Maria Kolatsi is a self-taught contemporary artist who lives and works in Alexandroupoli. Born in 1981 in Korçë, Albania, she has developed a personal artistic practice centred on contemporary abstract art and mixed media. She creates paintings in which materiality serves as a primary means of artistic expression. Through textured surfaces and abstract and symbolic compositions, she explores the relationship between matter and light, consciousness, the human search for meaning and emotion. Her aim is to create works that do not prescribe a specific interpretation, inviting viewers to discover their own meaning. In 2025, she participated in the group exhibition “Art for the Here and Now” at Art Showroom Nyfadopoulos in Athens. In August 2026, she presented her first solo exhibition, “Moments and Textures”, in Alexandroupoli. Her works are already held in private collections.