Giagiannos Apostolos

He was born in Tripoli, Arcadia in 1945. In 1960 he settled in Athens. He studied Graphic Arts at ATI. with their teachers: A. Tassos, I. Dekoulakos, D. Mytaras. In 1968 he founded and directed the "Morfi" Applied Arts Laboratory. In 1974 he left the Applied Arts and devoted himself to painting. He has had 53 solo exhibitions in Greece, France, Belgium, England, Spain, Cyprus. He has participated in group, thematic exhibitions in Greece, Cyprus, USA, Canada, Australia, England, France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Iceland, Bulgaria. He has illustrated books by Greek authors. He published literary texts in various magazines. He dealt with the folklore and the visual arts of the Theater of Shadows ("Figures", "Scenes", Hermes Publishing 1975-1976). 200 is published by Cactus, his novel, "Good by Forever". His works are in: the National Gallery, the Ministry of Culture, public and private museums, private collections in Greece and abroad. His works have been listed by Sotheby's and Christie's in London and Amsterdam. He lives and works in Athens.