Irini Bachlitzanaki

Irini Bachlitzanaki (b. 1984, Athens, Greece) is a Greek-born artist who lives and works between London and Athens.

Bachlitzanaki is inspired by material culture, artisanal traditions, nature and the biographies of objects. She builds upon re-contextualising recognisable forms to examine our relationship with the world around us and ourselves. Within a practice that is primarily sculptural, she plays with two and three-dimensionality and explores the object as image, signifier and continuation of the body and the self.

Bachlitzanaki studied History of Art at UCL, University of London and Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts. Most recently, Bachlitzanaki studied at the Royal Academy Schools, graduating in 2021.

Solo Exhibitions include: The Consolation of Imaginary Things at IONE & MANN, London (May 2024), The Combination Show, at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge in 2021, just us on a different day at Elika Gallery, Athens in 2018 and Emergent Qualities also at Elika Gallery in 2015. Other Solo Projects / Presentations include Prickly Pears in the Sun as part of Patio Projec curated by Georgia Stephenson and Piccadilly Lights, a presentation of a single work at the Piccadilly Circus billboard screen curated by Circa Art, both in 2020.

Recent Group Exhibitions include: ΔΕΗ meets Αrt Vo. 2 curated by Christophoros Marinos (Athens, 2026), In Transit: Greek Artists Abroad, The Hellenic Centre, curated by Theodoris Papandreopoulos (London, 2026), In Spirit and Truth [come closer and see], IONE & MANN (London 2025) , Here at IONE & MANN (London 2023), the Ingram Prize Finalists' show, Free Associations: The Contemporary Art Collection of Polly and Christos Kollialis at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki curated by Machi Pesmatzoglou, Baggage Claim at Staffordshire St, London curated by Georgia Stephenson and Rosalind Wilson, Kill the Messenger curated by La Pera projects in New York, Discoveries at Fiumano Clase London, and Rhizome at IONE & MANN, London in 2023; Pott/Pott at The Modern Pottery Museum, Athens, organised by The Symptom Projects and curated by Apostolis Artinos, Doomed Companions, Unsubstantial Shades at the Greek Embassy, London organised by NEON and curated by Akis Kokkinos, Rebetiko at the Athens Municipal Gallery curated by Christoforos Marinos and Traditions & Folklore at Batagianni Gallery, Athens curated by Christina Petrinou in 2022; Our Home, this Mortal Coil at IONE & MANN, London, the RA Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts London, and All I Need is the Air that I Breathe at Artseen Contemporary Art Nicosia in 2021; Pending at San Mei Gallery, London, curated by Ludovica Bulciolu and Yesterday, Today and Forever at Artseen Contemporary Art, Nicosia, curated by Maria Stathi in 2020; Playing Ground at Athens Transmission, Athens, curated by Christina Petkopoulou in 2019; Serpent and Shadow curated by Martin Westwood at the Royal Academy of Arts and Unguided Tour at Martinos Art Gallery, Athens in 2018;Sci-Fi Athens curated by Augustus Veinoglou at Snehta Residency, Athens and Paste in Place at Supersimétrica, Madrid, curated by 3 137 in 2017, Tramontane at Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens in 2016, the European Night of Museums 2015 annual exhibition at Τhe National Bank of Greece Historical Archive, Athens in 2015.

Scholarships, Grants and Awards include: Ingram Prize 2023 , (shortlisted), ACS Studio Prize, 2023 (shortlisted), Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS, 2022, DYCP Grant, Arts Council, England 2022, Wolfson College Cambridge, Royal Academy Schools Graduate Prize, 2021, A. Dunoyer de Segonzac Prize awarded by the Royal Academy Schools, 2021, NEON Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies Abroad (2020 -2017)

SOLO EXHIBITION: The Consolation of Imaginary Things ~ 31 May - 21 July 2024

exhibition: in spirit and truth [come closer and see] ~ 15 october - 6 december 2025

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