KARAKATSANIS VASSILIS 

  Born in Athens ,Greece,in 1957.

 

  STUDIES

   

  1976/81  Painting,in Graduate School of Fine Arts of Athens,in D.Mitaras & G.Mavroidis ateliers.

  1979/82  Scene Design and Graphic Arts with scholarship of IKY,in V.Vassiliadis & G.Papadakis 

                 ateliers,in Graduate School of Fine Arts of Athens,Greece.

  1982/84  Painting & Theory of Art,in Graduate School of Fine Arts of  Barcelona,with scholarship 

                 of  the Spanish Goverment,in J.Muxart & R.Vives ateliers, (Doctorado en la Teoria del

                 Arte),  Barcelona,Spain.

1985          Architectural Monuments Restauration,in Centro Europeo of Venice with scholarship of

               European Council, Venice,Italy.

 

  SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

  1982       Instituto Cultural Español,Reina Sofia,(Spanish Embassy) Athens,Greece

  1983       Instituto Cultural Español,Reina Sofia,(Spanish Embassy) Athens,Greece

  1985       Iakinthos Art Gallery,Kifissia/Athens,Greece

                 Municipal Gallery,Rhodes,Greece

  1986       Galerie Artio,Athens,Greece

                 Galeria Joan Oliver,Palma de Mallorca,Spain

  1987       Municipal Gallery,Corfu,Greece

                 Epoches Art Gallery,Kifissia/Athens,Greece

                 Galerie Trigono,Kifissia/Athens,Greece

  1988       Loulaki Gallery,Hydra,Greece

  1989       Galerie Gisella Bollhagen,Worpswede/Bremen,Germany

                 Galerie Meissner,Kempinski Atlantik,Hamburg,Germany

                 To Trito Mati Art Gallery,Athens,Greece

  1990       Galerie K7,Thessaloniki,Greece

                 Galerie Opsis,Mykonos,Greece

                 Centre Culturel Europeen de Delphes,Delphi,,Greece

                 Galleria Fontanella Borghese,Rome,Italy

  1991       Gloria Gallery,Nicosia,Cyprus

                 Galerie K7,Thessaloniki,Greece

                 Villa Eolos,Mykonos,Greece

                 Galerie Titanium,<collaboration with Tsoclis>,Athens,Greece

  1992       Loulaki Gallery,Hydra,Greece

                 Vicky Dracos,Contemporary Art,PDR,Athens,Greece

  1993       Gloria Gallery,Nicosia,Cyprus

                 Galerie Desmos,Heraklio,Greece

  1994       Art Gallery Hermoupolis,Hermoupolis/Syros,Greece

  1995       Galerie Argo,Nicosia,Cyprus

  1996       Kreonidis Art Gallery,Athens,Greece

                 Kreonidis Art Shop,Thessaloniki,Greece

                 Art Gallery Hermoupolis,Hermoupolis/Syros,Greece

                 Galerie Argo,Nicosia,Cyprus

  1997       Morphy Gallery,Limassol,Cyprus

                 Galerie Amimoni,Ioannina,Greece

                 Kreonidis Art Shop,Thessaloniki,Greece

                 Vicky Dracos Contemporary Art,Portes,Athens,Greece

  1998       Espace Kreonidis,<collaboration with Aslanis,Valente,Tsoclis>,Athens,Greece

                 Galerie Argo,<collaboration with Aslanis,Valente,Tsoclis>,Nicosia,Cyprus

                 Pantarei Art,Seminyak,Kuta/Bali,,Indonesia

                 Galerie Scorpios,Trikala,Greece

                 Galeria Berruete Regoyos,Madrid,Spain

  1999       Galerie Minima,Mykonos,Greece

                 Asaya,<collaboration with Aslanis,Valente,Tsoclis>,Glyfada/Athens,Greece

                 Art Athina 7'99,Kreonidis Art Gallery,Athens,Greece

  2001       Epoches Art Gallery,Kifissia/Athens,Greece

                 Chrysa Art Gallery,Katerini,Greece

                 Anny Balta Gallery,Tessaloniki,Greece

  2002       Morphy Gallery,Limassol,Cyprus

                 Galerie Argo,Athens,Greece

 

 

    GROUP EXHIBITIONS

                                    

  1980       Athens,Graduate School of Fine Arts,Greece

  1981       Athens,French Institute,Greece

                 Mykonos,Cultural Center,Greece

  1983       Palma de Mallorca,‘premio ciudad de Palma’,La Lonja,Spain

  1984       Barcelona,Sala Cinco,Spain

                 Malaga,Galeria Patio,"pintores Mediteraneos",Spain

                 Kifissia/Athens,Iakinthos Art Gallery,Greece

                 Chania,Academy of Crete,Kolimbari,Greece

  1985       Athens,Municipality of Athens,Greece

                 Athens,Instituto Cultural Español “4 Pintores Griegos",Greece

                 Athens,Galerie Silogi,Greece

                 Kifissia/Athens,Iakinthos Art Gallery,Greece

                 Palma de Mallorca,Galeria  Joan Oliver,Spain

                 Varberg,Culture M.,Sweden

                 Trelleborg,Culturel Center.Sweden

  1986       Athens,Instituto Cultural Español,Greece

                 Rhodes,Galerie Prisma,Greece

                 Athens,Museum Vorre, Peania,Greece

  1987       Malmo,Kryddloftet Halls,Sweden

                 Pireus,National Exhibition, OLP,Greece

                 Sofia,Greek Modern Art,EETE,Bulgaria

                 Lausanne,L.Council,Switzerland

                 Perugia,S.Severo Hall,Italy

                 Terni,Bosco,Italy

                 Lille,Grand Hotel de Ville,France

                 Bremen,Ubersee Museum,Germany

                 Helsingborg,Stadteatern Gallery,Sweden

                 Kristiansand,Lausmuseum,Norway

                 Valencia,Viveros Municipales,Spain

                 Sant Cugat,Casa de Cultura,Spain

                 Ronne,Culturel Center,Sweden

                 Lerida,Museo,Spain

  1988       Athens,Galerie Egonopoulos,Greece

                 Moskow,Greek Modern Art,EETE,Russia

  1989       Athens, To Trito Mati Art Gallery,Greece

                 Athens,Pieridi’s Art Gallery,Greece

                 Mykonos,Galerie Opsis,Greece

                 Kifissia/Athens,Galerie Eolos,Greece

  1990       New York,Sotheby`s N.Y.,U.S.A

                 Mykonos,Galerie Opsis,Greece

                 Athens,Galerie Titanium,Greece

                 Athens,Adito,Greece

                 Athens,Margaux Bar,Greece

                 Brussels ,BP Oil Europe,Belgium

  1991       Athens,Amalia Art Gallery, Ekali,Greece

                 Brussels ,BP Gallery,Belgium

                 Mykonos,Galerie Opsis,Greece

                 Nicosia,Gloria Gallery,Cyprus

                 Athens,Vicky Dracos,Contemporary Art, PDR,Greece

                 Athens,Galerie Titanium,Greece

                 Mykonos,Villa Eolos,Greece

                 Athens,Margaux Bar,Greece

  1992       Hydra,Galerie Loulaki,Greece

                 Nicosia,Gloria Gallery,Cyprus

                 Athens,Vicky Dracos,Contemporary Art, PDR,Greece

                 Athens,Galerie Titanium,Greece

                 Athens,Municipal Gallery,Greece

                 Athens,Zapion (42 artist's puzzle),Greece

                 Athens,Municipality of Vouliagmeni,Greece

                 Athens,Municipality of Athens,Greece

  1993       Nicosia,Gloria Gallery,Cyprus

                 Athens,Vicky Dracos,Contemporary Art,PDR,Greece

                 Athens,Zapion,"2nd Congr. media",Greece

                 Paros,Naoussa Astir Paros,Greece

                 Athens,Conservatorium of Athens,Greece

                 Nicosia,Hilton Hotel,Cyprus

                 Athens,Gallerie Forum,Greece

  1994       Heraklio,Galerie Desmos,Greece

  1995       Nicosia,Galerie Argo,Cyprus

  1996       Nicosia,Opus 39 Gallery,Cyprus

                 Mykonos,Vicky Dracos Contemporary Art,Santa Marina,Greece

                 Thessaloniki,Kreonidis Art Shop,Greece

                 Athens,Espace Kreonidis,Greece

                 Athens,Vicky Dracos Contemporary Art,Portes,Greece

                 Athens,Grammes SA,Greece

  1997       Madrid,Galeria Berruete Regoyos,Spain

                 Kifissia,Galerie Anemos,Greece

                 Athens,Grammes SA,Greece

                 Limassol,Morphy Gallery,Cyprus

                 Athens,Galerie Argo,Greece

                 Athens,Cultural Center Melina Merkouri,Greece

                 Athens,House of Cyprus,Greece

                 Nicosia,Galerie Argo,Cyprus

  1998       Ioannina,Galerie Amimoni,Greece

                 Ubud / Bali,Komaneka Art Gallery,Indonesia

                          Athens,Espace Kreonidis,Greece

                 Madrid,Galeria Berruete Regoyos,Spain

                 Nicosia,Galerie Argo,Cyprus

                 Mykonos,Galerie Minima,Greece

                 Glyfada / Athens,Periplanissi Art Gallery,Greece

                 Kuta / Bali,Space Gallery,Indonesia

                 Limassol,Morphy Gallery,Cyprus

  1999       Agia Napa,Municipality of Agia Napa & University of Cyprus,Cyprus

                 Glyfada / Athens,Periplanissi Art Gallery,Greece

                 Limassol,Morphy Gallery,Cyprus

                 Kuta / Bali,Taman Selini,Indonesia

                 Ubud / Bali,Parosart Gallery,Indonesia

                 Kuta / Bali,Pantarei Art Seminyak,Indonesia

                 Kuta / Bali,Nagasari,Indonesia

                 Athens,Diana Yiulia Gallery,Greece

                 Athens,Museum Benaki,Vicky Dracos,"Artquake",Greece

  2000       Thessaloniki,Kreonidis Art Shop,Greece

                 Athens / Glyfada,Periplanissi Art Gallery,Greece

                 Athens,Stigma Art Gallery,Greece

                 Thessaloniki,Anny Balta Gallery,Greece

                 London,Derek Johns LTD,"5 Centuries of Greek Paintings",England U.K.

