Christiana Soulou was born in Athens, issuing from a Greek family in Alexandria, where she spent much of her childhood. She studied at Ecole National Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. Recent solo shows include: Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne (2016), BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England (2016), The book of Imaginary Beings after Borges, Sadie Coles HQ, London (2016), Les enfants terribles, Jean Cocteau, Galerie de France, Paris (2015), Capitain Petzel, Berlin (2012), Sadie Coles HQ, London (2011), Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York (2010), Bernier/Eliades, Athens (2010). Group shows: Camden Arts Center, London (2016), Salon du Dessin, Paris (2014), Palais Brogniart-Place de la Bourse, Paris (2014), Il Palazzo Enciclopedico, 55th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennial (2013), The System of Objects, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens (2013) and Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection, New Museum, New York (2010)