Born in Athens, Greece in 25/02/ 1978. Raised in Liege of Belgium and studied Fine Arts in Great Britain. Currently lives and works in Athens.
Studies
2000 - 2005
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK. Cardiff School of Art and Design.
B.A Hons. in Fine Arts
Specification: Time - Based Practice. Through installation, video art, mixed media and sound and light design, I've studied the sense of live art.
Dissertation: Ways in which scopophilia, fetishism, voyeurism and fantasies can be developed in Cinema and specifically in Hitchcock films
1999 - 2000
Foundation Course in Fine Arts
Winchester School of Art and Design, Hampshire, UK.
1996 - 1999
Study of life drawing, color and human anatomy
Private School of Art of Villy Kanellopoulou, Athens, Greece
Awards - Scholarships - Memberships
2010 Member of the Archive of Greek Artists of EMST.
2011 Best of Worldwide Mixed Media Artists, Volume I K - Z, competition held by Kennedy Publishing US.
2008 Member of the Hellenic Art Chamber of Commerce.
2007 Member of "DESTE" Foundation and part of its Archive for the Contemporary Greek Artists, Athens, Greece.
2003 - 2005 The Shillizzi Foundation
Two - year Scholarship for the continuation of my studies.
2004 - 2005 The Sidney Perry Foundation
Award for an Art Project.
Solo Exhibitions
2008
"Childhood Dreams"
Astrolavos - Dexameni, Athens, Greece
Selected Group Exhibitions
Pending:
7 July - 14 August
SYMBIOSE ART FESTIVAL
Breda, The Netherlands. De StadsGalerij, Oude Vest 34, 4811 HT Breda, The Netherlands.
1-10 July 2011
Parallax AF
La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall,London, SW1Y 4UY
20 - 26 June 2011
The Fringe Festival
"TECHNOPOLIS" Municipality of Athens, Peiraios 100, Gkazi. Participating as part of the Ash in Art Foundation.
20 - 22 May 2011
Athens Video Art Festival
"TECHNOPOLIS" Municipality of Athens, Peiraios 100, Gkazi.
Feb 2011
"An-Energy"
Group show held in Ash in Art Foundation, Athens, Greece.
Dec.'10-Jan '11
"Christmas Group Show"
Astrolavos Art Gallery, Athens, Greece.
June, July 2010
"Cross Over"
Festival for the Arts, Syros, Kos, Lesvos, Greece.
Feb 2010
"H.A.S.A.P"
Group Show held by the Ash In Art Foundation in order to raise founding and awareness about the Haiti tragedy.
June- Sept. 2009
"Cross Over"
Festival for the Arts, Athens, Patmos, Ithaca, Greece.
11/06/05
"Sometimes I wonder..."
Performance in Time - Based Space Workshop, Cardiff, UK
10/05/05
"Unfolding the Spiral"
Installation in Time - Based Space Workshop, Cardiff, UK
10/12/04
"Sweet Dreams", "Sweet Dreams Little Girls"
Installations at tactileBosch Art Gallery, Cardiff, UK, as part of the group exhibition "Diversities"
March 04
"So Long Grandpa"
Audio - Visual Installation in Time - Based Space Workshop, Cardiff, UK
Feb. 04
"Minore of the Teke"
Audio - Visual Installation in Time - Based Space Workshop, Cardiff, UK
July 01
"The Big Baby of the Family"
Installation at Jacob's Market Art Gallery, Cardiff, UK, as part of the group exhibition "Pick and Mix"
June 01
"Bitter, Confused and Lonely"
Installation at Jacob's Market Art Gallery, Cardiff, UK
Work Experience
2007 - 2010
Art Teacher in both adult and children groups
Painting Workshop of the City Council of N. Philadelphia, Athens, Greece.
2004
Organizing and currating the group exhibition "Diversities"
tactileBosch Art Gallery, Cardiff, UK
2004
Talk about the "Archaic Smile"
Theatre of Cardiff School of Art and Design, UWIC, Cardiff, UK
2001
Voluntary teaching
Woodlands High School, Ely, Cardiff, UK.
Painting and sculpture teaching to children of special needs 6 to 18 years old. The project set was drawing and woodcarving based on African and Aboriginal Art.