Sophia Vari ( el, Σοφία Βάρη; 9 October 1940 – 5 May 2023) was a Greek painter and sculptor.
Biography
Born as Sophia Canellopoulos, she was married to sculptor
Fernando Botero
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. She opened a studio in
Paris
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in 1992, where she trained the likes of Patricia Avellan and Laetitia le Tourneur d'Ison - Disone. She was known for her polychromic and monochromic styles.
Vari died in
Monte Carlo
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on 5 May 2023.
Exhibitions
Vari's work has been exhibited internationally. In 2004 an exhibition dedicated to her work was held at the
Benaki Museum
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in Athens Her 2008 exhibition at the
Temple of Confucius
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in Beijing, to coincide with the Beijing Olympics, was the first exhibition to be held there by a non-Chinese artist. In 2013 her sculptures and paintings were exhibited at
Pera Museum
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in Istanbul.
''Sophia Vari: A Tribute, Twelve Monumental Sculptures'' was displayed on Park Avenue in New York City until 5 November 2023.
Works
Paintings
*''Lemon''
*''Female figure''
Sculptures
*''Couple''
*''Et Ton Corps Se Penche Et S'allonge Comme U...''
*''Les Nénuphars''
*''Les Amants''
*''L'astrolabe''
*''Femme Au Chapeau''
*''Double Épée''
*''Nudes''
*''Ombres nostalgiques''
*''Éternité secrète''
*''Ailes du charbon''
*''Crime passionnel''
References
External links
Pera MuseumExhibition at Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Waddington CustotArtist's representative
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1940 births
2023 deaths
Greek artists
Greek painters
Greek sculptors
Greek women painters
Greek women sculptors
Greek contemporary artists
People from East Attica