Bio

He was born in Kavala. In 1984-86 he worked as an apprentice at the workshop of the sculptor and ceramist G. Galinos in Serres.

Since 1986 he has been working in his own studio in Kavala and since 1996 he has been a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece.

He has taken part in 14 international symposia for ceramics and in 3 for painting; he has also organized 4 international ceramics symposia in the Center of Contemporary Ceramics K. Karakitsios.

BIOGRAPHY




1956 HE WAS BORN IN KAVALA
1984-86 HE BECAME APPRENTICE IN GEORGIA’S GALINOU LABORATORY OF CERAMICS – SCULPTURE IN SERRES
1985 CREATES HIS OWN LABORATORY OF CERAMICS IN KAVALA

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1987 UNIVERSITY OF BIELEFELD IN GERMANY.
1988-89-90 PAN-HELLENIC EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS – ATHENS.
1992-95-97 PAN-HELLENIC EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS – ATHENS.
1988-89-91 PAN-HELLENIC EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS – ATHENS.
1992 EXHIBITION OF MODERN CERAMICS – INTELLECTUAL CENTER OF ATHENS.

1993 MUSEUM OF MODERN ART SUNTORY – TOKYO, JAPAN.

1996 WITH THE WINGS OF ART – GAZI – ATHENS.
1997 GROUP OF ARTISTS FROM KAVALA – IMARET – KAVALA.

1999-00 ARTISTIC MAY – TOBACCO WAREHOUSE – KAVALA.

2000 INTERNATIONAL CONJECTURAL EXHIBITION – RESIDENCY – DRAMA.
2001 ANNY BALTA GALLERY – THESSALONIKI.
2001 MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY OF KAVALA.
2001 BALAURIS – FRANCE.
2001-2002 PAN-HELLENIC EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS.
2001 ANNY BALTA GALLERY – THESSALONIKI.
2001 MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY OF KAVALA.
2001 BALAURIS – FRANCE.
2002 GALLERY AENAON
2003 EUROPEAN PROGRAMME OF MODERN CERAMICS – GREECE – SLOVENIA – ITALY
2004 GALLERY AENAON
2005 UBER GALLERY – MELBOURNE – AUSTRALIA.
2005 RABRIKA FABIANA – LIUBLJANA – SLOVENIA.
2006 ART GALLERY – ALEXANDROUPOLIS – GREECE.
2007 MUNICIPAL GALLERY OF KAVALA
2008 ORFEOS 20 ART GALLERY – XANTHI – GREECE.
2010 ORFEOS 20 ART GALLERY – XANTHI – GREECE.
2011 ORFEOS 20 ART GALLERY – XANTHI – GREECE.

2012 PAN-HELLENIC EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS – ATHENS

2013 KUNST IN BLAUEN HOUSE – FRANKFURT, GERMANY
2015 “TORA” – ALMA CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. TRIKALA GREECE
2015 – 2016 12 INVITED ARTISTS. ACCOMPANYING  OF THE 53ου PAN-HELLENIC EXHIBITION OF CERAMICS.
2017 “DIVERSITY” – BALKAN ART GALLERY XANTHI, GREECE.
2018 10 CERAMISTS ON PAROS ISLAND. CHRIS BOIKOS GALLERY. PAROS, GREECE.
2018 GALLERY “ANIXIS” BADEN, SWITZERLAND.
2018 UGLU TRIO. D’ ART SANAT GALERISI. ISTANBUL, TURKEY.

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1989 GEORGIA’S GALINOU GALLERY- SERRES.
1994 MUNICIPAL TOBACCO WAREHOUSE – KAVALA.
1995 AENAON GALLERY – ATHENS.

2003 AENAON GALLERY – ATHENS.
2006 MUNICIPAL TOBACCO WAREHOUSE – KAVALA
2007 INSTITUTE MOHAMED ALI IAMRET – KAVALA
2009 ORFEOS 20 ART GALLERY – XANTHI
2012 GALLERY “ANIXIS” – BADEN, SWITZERLAND
2013 MUNICIPAL GALLERY – CHRISOUPOLI, KAVALA
2014 GALLERY “MYRO” – THESSALONIKI, GREECE



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1998 CONFERENCE OF CERAMICS – ORGANIZED BY CCEG (CHAMBER OF CONJECTURAL ART IN GREECE) AND CORRESPONDING TURKISH, WITH PARTICIPATION OF CERAMICS ARTISTS FROM BOTH GREECE AND TURKEY – LESVOS.

1999 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CERAMICS – UNIVERSITY OF SMIRNI, TURKEY.
1999 CONFERENCE OF CERAMICS BY THE GROUP MAGERA, TSESMES, TURKEY.

2000 CONFERENCE OF CERAMICS BY THE GROUP MAGERA, MUNICIPALITY OF RAFINA.

2001 CONFERENCE OF CERAMICS BY THE GROUP MAGERA, CONSTANTINOPLE – TURKEY.

2002 CONFERENCE OF CERAMICS BY THE GROUP MAGERA, CONSTANTINOPLE – TURKEY.
2003 EUROPEAN PROGRAM: ART.CE.MO. (GREECE, SLOVENIA. ITALY).
2007 EUROPA – ANATOLIAN CULTURES MEETINGS ACTIVITY , SELCUK UNIVERSITY , KONYA – TURKEY

2009 ORGANIZATION OF 1st SYMPOSIUM OF CERAMICS EARTH AND WATER 1 , AVRAMILIA – GREECE”.
2009 INTERNATIONAL APPLIED CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM, ERCIYES UNIVERSITY, AVANOS – TURKEY.
2010 RGANIZATION OF 2nd SYMPOSIUM OF CERAMICS EARTH AND WATER 2 , AVRAMILIA – GREECE.
2011 INTERNATIONAL RAKU TRAINING PROGRAM – ESKI SEHIR TURKEY
2011 ORGANIZATION OF 3nd SYMPOSIUM OF CERAMICS EARTH AND WATER 3 , AVRAMILIA – GREECE
2012 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE ART CULTURE DAYS – KONYA, TURKEY
2012 SYMPOSIUM OF CERAMIC – MALATYA, TURKEY
2013 INTERNATIONAL PROJECT OF PIRI REIS – CANAKKALE, TURKEY
2014 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF PAINTING – ISKENDERUN, TURKEY.
2017 5o INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN TERRACOTA SYMPOSIUM IN CYPROS. CYPROS.
2017 INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ALTERNATIVE FIRING. ESKI SEHIR, TURKEY.
2017 HATCETTEPE UNI. INTER. MACSABAL SYMPOSIUM. ANKARA TURKEY.
2018 3o INTERNATIONAL ART WORKSHOP. POH-CHANG ACADEMY OF ARTS. BAN GKOK THAILAND.

 

//:MORE INFORMATION
1996 MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF CONJECTURAL ART IN GREECE (CCAG).
1997 TEACHING CERAMICS FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN HIS LABORATORY.
1998 TEACHING CERAMICS AT LYCEUM IN KAVALA.
2000 INTRODUCER IN COURSE ABOUT CERAMICS ORGANIZED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION.

2002 COLLECTIVE VOLUME – CERAMIC FIGURES DIRECTORY OF ARTISTS MICHAEL FLYNN. ISBN: 0 – 8135 – 3205 – 1.
2004 PARTICIPATION IN PARTICIPATION IN COLLECTIVE VOLUME 1 «500 FIGURES IN CLAY, CERAMIC ARTISTS CELEBRATE THE HUMAN FORM», VER. LARK CERAMICS.
2014 PARTICIPATION IN COLLECTIVE VOLUME 2 «500 FIGURES IN CLAY Vol2», VER. LARK CERAMICS.






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