Born in Argos in 1952, she studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna from where she graduated in 1975, also completing there her studies in Decoration in 1977. During the years 1975-1977, with a grant from the Hellenic Organisation of Small-Medium Sized Enterprises and Handicraft, she studied copperplate engraving techniques, also working at the studio of Pino Pandolfini. In 1977, she created together with Pandolfini and other visual artists the Athens Printmaking Centre. In 1983 she began a series of art interventions in space: constructions, sculptures or performances combined with sound and poetry. She is a founding member of the Printmaking Centre group (1989). In 1991 she began a series of art publications and book illustrations. She is a member of the Greek Printmakers Association and she has been awarded the Culture Prize of the Argolida Prefecture twice (2004 and 2008). Works by her can be found in Greek and international collections and museums. She lives and works in Athens.
Dimitra Siaterli
Works
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Cohesive Networks •
Municipal Gallery of Athens•
Athens•
(curated by Vassia Magoula)•
2023
exhibition with Elena Provata •
Technhoros art gallery•
Athens•
2022
Shadows •
Technhoros art gallery•
Athens•
2017
Per Filo & Per Segno •
Grotta Monumentale Catacomb, Romeo Casalini•
Santarcangelo•
(curated by Romeo Casalini)•
2017
Per Filo & Per Segno •
Il Vicolo galleria d’arte contemporanea, Il Vicolo Interior Design•
Cesena•
(curated by Romeo Casalini)•
2010
Confessions •
Fizz Gallery•
Athens•
2009
A Life Journey in Art with Pandolfini •
Old Fortress, Madonna del Carmine•
Corfu•
2008
Argolida Inside Me •
Art Act•
Athens•
(curated by Irene Savvani)•
2005
The Earth: The Long and the Short Waves of It •
Amymoni Art Gallery•
Ioannina•
2003
The Earth: The Long and the Short Waves of It •
Nafplion Art Gallery•
Nafplion•
2003
Atreides Dialogues 2003 •
Xenia Hill•
Mykines•
2000
Dimitra Siaterli: Arte Città 2000 •
S. Giovanni in Persiceto•
Bologna•
1999
I Speak Alone As If I Am Silent Referring to Civilian Causalities •
Art Space 24•
Athens•
1995
A Book, an Exhibition •
Art Space 24•
Athens•
1995
A Web Through Which Souls Pass, Itself Fashioning a Trap •
Gallery 7•
Athens•
1993
Triple Face •
Gallery 7•
Athens•
1992
Amymoni Art Gallery•
Ioannina•
1991
Galeria Venezia Viva – Centro Internazionale della Grafica di Venezia•
Venice•
1991
Galerie L΄Ariete•
Bologna•
1991
Desmos Art Gallery•
Athens•
1984
Epoches Art Gallery•
Kifissia•
1983
Corte del Castello Malatestiano•
Longiano•
1982
Anemos Art Gallery•
Kifissia•
1982
Medusa Art Gallery•
Athens•
1980
Prisma Art Gallery•
Rhodes•
1978
Electra Cinema•
Argos•
2026
2023
2022
2017
2017
2010
2009
2008
2005
2003
2003
2000
1999
1995
1995
1993
1992
1991
1991
1991
1984
1983
1982
1982
1980
1978
Press
In her compositions, Dimitra Siaterli approaches the web through multifaceted movements, seeking, each time, a different content and meaning: The web as an existential labyrinth, a network of communication and contact, spreading, fruitful cohabitation and exchange of ideas, as a cohesive, indissoluble bond between individuals and cultures, as an ambush, threat and creeping fear, as an urban plan or a dividing line-border on the global geopolitical map, as a symbol of inexhaustible creativity. Her reflection extends and raises issues concerning the role of the artist as a craftsman-manualist, the concepts of femininity and gender identity and the definition of the work of art, knitting, which has deep roots in the female psyche, as a dynamic, contemporary alternative choice of artistic expression.
Yannis Bolis
Art Historian