that Wallows, “Red Rail Red Rail”, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, Diabetic Menagerie, 2018 hair dye, nail polish, lipstick, image transfers, thread, leather, suede and glue on fleece, wood dowels, copper wire, medical gauze, synthetic hair, taxidermy insects, freeze-dried worms and aquatic life, pregnancy tests, emergency contraceptive pills and packaging, confetti, cocktail shaker, gynaecological medical tools, dried flowers, cigarette butts, peanuts, needle heads, corks, Smurfette figurines, chicken wing bones and miscellaneous detritus in pigmented polyester resin over pigmented concrete 190 × 360 × 61 cm (74 ¾ × 141 ¾ × 24 inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Diabetic Menagerie, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, Diabetic Menagerie, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, Diabetic Menagerie, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, Dead Grapevine, 2018 Wood dowels, various glues, synthetic hair, ram horns, mounted hoofs, enamel spray paint, varnish, image transfers, hair due, nail polish, thread, wool, stuffing, thread, taxidermy centipede, bedsheets, beaver claws, screws 225 × 245 × 75 cm (88 ⅝ × 96 ½ × 29 ½ inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Dead Grapevine, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, MAHALO, 2018 Metal, medical gauze, various glues, cement, hair dye, synthetic hair, stuffing, wool, felt, thread, jewellery wire, black soap, cigarette butts, varnish, bird wings (various), polyester clear­glass resin with confetti, prophylactics and aquatic life, lingeries, cotton wool, makeup, wife beater tank tops, imager transfers, spray paint and acrylic paint (underside) 270 × 200 × 220 cm (106 ¼ × 78 ¾ × 86 ⅝ inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, MAHALO, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, MAHALO, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, Scuttle Cervicitis Suffocation, 2018, Metal, air drying clay, jesmonite, Glitter, synthetic hair, spray paint, varnish, various glues, hair dye, false eyelashes, makeup and hairspray on cheesecloth, pigmented polyester resin with dried flowers, shrubs and sticks, confetti, sparklers, cigarette butts, bird feathers, fabric trimmings, bird bones, synthetic hair, various detritus and animal horn on cocktail trolley, 137 × 73 × 45 cm (53 ⅞ × 28 ¾ × 17 ¾ inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Uncle Waldo Hematometra Hypothermia, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, Iago Endometriosis Homicide Suicide, 2018, Metal, air drying clay, jesmonite, Glitter, synthetic hair, spray paint, varnish, various glues, hair dye, false eyelashes, makeup and hairspray on cheesecloth, pigmented polyester resin with dried flowers, shrubs and sticks, confetti, pigs ears, sparklers, cigarette butts, bird wings, synthetic hair, various detritus, antler/ horn on cocktail trolley 140 × 80 × 40 cm (55 ⅛ × 31 ½ × 15 ¾ inches)
Athena Papadopoulos, Iago Endometriosis Homicide Suicide, 2018 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, The T’s of E’s, (Yob Revol), 2017, Various glues, medical gauze, hair dye, false eyelashes, synthetic wig clippings, taxidermy bugs, expanding foam, rubber glue and concrete on steel, bones, confetti, animal horns and ears, fabric trimmings, freeze dried aquatic life in polyester resin, chain, wire, enamel paint, image transfers, Pepto Bismol, lipstick, wool, dyed lambs wool, painted birds claws, Athena’s hair balls, rug dust, jewellery trinkets, thread, skirts, stuffing, 207 x 110 x 45
The T’s of E’s, (Yob Revol), 2017 [detail]
The T’s of E’s, (Yob Revol), 2017 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, "Smurfette, TAPPED", 2017, wood dowels, screws, glue, antlers, self-tanner, synthetic hair, taxidermy insects, jewellery chain, wire, pigmented polyester resin, freeze dried worms, crustaceans and fish, crows feet with nail polish, confetti, bird feathers, taxidermy mole, taxidermy bird head with enamel pin, image transfers, hair dye, lipstick on fabric and wool, stuffing, lingerie, dyed fur, trimmings and thread, Pepto Bismol, Berocca, red wine, Malox, Gaviscon, foundation and bleach on carpet, auto-body paint and clear lacquer on pigmented concrete, 223 x 125 x 115 cm (223 x 173 x 150 cm w/ carpet)
Smurfette, TAPPED, 2017 [detail]
Installation View, The Smurfette, Emalin, London (Apr 2017)
Athena Papadopoulos, Rabid Minxxx, 2017, image transfers, Pepto Bismol, red wine, hair dye, nail polish, foundation, bleach and glue on fabric, thread and picture hooks, 159 x 180 cm
Installation View, Belladona's Muse, Cura Basement, Rome (Mar 2017)
Installation View, Belladona's Muse, Cura Basement, Rome (Mar 2017)
Installation View, Rinse x Tate Exchange: Athena Papadopoulos and Jonathan Leandoer (site-specific installation), Tate Modern, London (Feb 2017)
Installation View, Rinse x Tate Exchange: Athena Papadopoulos and Jonathan Leandoer (site-specific installation), Tate Modern, London (Feb 2017)
Athena Papadopoulos, Beer Lake Log Leggy, 2016, image transfers on fabric, hair dye, nail polish and thread on wool, henna on suede, stuffing and wood dowel, 245 x 60 x 40 cm
