Painting from her own archive of memory, imagination and from her direct surroundings, Veronika’s work flows between fiction and reality. Using symbolic and narrative elements in her paintings, she creates her own storytelling through mythology, childhood memories in Santorini and travels, merging these elements into a personal and poetic synthesis.
An eternal seeker, Veronika seeks to find her truth through the known and through the unknown. Reaching out to change and adversity as a catalyst for creative growth, she uses art as a means of mapping and recording her experience of life, while resourcing into her past and her homeland as a form of grounding.
Themes of femininity, transformation, mythology and esoteric symbolism are central to her art, portrayed through luminous oil colors and pastels. The interplay between figure, landscape, and abstraction remains a core theme, conjuring specific memories and creating an imaginary realm. Playing with the relationship between the figure, landscape and abstraction are binding themes within her work. The synthesis at times conjures up the memory of a specific experience or of the landscape in which she lives in real time in combination with personal symbolisms, touching on a surrealism and symbolism style. The artist invites the viewer to a journey to find their own narrative of the work.
Veronika Katri graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2022 and holds a bachelor´s and integrated master's degree in painting in the field of Fine Art and Education. She has exhibited her work in various settings, including a solo exhibition in Santorini and has participated in group exhibitions in Athens, Reykjavík and Australia. A collection of Katri’s work can be viewed at her family´s art space in Santorini.
b. 1998, Athens Greece , based in Santorini Greece
Education
2022 Athens School of Fine Arts, BA and integrated MA in Fine Art Painting
2022 Athens School of Fine Arts, BA in Art Teaching Primary and Secondary Education
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
2024 “Realms of Transformation”, Solo Exhibition, Nullið Gallerý, Reykjavík
2022 ‘‘Lucid Worlds’’, Solo Exhibition, Megalochori Wine Gallery, Santorini
Selected Group Exhibitions/Fairs
2024 The Holy Art Gallery, Group exhibition, Paris, France
2023 TORG Reykjavík Art Fair, Hlöðulofti Korpúlfsstaðir, Association of Icelandic Artists, Reykjavík
2023 “WHITE BOX” collective group summer exhibition x Menningarnótt, FLÆAÐI Gallery, Hafnarhaus, Reykjavík
2023 ‘‘ This is a GOOD place’’, a community performance, funded by Reykjavíkurborg The City of Reykjavík, Improv for Dance Enthusiasts, Reykjavík
2023 ‘‘WHITE BOX’’ collective group exhibition, FLÆÐI Gallery, Hafnarhaus, Reykjavík
2023 ‘‘Public Private’’ group exhibition, Reykjavík
2021 Platforms Project, Independent Art Fair, Athens (online)
2019 Platforms Project, Independent Art Fair, Athens
2018 “WEDO Giving Project”, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens
2014 Secondary Student Drawing Exhibition, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
2012 Hallway of Human Rights, Adelaide High School, Adelaide
Performances
2024 Choreographic Happy Hour Dance x Circus, Dansverkstæðið, Reykjavík
2023 ‘It´s a Good Place’ - Improv for Dance Enthusiasts, Community project supported by Reykjavíkurborg, the City of Reykjavík, Reykjavík
Awards & Fellowships
2014 Highly Commended Life Drawing Award, 2nd place, Art Gallery of South Australia
2013 Hallway of Human Rights Art Award, Adelaide High School, South Australia
Collections
2024 Private collector, Kenya
2024 Private collector, California, US
2024 Private collector, Munich Germany
2023 Private collector, Reykjavík
2023 Private collector, Reykjavík
2022 Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens
2021 Blue Ion Real Estate, Santorini
2019 Private collector, Santorini
2015-ongoing The Cave Gallery, Santorini
2014 Adelaide High School, Adelaide
Memberships
2024 SÍM, Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna, Member of The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
2023 SÍM, Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna, Member of The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists
Press
2024 The Reykjavik Grapevine Events, Online Publication, Iceland
2022 Erlendur Magazine, 11th Issue, Reykjavík, Online Publication, Iceland