Chryssa
1933–2013
Introduction
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. An American art pioneer in light art and luminist sculpture, known for her neon, steel, aluminum and acrylic glass installations, 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.
Wikidata identifier
Q536197
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Country of birth
Greece
Roles
Artist, painter, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500022002
Names
Chryssa, V. Chryssa, Varda Chryssa, Vardea Mavromichali Chryssa, Chryssa Vardea Mauromichalē, Chryssa Vardea Mavromichali, Chryssa Vardea-Mauromichaeli, Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichaeli
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed November 13, 2024.
