I identify myself as an artist who tries to distinguish and highlight the boundaries (if any) between visual art and poetry. I regard exploration and experience to be very important elements in my life, and I am trying to transform them into poetry through my artwork. Spontaneity and improvisation are also foundational to my artistic process. They foreground playfulness and authenticity as practice. I search for compositional solutions in a variety of mediums such as video installation, film, painting, print media, fiber, fashion, writing and photography. I am interested in transforming and evolving my ideas from one medium to another as part of an exploration and discovery process. These transformations advance a range of elements that could work as aesthetic proposals of expression. I am compelled to initiate and witness the alteration of traditional methods and form, offering new perspectives on philosophical positions and thus expanding ideas within the contemporary world. In addition, I admire mathematics and I keep mathematic thinking in my artwork (using available data in order to find possible solutions). Similarly, I used materials as data and spontaneity as playful thinking to reach artistic proposals (solutions).
EDUCATION
2020 MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2018 BFA in Visual & Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2017 Exchange student, School of Fine Arts Hamburg (HfBK), Hamburg, Germany
2016 Exchange student, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2017 Exchange student, School of Fine Arts Hamburg (HfBK), Hamburg, Germany
2016 Exchange student, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006 BA in International & European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics & Business (AUEB), Athens, Greece
AWARDS & HONORS
2020 AXA Art Prize Award Finalist
2020 Nominated by Printmedia department for 2020 end-of-year fellowships of graduate programs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019 NEON Organization for Culture & Development D. Daskalopoulos Scholarship, Athens, Greece
2019 Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship, Lynn, MA, USA
2019 Dale Metternich Memorial Scholarship, Ox-Bow Residency, Saugatuck, MI, USA
2018 NEON Organization for Culture & Development D. Daskalopoulos Scholarship, Athens, Greece
2018 New Artist Society Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
2018 Holly Hunt Graduate Merit Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
2017 Erasmus + Scholarship (first place in department awards)
2016 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Scholarship as exchange student in York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014 Award on Poem Competition John Koutsocheras, Municipality of Kalbryta, Greece
2020 AXA Art Prize Award Finalist
2020 Nominated by Printmedia department for 2020 end-of-year fellowships of graduate programs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019 NEON Organization for Culture & Development D. Daskalopoulos Scholarship, Athens, Greece
2019 Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship, Lynn, MA, USA
2019 Dale Metternich Memorial Scholarship, Ox-Bow Residency, Saugatuck, MI, USA
2018 NEON Organization for Culture & Development D. Daskalopoulos Scholarship, Athens, Greece
2018 New Artist Society Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
2018 Holly Hunt Graduate Merit Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
2017 Erasmus + Scholarship (first place in department awards)
2016 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Scholarship as exchange student in York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014 Award on Poem Competition John Koutsocheras, Municipality of Kalbryta, Greece
EXHIBITIONS
Solo:
2018 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
2018 Bewegung - Manos Dimitrakis Photo & Video Exhibition, Bau’s Bar, Thessaloniki, Greece
2018 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
2018 Bewegung - Manos Dimitrakis Photo & Video Exhibition, Bau’s Bar, Thessaloniki, Greece
Group:
2021 “Is It A Good Time?”, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2020 AXA Art Prize Award, New York Academy of Arts, New York City, NY
2020 Art City platform, partnering with AXA XL, (https://www.artcity.online/artcity/3905/art-city-october-2020)
2020 “Launch Exhibition, Alumni Work from the SAIC Graduate Class of 2020”, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL
2020 “The Future of our Plans: SAIC Graduate Class of 2020”, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (on-line)
2019 ExTV Video Screening for October, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2019 Alien Object, SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL
