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ENGRAVING
Tzeni Markakis
Biographical Note
Born in Athens, in 1939. She has studied Printmaking (1961-1965) and the Art Books (1964-1966,
with honours) in the Athens' School of Fine Arts, under state scholarship and with Kostas
Grammatopoulos as her teacher in both fields. Since 1967 she has always been an active participant
in the art scene, with six individual shows and many participations in numerous group exhibitions
in Greece and abroad (like international exhibitions in Poland, Romania, Portugal and
elsewhere). Samples of her work are to be found in the Greek Ministry of Culture, in the
Municipal Galleries of Athens and of Rhodes, in the Galleries of Corfu and of the city of
Heracleion in Crete, in the Cultural Centre of Agia Paraskevi and in the Prefecture of Arcadiaas
well as in private collections in Greece, England, USA and Italy. She is also a book illustrator
and she has designed several posters, leaflets and book covers. She is an active member of the
Greek Chamber of Fine Arts, as well as a founding and active member of the Greek Printmakers Association.
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