STATEMENT/CV
Anastasia Theofanous is a mixed-media artist from New York City whose work explores the relationship between architecture, nature, and time. She draws inspiration from transitional spaces such as abandoned buildings, weathered walls, and overgrown structures, using layered materials like oil, dirt, and found objects to reimagine decay as a living, transformative process.
“My work explores the relationship between human-made spaces, nature, and time. Through painting and mixed media, I reimagine these environments as surfaces where memory and decay overlap, allowing for new stories to emerge through texture and color. I work primarily in oil on wood panels and canvas, incorporating materials such as dirt, gesso, and found objects to create tactile, layered surfaces. These materials share the physical qualities of the environments that inspire me, linking my process directly to the sites I document.”
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Education
Ringling College of Art and Design – B.A., Fine Arts
Expected Graduation: 05/2026
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New York, NY – High School Diploma, 2022
Concentration: Fine Arts
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
"When the cloud comes"
Solo show, Savage Gallery, Sarasota Fl – February 20-21, 2026
2026
Ringling Fine Art Student Pop-Up
Group Exhibition, Spaaces Gallery, Sarasota, FL – January 29 – February 7,
2025
“Festivus”
Group Exhibition, 502 Gallery, Sarasota, FL – December 13 – 27, 2025
2025
“Keep refrigerated”
Group Exhibition, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL – November 13-30, 2025
2025
“Remember, Remember, This is Now, and Now, and Now”
Group Exhibition, Savage Gallery, Sarasota Fl – March 21-28, 2025
Best of Ringling 2025
Juried Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Sarasota, FL – April 25-May 2, 2025
2024
“Oddities”
Group Exhibition, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL – November 1-16, 2024
Awards
Best of Ringling – Gold Award, Fine Arts
Ringling College of Art and Design | 2025
Apprenticeships
2-week apprenticeship at Lasansky Gallery & Studio