Artist Statement
I remember drawing as early as first grade. My canvases back then were my bags, my books, my notebooks, and most times the dirt on the ground. Growing up in Greece, however, I did not have the opportunity to study art in school and as a result, I did not discover my passion for painting until later in my life.
My favorite media is oils and even though I have tried most types of media, I ultimately prefer oils as I find them to be more forgiving. I work mostly from photographs that inspire me and reflect a small part of me and my background.
In my paintings, I strive to capture the simple moments in time and show the world around me as I see it. Part of my inspiration comes from the beautiful seascapes of my homeland Greece but most often children are the central focus of my work as I strive to capture their innocence and jeweled personalities with the strokes of my brush. My favorite models are my grandchildren and my goal when I paint is to create paintings depicting my feelings that I can share with the viewer.
Participating in art shows provides me the opportunity to meet and connect with other talented artists who share their knowledge with me. Painting is my refuge, my way to relax and it provides me with the opportunity to connect and to appreciate the colorful world around me.
I remember drawing as early as first grade. My canvases back then were my bags, my books, my notebooks, and most times the dirt on the ground. Growing up in Greece, however, I did not have the opportunity to study art in school and as a result, I did not discover my passion for painting until later in my life.
My favorite media is oils and even though I have tried most types of media, I ultimately prefer oils as I find them to be more forgiving. I work mostly from photographs that inspire me and reflect a small part of me and my background.
In my paintings, I strive to capture the simple moments in time and show the world around me as I see it. Part of my inspiration comes from the beautiful seascapes of my homeland Greece but most often children are the central focus of my work as I strive to capture their innocence and jeweled personalities with the strokes of my brush. My favorite models are my grandchildren and my goal when I paint is to create paintings depicting my feelings that I can share with the viewer.
Participating in art shows provides me the opportunity to meet and connect with other talented artists who share their knowledge with me. Painting is my refuge, my way to relax and it provides me with the opportunity to connect and to appreciate the colorful world around me.
Georgia Stathoulas
Born and raised in Kalamata Greece, I moved to Wethersfield Connecticut with my family in 1992 where I discovered my emerging talent for Art. I was particularly fascinated by the textures of oil paint on canvas and soon found myself drawn to artists that used detail and color in a way that captured my own imagination.
As a self-taught artist, I began to study the complexity of emotion and the beauty of my surroundings. This resulted in paintings that portrayed everything from the joyful mystery of children to the serenity of my homeland. What began as a hobby soon turned into a passion. In 1991, a selection of my work was displayed at ACS in Athens. This event changed my thoughts about painting and soon thereafter, I continued to paint for enjoyment but with a renewed focus on learning new skills and techniques from other artists by speaking with them and studying their work.
Today, I continue to paint mostly with oils and look for inspiration from family, friends, fellow artists and the seascapes of my beloved Greece. My work can be found in private collections both in the United States and Greece and I look forward to continuing to develop my own style and artistry.
Exhibitions
2023 “Coco Lemons” 19th Art League of NewBritain Annual Juried Exhibit, won Best Still Life Award
2023 “My Stray Kitty” CAFA Plus Annual Members Show
2022 “My Stray Kitty” Annual Juried Member's Show Art League of New Britain
2022 “Coco Lemons” Connecticut Women Artist Annual National Juried exhibition, west Hartford Art League
2022 “Bushnell Park Carousel”, “Black and White Beads” and “Splish Splash” East Hartford Art Show, Brewer House
2022 “The Bazaar”, “The Bride” & “The Dreamer” NAC (The Norwich Arts Center) Annual Members Exhibit 2022
2022 “I Am Listening” Juried into the 2022 Annual CWA Member’s Juried Exhibition, at Art League of New Britain, New Britain, Connecticut
2022 “Scarlet” & “Wild Sunnies” New Britain Art League Nothing but flowers Juried Exhibition
2022 "I am listening" CAFA +Members Virtual Show
2021 "Thinking Out loud" and "Baby Crocs" CWA Council Show Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford
2021 “Georgia” East Hartford Public Library CWA present and past officers by Invitation Only
2021 “In Mommy’s Arms” and “Baby Crocs” New Britain Art League Annual Member’s Juried Exhibition
2021 “Fluffy’s Dream Barn” Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) 110 Annual Juried Exhibition
2021 “Jestina” CWA Annual Juried Exhibition, New Britain Art League, New Britain, Connecticut
2021 "Portrait Selfie" and "Fluffy's Dream Barn" Slater Memorial Museum's 77 Annual CT Artist Juried Exhibition
2020 “Fluffy’s Dream Barn” CWA National Open Juried Exhibition, Arts Center East, Vernon, Connecticut
2020 "Making Ripples" CAFA Annual Members Show
2020 “Making Ripples” and “Nostalgias” CWA Annual Juried Exhibition, New Britain Art League, New Britain, Connecticut
2019-20 “Sunfield” “Chamard” “The Priest” & “Priestess” CWA Council Show Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford
2019 "Gipsy Twins" CWA 90th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition, Slater Museum, Norwich, Connecticut
2019 "Three Red Apples" and "Self Portrait" CWA Annual Members Exhibition, New Britain Art League, New Britain, Connecticut
2019 "Stella" Mystic Museum , Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition
2018 “Crossing” and “Sneaking a Selfie” ArtSpace Gallery Ekprhasis Event, Hartford, Connecticut
2018 “Gathering” and “A Day at the Beach” CWA Council Show, Indian Hill Country Club, Newington.
