Nikolaos Smyrnios

NIKOLAOS (NIKOS) SMYRNIOS was born in Edessa, Greece, to parents of Asia Minor descent.
In his early 20s he immigrated to Stockholm, Sweden, where he studied in the Institute of Graphic Arts and the National College of Art & Design, a school which is considered as the heart of Scandinavian Design.
Working in relevant professional and academic environments in both Sweden and Greece, he gained valuable experience and exceptional skills which have been reflected in his long lasting creative activity.
The collection presented in the Saatchi online constitutes a small portion of Smyrnios' work and represents only few of the media he explored (painting, video, animation, graphic art) and the ideas he expressed through varied styles.
Being actively engaged in the education of applied arts, as well as in graphic design, Smyrnios has managed to establish his artistic identity as a “child of his time”, interacting continuously with the modern spirit and New Media, adapting and discarding the elements of the Zeitgeist.
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STATEMENT OF THE ARTIST
• Rooted in a modernist education (at the Swedish National College of Art and Design) and enriched by a Greek heritage, my work is an ongoing exploration o...

■ EDUCATION
Degrees:
1. University College of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden (Konstfackskolan). Highest Diploma in Communication Design, MA equivalent, five-year degree, (1974-1977, 1979-1981).
2. Grafiska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Highest Diploma in Graphic Arts, two-year degree (1977-1979).
Other studies:
1. Intaglio Printmaking. Training Program for Professional Artists. Stockholm, Sweden (1983).
2. Radio Program Production. Sweden’s National Radio, Stockholm (1983).
3. Stage Design. Stockholm University Open Courses, (1985).
4. Computer Graphics. Consortium for Graphic Information Technology in Europe, Athens, Greece. (1989).
■ ACADEMIC AWARDS
Two-year Scholarship by the Swedish Institute for studies and research in Sweden, (1978-1980).

■ EXHIBITIONS
• 1978, 7th International Poster Biennale of Warsaw, Poland.
• 1979, 3rd International Poster Biennale of Lahti, Finland.
• 1981, International Poster Competition of ATM (Public Transportation Organization), Milan, Italy. Second Prize winner.
• 1982, Gallery Mati, Stockholm, Sweden.
• 1983, Kulturhuset Cultural Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
• 1984, Greek-Swedish Art Symposium, Vätö, Sweden.
• 1986, Major Exhibition of Contemporary Greek Art in Athens, organised by the Greek Ministry of Culture to support the restauration of the monumental murals in Mexico.
• 1991, International Exhibition Coup de Lune, Paris, France.
• 2000, Fleming Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 2001, German Institute Goethe, Computer Animation and Digital Art Show “Archetypa”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 2005, Fleming Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 2011, Pallini Hotel Gallery, Chalkidiki, Greece.
• 2012, Kirmizi Ardic Kusu Gallery, Alacati, Izmir, Turkey.