Alex Mylona

Alex Mylona (Athens, 1920 - 2016) was a Greek sculptor, known for her multidimensional and experimental approach to art.

From an early age, she showed a talent for drawing, starting her first painting lessons at the age of 8. She studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, in the workshop of Michael Tombros. In 1940, she married the politician Georgios Mylonas, with whom she had two daughters. Her life was affected by the political persecution of her husband during the Greek junta, which led her to Paris, where she had the opportunity to expand her artistic horizons. Her circle of acquaintances included professionals such as Nikos Hatzikyriakos-Ghikas, Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, Ossip Zadkine and Jean Arp.

Mylona represented Greece in international forums such as the Venice Biennale), the São Paulo Art Biennial, and the Paris Biennale, and collaborated with many galleries both in Greece and abroad. Her work was presented in important exhibitions, such as the Salon de la jeune sculpture in Paris and the Expo 67 of Montreal. In 1954 she won the 2nd Panhellenic prize for the monument to those executed by the Germans in Nikaia.  Her artistic expression included experimentation in multiple media and materials, including prints, collages, textiles, rugs, and painting.

In 2002, she began her final project creating the Alex Mylonas Museum, which in 2007 was transferred to the responsibility of the MOMus–Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum was a living organism, reflecting Mylonas' personality and work, while at the same time supporting newer trends and proposals in art.

Sources

• Μουσείο Άλεξ Μυλωνά, MoMUS
• Μυλωνά Άλεξ (1923 - 2016), Ινστιτούτο Σύγχρονης Ελληνικής Τέχνης
• Μυλωνά Άλεξ, Εθνική Πινακοθήκη