Christina Mitrentse investigates the esoteric qualities of myth through possessing a dexterity of techniques, including handcrafted sculpture, drawing, photography, installation and conceptual appropriation. Her practice oscillates between that of curator, storyteller, and archaeologist. The work incorporates the extensive use of these disciplines to coerce the iconoplastic and conceptual vocabulary, in an endeavor to designate the peculiarity of this relational space of aesthetics. Ignoring traditional hierarchies of display, Mitrentse creates a freedom to suggest new narratives and poetic ensembles of personal institutions such as schools, libraries, churches, academies and museums.
Mitrentse is an Established Greek artist and art educator based in London East End. With an Onassis foundation fellowship, she holds an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design and a PGCE from University of Greenwich. Her artworks are included in both private and public collections in Europe and the United States. Selected shows include: Building My Library, solo show at NO:ID gallery 09. Brussels Art Fair ‘09 - Apartment Gallery Athens. Public Project Commission at Greenwich Foot Tunnel 08-09 London. ‘Time’ Stephen Lawrence Gallery-Greenwich. ‘Terra Extremitas - The End of the Earth’at NDSM- Amsterdam 08.‘Emerging Artists Explore Cinema’ Griechishe Kultustiftung Berlin 06. ‘The Secret School’ - Solo Project at a bomb shelter, London 05. Contemporary Art from Beltsios Collection Athens 06. She also co-curates international shows in London and Greece, most noticeably 'CELESTIAL CONTRAKT', Schwartz gallery , London 09.‘Who Cares About Greek Art?’ Athens 06, and ‘The Flat Pack’ Deptford London06.