Born in Athens. She lives and works in Athens and Kefalonia. She graduated from the American Pierce College.
Attended classes in History of Art given by the Historian Elli Yotopoulou Sissilianou. Graduated in interior decoration from the Center of Applied Art (1973-1975). Started painting with the painter Theodoros Drossos. Continued for another six years under the guidance of the painter Thanassis Stephopoulos (1986-1992).
Her works can be found at the University of Athens Art Gallery, at the Museum of the City of Athens, at George & Marie Vergottis Foundation, at Lefas Municipal Art Gallery of Psychiko, at the American College Art Gallery, in the Garipis Collection, in the Kangelaris Collection and in many private collections in Greece and abroad.
She is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece.
"The PAINTING speaks for the painter"
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 «PICTURES» LEFAS GALLERY, Psychico
2025 «Memories of Places» Athens Cultural Centre «Melina»
2025 «Moments» LEFAS GALLERY, Psychico
2023 «HAPPY-NESS» LEFAS GALLERY, Psychico
2022 «Places Remembered II» PERITECHNON KARTERIS Gallery, Athens
2021 «Beautiful and Ephemeral» LEFAS GALLERY, Psychico
2018 «East and West» PERITECHNON KARTERIS Gallery, Athens
2017 «Territorial Waters» KEFALOS Theatre, Argostoli Kefalonia
2016 «Places Remembered» PERITECHNON KARTERIS Gallery, Athens
2014 «Nature» Pessada, Kefalonia
2012 «The Voice of the Sea» George & Marie Vergottis Foudation, Kefalonia
2011 «Reminiscences» Galerie Thuillier, Paris
2007 «Liza Merlin-Vassilatou» George & Marie Vergottis Foudation, Kefalonia
2006 «Liza Merlin-Vassilatou» The Lefas Municipal Art Gallery of Psychiko
2004 «Female Figures» Athens Art Space - Mary Alexiou Gallery, Athens
2002-2003 «Journey» Sofitel Athens Airport, Athens
2001 «1998-2001» Art Chamber ΑΕΝΑΟΝ, Athens
1999 «Liza Merlin-Vassilatou» George & Marie Vergottis Foudation, Kefalonia
1999 «Liza Merlin-Vassilatou» Galerie 3, Athens
1993 «Familiar and Ephemeral» Art Chambers EPIPEDA, Athens
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
She has taken part in many group and thematic exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Some of the most important are these below:
2025 «Art Capital» Grand Palais Paris, Salon des Indépendants
2024 «Epicurus' Garden» Tsichritzis Foudation, Kifissia
2022 «Gazing» Tsichritzis Foudation, Rania Kapellaris
2020 «Art Capital» Grand Palais Paris, Salon des Indépendants
2019 «Art Capital» Grand Palais Paris, Salon des Indépendants
2018 «Magic of the Sea» KEFALOS Theatre, Argostoli Kefalonia
2017 Cannes organised by the Salon des Indépendants
2017 «Art Capital» Grand Palais Paris, at the Greek Pavillon of the Salon des Indépendants
2016 «IdepArt 2016» Image Gallery, Athens
2015 «Art Capital» Grand Palais Paris, at the Greek Pavillon of the Salon des Indépendants
2013 Artists of the Ionian Islands, Argostoli Kefalonia
2011 «Art Capital» Grand Palais Paris, at the Greek Pavillon of the Salon des Indépendants
2010 Exhibition organised by the Amaroussion Unesco in Technopolis Gazi
2007 «Aspects of Athens» by Contemporary Greek Artists, at the City Museum of Moscow
2006 «Athens» a thematic exhibition organised by the World Female Cultural Federation in the Museum of the City of Athens Vouros - Eftaxias
2005 «Aspects of Athens» by Contemporary Greek Artists, at Famagusta Gate at Leukosia, Cyprus
2004 «Aspects of Athens» by Contemporary Greek Artists in the Museum of the City of Athens Vouros - Eftaxias. This exhibition was part of the Cultural Olympiada
ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
2021 «International Mediterranean Friendship» Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi Etkinlik, Istanbul
2021 «12 months ART-online» Dimitris Lazarou, Athens
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