Sophía Vári

The recorded working language is French and Modern Greek. The field of work recorded is jewelry, jewelry design and art of sculpture. Giotto, Piero della Francesca and Peter Paul Rubens are recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are Theseus (1). Work by Sophía Vári is recorded in the collections of Diane Venet collection, Solange Thierry-de Saint Rapt collection and Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Museum, Athens.

• Name — Sophia Vari • Birth Name — Sophia Canellopoulos • Born — 9 October 1940 • Birthplace — Vari, Greece • Died — 5 May 2023 • Place of death — Monte Carlo, Monaco • Occupation — Painter Sculptor • Website — https: sophiavari.com

Born as Sophia Canellopoulos, she was married to sculptor Fernando Botero. She opened a studio in Paris in 1992, where she trained the likes of Patricia Avellan. Vari died in Monte Carlo on 5 May 2023.

Vari's work has been exhibited internationally. In 2004 an exhibition dedicated to her work was held at the Benaki Museum in Athens Her 2008 exhibition at the Temple of Confucius in Beijing, to coincide with the Beijing Olympics, was the first exhibition to be held there by a non-Chinese artist. In 2013 her sculptures and paintings were exhibited at Pera Museum in Istanbul. Sophia Vari: A Tribute, Twelve Monumental Sculptures was displayed on Park Avenue in New York City until 5 November 2023.

• Lemon • Female figure

• Couple • Et Ton Corps Se Penche Et S'allonge Comme U... • Les Nénuphars • Les Amants • L'astrolabe • Femme Au Chapeau • Double Épée • Nudes • Ombres nostalgiques • Éternité secrète • Ailes du charbon • Crime passionnel