NikosKokkalis
Born in Corfu, Greece in 1966, he studied at the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(1984-1989).In1993,andfortwoyears thereafter,hewasapostgraduateinternoftheState Scholarship Foundation, with Professor Nikos Kessanlis. In 2016, he graduated as a PhD student of the Ionian University's Department of Audio & VisualArts,Greece,andthetitleofhisthesisbeing: "LIGHTANDINSTALLATIONS-Theuseofminimal natural light sources in interactive video installations".In2006,withMarilenaKoskina,heset up the OKKO Group to raise citizens' awareness throughArt. Since 2017 he has been working in the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University as a member of the Special Teaching Staff.
the poet 1 21Χ29cm
poet 2 - Compass- 21Χ29cm
poet 9 - reflection- 21Χ29cm
PERDUE UNIVRSITY West LafayetteIndiana,USA.
XenisSahinis
He was born in Thessaloniki in 1954. He was acceptedattheSchoolofFineArtsinAthensin1974 and studied engraving under the guidance of K.Grammatopoulos and Set Design under the tutelageofV.Vasileiadis.Hegraduatedwithhonours of“artisticwork”in1978.From1981untiltheendof June1985heattendedlecturesatE.N.S.B.AinParis at V.Guignebert's workshop. He has taught design
and engraving at the Department of Visual Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) since 1986. Currently he is Honorary Professor of Engraving.HewasDeanof theSchoolofFineArts of AUTH and he was elected as president of the Department of VisualArts on 3 separate occasions. Since 1979 he has presented his work at 54 solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad and a plethora of international engraving expositions. He has participated in three (IMPACT) international engraving conventions of which he was a speaker. He has authored two books about contemporary engraving which were published by DIAPLASIS in Athens. He was a coordinator in 25 Erasmus teachingprogrammes.In1996hewasawardedthe highest prize in the XIX Biennale in Alexandria for engraving. In 2016 he also won an award of excellencebyAUTHinrecognitionofhisartisticwork abroad.
His work is displayed at the National Gallery of Greece, the Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation of AUTH, the Antoniou Collection, the G.Papakonstantinou Engraving Collection, the Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, the MOMUS Gallery of Thessaloniki, the French Institute of Thessaloniki Collection, the Foundation of Macedonian Studies Collection, the Jewish Museums of Thessaloniki and Athens Collections, theContemporaryArtMuseum CollectionofFlorina, the Engraving Collection of Neapoli municipality in Thessaloniki, the S.Tsoukalis Collection in Thessaloniki, the Grigorakis Engraving Museum of Athens, the Moschandreou Collection, and the Averof Collection of Metsovo. His work is also displayed in the Engraving Collection of Perdue UniversityWestLafayetteinIndiana,USA.
TriantafyllosTranos
He studied at the Department of Visual andApplied Arts at the Aristotle School of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki (AUTH) in which he is currently a lecturer. He has worked as a teacher in all levels of the educational system including adult learning. Whilepreparingforhisthesisattheendofthe1980s, he was also creating ephemeral constructions with the help of impromptu visual mechanisms. The material of that period led to the creation of an extendedseriesoflightinstallationsandgrandscale paintings. Despite the recognisable thematic elementsandtheirrelationtotheempiricalworld,the literature, the music, and the natural and scientific “treasure”,hisworkbeinganartofminimalmaterials and morphic and thematic reduction can be characterisedastemporaryabstractart.
Kiev 204x151 cm, 2008
2023 Working Mode
ChrysanthiTryphon
isastudentattheDepartmentofVisualandApplied Arts at the Aristotle School of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki (AUTH). She has participated in exhibitions like “ Make Sure You Don't Get Sick” at Bensousan Han and “Visuability” at the French Institute of Thessaloniki as well as outdoor visual events and has won prizes for her work. She has designed covers of books and cds. She has also taken part in experiential workshops, performances and performance acts like at the Dance Theatre at the5thArt-ThessalonikiInternationalContemporary ArtFair.Hervisualworkfocusesonanexpressionist approachofthehumanpsyche.
Maria Tsirou was born and grew up inAthens. She studiedattheDepartmentofStatisticsattheAthens University of Economics and Business. Since 2018 she'dbeenstudyingattheDepartmentofVisualand Applied Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) majoring in Sculpture under the guidance of Aris Katsipakis. At the same time she'dbeentakingpotterylessonsattheworkshopof Giorgos Vavatsis as well as attending seminars specialisinginceramicart.Between2019-2022she worked at Hakah Ceramics Design Production specialisinginthefieldofproduction.Todaysheruns herownworkshopwheresheofferspotterylessons toadults.
RaniaFragkoulidou
Rania Fragkoulidou was born in Katerini in 1972.
She studied Painting (1999, Prof V. Dimitreas) at School of Fine Arts in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Printmaking (2009, Prof X. Sachinis). She was awarded with National Scholarship for Painting from State Scholarships Foundation (2000-02, Prof I. Fokas). She helds Master Degree in Applied - Clinical Sociology and ArtsattheDepartmentofSociology,Universityofthe AegeanandDepartmentofFineandAppliedArtsin FlorinaUniversityofWesternMacedonia. She was awarded seven times for her artwork in Greece, Estonia, Portugal, Serbia-Herzegovina, Japan and Romania. She attended eight individual exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions and Art Festivals in Greece and abroad suchasinFrance,Germany,Poland,Japan,China, Portugal, Esthonia, Romania, Chech Republic, Serbia-Herzegovina and Constantinople. Her artworkcontainspainting,printmaking,mixedmedia andartist'sbooks.SheworksasaSpecialTeaching Stuff at School of FineArts inAristotle University of Thessaloniki.
«I'll scratch your back if ...» Oil pastel &Aquarelle crayon on handmade paper, 20x14 cm, 2024
Oil, Collage & Sewing on handmade paper, 20x14 cm, 2023
«Untitled», Aquarelle crayon & Oil pastel on handmade paper, 20x14 cm, 2023
YiannisChristakos
Harvard.
School of FineArtsandVisualTheories
UniversityofEast London (2001-2003),
(2003-2005),
(2007-2014),
(2004-
Wayne State College, Nebraska State College,
HeholdsaBAinGraphicArts,aswellasaBAinFine Arts. From 1997 till 2003 he moved to London to continuehispostgraduatestudieswithaGreekState Scholarship. He has completed an MA in Fine Arts “UniversityofEastLondonU.E.L”U.K.andhasbeen awarded a Doctorate in Fine Arts from the same University. Since 2024 he isAssociate Professor at theUniversityofAthensandbetween2017-2023he was a member of teaching staff at the University of Ioannina, (Associate Professor 2022). Since 2020 he is a member of the InternationalArtist/Academic group Mnemosyne supported by the University of Harvard He has been lecturing at the University of East London (2000 -2002), at the School of Visual ArtsattheUniversityofIoannina(2003-2005),atthe UniversityofThessaly (2007–2014),attheSchool of Art Studies at the Technological University of Athens (TEI) and at The Wayne State College, Nebraska State College, U.S.A. within the framework of a study abroad program running in Greece. He has exhibited in 17 solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad and has been involved in more than 110 group shows globally. His work can be foundinanumberofpublicandprivatecollectionsin Greece, UK, Germany, USA, Switzerland, Sweden and Cyprus. He has publications onArt andArt and Pedagogicissues.
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