The painter and sculptor Chara (Charikleia) Vienna-Papageorgiou was born in Neo Faliro in 1922 and passed away in Palaio Faliro in 1982.
She studied sculpture and painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Professor M. Tombros for sculpture and Professor Umvertos Argyros for painting. After 1957, she moved to Rome, where she continued her studies in ceramics.
She published a poetry collection and was also involved in book illustration and art criticism.
She held solo exhibitions in Athens (‘Parnassos’ 1954, 1955, 1967; Cultural Cooperation Agency Center 1967; Stoa Technis 1968; ‘Gioconda’ 1978) and participated in group exhibitions in Athens (e.g., Panhellenic Art Exhibitions 1948, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975), Thessaloniki, Nafplio, Lefkada, Chalkida, Volos, Trikala, Komotini, and abroad (New York; Salon d’art libre Paris 1962; Moscow; Brantford Canada). She also participated in exhibitions organized by the Greek Women’s Art Association. She received several distinctions and awards for her visual artwork, including the Marshall Drawing Prize, an Honorable Mention at the International Exhibition in La Spezia, and a silver medal and diploma at the 6th Moscow Festival in 1957.
Her works are held in the National Gallery of Greece, the ‘Parnassos’ Literary Society, the Municipal Galleries of Athens and Piraeus, the Charalambos Christoforou Collection in Larnaca, and various private collections.