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Ariston Foundation
Art & Design Program

Our unique initiative partners with established and emerging
artists to promote Greece-inspired art on a global stage.
Select creators highlight artwork through the permanent
collection of the Ariston Foundation for Hellenic Culture & Art.
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Mario Cerrone
& Roberta Fotia
2026

Emerging from a shared Greek-Italian Mediterranean sensibility, the artist duo Opa Ipa Leo develops a visual universe where Aegean blue functions as a unifying aesthetic force, transforming mythic references and everyday fragments into contemporary poetic compositions.

Dimitra Leventi
2026

Through intricate porcelain and nerikomi techniques, ceramic artist Dimitra Leventi reinterprets the organic forms of the sea, creating contemporary sculptures inspired

by the textures and light of the underwater Greek landscape.

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Praxiteles Tzanoulinos
2026

Inspired by his roots in Tinos, sculptor Praxiteles Tzanoulinos creates sea-themed works drawn from shells and coastal fragments, shaping sculptures that reflect the slow processes of erosion and time along the Aegean shore.

Marina Vernicos
2026

Photographer Marina Vernicos distills the Greek seascape into a refined aesthetic shaped by the Aegean’s clarity and light, drawing on a lifelong connection to the water to frame its shifting surfaces with striking simplicity.

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Harris Papapetrou
2026

Greek-Cypriot artist Harris Papapetrou translates the Aegean’s blue and white light, maritime memory, and themes of migration and in-betweenness into a contemporary visual language shaped by his evocative sailor portraits.

Christina Angelos
2026

Inspired by the landscapes of Greece, artist Christina Angelos translates the rhythms of the Aegean, the textures of its cliffs, and a quiet sense of the divine into deeply personal paintings of memory, longing, and belonging.

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Daphne Valente
2026

Fashion designer Daphne Valente works through an aesthetic of sculptural pleating and minimal form, where fabric becomes a fluid structure informed by Greek identity, inspired by the light, movement, and openness of the Aegean landscape.

Paris Vivianne Panigiris
2026

Through her expressive clay sculptures, Rhodes-born artist Paris Vivianne Panigiris transforms the movement of waves and emotion into tactile explorations of fluidity, transformation, and the enduring connection between people and the sea.

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Design by: Entropy Creative Studio 🪐 2026

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