Beer Lake Log Leggy, 2016 [detail]
Athena Papadopoulos, PPP, (Daisy’s Organs), 2017, image transfers, hair dye, foundation, lipstick, nail polish, bleach, enamel pins, dressmaking pins, velvet sofa samples, thread and polariods, glue, gauze on bed sheet over cotton, 180 x 160 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, PPP, (Daisy’s Organs), 2017, image transfers, hair dye, foundation, lipstick, nail polish, bleach, enamel pins, dressmaking pins, velvet sofa samples, thread and polariods, glue, gauze on bed sheet over cotton, 180 x 160 cm
Installation View, Wolf Whistles, featuring a collaboration with Monster Coat Club, Shoot the Lobster, New York (Nov 2016)
Installation View, Wolf Whistles, featuring a collaboration with Monster Coat Club, Shoot the Lobster, New York (Nov 2016)
Installation View, Wolf Whistles, featuring a collaboration with Monster Coat Club, Shoot the Lobster, New York (Nov 2016)
Athena Papadopoulos, Them Suckling Skirts (Full Body 2), 2016, hair dye, nail polish, lipstick, Pepto Bismol, red wine on padding/wadding, image transfers on fabric, thread, jewelry chain, stuffing, pine-wood dowels, butcher hooks covered in resin-based glue mixed with self-tanner and synthetic hair clippings, alligator claws coated in resin and nail polish, leather, various objects encapsulated in pigmented polyester resin, waste pipe, wood and screws, 196 x 65 x 40 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Insatiable Providers (Leg 1), 2016, hair dye, nail polish, lipstick, Pepto Bismol, red wine on padding/wadding, image transfers on fabric, thread, jewelry chain, stuffing, pine-wood dowels, butcher hooks covered in resin-based glue mixed with self-tanner and synthetic hair clippings, alligator claws coated in resin and nail polish, leather, various objects encapsulated in pigmented polyester resin, waste pipe, wood and screws, 125 x 30 x 30 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, The Grapevine, (Dear Stalker), 2016, hair dye on image transfers, fabric, thread, nail polish on alligator claw, suede, jewelry chain and eyelets, wood and deer antlers covered in resin-based glue mixed with self-tanner and synthetic hair clippings, clear enamel and screws, 230 × 210 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Foxtrot with the Wifey Clubber, 2016, hair dye, lipstick, nail polish, red wine, bleach and shoe polish, pin clips, thread enamel pins on wool over mesh and pre-dyed cotton, image transfers on synthetic wool mix, leather, stuffing, wood dowels, nuts and bolts, 200 × 165 cm
Installation View, Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (Sep 2016)
Installation View, Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (Sep 2016)
Installation View, Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (Sep 2016)
Installation View, Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (Sep 2016)
Athena Papadopoulos, Necka's Been Neckin', 2015, Image transfers, hair dye, bleach, lipstick, nail polish, Pepto Bismol, red wine, thread, glue and enamel pins on bed sheet over canvas, 200 x 160 cm
Installation View, Natural Instincts, Les Urbaines, Lausanne, Switzerland (Apr 2015)
Installation View, Natural Instincts, Les Urbaines, Lausanne, Switzerland (Apr 2015)
Installation View, Wild Style, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE (Jun 2016)
Athena Papadopoulos, YEE HAA BOOO BOOO, 2015, pine wood, nails, glue mixed with self tanner and synthetic hair, jewelry chain, nail polish, lipstick, foundation/concealer, image transfers on wool, thread, polyester stuffing, various objects in polyester resin, epoxy glue, pigmented cement, 195 x 60 x 60 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Lounge Lovers at Lupercalia, (Forever's Going to Start at Night), 2015, Pepto-Bismol, red wine, Crazy Colours hair dye, henna, lipstick, nail polish, self-tanner, Gaviscon, Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, image transfers, bleach, pins, thread and fixative on bed sheet over canvas, 215 x 190 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Shrinking Violet, Buffet Bulldozer, 2015, tbc, 200 × 160 cm
Detail, Shrinking Violet, Buffet Bulldozer, 2015, tbc, 200 × 160 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, Hooty & the Bar Fly: Live from the Bar Floor, 2014, Peanuts, chicken bones, cigarette butt, rubber, passport photograph, Canadian Loonie and wasp in clear resin, ⌀ 18.5 x 3 cm
Installation View, Honeymoon in Pickle Paradise, Emalin, London, (Oct 2014)
Installation View, Honeymoon in Pickle Paradise, Emalin, London (Oct 2014)
Installation View, "Honeymoon in Pickle Paradise", Emalin, London, 2014
Athena Papadopoulos, Stephron goes to Porky's, 2013, Pepto-Bismol, iodine, wine, beer, shoe polish, mustard, oil stick, baby powder, thread, image transfers on canvas over cotton, 160 x 130 cm
Athena Papadopoulos, BBB (Big Blowout Bash), 2013, Pepto-Bismol, wine, mustard, iodine, spider guts, thread, image transfers on bed sheet over canvas, Lycra mesh, 180 x 140 cm
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EXHIBITIONS