2019 Ocular Ambien, Video exhibition at ExTV, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2019 One Inspired Evening, Inspiration Corporation, Chicago, IL (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Chicago Art Book Fair. SAIC Printmedia Dpt Table. Chicago, IL
2017 Annual Exhibition of School of Fine Arts Hamburg (HfBK), Hamburg, Germany
2017 Kleine Gesellschaft für profane Reliquien, Gallery Kleine Gesellschaft für Kunst und Kultur, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Ode to the See, Center of Graphic Arts – Museum of Vaso Catraki, Aitoliko, Greece
2016 Visual Dialogues with our city, Geni tzami, Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 Alexandria – Thessaloniki, Vafopouleio Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 Oe to the See, Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Odessa, Ukraine
2016 Ode to the See, Archeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece
2016 In Between/ Reloaded, Geni tzami, Thessaloniki, Greece
2021 “Is It A Good Time?”, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2020 AXA Art Prize Award, New York Academy of Arts, New York City, NY
2020 Art City platform, partnering with AXA XL, (https://www.artcity.online/artcity/3905/art-city-october-2020)
2020 “Launch Exhibition, Alumni Work from the SAIC Graduate Class of 2020”, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL
2020 “The Future of our Plans: SAIC Graduate Class of 2020”, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (on-line)
2019 ExTV Video Screening for October, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2019 Alien Object, SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL
2019 Ocular Ambien, Video exhibition at ExTV, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2019 One Inspired Evening, Inspiration Corporation, Chicago, IL (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Chicago Art Book Fair. SAIC Printmedia Dpt Table. Chicago, IL
2017 Annual Exhibition of School of Fine Arts Hamburg (HfBK), Hamburg, Germany
2017 Kleine Gesellschaft für profane Reliquien, Gallery Kleine Gesellschaft für Kunst und Kultur, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Ode to the See, Center of Graphic Arts – Museum of Vaso Catraki, Aitoliko, Greece
2016 Visual Dialogues with our city, Geni tzami, Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 Alexandria – Thessaloniki, Vafopouleio Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 Oe to the See, Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Odessa, Ukraine
2016 Ode to the See, Archeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece
2016 In Between/ Reloaded, Geni tzami, Thessaloniki, Greece
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020 Fall Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- "Artist Book" with Kate Ann Conlon
- "Printemedia Practices" with Jesper Charles Maher Goodrich
- "Black & White Photo" with Robert Clarke-Davis
- “Interdisciplinary Practices” Early College Program (on-line)
- "Artist Book" with Kate Ann Conlon
- "Printemedia Practices" with Jesper Charles Maher Goodrich
- "Black & White Photo" with Robert Clarke-Davis
- “Interdisciplinary Practices” Early College Program (on-line)
2020 Summer Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- "Painterly Prints" with Shaurya Kummar
Early College Program - On-line:
- "Drawing – Painting – Comics and Graphic Novels"
- "Video & Animation"
- "Painterly Prints" with Shaurya Kummar
Early College Program - On-line:
- "Drawing – Painting – Comics and Graphic Novels"
- "Video & Animation"
2020 Spring Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- “Painting Materials & Techniques” with Richard Deutsch
- “Artist's Book: Unbound” with Kate Ann Conlon
- “Print for Fabric and Alternative Materials I” with Elnaz Javani
- “Painting Materials & Techniques” with Richard Deutsch
- “Artist's Book: Unbound” with Kate Ann Conlon
- “Print for Fabric and Alternative Materials I” with Elnaz Javani
2020 Winter Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- “Papermaking II (Special Projects)” with Andrea Peterson
- “Papermaking II (Special Projects)” with Andrea Peterson
2019 Fall Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- “Figure Painting: Photo to Memory” with MaryLou Zelazny
- “Print for Fabric and Alternative Materials I” with Annie Laure Kielman
- "Introduction to Photographic Image Making" with Robert Clarke-Davis
- “Figure Painting: Photo to Memory” with MaryLou Zelazny
- “Print for Fabric and Alternative Materials I” with Annie Laure Kielman
- "Introduction to Photographic Image Making" with Robert Clarke-Davis
2019 Summer Teaching Assistant, Early College Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- “Art & Street Culture”
