Opy Zouni   (Bio)

Opy Zouni (Sarpaki) was born in Cairo (Egypt) in 1941, and studied painting at the Zorian Workshop (1959-1962), ceramics at the American College (1960-1962) and photography (1959-1960). In 1963 she settled permanently in Athens, where she continued her studies at the School of Fine Arts, initially in painting with Yannis Moralis (1963-1968), then in ceramics (1963-1965) and later in stage scenery and decoration (1967-1969). She had her first solo exhibition in Cairo (1962). Other one-woman and group shows followed in Greece and abroad, including the Biennales of Sao Paolo, Alexandria a.o. She has given a distinct personal style to her painting, a characteristic abstract geometry work. Opy Zouni (Sarpaki) passed away in Athens (2008).

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