Stavros Panagiotakis

Stavros Panagiotakis photo

ARTIST
Ph.D. School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,Greece.

www.stavros-panagiotakis.net

www.choros18.com

stavros.panagiotakis@gmail.com

  • 1963: Born in Chania, Crete, Greece
  • 1984-1989: Bachelor's degree at Berlin University of the Arts (UDK, Universtät der Künste Berlin): painting studies   under professor Gerhard Bergmann, engraving workshops (zincography, lithography, serigraphy) & sculpture workshop by professor S. Taijiri
  • 1991: Master's degree-Title of "MEISTERSCHULER" (U.D.K.), Berlin
  • 1994-2006: High School teacher of artistic courses
  • 1996-2000: General Secretary of Visual Artists Association of Northern Greece, (V.A.A.N.G)
  • 2000-2003: President of Visual Artists Association of Northern Greece, (V.A.A.N.G.)
  • 2000-2007: Instructor of "Visual art courses I and II", School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • 2002-2003: Director of the program of Supportive Teaching, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • 2003-2007: Director of the Cultural Affairs in Secondary Education, Thessaloniki
  • 2015: Ph. D. of the Department of Architectural Design and Visual Arts, School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

HONORS - PRIZES - SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Scholarship of Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service), U.D.K. Βerlin, 1989.
  • «Sail Colonies»: Financial support from the Macedonia-Thrace Ministry for the awarded project for the Artistic Village at the island of Samos with the participation of 15 international artists. Exhibitions were held in Greece and Cyprus, 1999.
  • «Bottle I»: 1st Award at the mixed technique category at the 6th International Biennale of Micrography, Milanovats, Yugoslavia, 2000.
  • Diploma "Ηonor Held", Association of Greek Artists, Athens, Greece, 2000.
  • «Triovolon»: Financial support from the Macedonia-Thrace Ministry for the organization of students’ artistic workshops. The project was completed with School Students from Greece and Cyprus, 2001-2003.

SCULPTURES AT PUBLIC SPACES

  • "Interconnecting bottles", Conservatory of Ag. Pavlos, Thessaloniki, Greece,1999
  • "Bottling sensations", Porto Valitsa, Paliouri, Chalkidiki, Greece,1999
  • "Urban vessels", Cedefop, European Center for the Development of Vocational Training,Thessaloniki, Greece, 2001.
  • "Planetleaves", "Αthens by Art", iron, Municipal Art Gallery of Athens, 2004
  • "Medalion", Sculpture made of stained iron. It is placed at the central entrance of Olympics Sports Museum, May 2006
  • "Active Filaments", Sculpture made of histological stains and biological specimens, Histology Hall, Laboratory of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009
  • "Chromosome kisses", A two-part stained iron sculpture. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009
  • “Birds” Port of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2012
  • ‘‘Are you walking’’, stainless, 15 m., Porto Valitsa, Paliouri, Chalkidiki, Greece, 2015
  • “Seagulls”,stainless,2,20 x 1,50x 0,50m.private collection, Chalkidiki, Greece, 2016

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS

  • French Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1993
  • Gallery Terrakotta, Thessaloniki, Greece 1994
  • Gallery Pliades, Athens, Greece, 1994
  • Artists' Initiative «Αmalgama», Thessaloniki, Greece, 1994
  • Macedonian Artists' Association "Art" Kilkis, Greece, 1995
  • Art Gallery «Astir», Athens, Greece, 1996
  • Gallery ΖΜ, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996
  • «Ceremonies and Sequences», "Alli Poli", Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997
  • French Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1998
  • 33rd Festival of "Dimitria", Municipality of Thessaloniki Greece, 1998
  • Art Gallery «Paratiritis», Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000
  • Gallery ΖΜ, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000
  • European Center for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), Thessaloniki,     
  •      Greece, 2001
  • Gallery ΖΜ, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2002
  • Gallery 7, Αthens, Greece, 2002
  • Gallery Newspapers, Mykonos, Greece, 2002
  • Gallery ΖΜ, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2004
  • Basilica Cistern (Cistern Yerebatan), Istanbul, Turkey, 2004
  • Baths "Paradisos", Bey Hamam, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2005
  • Gallery ΖΜ, Thessaloniki, Greece,2006
  • «Kittaro», performance & installation, Yeni Mosque, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006
  • «Take Seats», Olympic Sports Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006
  • «Kittaro», performance & installation, Hellenic Centre, London, UK, 2007
  • Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2007
  • Griechische Kulturstiftung, Greek Foundation for Culture, Berlin, Germany, 2008
  • "Chorika +", Performance, State Museum, Port of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2008
  • «Colonies», Ormo Sanat Gallery, Instabul, Turkey, 2009
  • “Sleepwalkers”, Gallery Choros 18, Thessaloniki,2012
  • “Sleepwalkers”, gallery “Artis Causa”,  Thessalonki, 2012
  • “Emigrand Wings”,(Loutra Paradisos, Bey Hamam), installations, Thessalonki, 2012
  • “Humandrawings”, gallery “Artis Causa”,  Thessalonki, 2015

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • Klasse Bergmann, UDK, Berlin, Germany, 1986
  • Artistic Proposals, Thessaloniki, Greece,1987
  • Participation in F.B.K. Berlin, Germany, 1987
  • Print of Stone and Copper, UDK, Berlin, Germany,1988
  • Participation in F.B.K. Berlin, Germany, 1988
  • Ballhaus Naunynstr., Βerlin, Germany, 1989
  • Participation in F.B.K. Berlin, Germany, 1989
  • «Griechishe Kreise», "Greek circles", Station Schlesisches Tor, Βerlin, Germany, 1990
  • Annual exhibition of VAANG, Xanthi, Komotini, Greece, 1990
  • Exhibition of International Amnesty, Goethe institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1990
  • "Three Young Artists", Vellidio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1991
  • 27rd Festival of "Dimitria", Municipality of Thessaloniki Greece, 1991
  • Gallery Ochra, Thessaloniki, Greece,1991
  • "Greek Engravers" Bratislava, Slovakia and Athens, Greece, 1992
  • Exhibitions VAANG, Luxemburg and Bonn, Germany, 1992
  • Katsigras museum, Larissa, Greece,1993
  • Museum Modern Art, Νis, Servia, 1994
  • «Natura morte», Art Group Elasma «Elasma», Installation, Balcony of Modiano Market,
  • Thessaloniki, Greece,1995
  • International engraving Exhibition, Kanagawa, Japan, 1995
  • «Land Art», Quarry Asvestohori, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1995
  • Art Athina 3, Athens, Greece, 1995
  • «Art and Environment», Greenpeace, Art Gallery Milos, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1995
  • «Artists from Thessaloniki», Lemasol, Cyprus, 1995
  • Group Elasma, Modiano Market, Thessaloniki, 1996
  • Group Elasma, Port of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996, Gallery Zefxis, Thessaloniki,
  •  Greece,1996
  • Artistic Meeting, Neoria, Chania, Greece,1996
  • "The seas I have travelled" Porto Karas, Chalkidiki, Greece, 1996
  • «Aspects of Post-war Art at Thessaloniki», Organization of Cultural Capital City of Europe
  •  1997, 1997
  • "Pictor", Deutsche Schule, Alatza Imaret, Thessaloniki, Greece,1997
