Chryssa

Chryssa[1]
Born
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali

(1933-12-31)December 31, 1933[2]
Athens, Greece
DiedDecember 23, 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 79)[2]
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek American
Known forLuminist sculpture
Spouse
(m. 1955⁠–⁠1958)

Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali (Greek: Χρύσα Βαρδέα-Μαυρομιχάλη; December 31, 1933 – December 23, 2013) was a Greek American artist who worked in a wide variety of media.[3] An American art pioneer in light art and luminist sculpture,[4][1] known for her neon, steel, aluminum and acrylic glass installations,[5][6] she always used the mononym Chryssa professionally. She worked from the mid-1950s in New York City studios and worked since 1992 in the studio she established in Neos Kosmos, Athens, Greece.

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