CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ART

Chapel Arts Studios is delighted to present an exhibition by artist Faye Theocharous at The Chapel Gallery in Andover from Thursday 20 March until Saturday 19 April 2025.

Faye’s chimerical Surrealist style, bold use of colour, combination of charged subjects and relatable references simultaneously blend the dream and the nightmare. As well as exploring the feelings evoked by her own childhood with personal depictions of lived experiences and recollections, Faye touches on the heavier themes of corruption, politics and disasters which have taken place in recent memory in her native Greece. 

About the Artist

Faye Theocharous is a visual artist from Greece, currently based in London. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts, and primarily works with oil on canvas. Faye has exhibited her work in numerous galleries across Greece, as well as in several exhibitions in the UK. Additionally, she has collaborated on projects in Spain and Hungary, and this spring, she will participate in an exhibition in Tokyo.

"My painting belongs to the surrealist movement with elements of symbolism. I am influenced by various elements and objects, mainly from my childhood memories, which I connect to present situations or my current emotions. In some of my paintings, I have depicted certain events that happened in my country, Greece, which involve political corruption."

Faye won Chapel Arts Studios’ 2024 OPEN OPEN: Seeing Red Exhibition Competition with her paintings “Out of Shell” and “Dreams”, for which this Spring Solo Show and an award of £1,000 acts as the prize.

Join us to explore Faye’s extraordinary paintings at The Chapel Gallery from Thursday 20 March until Saturday 19 April 2025, open every Thursday to Saturday from 11am - 4pm. 

You can see more of Faye’s work by following her on Instagram (@faye.theocharous) and her Saatchi profile