The Search for the Image in Greek Art
Eugenia and Nikos Papageorgiou Private Collection
Curated by Louiza Karapidaki
March 10 – April 21 / 2026
Hellenic American Union Gallery
The Hellenic American Union presents works from the private Collection of Eugenia and Nikos Papageorgiou in its Galleries, as part of the exhibition series “Collectors Tell Their Stories”.
The exhibition includes representative paintings from 1960 to 2020, which compose a chronological narrative of the search for the image in Greek art. Through six sections, artistic trends and shifts in the meaning and function of the image in modern Greek painting are highlighted. The exhibition is curated by Art Historian Louisa Karapidaki.
Armor, 2013, oil paint and graphite on canvas, 120x120cm | E&N Papageorgiou Private Collection
Participating artists: Dimitris Anastasiou, Christos Antonapoulos, Stathis Vatanidis, Dimitris Geros, Kostis Georgiou, Leonidas Giannakopoulos, Stefanos Daskalakis, Georgios Derpapas, Achilleas Drougas, Niki Eleftheriadi, Yannis Efthymiou, Dimitris Efeoglou, Irini Iliopoulou, Sofia Kalogeropoulou, Irini Kana, Elias Kafouros, Lida Kontogiannopoulou, Yannis Kottis, Rallis Kopsidis, Jenny Kodonidou, Nikos Lagos, Michalis Makroulakis, Tasos Mantzavinos, Theodoros Manolidis, Eleni Michalakopoulou, Kyriakos Mortarakos, Nikos Moschos, Panagiotis Beldekos, Emmanuel Bitsakis, Christos Bokoros. Dimitris Mytaras, Angelos (Panagiotou), Theodore Pantaleon, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Costas Papanikolaou, Konstantinos Patsios, Aristides Patsoglou, Vasilis Perros, Achilleas Razis, George Rorris, Eduardos Sakayian, Pavlos Samios, Vasilis Sperantzas, George Stathopoulos, Panagiotis Tetsis, Alekos Fasianos, Marios Fournaris, Dimitris Fragkakis, George Hadoulis, Apostolos Chantzaras, Manolis Charos, Nikos Chouliaras, Tasos Chonias, Yannis Psychopaidis.