APOSTOLOS KARAKATSANIS
Born 1970, Germany. Lives and works in Athens and Syros, Greece.
EDUCATION
2001 – 2006: Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece BA Fine Arts (Sculpture)
1999 – 2000: Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, Erasmus program Painting
1994 – 2000: Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece BA Fine Arts (Painting)
1988 – 1990: Efklidis College, Thessaloniki Greece Graphic Design, Photography
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002- present UNIVERSITY of the AEGEAN Dept. of Product & Systems Design Engineering Subject : Drawing, History of Art Position : Instructor
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000- 2001 1st Dept. of Prehistoric and Classical Sites – Acropolis, Athens Position : Restoration of the Ancient Marbles of the Parthenon
1995 – 1996 “CLICK” & “MEN” Magazines Position : Greative Graphic Designer
1992 – 1994 “ATHINORAMA” Magazine Position : Art director
1989 – 1990 “ART GRUPPE” Advertising Company Position : Graphic Designer
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 AD Gallery, Athens GR 2005 Without words, Municipal Cultural Center of Hermoupolis, Syros GR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Emergency Room, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens GR Art Athina, Video Art Project ‘People’, Athens GR (catalogue) Kodra Festival, Thessaloniki GR 2006 Code of Art: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ianos, Athens GR (catalogue) Visions 06, organized by Kappatos Gallery, Imperial Hotel, Athens GR (catalogue) Masquerade, Selini Gallery, Athens GR 2005 Serendipia: Del pop art al expresionismo figurativo, Galeria Ektectica, Madrid, SP (catalogue) 2004 Soundplant, Municipal Cultural Center of Ano Syros, Syros GR 2001 On the spot, Nees Morfes Gallery, Athens GR (catalogue) 1st Greek Festival for Art and Technology, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens GR (catalogue) 1998 Art Athina, Athens GR
ART INTERVENTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACE
2002 Floating Hands, art intervention in Mavili Square, Athens GR 1999 Silla pública, Site specific art action, Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, SP 1998 Phone Booth, Site specific art action, Stournari Str, Athens GR
COLLECTIONS
Vores Museum Stavros papaeoanou collection Nikos Alexiou collection Kanakis collection Alpha delta gallery