Arts and culture have always been central to Eleni’s life. She is an accomplished photographer, painter, and author with a career spanning 25 years. Eleni is a distinguished graduate of the University of Guelph where she was nominated for the College of Arts Medal.  She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from York University in both painting and photography.

Eleni has a steady history of achievement in the arts, including an international Discovery Award nomination at Les Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival in France and a Silver Medal in photography for Canada at the 5th Francophone Games in Niger. Her photographs and paintings have been featured in several exhibitions, including the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Olympic Winter Games Cultural centre in Turin, Italy, and the Rosella Junck Gallery, Berlin.

In 2018, Eleni launched Eleni Bakopoulos Artworks, Atelier and Gritt Gallery in Guelph, Ontario. Here she focuses on her art practice, while mentoring and teaching other artists in the community.  She's an active community member, sitting on the Public Art Advisory Committee for the City of Guelph, and the Indigenous Awareness Lead at the Rotary Club of Guelph.

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Eleni is the co-author of two award-winning and best-selling cookbooks: Three Sisters Around the Greek Table, and Three Sisters Back to the Beginning. For more information visit www.3greeksisters.com.