  • 1st Inter-Balkan Symposium, Group "Elasma", Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997
  • «De Valigia», Railway Station Thessaloniki Cultural city, '97, Greece, Belgrade Serbia,
  •  Budapest Hungary, 1997
  • Group Elasma, EPASKT Athens, Greece, 1998
  • "Greek House" VAANG, Stockholm, Sweden 1998
  • Society for Macedonian Studies, VAANG, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1998
  • "Artistic - Literary Parallelisms" Gallery Aenaon, Thessaloniki, Athens and Corfu,
  •  Greece,1998
  • 5th European Festival of Arts, ECOUCHE, France,1999
  • "1999 Roads", Video 1', Cultural Capital, Weimar, Germany, 1999
  • «Cheap Art», Gallery "Epikentro", Athens, Greece,1999
  • «Discovering a Nation: "Modern Art in Balkans" Macedonian Museum of Contemporary
  •   Art, Sofia, Bucharest;Thessaloniki , 1999
  • "Biotechnology exhibition" Port Apothiki Gama Thessaloniki, Greece, 1999
  • "The Planet Art", Cape Town, South Africa, 1999
  • «Engraving 1997-2000», Engraving center «Ilios», Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000
  • 1st Triennalle of Engraving, Pieridis Art Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2000
  • 6th International Biennale of Miniature Art Milanovac, Yugoslavia, 2000
  • 5th International Biennale of Engraving Belgrade, Thessaloniki, Athens; 2000
  • "Malta", International Festival, Poznan, Poland, 2001
  • Griechische Kulturstiftung, Greek Foundation for Culture, Berlin, Germany, 2001
  • "Labyrinth", Group "Elasma", Vafopoulio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki; Greece, 2001
  • 1st Inter- Balkan Exhibition for Modern Micrographic Art, National Museum of Modern Art,  
  • Thessaloniki Greece, 2002
  • Kodra Camp, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003
  • Gallery "Nylon'' «4 Greek Artists", Istanbul, Turkey, 2003
  • «Art Athens», Athens, Greece, 2003
  • "De Valigia", «Kunstwerk Krastal", Austria, 2003
  • «Transformations», Municipality of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003
  • 3rd Festival of Greek-Turkish Friendship, Alexandroupoli, Greece, 2003
  • "Light Between", Gallery Dianna, Athens, Greece, 2003
  • "Conversations", Macedonian Museum of Modern Art, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2004
  • «Athens by Art», Municipal Art Gallery of Athens, Greece, 2004
  • 1st International Turkish Arts Biennalle, Ankara, Turkey, 2005
  • 2nd International Art Biennalle, Millennium House, Beijing, China, 2005
  • Gallery Dipolo, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006
  • Gallery Ianos, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006
  • Art District", International Festival of Poznan, Poznan, Poland, 2006
  • "Nylon Group", Biennalle Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2007
  • Festival "Legambiende", Italy, 2008
  • G11 Gallery, Berlin, 2009
  • 9 Dimensions, Choros 18, Thessaloniki, 2011
  • Red Line, Choros 18, Thessaloniki, 2012
  • Alatza Imaret, International week of Neuroscience, Thessaloniki, 2013
  • Frames of Mind, Choros18, Thessaloniki, 2013
  • Art Athina, Athens, 2014
  • Artis Causa, Thessaloniki, 2015
  • In Red, Cultural Center Casa Bianca, 2015
  • European Cultural Capital Paphos 2017, Cyprus, Proposal 2016
  • Art fair Thessaloniki, 2016

PERFORMANCES

  • Script - Direction - Artistic installations - Video 
  • "Edem-Gilgamesh", Basilica Cistern, Cistern Yerebatan, Istanbul, 2004
  • "Heaven", Millenium House, Tien an men Square- Forbidden City- Wangfujing Dajie- Great Wall- Beijing,
  • "Emigrant", Brandenburger Tor- Akademie der Kuenste- East Side Gallery- Berlin, 2005.
  • "Moon", Theater "Dasous" Thessaloniki, 2005
  • "ΕDEΜ", Baths «Paradisos - Bey Hamam», Thessaloniki, Greece, 2005
  • «Kittaro», Yeni Jami, Thessaloniki Greece, 2006
  • «Εdem, Eternity», Nicosia, Pila, Amochostos, Derinia, Cyprus, 2006
  • «Chorika +», Theatre «Aktis Aeliou», Thessaloniki, 2007
  • «Κittaro», Hellenic center, London, 2007
  • «Chorika+», in memory of May 68, State Museum, Thessaloniki Port, 2008
  • "Chorika+", 8 International Literature Festival, Berlin, 2008
  • “Sleepwalker", Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014
  • ‘’Citizens - Denizens’’, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, 2016