Dimitra Bouritsa

Dimitra Bouritsa cherishes women and all woman-identifying beings, transforming her canvases into surreal narratives. The artist is particularly interested in exploring the many facets of femininity, challenging the singular perspective of the male gaze.In doing so, her characters take the form of enigmatic hybrid creatures, deities, monsters, nymphs, fragile creatures, saints, virgins, mothers, and prostitutes.

 

With her poetic characters often navigating captivating landscapes, Dimitra Bouritsa creates a fairy tale world where the viewer is invited into the realms of imagination and is encouraged to reconnect with the inner child.

 

For the creation of her paintings, the artist prioritizes free expression and emotion, while her work is informed by everyday life, literature, cinema, music, vintage magazines, as well as artists from the past.

 

Dimitra Bouritsa is a holder of an MA in Fine Art: Painting from Athens School of Fine Arts and an MA in  Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens. Her work has been exhibited in Greece, Germany, USA and Lithuania. Selected exhibitions include: Chroma & Soma, Dual show at Peru Athens (2024); Entering Tsarouchis troop, Tsarouchis Museum (2023); Beastly Encounters, Teras Athens, Blender Gallery (2022); 100 under 1000, Schindler Lab Gallery Berlin (2021); Lusus Naturae, BCMA Gallery Berlin (2021); The view from here, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland , Oregon (2020); Memoires d'un fou - les aventures de Chloe, Phoenix Athens Gallery (2019).