Katerina Spyropoulou

About the VIOLENCE Series

Every day, thousands of women all over the world fight for their human rights, even for their lives. Violence against women is a very common phenomenon and can have immediate or long-term physical, sexual, psychological, social, and mental consequences, expressed in many forms, even leading to death… Art can raise awareness among people, calling for justice to stop cruelty and inhuman behavior.

Katerina Spyropoulou

Katerina Spyropoulou was born in Athens, where she lives and works. She is a Civil Engineer with postgraduate studies in environmental design and is professionally involved in the field of public works. Since her childhood, she has been engaged in photography, painting, and music. Since 2013, she has participated in artistic photography workshops. In the years 2014-2018, as a member of a photographic group, she focused on “street photography.” In the years 2018-2019, she completed three cycles of studies at the Greek Center of Photography. In the summer of 2019, she began working on “self-portraiture.” In the years 2021-2022, she completed the annual study program at the GCP, working on “staged photography.” Since the summer of 2022, focusing on photographic art, she has been attending the program “Photography: Images and Techniques” at the University of San Diego, California, having already completed 5 cycles of studies leading to a “Professional Certificate in Photography/Arts and Humanities.” She has participated in 9 group exhibitions, 4 in Athens, 3 in Thessaloniki, and 2 online. She has published 2 Photobooks and maintains a website.