Iliodora Margellos (b. 1985, Minneapolis, USA) employs a distinctive approach to emotion and experience in her artistic practice, characterized by the abstraction and reconstruction of hybrid composites through analog examples of post-digital thinking. The Greek-Swiss artist navigates the interplay between soft and hard surfaces, blending domestic and industrial materials to create a unique 'kosmos' in her artworks. Through handmade embroideries and weavings using materials such as mohair yarn, threads, strings, and glass beads on metal screens, Margellos designs a universe that welcomes otherness into our lives. Her exploration of form, material, and color contributes to the creation of a distinct aesthetic that reflects her ongoing artistic inquiry.
Her solo exhibitions, including 'Histonas (Room of Webs)' at Dio Horia Acropolis Annex, Athens, and 'Fragments of Transparencies' at Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, showcase her mastery in blending diverse elements into cohesive visual narratives. Additionally, her participation in group exhibitions like 'The Butterfly Effect,' 'After Hope,' and 'Omega to Alpha' further solidifies her presence in the contemporary art scene. Iliodora Margellos' work has gained recognition and was featured in the FT 'How To Spend It' issue in September 2020. In 2021, she received the Ruya Maps finalist prize for the Spirit Issue of the Creative Cities Project open call in Athens.