- “Architecture Drawing”
- “Drawing Studio”
- “Art & Street Culture”
- “Architecture Drawing”
- “Drawing Studio”
2019 Spring Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- “Intermediate and Advanced Lithography” with Shaurya Kumar
- “Printmedia Practices” with Annie Laure Kielman
- “Core Studio Practice II” with Anna L Showers-Cruser & Kyle Johanson
- “Intermediate and Advanced Lithography” with Shaurya Kumar
- “Printmedia Practices” with Annie Laure Kielman
- “Core Studio Practice II” with Anna L Showers-Cruser & Kyle Johanson
2018 Fall Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- “Screen-printing: Reproductions and Representations” with Peter Power
- “Artist Book” with Myungah Hyon
- “Screen-printing: Reproductions and Representations” with Peter Power
- “Artist Book” with Myungah Hyon
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 - NOUS VR - Virtual/Mixed Reality media production company, Athens, Greece
Art director assistant in audio-visual and VR productions - Scenography
- National Indo-American Museum, Lombard, IL
Videographer for the Exhibition “E/Merge, Art of Indian Diaspora”
Production, Directing & Editing of video documentaries of the exhibition participating artists
- Educator, Wrightwood 659 Exhibition Space, Chicago, IL
Exhibition “Yannis Tsarouchis: Dancing in Real Life”
2017 Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece
Volunteer at Press Office
2016 - 17 Theater Operettenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Exhibition curator assistant
COLLECTIONS
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection
Private Collections
- National Indo-American Museum, Lombard, IL
Videographer for the Exhibition “E/Merge, Art of Indian Diaspora”
Production, Directing & Editing of video documentaries of the exhibition participating artists
- Educator, Wrightwood 659 Exhibition Space, Chicago, IL
Exhibition “Yannis Tsarouchis: Dancing in Real Life”
2017 Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece
Volunteer at Press Office
2016 - 17 Theater Operettenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Exhibition curator assistant
COLLECTIONS
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection
Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
2021 ISO 400 Ward, blurb, ISBN 978-1-03-421299-7, Chicago, IL
2020 SAIC Printmedia, 2020 MFA Catalogue, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 AXA Art Prize Award catalogue, New York, NY, USA
2018 Abschied, Self-Published, Chicago, IL, USA
2018 Zeitraum, Self-Published, Thessaloniki, Greece
2017 Heraklit über den Kosmos, Self-Published, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Bierma Wigger, Rischer Alexander, „KGfpR“, Materialverlag 374 Publication, 2017
2020 SAIC Printmedia, 2020 MFA Catalogue, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 AXA Art Prize Award catalogue, New York, NY, USA
2018 Abschied, Self-Published, Chicago, IL, USA
2018 Zeitraum, Self-Published, Thessaloniki, Greece
2017 Heraklit über den Kosmos, Self-Published, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Bierma Wigger, Rischer Alexander, „KGfpR“, Materialverlag 374 Publication, 2017
LECTURES - PRESENTATIONS – WORKSHOPS
2019 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
First Year’s Graduate Lectures, Chicago
2016 Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Workshop on Photography, Instructor
First Year’s Graduate Lectures, Chicago
2016 Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Workshop on Photography, Instructor
FURTHER EDUCATION
2012 – 2013 Art Group “Simeio”, Athens, Greece
Painting courses under the guidance of painter George Rorris
2010 – 2012 Preparation school for fine art examination, Athens, Greece
Drawing and painting courses under the teaching of Villy Kanellopoulou
2009 – 2010 Municipality of Zografou, Athens, Greece
Drawing courses under the teaching of Antonia Kalyva
2005 Rupecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
Summer School University in German language
2004 Free University Berlin, Germany
Summer School University in German language (DAAD Scholarship)
Painting courses under the guidance of painter George Rorris
2010 – 2012 Preparation school for fine art examination, Athens, Greece
Drawing and painting courses under the teaching of Villy Kanellopoulou
2009 – 2010 Municipality of Zografou, Athens, Greece
Drawing courses under the teaching of Antonia Kalyva
2005 Rupecht Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
Summer School University in German language
2004 Free University Berlin, Germany
Summer School University in German language (DAAD Scholarship)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Greek mother tongue
English fluent
German fluent
Portuguese basic
English fluent
German fluent
Portuguese basic