The Smurfette

Athena Papadopoulos

28 April – 03 June, 2017

Unit 4 Huntingdon Estate, Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6JU

HONEYMOON IN PICKLE PARADISE

Athena Papadopoulos

09 – 19 October, 2014

Room 322, The Landmark Hotel, London, NW1 6JQ

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Born in 1988 in Toronto, CA.

Lives and works in London, UK.

Education

2011 - 2013

MFA Fine Art Practice, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK

2006 - 2011

BFA Contemporary Art Theory and Visual Art, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA

Solo Exhibitions

2020

Cain and Abel Can’t and Able, MOSTYN, Wales, UK

2019

The Apple Nun, Liebaert Projects, Kortrijk, BE

Holy Toledo, Takotsubo!, curated by CURA., Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisbon, PT

A Tittle-Tattle-Tell-A-Tale Heart, Humber Street Gallery, Hull, UK

2017

The Smurfette, Emalin, London, UK

Belladonna’s Muse, CURA Basement, Rome, IT

2016

Wolf Whistles, featuring a collaboration with Monster Coat Club, Shoot the Lobster, New York, NY, US

2015

Rancho Rat-King-Cougar, Supportico Lopez, Berlin, DE

Zabludowicz Invites: Athena Papadopoulos, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK

2014

Honeymoon in Pickle Paradise, Emalin at The Landmark Hotel, London, UK

OUT COLD, OTHER Projects, Berlin, DE

2011

Hair Piece, Canada Line Public Art, King Edward Station, Canada Line, Vancouver, CA

Group Exhibitions

2021

The Condition of Being Addressable, The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Los Angeles, CA, US (forthcoming)

2020

My Flannel Knickers, Sargent’s Daughters, New York, NY, US

INCORPOREA #02, CURA Basement, Rome, IT

Nine Lipped Goddess, Project Artbeat, Tbilisi, GE

Crepuscolo, Bastione Sangallo, Loreto, IT

Touch Me: Nudes from the Miettinen Collection, Miettinen Collection, Berlin, DE

Shaking the Habitual, Galeria Duarte Sequeira, Braga, PT

Bella come una tartaruga, Fondazione Rocco Guglielmo, Bologna, IT

2019

Uno, Allegra Projects, St. Moritz, CH

Sculpture-Lampe, Soft Opening, London, UK

Abstract Sex. We don’t have any clothes, only equipment, curated by Guido Costa and Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti, JANA, Turin, IT

