about

Ioanna Gouma’s practice includes painting, mixed media, monotypes and ceramics. She explores the intricate interplay between natural elements and the human psyche. Her pieces capture the essence of natural phenomena, ranging from swirling dust and celestial rotations to microscopic organisms and molecular interactions. Multiple layers of work – some nearly invisible to the naked eye – create a universe of their own, not only as a mirroring image of what is out there but of what is actually in here and what is yet-to-be, stating the porosity of the exterior and the interior world. Microcosm and macrocosm are coinciding, a multitude of narratives and visual stories.

b. 1977, Athens, Greece

Lives and works in Athens

Represented by Upsilon Gallery, NYC

Education

2007 – 2009

MA, Royal College of Art, London

2000 – 2006

BA, (Hons) Athens School of Fine Arts

2003 – 2004

Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa

Selected Exhibitions and Art Fairs

2024

Beyond the Surface, Eleven Female Artists, Upsilon Gallery, NYC

2024

Upsilon Unveiled, Group Exhibition, Upsilon, Gallery, London

2024

Impromptu, Group Exhibitions, Upsilon Gallery, NYC

2023

Super Collector, The Hyundai Seoul, Upsilon Gallery, South Korea

2023

Ink Miami, Art Fair, Suites of Dorchester, Upsilon Gallery, Miami

2023

Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton Fairgrounds, Upsilon Gallery, NYC.

2023

Show of Shows, Group Exhibition, Upsilon Gallery, NYC

2023

Upsilon XE, Group Exhibition, Upsilon Gallery, NYC

2023

A Scattering of Salts, Curated by Panos Giannikopoulos, The ACG Gallery, The American College of Greece, Athens

2021

Under our Feet, Solo Exhibition, YΛΗ [matter] HYLE, supported by artist Georgia Sagri.

2019

Poisons, The Symptom Projects, The Symptom 10, Amfissa, curated by Apostolis Artinos

2019

Kypselian Salon, Greek and International artists, Snehta residency, Athens

2019

Man on the Moon, The Project Gallery, Athens

2018

Never Below Zero, thirty-five Greek and international artists Snehta, granted by NEON

2018

Cosmonauts of inner space, Herakleidon Museum, Athens

2017

Histographies, 12 Untitled Watercolors, Solo Exhibition, Curated by Niki Papaspyrou, Rodakio/ Fotagogos, Athens

2017

Art Thessaloniki 2017, International Contemporary Art Fair, Donopoulos International Fine Arts, Thessaloniki

2017

Art Athina 2017, Donopoulos International Fine Arts Thessaloniki

2017

Three-Person Exhibition, Recent Works, Donopoulos International Fine Arts, Thessaloniki

2013

Projects and Programs of Materialization, CAMP Contemporary Art Meeting

2013

ROOMS2013, St. George Lycabettus Hotel, Athens

2013

ROOMS2013 plus + Kappatos Art Gallery

2012

Ink, Medousa Art Gallery, Athens, curated by Elizabeth Plessa

2012

IPCNY International Print Center New York, New Prints 2012/Winter.

2012

Double Take, the Art of Printmaking’, Studio 3 Gallery University of Kent

2011

NurtureArt 2011 Benefit, Chelsea Art Museum, New York

2010

Hot of the Press 10, Curwen And New Academy, London

2009

RCA Summer Show, Royal College of Art, London

Residencies

2012

Flux Factory, New York City

Scholarships

2007 – 2009

Scholarships granted by the state foundation ‘IKY’, Athens

2003 – 2004

Scholarships granted by the state foundation ‘IKY’, Athens