Matina was born in Athens, Greece and raised in Canada, where the influences of the old and new world have always been present. These influences have inspired her to create images that blur the line between photography and painting, modern and classical, reality and illusion. She attended the school of art and design at Sheridan College as well as the Ontario College of Art. In her third year, Matina studied fine art in Florence, Italy. After graduating from art school, she decided her creative future lay in the field of the decorative arts.
Working in the textile and wall covering design industry in both Italy and Canada made it possible for Matina to acquire skills through designing and exploring texture techniques, pattern and colour, along with her ongoing interest in photographic medias. She truly enjoys developing and exploring new ways of combining and layering the different elements of texture, colour, innovative techniques and various medias to capture a kind of magical realism, a moment that transcends time.
