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Dafni Angelidou (Athens, 1962) is a Greek painter and a mosaic artist and a Deputy Professor of the Mosaic Department of the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA).

Biography
Angelidou studied painting at the ASFA (1980-1986) under Yannis Moralis and Dimitris Mytaras and mosaic under Yannis Kolefas. Since 1987 she continues her study of mosaic at the ASFA in the form of teaching. She first became a Lecturer in 1999 and an Assistant Professor in 2005. Since 2013 she occupies the position of Deputy Professor of the Mosaic Department of the ASFA.

Her works include both paintings and mosaics.

In her early paintings (1986-1990) she focuses on depicting nocturnal urban landscapes. In the front of her scenes she places buildings that dominate the space with their geometric quality. She renders the subtle change of tones between half-light and darkness to produce a dreamlike feeling between the indefinite and the specific. The nocturnal scenes continue to prevail in her work in the 1990s, with the exception of the “Midday Landscapes 1989-1991” and “Chorographies 1998-2000” (Gallery 7, 2000), which show countryside landscapes with buildings or with harvested fields and threshing grounds.

In the 2000s Angelidou’s work continues reflecting scenes of urban imagery, but now with the focus on the human figure in relation to said environment and the silent movement of the crowds. Over the years the human figure becomes more clear and profound in her paintings. The umbrella serves as a trademark of her work. Initially it covered the entire face of the person depicted. Later, in more recent works, the faces are out in the open, no longer concealed.

In her mosaics she employs natural marble tiles and pebbles and shingles of enamel. In these works she concerns herself with the same subject matter as the one of her paintings. They are however not copies or reproductions of her aforementioned paintings, but original works that are meant to stand on their own. In 2013, in the retrospective exhibition “Mosaics of today”, the National Archaeological Museum presented the greatest part of Angelidou’s mosaics.

She has presented her work in 12 solo exhibitions (Angathi, Ora, Art Space 24, Gallery 7, etc.) and has participated in over 150 group and thematic exhibitions. Her works can be found in public and private collections, museums and galleries both in Greece and abroad.