Artist CV

Artist's statement

(b 1956GR. Lives and works in athens)

Lassithiotakis’ highly abstract compositions rely on indirect, elliptical and unconventional symbols, which require viewers’ attempted interpretation in order to be ‘completed’ from the artist’s point-of-view. Contrary to the general perception of abstraction as a mode of expresion that sits at a permanent distance from classical representation, his intention is for the works to operate like a portrait, still life or vanitas.

Solo exhibitions

2020
Relation/Shapes, Gallerie Marie Robin, Paris 
2019
Ideal lines works on paper, Ikastikos kiklos Gallery, Athens 
2018
dlgallery Athens 
2017
Lefa municipal gallery,curator E. Gerolymatou 
2013
Astrolavos gallery, Athens 
2012
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens​ 
2011
Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 
2009
TIF-Pavilion 6 (44th Dimitria), Thessaloniki  
2008
Art Gallery, Alexanroupoli
Elementary school of Falatados, Tinos island 
2007
Athens Art Gallery, Athens​  
2006
Art Forum Gallery, Thessaloniki  
2005
Athens Art Gallery, Athens
Agathi Gallery (Art Athina), Athens   
2002
Agathi Gallery (Art Athina), Athens  
2001
Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
Art Forum- Vilka Gallery, Thessaloniki   
2000
Tzamia, Cristalla  Gallery, Chania  
1999
Art Forum, Vilka Gallery, Thessaloniki   
1998
Medousa Art Gallery, Athens
Kleiner Raum :Clasing- Gallery Etage, Münster  
1997
Art Forum Gallery, Thessaloniki   
1996
Medousa Art Gallery- Medousa +1
Athens | Tzamia, Cristalla  Gallery, Chania  
1993
Medousa Art Gallery, Athens   
1991
Epikentro Gallery, Patra  
1990
Stavrakakis Gallery, Heraklion  
1989
Medousa Art Gallery, Athens    
1985
Dada Art Gallery, Athens  
1983
Dada Art Gallery, Athens
1981 
Dada Art Gallery, Athens

