About
Fotini Christophillis is a painter and native of Greenville, SC who has lived in Charleston, SC, Boston, MA, New York City and Cortona, Italy where she teaches painting with the University of Georgia’s study abroad program. She has an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University (2016) and BA in Studio Art and Arts Management from the College of Charleston (2008).
She received two Arts Grants from the City of Charleston Cultural Affairs Office to present group exhibitions, including an exhibition as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Fotini has exhibited her work internationally and nationally in galleries in cities such as NYC, San Diego, and St. Louis, as well as the Redux Contemporary Art Center and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, SC, and at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her work has been published in Elle Decor Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, and other publications and art and literary journals.
Fotini's works are in private collections throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe. She is represented by Artios Gallery in New York, NY.
“In my work, I eliminate specific details to express a dream-like snapshot from my subconscious, a kind of cinematographic film still that arrests the instance between presence and absence. This paradox drives me. I seek to reconcile both ends of the spectrum, juxtaposing bands of color with plays of light and shadow, precise hard edges, geometric forms, and improvisational and fresh brushwork that is both turbulent and free, controlled and sustained. Essentially, the paintings are reflections of my current experience as I seek to understand where I am, where I am going, and how I relate to this place where I find myself in these strange times.”