On display at the CVMC Art Gallery: 
September 19 - November 21, 2026

Exhibition Opening: October 8, 2026 from 4:30pm to 6pm

CVMC Art Gallery is pleased to present Liminal Grounds: Encaustic Collages by Athena Petra Tasiopoulos. Encaustic medium is a combination of beeswax and damar resin which are heated together and applied while melted. Encaustic painting was developed by ancient Greeks around the 4th century BCE and had gone through many iterations. In Tasiopoulos’s works, one can see the repetition, patterns, and hues inspired by the origins of the medium which acts as a surface treatment for her collages.

Artist Bio

Athena Petra Tasiopoulos is a mixed media collage artist. Originally from Pennsylvania, she currently resides in central Vermont and is represented by Soapbox Arts Gallery in Burlington, VT and the Bryan Gallery in Stowe, VT. Her work is collected and exhibited internationally. You can see her work and visit her studio at Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT.

In her own words

I’m interested in our mental and emotional blueprints. The push and pull of interconnectedness. The delicate nature of equilibrium.  

I work with recycled and found vintage papers encased beneath a layer of encaustic wax. I gravitate toward soft, muted colors — warmed and stained by time. Repetitive patterns and primitive marks carved and scraped into the surface of the wax speak to the imperfections of the human hand and the vulnerability of materiality. I see my practice as a meditation on transience, transformation, and the beauty of imperfection. An embrace of what is — as it is.

If you are interested in purchasing one of Athena's paintings, please contact her directly: 

610-413-7714 | athenapetra@gmail.com | IG: @athenapetra | www.athenapetra.com

How Can I Display My Artwork at the Art Gallery?

The process for submitting work for display at the Art Gallery is an easy one. 

Please send three images, a website and an artist’s statement/exhibition proposal to k.arslambakova@gmail.com. 

Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and we will be in touch if your work is selected for an exhibition.