b. 1978, Athens, Greece
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2006 MA, Art in Context, University of Fine Arts Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2002 BA, Visual Arts, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
1998 Technical Institute for Marketing and Publicity, Athens, Greece
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018
OH, HONEY, Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA
2016
SHOUT!, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Despina Stokou: GHOSTING, Eigen + Art, Leipzig, Germany
Auto-Correct, Derek Eller Gallery, off-site exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Only Tomatoes and Horses, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
The royal we, EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin, Germany
2013
Despina Stokou, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria
bulletproof, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
Delusions of Grandeur / Größenwahn, Galerie Krobath, Berlin, Germany
2011
Dear Gallery, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria
2010
Dirty Dozen, Grimmuseum, Berlin, Germany
Afterlife Afterhours, Appartement, Berlin, Germany
2007
Accidental Woman, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens, Greece
2006
The Fall of the Haddo Estate and Other Stories, Hermann & Wagner, Berlin, Germany
2004
The Fall of the Haddo Estate, Apt Gallery, London, England
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
SUPERSHADOWPOWERWOMAN, 5 Car Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Pictura + Poesis, Kunstverein Gera, Gera, Germany
Reveal the Rats, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
Spaghetti Code, curated by Tony Lewis and Joe Reihsen, Viewing Room, Los Angeles, CA
Group show: Sadie Bening, Marcel Eichner, Despina Stokou, Dean Levin, curated by Carole Server, Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
2015
Is This a Connection?, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Womanhouse, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, New York
RE(a)D, curated by Ryan Steadman, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Redefining Modernity, Art in Embassies, United States of America Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Private View, Ibid., Los Angeles, CA
Horror Vacui, Gagosian Gallery, Athens, Greece
2013
ReMap 4, All Masters at the Swing Door, Athens, Greece
Painting Forever!, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
Why Painting Now?, cruated by Gerwald Rockenschaub, Galerie Krobath, Vienna, Austria
BERLIN.STATUS [2], Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin Germany
2012
Sweet Distemper, curated by Isaac Lyles, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
Parts & Services, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2011
Wiener Innen Aussen, Wonderloch-Kellerland, Berlin, Germany
Search & Destroy, Mikael Andersen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Auction for Athens Pride, Breeder Gallery, Athens, Greece
2010
Hostile Aesthetic Takeover, Appartement, Berlin, Germany
Available Works, hbc, Berlin, Germany
Girl Overkill II, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
2009
Kim Whan- Ki International Art Festival, Seoul, South Korea
Personal-Political 2, Thessaloniki Biennalle, Greece
Culture Industry, VOX, Athens, Greece
2008
Donna Martin Graduates!, Exereunitis Gallery, Athens, Greece
Old News 4, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
You Can Never Go Home Again, Raab Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2007
Meatspace, Action Field Kodra 2007, Kalamaria, Salonica, Greece
True Romance, Breeder Gallery, Athens
Radiations, curated by Rallou Panagiotou at the Center for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
Emergency Room, Contemporary Art Center Ileana Tounta, Athens, Greece
Video Vaka, galleriBox, Akureyri, Island
2006
F(acts)igures, Artwalk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visions 2006, Kappatos Gallery, Athens, Greece
Anonymous Drawers, Blüttenweiss Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2005
London in Six Easy Steps, B+B ICA, London, England
2004
DIY Urbanism, First Sideshow Event Salon, Hurwundeki Art Space, London, England
Gute Söhne Gute Töchter, Galerie am Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany
Bibliography
2016
Heinrich, Will. “What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week.” 27 Oct. 2016. Print/Web.
Binlot, Ann. “5 Works To Check Out at Art Los Angeles Contemporary.” Forbes 30 Jan. 2016. Web.
“Collectors Susan and Michal Hort’s Picks From Art Los Angeles Contemporary and Beyond.” Artspace 30 Jan. 2016. Web.
Adams, Lisa. “Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2016: Through the Eyes of a Painter.” Huffingtonpost 29 Jan. 2016. Web.
Gittlen, Ariela. “Ahead of ALAC, How Los Angeles Is Fostering the Next Generation of Emerging Artists.” Artsy 20 Jan. 2016. Web.
2015
Binlot, Ann. “Modern Vocabulary: Emojis Become Muse in Despina Stokou’s Exhibition, ‘Ghosting’.” Forbes 18 Nov. 2015. Web.
2014
Indrisek, Scott. “Despina Stokou Paints With Wit (And Data).” Blouin Art Info 9 Dec. 2014. Web.
SPH. “50 Women Artists Worth Watching.” Art + Auction Sep. 2014. Print.
Wahjudi, Claudian. “Der kunterbute Overkill.” Zitty 1 May 2014: 70-72. Print.
Berner, Ingrmard. “Heiligenscheine auf Playboy-Seiten.” Berliner Zeitung 16 Apr. 2014: 29. Print.
Molitor, Noemi. “Wortmalerei im World Wide Web: Der virtuelle Raum als Bildraum + Interview.” Taz 10 Apr. 2014: 15. Print.
Kiyoizumi, AJ. “Exhibition: Despina Stokou’s Installation Paintings.” BerlinArtLink 15 Apr. 2014. Web.
2013
Smith, Roberta. "Despina Stokou: bulletproof.” The New York Times 15 Mar. 2013. Print.
Baker, R.C.. "Despina Stokou: bulletproof.” The Village Voice 13 Mar. 2013. Print.
"Biopic: Despina Stokou.” Modern Painters Feb. 2013. Print.
Bronner, Julian Elias. "Sweet Distemper.” Artforum Aug. 2013. Print.
Indrisek, Scott. "Sweet Distemper @ Derek Eller.” Modern Painters Daily 25 Jul. 2013. Web.
Schjeldahl, Peter. "Sweet Distemper.” The New Yorker 23 Jul. 2013. Print.
Awards
2005
DAAD Study Scholarship for Artists
2001
Sokrates Erasmus Scholarship Berlin Weissensee
1998
Scholarships for Excellence of Performance, Athens School of Fine Arts
1997
Scholarship for Excellence, College for Marketing and Publicity, Athens
Public Collections
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, NH