Alex Mylona

In 1940, she married the lawyer and politician Georgios Mylonas, with whom she had three children, Maria Mylona - Kyriakidis, the contemporary artist Eleni Mylonas and the actor Alexandros Mylonas. In the 1960s, she established a studio in the Denfert-Rochereau area in Paris, where she had the opportunity to expand her artistic horizons. Her life was affected by the political persecution of her husband during the Greek junta. Her work was strongly supported by Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Ghikas and Iris Clert and she became acquainted with Christian Zervos, Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, Ossip Zadkine and Jean Arp. Mylona represented Greece at the Venice Biennale, 1960, participated at the São Paulo Art Biennial, La Biennale de Montreal, and the Paris Biennale and the Salon de la jeune sculpture in Paris. She collaborated with several galleries in Greece and abroad, notably exhibiting with Galerie Denise René in Paris. Her artistic expression included series of sculptures in marble, metal and concrete, as well as paintings, prints and other materials. In 1986, she had a retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens, Greece, curated by the museum director Dimitris Papastamos. In 2002, she established the Alex Mylonas Museum, which operates under the MOMus–Museum of Contemporary Art since 2019. The museum has a permanent collection of Mylonas's work on display and hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. In the Spring of 2024 during the WOW festival, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) hosted the open-air exhibition titled "Fulfilment" curated by the director of the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum Syrago Tsiara. Works Development of the Circle, 1986 and Berioshka 1957, part of the National Gallery collection were accompanied by six large scale photographs by artist Eleni Mylonas portraying her mother in her studio.

Alex Mylona studied at Athens School of Fine Arts. Training under Michael Tombros is recorded. The recorded working language is Modern Greek. Alberto Giacometti and Ossip Zadkine are recorded as an influence. Residence is recorded at Athens and Paris. Work by Alex Mylona is recorded in the collections of Museum Alex Mylona and National Gallery of Athens.

The authorities additionally record the heading Alexandra Bogdanou. Her recorded language was Modern Greek. She married Georgios Mylonas. One child is recorded: Alexandros Mylonas.