bio:

Μaria Koutmani was born in 1967 in Greece where she lives and works as an English teacher. Her true identity is revealed through jewelry making which is a way of making art and communicating with the world. She attended Krama Institute and Anamma studio in Athens as well as seminars on contemporary jewelry with Jorge Manila and Marie Ishikawa. Maria likes experimenting with all sorts of materials and finds inspiration in nature, literature and philosophy. In her work both geometric and organic forms combine to challenge the unexpected. She has taken part in many group exhibitions in Greece and abroad and had a solo exhibition at Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens.