Polina Zioga (born in Athens, Greece) is a visual artist working mainly in photography, digital technologies and new media, creating prints, videos and installations.

As a child, she was frequently visiting her father’s research laboratory. The testing tubes and the microscopes, through which she was observing cells and microorganisms, were for her an infinite “game” of exploration and fantasy. Later she found herself studying Nursing at the University of Athens (graduated in 2002) and immediately afterwards at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Painting under professors D. Sakellion and G. Kazazis and Photography under professor M. Babousis (graduated in 2007 magna cum laudae).

During her studies there she began constructing for the first time environments with artificial materials which she then photographed with macro lenses or video shooted. In the process, her own body became another source of experimentation using digital photographs of her brain and arteries taken from medical examinations. Today she creates photographic collages and videos of imaginary landscapes combining different techniques and media.

Solo Exhibitions - Presentations
2009 “Art-Act” art space, presentation – open discussion with G. Kazazis, professor of the Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece.
2008 “Pro-Art” art gallery, Athens, Greece.

Screenings in Video-Art and Film Festivals
2009 “Moving Frames Festival”, Mytilene (Lesvos island), Greece.
2009 “Videologies”, Tripoli, Greece.
2008 “Platforma Video 08 International Film Festival”, “Technopolis” of Municipality of Athens, Greece.
2008 “Festival Miden”, Historic Center of Kalamata, Greece.
2009 “Athens Video Art Festival”, “Technopolis” of Municipality of Athens, Greece.

Team Exhibitions (selection)
2009 “Graduating Class 2006-2007”, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece.
2008 “Picture-Space-Action 2”, “Technopolis” of Municipality of Athens, Greece.
2007 “Child”, “Paidon-Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece.
2007 “Conversing with Rembrandt - Young Greek Artists are inspired by the great master’s work”, under the Aegis of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, “De Haagse Kunstkring”, The Hague, The Netherlands.
2006 "Conversing with Rembrandt-Young artists are inspired by the great master’s work”, under the Aegis of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, exhibition hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Athens, Greece.
2006 “Child”, Chantzikyriakeio foundation, Piraeus, Greece.
2005 “December 1st and every single day… a day against AIDS”, under the Aegis of the Municipality of Athens, Metro Syntagma exhibition area, Athens, Greece.
2004 “Body and Ancient Drama”, Kronos Factory, Elefsina.

Scholarships – Awards
2005 The Hellenic National Scholarship Foundation: scholarship for studying painting in the Athens School of Fine Arts.