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Born in Thessaloniki in 1941. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1960-65) and at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris (1970-72). He was a member of the Art Group ‘A’ (1960-67) and of the ‘Young Greek Realists’ group (1971-73) among others. He has illustrated poetry collections and collaborates with writers. His works belong in the collections of the National Gallery of Greece, the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece, the Municipal Galleries of Athens and Rhodes, the Vorres Museum, the Averoff Gallery, the Library of the Hellenic Parliament and in other collections. In 1989 he was elected professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts.
SoloExhibitions
2003
''A personnal Nekyia (1993-2000)'', Art Gallery 24, Thessaloniki at the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Nicosia, Cyprus
''A personnal Nekyia (1993-2000)'', Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
''A personnal Nekyia (1993-2000)'', Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
2002
''A personnal Nekyia (1993-2000)'', Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
''Farewell, my studio'', Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
''Farewell, my studio'', Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
1998
''Studies on solitude'', Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens, Greece
1992
Solo exhibition, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens, Greece
1991
Solo Exhibition, Vafopoulio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
1988
Solo Exhibition, Ileana Tounta Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
Solo Exhibition, Velidio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
Solo Exhibition, Velidio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece
1986
Retrospective exhibition, Municipal Gallery of Rhodes, Greece
1980
Solo Exhibition, Ora Gallery, Athens, Greece
1978
Solo Exhibition, Ora Gallery, Athens, Greece
GroupExhibitions
2008
«Portraying D. Solomos», Moshandreou Art Gallery, Mesologgi and Mikri Arktos, (curated by Iris Kritikou)
2004
«Image and liking », Frisira Museum, Athens, Greece
«Ill Body», Centre of Contemporary Visual Arts, Rethimnon, Crete, Greece
«Identity Issues», Macedonic Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
«City of Games. A journey through contemporary Greek painting», Tehnopolis of City of Athens, Athens, Greece
«Greek painting from the collection of the National Gallery of the City of Athens», Athens, Greece
«Ill Body», Centre of Contemporary Visual Arts, Rethimnon, Crete, Greece
«Identity Issues», Macedonic Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
«City of Games. A journey through contemporary Greek painting», Tehnopolis of City of Athens, Athens, Greece
«Greek painting from the collection of the National Gallery of the City of Athens», Athens, Greece
2003
«Anthropogeography – The human form at the beginning of the 21st century», Frisira Museum, Athens, Greece
1998
«Contemporary Greek Art – Three generations», National Museum of Greece to the Museum of Modern Art of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1996
«Tribute to P. Pantazis», Averof Gallery, Metsovo, Greece
1992
Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
«Transformation of the Modern», National Museum of Greece, Athens, Greece
«Transformation of the Modern», National Museum of Greece, Athens, Greece
1988
Engraving Biennale, Heidelberg, Germany
1986
''Art Grec: Lumiere, Figure, Mythologies'', Refectoire des Jacobins, Toulouse, Musee des Beaux Arts, Nantes, Musee Paul Valery, Sete, France
''The Physiognomy of Post-war Art in Greece'', Municipal Gallery of Athens, Greece
''The Physiognomy of Post-war Art in Greece'', Municipal Gallery of Athens, Greece
1985
''Reminiscence-Transformations-Quests'', National Gallery of Greece, Athens, Greece
1982
Europalia 82, Antwerp, Belgium
1979
XIe Festival International de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
1978
''Tre Grekiska Tsalnigar'', Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden
''Zeitgenossische Griechische Malerei und Graphik'', Stuttgart, Germany, with the National Gallery of Greece
2eme Rencontre Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Grand Palais, Paris, France
''Contemporary Greek Painters & Printmakers'', National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
''Zeitgenossische Griechische Malerei und Graphik'', Stuttgart, Germany, with the National Gallery of Greece
2eme Rencontre Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Grand Palais, Paris, France
''Contemporary Greek Painters & Printmakers'', National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
1976
''Greek Painting Panorama'', National Gallery of Greece, Athens
Museum Am Ostwal, Dortmund, Germany
Museum Am Ostwal, Dortmund, Germany
1969
Χ Biennale Sao Paolo, Brazil