Marilena Christodoulou (born 1981, Larnaca, Cyprus) is a visual artist whose work explores the intersections of intimacy, vulnerability, and emotional resonance. Her practice often focuses on the nude and erotic expression, using the body as both subject and metaphor to navigate themes of desire, grief, and transformation. 

 

Rooted in expressionism, Christodoulou’s work embraces raw emotion over formal structure, seeking to capture the immediacy of feeling through painting, drawing, photography, and mixed media. Her studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino (Italy) and the FOCUS School of Photography (Athens) shaped her multidisciplinary approach, while her early mentorship by renowned Cypriot painter Stelios Votsis, an experience that deepened her understanding of painting techniques and conceptual expression.

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Her work has been presented in exhibitions and workshops in Cyprus and abroad, evolving continuously through dialogue with diverse artistic communities. She remains committed to exploring human presence, silence, and sensuality while developing new projects.

Christodoulou currently lives and works between Cyprus and Europe.