2018 “Seagulls” Marlborough Arts Center, Juried Exhibition, Marlborough Connecticut
2017 “Stella” CWA 87thNational Open Juried Exhibition, Arts Center East, Vernon, Connecticut
2017 "Fun day", "Seagulls" and "Between Storms" CWA Council Show, Newington Country Club, Newington, Connecticut
2017 “Stella” New Haven Paint & Clay Club 116th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New Haven, Connecticut
2017 “Sea Glass” 2017 CWA Members Juried Art Exhibition, Art League of New Britain, Connecticut
2016 "Piece of Athens (1970's) New Britain Art League, Juried Show, New Britain, Connecticut
2016 "Chasing Seagulls" Slatter Museum, CWA Annual Juried Show, Norwich, Connecticut
2016 "Sweet Memories" National Arts Program, Hartford, Connecticut
2016 "The Widow" National Arts Program, Hartford, Connecticut
2015 “Geisha” ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut
2015 “Sofia”, “Geisha”, “Memories” CWA Council Show Stockman Gallery, New Britain, Connecticut
2015 “Kitries” Chamard Vineyards, Clinton, Connecticut
2014 “Sunset Path” and “Viewing the Sound” Chamard Vineyards, Clinton, Connecticut
2014 “I Love Uncle Stan” Art Space Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut
2015 “A Moment in the Sun” ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut
2014 “Broken Angel” & “Surprise Angel” Wings Inspired to fly show at 224 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
2014 “Gina” Cave a Vin, CWA Council Show New Haven, Connecticut
2014 “In Mommy’s Arms” and Portrait of Isabella, Hartford Fine Arts, 85th CWA Anniversary Juried show, Hartford, Connecticut
2013 “Maya” Butler McCook Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut
2013 “First Haircut” Slater Museum Norwich, Connecticut
2013 “Maya” Club House Gallery CWA Annual Juried Exhibition, West Hartford, Connecticut
2013 “Posing” National Arts Program Exhibit, Hartford Connecticut
2012 “Smell My Feet” nominated and chosen by Poet Christine Beck for the Ekprhasis Event, Hartford, Connecticut
2012 “Poppies” Aetna gallery group show, Hartford, Connecticut
2010 “Bushnell Park Carousel” Salt Box Gallery Member’s Juried Exhibition, West Hartford, Connecticut
2010 “Splish Splash” CT+5 Annual Juried Exhibition, Clubhouse Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut
2009 “Posing for Mama” Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition Club House Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut
2008 “Black & White Beads” “Up Close & Personal Portrait Exhibition” Club House Gallery, West Hartford, Connecticut
2007 “Annoula” auctioned at the Annual New Britain YWCA’s Dinner, New Britain, Connecticut
2007 “Maya” Salt Box Gallery Juried exhibition, West Hartford, Connecticut
2006-2010 “Sunset in Greece”, “Show Me the Rides”, “Birthday Cake”, “A Moment in the Sun”, Art Walk Annual Juried Exhibition, West Hartford, Connecticut
In the News
2015 Life Wethersfield Article on Georgia about finding passion in painting
2014 “In Mommy’s Arms” Hartford Courant
2014 “Isabella” Hartford Courant, i-town’s art
2011 “Lisa and Baby Lia” Hartford Courant i-towns
2008 “My Gypsy Twins” Hartford Courant i-towns
2011 NAC (Norwich Arts Council) Cooperative Gallery “Artist by Invitation”
Solo Shows
2022 Baja Gallery, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
2018 Indian Hill Country Club, Newington, Connecticut
2014 Wethersfield Public Library (September)
2013 Aetna gallery
2011 Cavos Restaurant
Awards
2022 Coco Lemons” Best Still Life Award at the 19th Annual ALNB Juried Exhibition
2022 “Bushnell Park Carousel” Price Purchase Award East Hartford Public Library
2013 “In Mommy’s Arms” National Arts Program Award -- First Place
2013 “A Moment in the Sun” People’s Choice Award, Art Space Gallery Nominated and chosen for the Ekprhasis Event, poem by Scott Rayfield
2011 “Double Bows” “People’s Choice Award” Nominated and chosen by Poet Joan Malerba-Foran for the Ekprhasis event Art Space Gallery
Memberships
CWA (Connecticut Women Artists) Council Member, past Membership Chair 2015-17 and past President of The Connecticut Women Artists Inc. 2017-2020
Member of Slater Museum
Associate member of CAFA (Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts)
Member of New Britain Art League
Member of New Britain Museum of American Art
Member of The Norwich Art Center