Virginia Filippousi was born in Istanbul, since 1965 she lives and works in Athens.
From 1977-1982, she studied engraving and painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under professors C. Grammatopoulos, D. Mytaras , Giannis Moralis and B.Kazakos. She attended the workshop «The art of the book» taught by Giannis Papadakis.
In 1990-1993 she received a scholarship by the State Scholarship Foundation (Ι.Κ.Υ) and studied under Th. Exarchopoulos.
From 1985 to 2010 she taught art at public high schools. After 2006 she attended photography seminars and she develops a great interest for the art of Photography, in particular, with experimental means of capturing images on photosensitive surfaces, through the use of handcrafted (pinhole) constructions.
Her works are included in various private collections.
Solo exhibitions
2013 “AQUARIUM” Gallery Kaplanon” Athens
2013 “CAMERA LUCIDA” "Kythera Photographic Encounters" curated by John Stathatos
2012 “WANDERING” "Peri texnwn” Patras curated by Xenophon Papaefthimiou
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 "Τα Ωραία του Πέραν" "The Beauties of Pera" Sismanoglio Megaro-Istanbul curator Iris Kritikou
2018 "ΜΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ" αίθουσα τέχνης ena contemporary
2018 "Ανασκαφή στην Αθήνα", επιμέλεια έκθεσης ena contemporary και Νίκος Βατόπουλος
2017 "Μικρά Έργα" 2nd Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, 23-27/11/2017
2017 "ΘΥΜΑΜΑΙ" Εταιρεία Alzheimer Αθηνών,ΚΠΣΝ, επιμέλεια:Ίρις Κρητικού
2017 "Art Athina 2017" "Little Gems" ena contemporary Art Gallery, Athens
2017 "Documenta 14_Gallery Walk" "kaplanon5 Gallery" Αθήνα.
2017 "Ερως-Ήρως" ΜΕΤΗ, Κρήτη/ "Ελληνικός Κόσμος" Μάιος 2017 Αθήνα, επιμέλεια:Ίρις Κρητικού
2017 "Σάββατα δίχως μύθο" CUBE Gallery, Πάτρα, επιμέλεια Λιάνα Ζωζά.
2016 "DADA siegt" "kaplanon5 Gallery" Athens.
2016 "Η Αλίκη στην χώρα των πραγμάτων" IANOS Athens,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2016 "Art Fare" CUBE gallery, Πάτρα, επιμέλεια Λιάνα Ζωζά.
2016 «Σπουδή στην Οδύσεια” ena contemporary Art Gallery, Αθήνα
2016 «Αφιέρωμα στον William Shakespeare” ena contemporary Art Gallery, Αθήνα.
2016 "Animalia" IANOS Athens,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2016 "Treasure Island/Η Νήσος των θησαυρών" Art space/Studio 265 Πάρος,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2016 "27+27" Αίθουσα Τέχνης ΕΓΙΝΑ-ΑΙΓΙΝΑ , επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2016 «70 + 1 χρόνια ΕΕΤΕ» Αγορά Αργύρη, Πάτρα
2016 "Sismanoglio 100 Years Greek Engraving Kolliali Collection" Κωνσταντινούπολη ,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2016 "Με τον τρόπο του Γ.Σ." IANOS Athens,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2016 "Η Τέχνη στο Πατάρι" IANOS Athens,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2015 "Λογοτεχνικές Εικονογραφίες", Μουσείο Εικαστικών Τεχνών Ηρακλείου.
2015 "Μικρά Έργα" "kaplanon5 Gallery" Athens.
2015 "Μεγάλη Οθόνη" "ena & kaplanon galleries -Vox, Riviera, Athinea cinemas-Athens.
2014 "Reference to El Greco" "ena contemporary Art Gallery" Athens.
2014 "Art-Athina Contemporaries : Statement made" Curated by Artemis Potamianou.
2014 "Προτομές ιστορικών προσώπων""ena contemporary Art Gallery" Athens.
2014 "DEIGMA GRAFIS" "ena contemporary Art Gallery" Athens.
2013 "C.P.KAVAFIS Days of 2013” "kaplanon5 Gallery" Athens.
2013 "I AM NOT THE CANCER" "Gazarte" Athens , επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2013 "Missolonghi and Lord Byron" Gallery X.&S.Moschandreou, Missolonghi &”Kaplanon5”.
2013 "The Greek Summer of Jacques Lacarriere" IANOS Athens,επιμέλεια Ίρις Κρητικού.
2013 "TIME IN A CAN" Madrid , curated by Diego Lopez Calvin and Slawomir Decyk.
2009 "Η Ανθρώπινη Μορφή στην Τέχνη" Επιμελητήριο Εικαστικών Τεχνών, Τεχνόπολις Δήμου
Αθηναίων, Αθήνα.
