Odysseas Oikonomou

Born in 1967 in Dhuvjan, from Greek parents. He paints from the age of five years old. At the age of 14 years old, ending eight-year primary school, and after double competition (in Gjirokaster, Berat,) wins a place in the Artistic Lyceu "Ajet Xhindole" in Berat. After a four-year studyng, ending in 1985 with excellent the school. His first teacher was the eminent painter Sotir Capo «Artist I MERITUAR». In 1990 he graduated from the Pedagogical Institute of Gjirokastra «Eqerem Çabej». For a short time working as an educator, having undertaken to teach the first grade in an elementary school of his region. (Here is a first cause for the issues that will inspire along the way.) In 1991 with the great change in Eastern Europe, opening the frontiers, he moves to Greece, settled in Athens, where he lives until now. Then begins his career as a painter. In this year, making his first solo exhibition in the "Cultural Center" of the City of New Psychico. In the meantime enroll in a school of art, the Municipality of Piraeus, a four-year period, taught painting, church painting and history of art, from renowned teachers such as Manos Stefanidis, Kostas Markopoulos and John Karouzos. For a period of six years, makes many solo exhibitions in v...