Description
Sofia-Maria Xenaki is a visual artist and performer. She was born in Chania Crete in 1991. Her interest in painting and dance began in childhood. In 2009, she was first introduced, with a scholarship, to the Arts and Applied Arts Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which she graduated with honors in 2015. During the 2013–2014 academic year, she studied at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid through the Erasmus exchange program.
With a background in figurative painting, her influences range from the great masters of the Renaissance and Baroque to the art of the Far East. She proposes a form of art liberated from its mimetic function―art that stems from inspiration rather than observation. Her large-scale installations invite the audience to actively engage with the artwork. Her practice explores the intersection of painting and new media, combining figurative techniques with augmented reality technology. In collaboration with her sister, jewelry designer Iro Xenaki, she created her first jewelry collection, which led to the founding of Si―a brand established by Iro and Sofia-Maria Xenaki in 2025. Their refined art creations, which include silk scarves, sunglasses, and jewelry pieces, offer the opportunity to wear a piece of art.
Her work has been featured in four solo exhibitions, twenty-seven group exhibitions and international art fairs, as well as two book illustrations.
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Pigment fine art prints have a lifespaxn of up to 50 years or even more, depending on the specifications of each paper (OBA percentage, acid free, etc.). Acryluxe prints have a lifetime of up to 10 years or even more, as defined by the certifications provided by the manufacturing companies. ChromaLuxe Metal Prints have a lifetime of up to 64 years, as defined by the certifications provided by the manufacturing company ChromaLuxe and Wilhelm Imaging Research, without these being at the same time a guarantee of lifetime and this because there can be no control as to conditions in which the prints are exposed at the end.
These certifications tests have been carried out under specific exposure conditions, such as indoor use, no sunlight or uv radiation, 20˚C – 28˚C temperature, 60% humidity and absence of environmental or other air pollution. Any deviation from the above can reduce the lifespan and affect the quality of the prints. Under normal conditions of sun exposure (direct or even reflected), the lifespan can be reduced to less than 5 years. Photolab Athens informs about the certifications of each method by the manufacturing companies, but does not guarantee the lifetime of the prints.
The products sold on the Site are digital prints some of them numbered and in limited edition. The digital prints are offered in one or more formats and print options, according to the suggestions made between the artist or his/her representatives and Signature Prints. The final paper print may be modified without any prior warning but replaced by a similar characteristics paper. The digital prints are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity in English.
