Sympathy from Charcoal Print

He was born in Larissa in 1953.He studied sculpting and stage designing from 1971 to 1976 at the Athens School of Fine Arts.He was director of the Larissa Contemporary Art Centre from 1996 to 2003.He has been teaching as professor of Art at secondary education schools since 1979-2010.He frequently co-operated with the Thessalian Theatre for the stage,costume and poster designs(Aristophane Irene (Peace),The Story of Ali Retzo by Markaris and Xenopoulos Temptation).In the period between 1983-88 he taught art at the workshop of the Larissa Municipal Art Gallery - G.I.Katsigra Museum of which he was founding member and elected member of its Board of Directors.He co-operated with the Larissa Experimental theatre for the staging and costumes of the play titled Cyclica Topia (Circular Landscapes) by P.Kotronis in his capacity as artistic director of the Larissa Contemporary Art Center,he organised and implemented many great thematic exhibition and units,educational programmes and workshops.He edited numerous publications and artistic periodicals.In 1992 he was a candidate for the UNESCO prize for the promotion of the arts.He is a member of the Visual Arts Champer,Greece.In 1996 he represented Greece at the Budapest SCULPTURE - DRAWING BIENNAL.He co-wrote the manual-guide to teaching art Εισαγωγή στην Απεικόνιση(An Introduction to Representation) as well as the educational book titled Colour Adventure which successfully supported a similar pilot programme of the Larissa Contemporary Art Center.In 1997 his work marked the European DISNET/STEP Programme of the General Secretariat for Youth.In April 2002,in the frame-work of the EUROPA/EUROPA programme (dedicated to Greek culture), he curated and presented the ART-YPOREIA production revealing the virtues of contemporary Thessalian creators at Rybnik in Poland in co-operation with the Rybnik/Polish Culture Center and the Larissa Contemporary Art Center.From 1997 to 2000 he participated in a number of conventions, round tables and workshops held by bodies of the Ministry of Culture,the National Cultural Network of Cities and the Domain of Culture Network(1997-2000).He also participated in the Inter-Balkan Co-operation Meeting of the State Museum of Contemporary Art held in Thessaloniki in 2001.In March 2003 he took part in the La Recontre d'Athines Meeting at Gazi which dealt with Cultural Centers in the Regions leading towards a European Identity.