Place Vendôme, Berthold Pott, Cologne, DE

World Receivers, curated by Tiffany Zabludowicz, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK

2018

From the Inside Out, Drawing Room, London, UK

The Marvelous Cacophony, 57th October Salon, curated by Danielle Kvaran and Gunnar B. Bvaran, Belgrade, RS

Lia Pasqualino Noto, Casa Studio, Palermo, IT

TO DIE FOR, Castiglioni Fine Arts, Milan, IT

2017

The Diviners, curated by Marina Roy and Phil McCrum, Audain Art Centre, Vancouver, CA

Amours Courtoises, Galerie Sultana, Paris, FR

A Screen of Flesh, COMA Gallery, Sydney, AU

Summer Show, Carl Kostyál, Stockholm, SE

Millenial Feminisms, L’Inconnue, Montreal, CA

Le Nouveau Voyeurisme, Hotel Contemporary, Milan, IT

2016

Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London, UK

Wild Style, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE

Bloody Life, in collaboration with Supportico Lopez and Herald St., Herald St. London, UK

From Transhuman to South Perspectives, curated by Emmanuelle Luciani and Charlotte Cosson, ROWING, London, UK

2015

Natural Instincts, curated by Samuel Leunenberger, Les Urbaines, Lausanne, CH

tc: temporary contemporary, Bass Museum of Art – Collins Park, Miami Beach, FL, USA

K HOLE, 6817 Melrose, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Dear Luxembourg (Yours Bucktoothed Grl), Nosbaum Reding, LU

2014

Bloomberg New Contemporaries, ICA, London, UK; and World Museum, Liverpool, UK

AWAY, Sunset Terrace, Vancouver, CA

2013

Push and Paint, Touch and Display, Vitrine Gallery, London, UK

Goldsmiths MFA Graduation Exhibition, The Pool, London, UK

The Idiot of Nature, Koerner Library Gallery, UBC, Vancouver, CA

2012

LumpSum, with Derrick Jefferies, the invisible line, London, UK

PACT, S.1, London, UK

Kill the Lollipop, ARTHOUSE, London, UK

2011

HEADING, with Justin Worhaug Frederick, L/D’s Project Space, Vancouver, CA

Effects become Causes, University of British Columbia, AHVA Gallery, Vancouver, CA

2010

SNAP! 2010 Preview, Aids Committee of Toronto group fundraiser, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, CA

girls girls girls, with Holly Parmley, AMS Gallery, Vancouver, CA

Awards / Further Projects

2018

Cerrajeria, Lock Up International, Mexico City, MX  (city-wide site specific installation)

Max Mara Art Prize, Whitechapel, London x Collezione Marmotti, IT (Shortlist)

2017

Diviners, Materialists, and Creatives, ‘A Crimp in the Fabric: Situating Painting Today’, Vancouver, CA  (symposium)

Rinse x Tate Exchange: Athena Papadopoulos and Jonathan Leandoer, Tate Modern, London (site-specific installation)

2015

Metaforms, curated by Nicholas Baume, New York Collins Park, Miami Beach, FL, US (outdoor and site-specific installations)

2014 - 2015

Peter Lloyd Lewis Studio Award, Chisenhale Art Place, UK

2011

British Columbia Arts Council, Fine Art Scholarship for postgraduate studies, CA

2009

Snap Stars, Aids Committee of Toronto, auction proceeds to AIDS research, CA

NEWS

05 NOVEMBER 2020

DAIGA GRANTINA & ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Emalin is pleased to announce our participation in Preview Cities: Milan with BeAdvisors – running through to 09 November, presenting sculptures by Daiga Grantina alongside They Went to Sleep (2020), a new limited edition artist book by Athena Papadopoulos. Click  here to view the available editions.

31 October 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: A selection of new sculptures by Athena Papadopoulos are included in the current group exhibition My Flannel Knickers at Sargent’s Daughters, New York. To see more, click here

02 OCTOBER 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Jonathan Jones has selected MOSTYN gallery for his ’10 of the best: hidden gem art galleries’ – where Athena Papadopoulos’s current solo exhibition Cain and Abel, Can’t and Able is on view. To read more, click here.

01 October 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Now open! Athena’s work BCP VI (Burn BBBurn), 2018 is included in the group exhibition Nine Lipped Goddess at Gallery Artbeat, Georgia. Click here for further information & to see installation views.

