Poli Kanistra

Poli Kanistra was born in Piraeus and studied in the Graphic Arts Department of the Doxiadis School from 1971 to 1974, with professors such as sculptors Yiannis Parmakelis and Giorgos Georgiadis, and painters Maria Spentza, Takis Katsoulidis, Dimitris Mytaras, and Petros Zouboulakis. She is a member of the Greek Chamber of Fine Arts. She works in painting, sculpture, jewelry making, has illustrated books, and has created posters. She has shown her work in 11 solo exhibitions in Greece and Germany. She has participated in 60 group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. In 2019, she was awarded the Grand Prix at the NAIVA BRATISLAVA International Naive Art Exhibition. She also received an honorable mention in the Panhellenic Poster Competition of the European Community Committee.