Natasa Govedarou
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1976 she discovered painting as her way of expressing and relaxing from when she was a small child following the same passion of her mother and grandmother.
Her studies in the Russian Academy of Art in Florence Italy in 2010-14 (Grade A) gave her the fundamental principles, methods and techniques of the Old Masters. She is a member of SKETBE, of SKETKE and of the Society of Artists in Kozani Greece as well as member and Honorary Director in Greece for Narrative Movements based in India. With her works she creates her own sense of personal freedom and space. Despite the constraints of the canvas, which allows her only two dimensions to work with, she is still able to create horizons that open up spaces, full of enchantment. She loses herself in the adventure of painting among the ideas and pathways that her imagination summons up for her. She likes to give a mystic atmosphere to her landscapes inspired mainly by the greek light and colors. Her portraits give the deep character of men and women with a love for details and expressive lines.
From September 2014 she is the owner and director of the GOVEDAROU ART GALLERY in Thessaloniki, Greece. Main purpose of the gallery is the promotion not only of her works but of other artists as well. The gallery holds personal and group exhibitions and is equipped with all the latest means necessary for the promotion of all kinds of art.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
8-23 May 2010 Cultural Center of Grevena held by the Town Hall of Grevena, Greece (Theme: Among Women, on Mother’s Day)
18-25 April 2013 The Greek Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden organized and sponsored her own personal exhibition in the Greek Cultural Center of Sweden, “St. John the Theologist”
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
10-31 Dec.2007 Society of Artists of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece
12-19 April 2008 Society of Artists of Kozani in Northern Greece at the Folklore Museum of Kozani, Greece (Theme: Spring)
14-21 May 2008 Black Sea Club of Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: Hellenism in the Black Sea)
2008 1st Exhibition of Visual Arts in Kozani held by the Chamber of Commerce in Kozani, Greece
10-30 Nov.2008 Society of Artists of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece
Jan.2009 Exhibition Hall of Piraeus Bank, Thessaloniki, Greece
May 2009 Society of Artists of Kozani in Northern Greece
14 Dec.-15 Jan.2010 Society of Artists of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: Visual Arts Reports)
1-18 Mar.2010 Society of Artists of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: Woman and Creation)
10-17 Dec.2010 Italian Cultural Center of Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: “Tre Generazioni”100 anni di pittura Greca, “Three Generations”100 years of Greek painting)
11-18 May 2011 Exhibition Hall of the Town Hall of Kozani, Greece (Theme: Visual Arts Spring)
12 Dec.2011 Cultural Center of Volos, N.Ionia, Greece (Theme: Painting and Poetry)
24 Feb.-2 Mar.2012 65 painters together with 104 poets of Thessaloniki at the Vafopoulio Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: Painting with pictures of poetry)
5-14 Mar.2012 Exhibition Hall of Piraeus Bank, Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: For the celebration of the 100 years liberation of Thessaloniki “Thessaloniki yesterday and today….”)
2-22 May 2012 International Exhibition of Miniature at the Colours Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
15-26 July 2012 International Exhibition of Miniature in Chios, Greece
Aug. 2012 International Exhibition of Miniature at the Municipal of Sigean, France
7-8 Aug. 2012 International Exhibition of Miniature in Skopelos, Greece
29 Sep.2012 Exhibition in Volos, Greece (Theme: Poetry through painting and photography)
3-10 Nov.2012 International Exhibition at the gallery ColorissimARTE-Baccina 66, Rome, Italy
Dec.2012 International Exhibition of Miniature at the WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY in Boston, U.S.A
5-17 Dec.2012 Art Shop for Christmas at the gallery DOMUS TALENTI(Via Quattro Fontane, 113) in Rome, Italy
17-27 Feb.2013 Epirus Club in Thessaloniki, Greece (Theme: 100 years of the liberation of Epirus)
6-15 Nov.2013 Vafopoulio Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
29 Nov.-8 Dec.2013 BIENNALE DI FIRENZE, Florence, Italy
23 Dec.2013-
7 Jan.2014 ‘Premier’ Artistic Café, Thessaloniki, Greece
30 Apr.-12 May 2014 Exhibition Hall of Piraeus Bank, Thessaloniki, Greece
June 2014 International Convention of Christianity, Switzerland
July-Sep. 2014 Museo Sandro Massimini, Fiuggi, Italy
December 2015 Narrative Movements (membership), New Delhi, India. More than 15 group exhibitions until 2018