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Roza Tarpagkou on Underground Cisterns, Light, and Her Upcoming Group Show in Saint-Ismier

artist · 2026-10-07

Roza Tarpagkou, a painter of Greek origin residing in France, is finalizing two pieces: a landscape intended for a group exhibition in Saint-Ismier, France, scheduled for November 2023, and a painting from her Architectures of Silence series depicting an underground cistern. Her artistic focus is on these cisterns, utilizing transparency and glazing to create an air of mystery. Among her significant works are Underground Athens and Une soirée en Montmartre. Additionally, her second series, La nature à travers mon regard, captures her feelings about nature. After relocating to France twelve years ago to the French Alps, she found her passion for painting, which provides her solace amid health difficulties. Her Singulart profile showcases Mémoires des pierres and Underground Reflections.

Key facts

  • Roza Tarpagkou is currently painting a landscape for a group exhibition in November in Saint-Ismier, France.
  • She is simultaneously working on an underground cistern painting for her Architectures of Silence series.
  • Underground Athens was her first painting of underground cisterns.
  • Une soirée en Montmartre was the first work in Architectures of Silence to explore dusk and city atmosphere.
  • She was born in Greece three meters from the shore and moved to France twelve years ago.
  • She left a career in civil engineering and academia to paint full-time after health challenges.
  • Her collections include Architectures of Silence and La nature à travers mon regard.
  • Her Singulart profile features Mémoires des pierres, Underground Reflections, and Underground Athens.

Entities

Artists

  • Roza Tarpagkou

Institutions

  • Singulart
  • Singulart Magazine

Locations

  • Greece
  • France
  • Athens
  • Montmartre
  • Paris
  • French Alps
  • Côte d'Azur
  • Biarritz
  • Annecy
  • Alpilles
  • Aix-en-Provence
  • Luberon
  • Saint-Ismier

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