The painter Theodora (Roula) Kynigou was born in Athens in 1937.
She attended painting lessons under the painter and ceramicist Yianna Persaki, as well as professors Andreas Georgiadis and Kostas Iliadis (1965–1967). She painted landscapes, focusing on the uniqueness of colors and the rendering of specific elements. She also engaged with abstract composition, which she structured based on the relationships between color and form.
She is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece.
She presented her work in solo exhibitions in Athens (“Astor” 1973, 1976; “Zygos” 1985; “Kreonidis” 1987) and Kifisia (“Epoches” Art Gallery 1998, 2002), as well as in group exhibitions in Athens (e.g., the Panhellenic Art Exhibitions of 1971, 1973, 1975), Kifisia, Nea Smyrni, Kaisariani, the Vorres Museum, Nicosia, and elsewhere.