Sophia Vari Explained

Sophia Vari
Birth Name:	Sophia Canellopoulos
Birth Date:	1940 10, df=y
Birth Place:	Vari, Greece
Death Place:	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nationality:	Greek, Colombian^[1]
Native Name Lang:	el
Occupation:	Painter Sculptor
Website:	https://sophiavari.com

Sophia Vari (el|Σοφία Βάρη; 9 October 1940^[2] – 5 May 2023) was a Greek painter and sculptor.^[3]

Biography

Born as Sophia Canellopoulos, she was married to sculptor Fernando Botero. She opened a studio in Paris in 1992, where she trained the likes of Patricia Avellan and Laetitia le Tourneur d'Ison - Disone. She was known for her polychromic and monochromic styles.^[4]

Vari died in Monte Carlo on 5 May 2023.^[5]

Exhibitions

Vari's work has been exhibited internationally. In 2004 an exhibition dedicated to her work was held at the Benaki Museum in Athens ^[6] Her 2008 exhibition at the Temple of Confucius in Beijing, to coincide with the Beijing Olympics, was the first exhibition to be held there by a non-Chinese artist.^[7] In 2013 her sculptures and paintings were exhibited at Pera Museum in Istanbul.^[8]

Sophia Vari: A Tribute, Twelve Monumental Sculptures was displayed on Park Avenue in New York City until 5 November 2023.^[9]

Works

Paintings

• Lemon
• Female figure

Sculptures

• Couple
• Et Ton Corps Se Penche Et S'allonge Comme U...
• Les Nénuphars
• Les Amants
• L'astrolabe
• Femme Au Chapeau
• Double Épée^[10]
• Nudes
• Ombres nostalgiques
• Éternité secrète
• Ailes du charbon
• Crime passionnel

External links

• Pera Museum Exhibition at Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
• Waddington Custot Artist's representative

Notes and References

1. News: Rodríguez . Sergio . 5 May 2023. Murió la artista Sophia Vari, esposa de Fernando Botero. Spanish. Infobae. 20 October 2023.
2. Web site: Instagram . 16 September 2023 . www.instagram.com.
3. News: 5 May 2023. The artist Sophia Vari, wife of Fernando Botero, died. euro.eseuro.com. 8 May 2023.
4. News: 6 May 2023. Sophia Vari tenía 83 años y era una escultora de obra monumental, que también pintaba y hacía joyería.. El Colombiano. 15 September 2023.
5. News: 6 May 2023. Πέθανε η εικαστικός Σοφία Βάρη. Greek. Proto Thema. 8 May 2023.
6. https://www.benaki.org/images/events/pdf/press_vari.pdf
7. http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-03/17/content_12879599.htm
8. Web site: Sophia Vari in Istanbul with sculptures and paintings . 22 October 2013 .
9. Web site: Adekeke . Kazeem . 30 June 2023 . Twelve Monumental Sculptures by Sophia Vari: A Tribute to Artistry on Park Avenue . www.artcentron.com.
10. Web site: Doble espada (Double épée) . colecciones.banrepcultural.org . 20 October 2023.