PELAGIA TAMPAKAKI Born in Athens in 1971. She spent her early childhood in Agrinio. She attended school in Palaio Psychiko. In 1990, she was admitted to the Athens School of Fine Arts. She was taught painting by professors Triantafyllos Patraskidis and Dimitris Mytaras. At the same time, she attended the sculpture and printmaking workshops of professors Efthymios Panourias and Ioannis Papadakis respectively. She has studied piano and holds a degree in Vocal Music as well. She worked in private education for six months. She has been working in public education, in primary and secondary schools, for 27 years. SOLO EXHIBITIONS Cultural Center of the Municipality of Marousi, 1996 Papastrateio Mansion, 1999 Desmos Gallery, Heraklion, Crete, 2000 Aenaon Gallery, Neo Psychiko, 2001 Peritechnon Gallery, Athens, 2006 Agios Nikolaos Art Gallery, Crete, 2009 Neapolis Cultural Center, Crete, 2011 Peritechnon Gallery, Kolonaki, 2013 Agios Nikolaos Art Gallery, Crete, 2014 GROUP EXHIBITIONS Group exhibition organized by the Bari School of Fine Arts in Molfetta, Bari, 1991 Melina Mercouri Cultural Center, 1994 National Gallery – Graduates Exhibition, 1995 Participation in a photography exhibition at Kreonidis Gallery, 1995 “Συμμετοχή σε έκθεση φωτογραφίας στην γκαλερί ΚΡΕΩΝΙΔΗ 1995” Cultural Center of the Municipality of Melissia, 1999 Participation in a human‑rights‑themed group exhibition at the Kostis Palamas Building, Akadimias Animal‑welfare‑themed group exhibition at Lemoní, Thiseio, 2019 Chrysothemis Gallery, 2020 and 2022 INTERBIFEP International Biennial of Portrait, Tuzla, 2022 TsantilisART Gallery – Spring Collection 2024, Kolonaki, Athens