Gabriella Simossi

Gabriella Simossi (Greek: Γαβριέλλα Σίμωσι; 1 August 1926 – 27 May 1999) was a Greek sculptor active in Paris.

Biography Simossi was born on 1 August 1926 in Pyrgos, Elis. From 1945 to 1950, Simossi studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Michael Tombros. In 1954, Simossi settled in Paris with her husband Yannis Gaïtis, a painter and sculptor. Simossi subsequently attended the Beaux-Arts de Paris, before studying under Ossip Zadkine at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière during 1955 to 1957. In 1992, Simossi was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. On 27 May 1999 Simossi died in 15th arrondissement of Paris, aged 72.

Legacy In 2024, the Gaïtis-Simossi Museum was opened in Ios in partnership with the architect Loretta Gaïtis, the couple's daughter.