About Hara Athanasopoulou

Hara Athanasopoulou is a Greek textile and fibre artist based in Athens. A cum laude graduate of the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, her practice centres on reclaimed household textiles — curtains, tablecloths, and bedsheets discarded from Greek homes — which she transforms into tapestries, sculptural installations, and mixed-media works.

Her work explores the invisible labour of women through the material culture of the Greek domestic sphere. By salvaging fabrics that have absorbed decades of daily life, she creates works that function as both visual art and material archive — documenting the textures, patterns, and traces of use that connect generations of Greek women through shared domestic traditions.

Artist Statement

Through textiles, I trace the quiet histories of women whose labour has been woven into the fabric of everyday life. The materials I work with — reclaimed curtains, tablecloths, and bedsheets from Greek homes — carry the weight of domestic memory. Each stain, fold, and faded pattern speaks of time spent in kitchens and living rooms, of hands that stitched and mended, of lives lived in service to others.

My practice is an act of reclamation. By transforming these discarded fabrics into tapestries and sculptural works, I make visible what has long been invisible: the material evidence of women’s resilience, creativity, and endurance.

Education & Awards

BA Fine Art — Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, Netherlands. Graduated cum laude.

Jan Roede Award 2024 — Awarded for outstanding graduation work.

Selected Exhibitions

Art The Hague 2024 · Art The Hague 2023 · Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam

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