About & Contact
At a very young age, Despina Argyros began to draw whatever she saw and with the help of her grandmother, also an artist, she developed her artistic skills. She studied art in Greece, as well as at the YMCA in Flushing, NY and The Jackson Heights Art Club in Jackson Heights, NY. In New York City, Despina attended portrait classes with Basil Baylin and earned her AAS degree by studying at the Parsons School of Design.
Although she paints a variety of subjects, such as still life, landscapes and floral, her favorite is portraits of people and animals. She works mainly from photos and sometimes paints portraits in real life. The three most used mediums are oils, watercolors, and pencils. She has exhibited at Queens College, the Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria, NY, Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, NY, The Clothesline Art Sale in East Hampton, LI, NY, and the Jackson Heights Art Club in Jackson Heights, NY.
She taught art to children and portraiture to adults at the Jackson Heights Art Club and gave piano lessons to children at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights in Jackson Heights, NY. Previously, as the Recreation Leader, she worked at the Regal Heights rehabilitation center teaching art.
Despina was featured in the Art Calendar Magazine (December 2008) under the column “MAKING THE LEAP”, on radio station Cosmos Fm 9l.5, and has received numerous awards.
Despina can be reached at (917)332-7917 or dartistspainters@yahoo.com.