Christos Baloukos

Christos Baloukos was born in Athens, where he currently lives and works.
He has studied painting, graphic design and visual Hagiography.
In 2019 Christos represented Greece in the International Art exhibition :
“Diverse Civilization, Shared Road - international Art Exhibition by Artists
for Peace’’ that was part of the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Bishkek
Summit 2019” and had received two (2) awards, by the Government of
Kyrgystan & the Bejing Cultural Exchange Center, for his painting “Iviron
Monastery”.

Some main features of his work is the limited palette 3 plus 2 color, painting with palette knife who creates beautiful texture and of course the fresh watercolors with color depth.
He has also participated in exhibitions in UK & Italy and his paintings can be found in museums and private collections in various places around the world.

The summerr of 2021 have the honor to be the graphic designer of David Cronenberg new film, “Crimes of the Future” with Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart.

995-1998 Graphic Designer from IEK DOMH
1995-1998 Painting study with the engraver Akis Pirounidis and the painter Basilis Stavrou
1998-2000 Draw & painting study with the painter Stefos Nikolaos
2001-2005 Iconography with the artist Irene Koutridou
Training and experimentation continued with variety of workshops.

21-28th May 2021, Museum Bellini Florence
Art exhibition «OVER THE REALMS DREAMS» Palazzo Bellini Lungarno Soderini, 5 50124 Firenze

14-21 January 2020, Tsixritzis Institute of Fine Arts:
Art Exhibition "ΤΑ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΡΕΙ", 18 Kassaveti, Kifissia

In 2019 he represented Greece at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Bishkek Summit 2019 - "Diverse Civilization, Shared Road" - International Art Exhibition by Artists for Peace where he was awarded the "Work of Excellence" for his work "Iviron Monastery".

Permanent collection in the Kiriako of Kafsokalyvia at Mount Athos
16-18 December 2017, Thessaloniki Greece
Myro Gallery “Meet the Artist” Christmas Edition, Nikiforou Foka 8
20 March - 20 April 2016, Apostolic Diakonia of the Church of Greece
Dragatsaniou 2, Athens Greece
12-19 February 2016, Rome-Italy:
Flyer Art Gallery - via Palermo, 77 00184 Roma
15-27 January 2016, Rome:
Art Rome, Flyer Art Gallery - via Palermo, 77 00184 Roma (Italy)
4-10 April 2015, London:
Royal Opera Arcade Gallery of London - Pall Mall Street, Sw1y 4U Y (Curator Dr. Rosi Raneri)
18-24Jule 2015, Tuscan-Italy:
“Emotions of Art” Palazzo Aldobrandeschi Collacchioni- Capalbio (Grosseto) (Curator Rella Pia Maria)