05 SEPTEMBER 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Athena Papadopoulos is included in the group exhibition Crepuscolo at Bastione Sangallo, Loreto, Italy – opening today – through to 31 October 2020.

27 MAY 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Athena Papadopoulos’s exhibition ‘Cain and Abel Can’t and Able’ at MOSTYN, UK has been reviewed by Elsa Barbieri. To read in full, visit JULIET

05 MAY 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Athena Papadopoulos has been invited to take part in the Zabludowicz Collection: Invite Focus series. From 04 – 17 May, the Zabludowicz Collection will be sharing interviews, installation views, and links to recent and upcoming projects relating to Athena’s practice. To read Athena’s interview with Elizabeth Neilson click here

20 APRIL 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Tune in to @____homecooking____ tonight at 22:00 GMT | 18:00 EST to watch Athena Papadopoulos live segment Alphabetic Soup via Instagram Live

08 APRIL 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: TANK has selected Athena Papadopoulos’s current exhibition Cain and Abel Can’t and Able to share as an online presentation. Cain and Abel Can’t and Able was first presented as an exhibition at MOSTYN in March 2020, but closed prematurely due to the Covid-19 crisis. Visit TANK to experience the installation’s structuring dialogue in text and audio, alongside a selection of images of the work.

12 MARCH 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Athena Papadopoulos’s solo exhibition Cain and Abel Can’t and Able opens this Saturday, 14 March (until 05 July 2020) at MOSTYN, Wales. The exhibition presents a new body of work – across sculpture, painting, text and sound – for further information visit MOSTYN.

28 FEBRUARY 2020

ATHENA PAPADOPOULOS: Athena Papadopoulos is featured in the upcoming group show Shaking the Habitual at Galeria Duarte Sequeira, Braga, PT – opening 07 March, 7pm & runs through to 30 April 2020.

14 DECEMBER 2019

Athena Papadopoulos and Augustas Serapinas are featured in the group exhibition Uno at Allegra Projects in St Moritz, Switzerland. Opening Sunday 15 December until 02 February 2020.

26 October 2019

Opening Sunday 27 October 2019 in Kortrijk, BE: Athena Papadopoulos opens her solo exhibition ‘The Apple Nun’ at Liebaert Projects. Open on Sundays 27/10, 03/11, 10/11 and 17/11 and by appointment.

8 May 2019

Athena Papadopoulos will be doing a reading of A Tittle-Tattle-Tell-A-Tale Heart on 22 June, 7–9pm at Art Night in the British Library.

18 April 2019

Athena Papadopoulos will be participating in Art Night 2019 on June 22nd. The event will feature 40 independently curated projects and take place across London, in King’s Cross and Walthamstow.

10 April 2019

A Tittle-Tattle-Tell-A-Tale Heart, a solo exhibition by Athena Papadopoulos referring to her two-part novel published in 2018, opens this Friday at Humber Street Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, UK

21 March 2019

World Receivers, a group exhibition including a work by Athena Papadopoulos, opens today at Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK

12 October 2018

Read Athena Papadopoulos’ latest interview with Katrina Russell about identity, memory, cosmetics and Oprah Winfrey on Content Journal

8 October 2018

Thank you Frieze for a beautiful video feature with Athena Papadopoulos. Also thanks to The Art Newspaper, Blouin Artinfo and Harper’s BAZAAR Art for featuring our solo booth at Frieze Art Fair

2 October 2018

The first chapter of Athena Papadopoulos’ book A Tittle-Tattle-Tell-a-Tale-Heart is available as a special feature on Artviewer. The whole book is available at CURA now

29 June 2018

Athena Papadopoulos is participating in the group exhibition Entangled Tales at Rupert, Vilnius, opening on Wednesday 04 July

18 June 2018

Athena Papadopoulos is taking part in the group show Lia Pasqualino Noto, curated by Geraldine Blais, opening today in Palermo

11 APRIL 2018

The group exhibition TO DIE FOR, organised and featuring work by Athena Papadopoulos, is opening tomorrow at Castiglioni Fine Arts in Milan, IT

05 May 2017

Nic and Athena are in a group show at Carl Kostyal in Stockholm, opening on the 18th of May!

25 April 2017

Athena’s exhibition Belladonna’s Muse in Rome got reviewed by Artforum and Artribune