Sofia Petropoulou

Sofia PetropoulouΣοφία Πετροπούλου

20th April - 6th May

Private ViewTuesday the 26th April

6.30pm to 9.00pm

C A D O G A NC O N T E M P O R A R Y

87 Old Brompton RoadLondon SW7 3LD

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7581 5451www.cadogancontemporary.com

Sofia Petropoulou’s new collection of paintings drifts between pure abstraction, landscape and still life. The characteristic

ochre colour of her backgrounds provides a consistency through this collection, allowing the harmonious blocks and scrapes

of colour to jump out at the viewer.

Her paintings are directly inspired by the real world, a fact which lends every one of her canvases an element of familiarity.

Petropoulou’s work exhibits an evident sensitivity for colour and intense attention to the quality of her brush-strokes.

Movement, the subtle and intricate play and suggestion of light, these are the products of Petropoulou’s facility with the

brush. Sofia is able to pick up on the smallest vital details of the spirit of her subject and from them, to extract a profound

interpretation that walks the line between abstraction and naturalism.

RocksOil on canvas100cm x 120cm

Pool in front of a houseOil on canvas

100cm x 120cm

CountrysideOil on canvas160cm x 160cm

MilanoOil on canvas

100cm x 100cm

CornwallOil on canvas140cm x 160cm

Carribean Blue IIOil on canvas100cm x 100cm

Carribean Blue IIOil on canvas

100cm x 100cm

Road leading to a treeOil on canvas120cm x 100cm

Blue Vase on the FloorOil on canvas

100cm x 100cm

Hong KongOil on canvas160cm x 140cm

Two DoorsOil on canvas60cm x 60cm

MentonOil on canvas

160cm x 160cm

LindosOil on canvas100cm x 120cm

Purple WindowOil on canvas

120cm x 100cm

Sofia Petropoulou (b. 1964)

Solo Exhibitions1999 European Commission, Luxembourg2001 European Commission, Luxembourg2003 Masion de la Grece, Paris2003 Espace ‘Orfeu’, Brussels2004 ‘En Plo’ Gallery, Pafos, Cyprus2005 ‘Theorema’ Gallery, Brussels2005 Hellenic Centre, London2006 ‘Metopi’ Gallery, Athens2010 Tsichrintzis Foundation of the Visual Arts2013 Cadogan Contemporary, London

Group Exhibitions2003 ‘Konschthaus Beim Engel’ Gallery, Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg2004 European Commission, Luxembourg2004 ‘Theorema’ Gallery, Brussels2004 Cercel Municipale, Luxembourg2007 ‘Art Studio 55’ gallery, Limasol, Cyprus2007 Villa Koundouros, Chania2008 ‘Art Space’ Gallery, Santorini2008 Goudandris Museum, Athens2008 Frieze Art Fair, London2009 War Museum, Athens2009 Technopolis, Athens

Petropoulou currently lives and works in Athens following a nine year stay in Luxembourg. A member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, Petropoulou is internationally collected while maintaining a high presence in her home nation, including the collection and display at The King George Hotel, Athens.

C A D O G A NC O N T E M P O R A R Y

87 Old Brompton RoadLondon SW7 3LD

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7581 5451www.cadogancontemporary.com