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about
Sofia Athineou is a full-time artist of Greek heritage. She works mainly with glass, a medium with many sensual and optical qualities. Her sculptures capture the surrounding nature of the Waitakere Ranges, where her studio is located and the organic forms of elemental forces like wind, fire and water. The constant movement and natural patterns of these elements are captured in her sculptures. Sofia is fascinated by the way glass looks and feels and its natural ability to reflect and distort light and our perception of it.
A recent public commission for Auckland Transport Maungawhau/Mount Eden Station is currently in construction and due to be open to the public in 2025. For it, Athineou has created red glass triangles representing the god of volcanic activity incorporating cultural narratives and the geological context of the station area with the technical and functional needs of a train station.
Sofia has taught numerous glass casting workshops at Corbans Estate Arts Centre and privately and is represented by Black Door Gallery, Te Uru Gallery, Corbans Estate Arts Center and West Coast Gallery in Auckland, Waiheke Community Arts Gallery in Waiheke, Wallace Gallery in Morrinsville, Brown & Co Gallery in Whanganui and Ora Gallery in Wellington.
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City Rail Link
City Rail Link
City Rail Link, Mangawhau station Glass lava triangles
Building the CRL Maungawhau / Mount Eden train station
CRL Tunnel Vision Newsletter - November 2022
Interviews
Interviews
Open Studio Waitakere Meet the artist Sofia Athineou
Introducing Sofia Athineou
NZ Sculpture OnShore 2018
What does NZ Sculpture OnShore mean to you?
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Auckland
West Coast Gallery www.westcoastgallery.co.nz
Corban Estate Arts Center www.ceac.org.nz
The Black Door Gallery www.blackdoorgallery.co.nz
Te Uru www.teuru.org.nz
Waiheke
Waiheke Community Art Gallery www.waihekeartgallery.org.nz
Morrinsville
Wallace Gallery Morrinsville www.morrinsvillegallery.org.nz
Whanganui
Brown & Co www.katiebrownglass.co.nz/brownandco
Wellington
Ora Gallery www.oragallery.co.nz