Group exhibitions

2020
Vienna parallel Rudolf Sallinger platz 1 
2019
dr,julious I ap gallery,  PV for century celebration of the Bauhaus on its 100th, Berlin
ONYX  Alfa gallery Miami
2018
Art Athina,IkastikoskIklos./Back to basics, Enia gallery, (curator A, Potamianou),  /Conciousness, Alfa Gallery Miami 
2017
«100 years after the October Revolution» , State museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki,(curator: Yiannis Bolis),/, Art Athina,  Astrolavos gallery,/ Back to Athens, Gateway to Freedom, Cheap art gallery,( curator Thalia Vrachopoulos), /Reminders, Spiliotopoulos Warehouse, Historical Triangle, Athens, (curator G. Georgakopoulos).  
«100 years after the October Revolution» , State museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, (curator: Yiannis Bolis).  
2016  
«Three generations of Greek painting, municipal gallery of Athens,/ "I dared to praise ..." Eleftherios Venizelos 80 years after his death "(curator Louisa Karapidakis), Basilica of St. Mark, Heraklion, Crete 
2015
«Art Athina», Astrolavos gallery 
2014
«Painting II», Frisira Museum, Athens | «Art Athina», Astrolavos gallery, «Statement made», (curator: A. Potamianou) 
2013
«To Tinos», Cultural Foundation of Tinos (curator: C. Marinos) | «The maelstrom of art and history», Chapel Renier, Chania (curator: P. Kounenaki) 
2011
“Art Athina”, Astrolavos Gallery | “Time aspects”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon(curator: M. Maragou) | “20x20”, Athinais, Athens (curator:T.Mavrotas) 
2010
“Tracing Istanbul”, Greek Embassy –Theological School of Halki,Istanbul | Technopolis, Athens (curator: I. Criticou) 
2009
“Ambassadors of Contemporary Greek Art- Three Generations of painters”, Hellenic Museum, Melbourne (curator: H. Kambouridis) | “35 visual artists for Democracy”, Zappeion Megaron, Athens (curator: T. Mavrotas) 
2008
“Art Athina”, Astrolavos Gallery, Tsatsis Projects Gallery  
2007
Publication of a monograph on his entire ouevre by “Ta nea” newspaper, distributed nationally as part of the series of “Contemporary Greek Painters” | “Native Place”, Benaki Museum, Athens ( curator: I. Criticou)  
2006
“Kites”, Astrolavos Gallery, Athens- European Parliament Headquarters, Brussels |“Panorama of Art”, M.C.A, Thessaloniki | “Dialogues”, M.M.C.A.-Art Forum Gallery, Thessaloniki | “There was once Penelope Delta”, AthensCollege (curator: I. Criticou) | “Calendar of National Stationary Office”, Agathi Gallery, Athens​ 
2004
“Olympic Spirit and Contemporary Greek Art”, Athens Municipal Cultural Centre (curator: P. Kounenaki) | “Love Art, Love the World”, Andronikos Art Gallery, Mykonos (curator : E. Anthopoulou) | “The Olympic Idea in the Sky”, Astrolavos Gallery, Athens | “Gallery Walk”, Agathi Gallery, Athens | “Athens, city of Games”, Technopolis, Athens | “ Mickey meets Art”, Hellenic American Union, Athens | “Missal”, Ekfrasi Gallery, Athens (curator: I. Criticou) 
2003
“Oikade”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon - Melina Merkouri Cultural Centre, Athens (curator: M. Maragou) | “Coup de Coeur”,Athens Art Gallery (curator: E. Alexaki) | “Olympic Spirit and Contemporary Greek Art”, Municipal Gallery of Chania, Crete- M.M.C.A., Thessaloniki- Giorgio de Chirico Cultural Centre, Volos (curator: P. Kounenaki)  
2002
“People- Faces- Figures”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon (curator: M. Maragou) | “90 years from the liberation of the N.Aegean ”, Ministry of the Aegean, Mytilini  
2001
“Visions and Bonds”, Libety’s Park Art Centre, Athens (curator: H. Kambouridis) | “Rupture- Convergence, Beltsios Collection”, Cultural Foundation of the Municipality of Trikala (curator: M. Stefanidis)   
1999
“4th Biennale of Sarjah” [2nd Award], U.A. Emirates (curator:A.Schina) | “ At the crossroad of Crete”, Tzamia  Cristalla Art Gallery, Chania, Crete(curator: P. Kounenaki) | “Ideas and Idols”, Campus Art &Science, Athens(curator: F. Tzanetoulakou)  
1998
“With the Lyre and the Fiddlebow”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon (curator: M. Maragou) | “Iakynthia   98”, Anogia, Crete | “Art Athina 6”, Medousa Art Gallery | “Aischyleia 98”, Eleusis (curator: L.Kokkini) | “The new collection”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art,Thessaloniki | “Under Cover- Revelations- Editions”, Pretoria Art Museum,South Africa​ 
1997
“Art Athina 5”, Medousa Art Gallery | “Argo, Mythical Voyages”, SpirerMansion, Volos (curator: A. Schina) | “Focus of the Gaze”, Headquarter of the WEU, Brussels (curator: A. Schina)  
1996
“Osaka Triennale”, Osaka, Japan | “Astir of Paros” (organized byMedousa Art Gallery), Paros island   
1989
“Body and Spirit”, Zappeion Megaron, Athens (curator: N. Rogan)   
1987
“Antipodes -Young Greek Artists”, Modern Art Museum, Melbourne​  
1985
 “Eikastika”, Municipal Art Centre of Athens, Athens | “The Hellenic Dimension”, Vorres Collection, Chicago 
1986
“2nd Biennale of Young Artists from the Mediterranean”, Thessaloniki | “Lassithiotakis- Marouda- Tsakiris”, Epipeda Art Gallery, Athens- PanselinosArt Gallery, Thessaloniki | “Kallidromio II”, Athens | “Pieridis Collection” (Dimitria  86), Thessaloniki  
1984
“Lassithiotakis- Adamakos- Vordoni-”, Athens College, Athens​  

Awards & residencies

1999
4th Biennale of Sarjah””, [2nd Award], U.A. Emirates  

Teaching

 Professor, department of graphic design, University of West Attica, Athens