Ioanna Spiteri Veropoulou

Jeanne Spiteris or Ioanna Spiteri or Ioanna Veropoulou-Spiteri (Greek: Ιωάννα Βεροπούλου - Σπητέρη; 1920–2000) was a Greek post-war sculptor and a representative of Expressionism.

Biography Born in Athens as Ioanna Veropoulou, she was originally from Smyrna. She married the art critic Tony Spiteris in 1941. She studied law at the University of Athens and later sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1947-1952) under the prominent sculptor Michael Tombros. Between 1958 and 1963 she lived in Venice and for the next thirteen years in Paris. Since 1976 Spiteris has lived and worked between Athens and Paris.

Her first solo exhibition was held in 1960, followed by many others in Greece and abroad. Her later work is characterised by a preference for strictly structured geometric forms and a love of the play of light shading created by natural light on the material. She worked mainly in metal. Her sculptures were often monumental and can be found in public spaces in Greece and France. Another aspect of her work was designing costumes for theatrical performances.