Mandy studied Graphic Design in 1999 in Athens. At the beginning of the new millennium, she embarked on her professional journey as a Junior Art Graphic Designer.
She pursued academic design studies at the painting workshops of A. Mayli (1999) and K. Tsigris (2006). Worked in advertising companies where she designed digital illustrations, photo collages, logos, and freestyle fonts.
• Group exhibitions on social issues, poster design (2006-2010). Her participation were published in newspaper Kathimerini, Arts sector (2009)
• Published, drawings studies with pencil and watercolours portrait, on art magazine Mandragoras (1999)
• Published, social poster design, Book "Ashes and... Burberry" (2008, M. Charitato Synodinou).
• Finalist at the Greek Graphic Design Awards in 2010. She curated restaurant menu graphic design at Astir Palace Athens Hotels (2008-12).
• User Experience and User Interface design.
From 2012 to 2021, she worked on designing the User interface on a variety of digital products for tech companies.
At the age of 35, she successfully faced a challenging health battle. Through this experience, she began to turn to painting, an art form she admired since childhood. Since 2022, she has been painting abstract art and teaching painting classes to children.
Today, she study for BA(hons) Early Childhood Education; and also do internship; creative workshops for children aged from 2 to 12 years old.
• Art Athens Festival, Group Art exhibition, 22 - 23 October 2023, Serafeio, Municipality of Athens. (physical exhibition, Paintings)
• Casa Del Arte, Palma 01, Artboxy, Virtual group Art exhibition, March 2023, Spain (physical exhibition, digital screen)
• Miami art week, during Art Basel, 6 - 10 December 2023, virtual group Art exhibition ( (physical exhibition, digital screen)
• Andie Art Gallery, Athens, 1 - 31 December 2023, virtual group Art exhibition (physical exhibition, digital screen)
• Sales under Acropolis, Watercolor landscapes from Greece, solo art exposure. (July 2023) (physical exhibition)
Statement
"There is an invisible world that magically reveals itself to me" Mandy D.
Welcome to my art journey!