Botsoglou Chronis
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.
Selection of works
"Studies of Loneliness", Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
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
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.