The painter Popi Rigopoulou was born in 1910 in Athens, where she also passed away in 1992.
She studied economic and political sciences at the Supreme School of Economics and Business in Athens, as well as music and dramatic arts at the Athens Conservatory.
From a young age, she engaged in painting under the guidance of Frosso Konstantinidi and Periklis Byzantios. During her extensive travels, she visited numerous museums and art galleries across Europe, Egypt, and America.
In 1927, she participated in the chorus of the tragedy ‘Prometheus Bound’ during the Delphi Festivals organized by the Sikelianos couple.
She taught acting at the Music Lyceum of Athens. From 1941, she worked at the National Radio Foundation, serving as its program director (1954–1970) and representing it at international conferences. She was also the president of the Mass Media Committee, vice-president of the National Council of Greek Women, and a board member of the League for Woman’s Rights.
She authored articles on literature and the arts, which were published in both the local and international press.
She was honored with the Medal of Honor by the Municipality of Athens and was declared an Honorary Citizen of New Orleans.
She held solo exhibitions in Athens (Zygos Gallery in 1981, Dimokritos Gallery in 1985). She also participated in group exhibitions at the Athens Conservatory (1983), on Greek cruise ships organized by the Dimitris Pieridis Gallery of Modern Greek Painting (1983), at the Copenhagen City Hall, in the 84th International Fine Arts Exhibition (1984).
Her artworks can be found in the Vorres Museum in Athens, the Maritime Museum of Oinousses, and in private collections in Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos, Paris, New York, and elsewhere.