Retrospective exhibition in memory of artist Stefanos Andreas Michalopoulos (1949–2025)
CORFU. 4-24 February at Corfu Art Gallery.
A retrospective exhibition in memory of the Corfiot painter Stefanos Andreas Michalopoulos (1949–2025) is opening at the Corfu Art Gallery on Wednesday, 4 February at 19:00.
Stefanos Andreas Michalopoulos was a multifaceted and sensitive artist with a strong social consciousness. Through his rich and intense colour palette, he externalised his emotions, fantasies, and visions, reflecting a dreamlike, mythological world in which past, present, and future merge.
Throughout his artistic career, he developed a personal idiom and painting style, drawing primarily on elements from the artistic movements of Symbolism, Surrealism, and Magical Realism.
His principal means of expression was oil painting, with works ranging in size from small-scale paintings to large compositions reaching up to ten metres in length.
The present exhibition constitutes a tribute to the painter Stefanos Michalopoulos. It will be held in the temporary exhibitions hall of the Corfu Art Gallery and will present selected works spanning the entirety of his artistic career.
The exhibition is coordinated by the Artistic Committee of the Corfu Art Gallery, with the historical curation undertaken by Sofiana Draganigou.
It seeks to preserve the memory and artistic vision of Stefanos Andreas Michalopoulos, inviting the public into a space of reflection, emotional engagement, and encounter with his work.
We are obliged to highlight the artistic legacy of this painter, as it leaves a lasting imprint for future generations and contributes to the historical prominence of our town. His painting draws from post-Renaissance Italian culture and represents, for our region, a new form of artistic research for contemporary artists.
Biography
Stefanos Andreas Michalopoulos was born in Corfu in 1949.
He took his first steps in painting at a young age and studied at the Corfu School of Fine Arts from 1958 to 1962.
In 1967, he moved to Italy to pursue his studies, where he further developed his artistic activity. At the same time, he engaged in poster design and graphic arts in general.
He presented his work in group exhibitions in Italy and other countries. His first solo exhibitions were held in Italy at the galleries Studio d’Arte Rolandino, Galleria delle Moline, Galleria 42, and Galleria Medusa.
After completing his university studies, painting became his primary occupation, and many of his works were used as posters, illustrations, and book covers (Nikos Bletas-Doukaris, Grigoris Tranganidas).
He is listed in the encyclopedia Greek Artists Abroad (Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens 1988).
He was a member of the Bologna Painters’ Association and the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece. From 1991 to 2008, he served as President of the Corfu Visual Artists’ Association. He was also a member of the Artistic Committee of the Corfu Art Gallery from 2014 to 2016.
Many of his works belong to private collections in Greece and abroad.
Exhibition Duration: 04/02/2026 – 24/04/2026
Corfu Art Gallery
77 Ioannou Theotoki Street, Corfu
Telephone: 26610 41085
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