Born in 1988, Loula Metaxa resides in Heraklion, Crete. She studied Psychology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and Business Administration (American College of Thessaloniki) before pursuing postgraduate studies in Human Resources Management (Athens University of Economics and Business). She holds the position of Human Resources Director at Metaxa Hospitality Group. She recalls herself painting as a young girl. Meanwhile, all her academic, professional, artistic decisions and tendencies in her life have always revolved around the allure of the observation and analysis of the human “soul”, which ultimately resulted in expressing herself through painting. Moreover, she sees painting as a tool for introspection and a means of recording her thoughts and psychological states. The exhibition “Thrivers” is her first journey into painting and reflects her search for ways in which she can best capture all those things that cannot be expressed in words, yet they exist.