About

Eleni Koroneou Gallery was founded in 1989 in Athens by owner Eleni Koroneou, focusing on contemporary art and hosting innovative, singular and pioneering shows across a variety of media and genres. For the first 20 years the Gallery was located near Acropolis. Since 2009 Eleni Koroneou with co-owner Alexandra Ikonomou have moved the Gallery to its present location situated in the neighbourhood of Thission in the bigger spaces of a neoclassical building.

The diverse practices of the Gallery artists include painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and photography. During its function Eleni Koroneou Gallery has been promoting and showcasing international artists in Greece and has organised solo shows by Nel Aerts, Tamina Amadyar, Gerasimos Floratos, Liam Everett, Alex Hubbard, Nick Mauss, Helmut Middendorf, Arthur Ou and Uman. At the same time the Gallery has been supporting Greek artists in the international arena and is representing Eleni Bagaki, Christina Dimitriadis, Eirene Efstathiou, Theodoros Giannakis, Panos Papadopoulos and Yorgos Sapountzis. The Gallery artists have exhibited widely in museums and public spaces and have been included in important international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, Documenta and Istanbul Biennale.

Eleni Koroneou Gallery organized during the years historical solo shows such as Helmut Middendorf “Kick out the Jams” (2015), Dieter Roth (2005), Michael Schmidt’s U-NI-TY (2007) and “Waffenruhe” (1990), Martin Kippenberger’s (1993) with “M.O.M.A.S”, and Michel Majerus’ (1998) with “Never Trip Alone…” and important curatorial projects such as the “Supershadows of Understatement” (1994) with Christopher Wool, Uli Strothjohann and Katherina Würtle curated by Martin Kippenberger.

Eleni Koroneou Gallery has followed a consistent and demanding program in Greece, with commitment and a sense of responsibility, taking the role of education and promotion of contemporary art, when there were no public contemporary art spaces in Athens. And also contributing to the increasing number of collectors, who were introduced to contemporary art, and have been collaborating with the gallery for many years.

Since 1992 the Gallery has participated in numerous international art fairs, including Artforum Berlin, Art Brussels, Arco Madrid, Artissima Turin, Art Cologne, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami, Independent Brussels and has also supported the local art fair of Greece Art Athina since its constitution. From 2017-2021, Eleni Koroneou was a member of the selection committee of Art Cologne.