Katerina Spilio was born in Athens, Greece, emigrated here at the age of four and was raised in New York City. While attending Hunter College High School she began an apprenticeship in Byzantine iconography with her father, Rev. John Spilio, training in the creation of traditional Eastern Orthodox icons for churches. Ms. Spilio continued her education at New York University, Pace University, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design at The London Institute, and the New York City Art Students League.
Since 1987 as part of Byzantine Icons Studio/Byzantium Arts Studio, Ms. Spilio has created icons ranging from a sixteen foot Last Supper to miniatures five inches across. Her religious work is represented in churches and private collections in the United States. Ms. Spilio’s secular work is conceptual, symbolic, political, sometimes representational, and is not bound by the protocol of religious art. Her secular work is in private collections in the United States, England, and Greece.
Since 1987 as part of Byzantine Icons Studio/Byzantium Arts Studio, Ms. Spilio has created icons ranging from a sixteen foot Last Supper to miniatures five inches across. Her religious work is represented in churches and private collections in the United States. Ms. Spilio’s secular work is conceptual, symbolic, political, sometimes representational, and is not bound by the protocol of religious art. Her secular work is in private collections in the United States, England, and Greece.