Nia Hefe Filiogianni (b. 1990 in Athens, Greece) lives between Athens (GR) and London (UK). She is a visual artist, creative coach and founder of Cream Athens, which supports emerging artists worldwide. Graduated with a distinction from DEREE, The American College of Greece with a BA (Hons) in Visual Arts & Art History in 2014, and from Central Saint Martins (UAL) with a Masters in Communication Design with a scholarship, Nia is a professional artist with numerous collaborations and awards, recently recognized on the Diversity & Inclusion 50 Powerlist 2024, acknowledging her impactful work within the creative and cultural industries.

Nia’s artistic practice is rooted in mixed-media painting and collage, using recycled textiles and gouache. Her work explores complex themes of politics and love, using semiotic language inspired by Greek mythology and Ancient Greek culture. Despite her minimalist pastel color palette, which evokes calmness, her pieces often contrast these serene hues with darker, more provocative meanings, offering a dialogue between beauty and harsh realities, certainty and ambiguity.  

Her work has been widely exhibited primarily in London, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Athens at Projecto Gallery, the British Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts amongst others. She has been featured in Vogue GR, Bricks Magazine, CNN GR and other major outlets.

SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS

2024 Duo Show, Interwoven, Projecto H Kirki, Mexico
2024 Moxy hotel, Athens, GR
2024 Nasty Gallery, London, UK
2023 Solo Show, Black & White Building, Old Street, London
2022 Get it right, Elephant Gallery Hotel, London
2021 The Fabric of My Life by Artex, Athens, Greece
2020 Ornithes, Epidaurus, Athens, Greece
2020 Ornithes, National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTN), Thessaloniki, Greece
2019 Open Mouth Film Festival, London, UK
2019 Whipped, Cream Athens, Coningsby Gallery, Goodge Street, London. UK
2018 THE NEOPROTOFEMINIST, Cream Athens & Creative Debuts, London, UK
2018 EMPOWERMENT, Creative Debuts, London, UK
2018 LIMBO, Crypt Gallery, London, UK
2017 MACD, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
2017 British Museum Lates, The British Museum, London, UK
2016 LACDA, Los Angeles, California, USA
2016 RA Lates, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

RECENT INTERVIEWS/ ONLINE / PUBLICATIONS

2024 NIA HEFE FILIOGIANNI | Nasty Gallery
2024 Overloaded: Ένα εικαστικό ταξίδι, με έργα από Έλληνες και διεθνείς καλλιτέχνες, στην καρδιά της Αθήνας | LiFO & Overloaded |  eKathimerini.com
2023 Dead Darlings x Cream Athens
2022 Remedy | Από το σκοτάδι στο φως με όχημα την ίαση • Women On Top
2021 Ορνιθο/Θεομαχία - Νοημοσύνη Σμήνους (ntng.gr)
2021 10 Minutes with Nia Hefe Filiogianni - Open Space Contemporary
2020 Nia Hefe Filiogianni: Talk with the London based artist | YEOJA Magazine (yeoja mag.com)
2020 Nia Hefe Filiogianni: "The Cream Athens Art Platform was created out of despair at my beginning in the field of art" - ACG (acgalumni.gr)
2020 Meet: Nia Hefe Filiogianni | UAL (arts.ac.uk)
2019 Generation Next: Η νέα γενιά της ελληνικής μόδας | VOGUE.GR | VOGUE.GR
2019 Νία Hefe Φιλιογιάννη: "Η Πλατφόρμα τέχνης Cream Athens δημιουργήθηκε από απόγνωση στο ξεκίνημα μου στο χώρο της τέχνης" - Artviews
2019 WHIPPED by CREAM Athens | Exhibition Précis - THE OCEAN AFRICAN - Ocean Africa | Fine Art

SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS

2024  Overloaded, The Art Foundation, Monastiraki, Athens GR
2023  AM A VULVA, The Art Foundation, Monastiraki, Athens GR
2022  REMEDY, The Art Foundation, Monastiraki, Athens GR
2021  Not Applicable series, Cream Athens digital platform 
2020  RELAX, Oxford Street, London UK
2019  Whipped, Coningsby Gallery, Goodge Street, London UK
2018  The Neoprotofeminist, Creative Debuts, Old Street, London,