  2001       Thessaloniki,Anny Balta Gallery,Greece

                 Thessaloniki,Epsilon Art Gallery,Greece

                 Mykonos,Rarity,Greece

                 Katerini,Chrysa Art Gallery,Greece

 

 

 

    PUBLIC COLLECTIONS – MUSEUMS

  

·       Municipal Art Gallery of Rhodes,Rhodes,Greece

·       Orthodox Academy of Crete,Chania,Greece

·       Municipal Art Gallery of Corfu,Corfu,Greece

·       Fundaciόn FPPU,Montevideo,Uruguay

·       Fundaciόn Joan Mirό,Parc de Montjuic,Barcelona,Spain

·       Palacio de Cristal,Retiro,Madrid,Spain

·       E & Cultural Department,La Vella,Andorra

·       Lloyd,Hamburg,Germany

·       Istituto Orientale,Rome,Italy

·       BP Oil Europe,Brussels,Belgium

·       Cyprus State Art Gallery,Nicosia,Cyprus

·       Macedonian Centre,Thessaloniki,Greece

·       B.Wetzestein Showroom,Frankfurt,Germany

·       Astir of Paros Hotel,Naoussa /Paros,Greece

·       Cycladian Pinacotheque,Ermoupolis/Syros,Greece

·       Colecciόn Gruppo Pedro Serra,Palma de Mallorca,Spain

·       Vorre's Museum,Athens,Greece

·       Four Seasons Hotel Beach Resort,Limassol,Cyprus

·       Neka Museum,Ubud/Bali,Indonesia

·       Museo del Arte Contemporeneo,Palma de Mallorca,Spain

·       Colecciόn particular de S.M. los Reyes de España,Madrid,Spain

·       Derek Johns LTD Collection,London,England,U.K.

·       Museum,Santorini,Greece

 


                                                                                                                                                       

 


INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

 

1982  8th Bienal Internacional del Deporte en las Bellas Artes,,Palacios de Exposiciones de El    

         Retiro, (Velàzquez y Cristal),Madrid,Spain

1985  traveling exhibition of  FPPU fundaciòn of Montevideo,Uruguay

           in Thessaloniki & Heraklio,Greece

                Lausanne,Bern & Geneva,Switzerland

                Uppsala & Stockholm,Sweden

                Montreal,Canada

                Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

                Caracas,Venezuela

                Paris,France

1986  Fundaciòn Joan Mirò,XXV Premi Internacional de Dibuix,Barcelona,Spain

1986  E & C Department,XXV Premi Internacional de Dibuix,La Vella,Andorra

1994  8th International Triennale,Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi,India

 

AWARDS

 

1980 2nd prize for design on textile,Textilia’80,Thessaloniki,Greece

1981  poster prize,Athens,Greece

1984 2nd prize,Publicidad’84,Madrid,Spain

 

SCENE DESIGN

 

1985 Opera Theatre,poster for Mexico,Athens,Greece

1990 Scene Design & Costumes,French Institute Theatre,Athens-Pireus,Greece

         “de si tendres liens”,L.Bellon,(dir.E.Kountis)

1990 Scene Design,European Cultural Centre of Delphi Theatre, 6th  International Forum on

         Ancient  Greek Drama,Delphi,Greece

         “Antigone or The Option”, M.Yourcenar (dir.E.Kountis)(cost. M.Tsoclis & V.Karakatsanis)

1992 Scene Design & Costumes,Theatre Knossos-Liberty Parc,Athens,Greece

            European Youth Music & Dance Festival,Amsterdam,The Netherlands

                                                              Eurofest’92,Hampsire-London,England U.K.

                                                                                         Stadium.Hydra,Greece

                                     “Ierotelestia”,Seresta Dance Company,(cor.Ch.Beskou)

1993 Scene Design & Costumes,NJA Theatre,Tokyo,Japan

        “Ierotelestia”,Seresta Dance Company,(cor.Ch.Beskou)

1993 Scene Design & Costumes,Theatre Knossos,Athens,Greece

        “Mana”,Seresta Dance Company,(cor.Ch.Beskou)

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

 

Since 1981 he is member of the Greek Chamber of Fine Arts.

Since 1984 he is member of the ARCO ESPAÑA

1986 Director of Cultural Activities in Instituto Cultural Español,(Spanish Embassy),Athens,Greece

1988-1990 He teaches Painting in the school KEENMA,Red Cross,Kifissia,Greece

1992-2001 He teaches Painting & History of Art in IIEK XINI,Athens,Greece

 

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