She lives and works in Thessaloniki. She studied Economics in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from where she graduated in 1986. She also studied Interior Decoration and Design in Dimitreli School (1986-1988) and she graduated with distinction. From 1984 until 2002, together with Nikos Anestis she founded the well-known artistic ceramics workshop KICHLI. There, for 18 consecutive years she pai
nted a large number of functional objects as well as unique mural ceramic surfaces. Some of her works belong to the Paris Musee de Sevres collection. In 2002, Oly Anastasiou established the Gallery B19, Dimitriou Gounari 5, next to the White Tower. Since then, in this gallery, she creates, exhibits and sells her works: watercolours, oil on canvas and other visual culture products. Though, in 2012 and during the economic crisis she closes Gallery B19 after 10 years of function. From June 2012 and ever since, she is working in her Studio-Atelier 29 Kaissareias street ,4th floor, Kato Toumba Thessaloniki. She paints Greek landscapes, villages, islands and the sea, as well as still lives and interiors with people and pets, with a rather abstract and poetic approach. The rendering of the sunlight in different times of the day, has a central position in her artistic pursuit. Her paintings can be found in private collections in Greece, Europe,Israel and the USA. She speaks Greek,English, French and Spanish. A few words on the work of Oly Anastasiou
by the painter Vasilis Speranzas
March 2012
Olympia’s painting impresses me for the transparency and freshness of its colors. She handles watercolors in a remarkable manner and she succeeds in her creations, even in very small dimensions, to express a world which is dense, multi-colorful and full of light. Her landscapes and still lives offer to the viewer an abundance of colors plenty of optimism, and this is achieved at times through an expressionist tendency and at times by touching upon Klee’s dream-world. On top of that, Olympia experiments by creating constructions using various materials which enable to express herself in a multitude of ways. Therefore, her work avoids monotony and conquers interesting extensions, beyond the traditional surface of painting.
