The work of Giorgos Kontis (b.1981 Athens) focuses on abstract painting and on its function as an image. It becomes a contemplation on the autonom! the painted image gains, triggering #uestions on authenticity and the artistic agency. Giorgos studied at the Athens $chool of %ine Arts, at the Academ! of &isual Arts (Ad'K) in Munich and at the Uni*ersity of Arts (UdK) in 'erlin. +e did a (%A at $t.Joost Academ! in 'reda" -etherlands, and he holds a practice based .h/ in Painting" from the 0oya 1ollege of Art in 2ondon" on the notion of Authenticity. +e li*es and works in 'erlin and Athens. $o o $hows 3419 Mother Tongue" 1ru5 Galerie" Athens, Greece. 1urated b! Katerina -ikou The Threatening Image" Ph/ &i*a 65hibition" +ockne! Galler!" 01A, 2ondon" UK 3417 Ian Kiaer Presents Giorgos Kontis" Ian Kiaer8s studio, 'ow Arts 2ondon" UK 3419 0" Galerie Kunstbuero, &ienna Art %oundation (with Just :uist)" &ienna" Austria 341; Winter Kept Us Warm" 6urocontrol +ead#uarters, 'russels, 'elgium Let Gooo project" 0uimte 1aesuur" Middelburg" -etherlands. 1urated b! Just :uist 3414 Kaplanon < Galler!" Athens, Greece Group $hows 3434 The Space of Emplacement (works from the 1hristos 1hristofis 1ollection)" $tudio53 Galler!" Athens, Greece Art-Athina !"nline E#ition$" 1ru5 Galerie" Athens" Greece -ationa Theatre of -orthern Greece" 65hibition accompan!ing the pla! =The 'irds” %uarantine E&hi'ition !"nline$" $tudio53 Galler!" Athens, Greece. 1urated b! /ionisis 1hristophilogiannis, $otirios 'ahtsetzis, 2!dia Pribisova" -icolas &am*ouklis In Praise of Sha#ows" Ione and Mann Galler!" 'elgra*ia 2ondon" UK Someone Else)s *ostalgia" 1ru5 Galerie" Athens" Greece. 1urated b! $ophia Makrigiorgou 3419 In Me#io +irtus" &ogiatzoglou 1ollection" Athens, Greece. 1urated b! 1hristos 1hristophis 3418 Three ,ollectors I Three Eras" &ogiatzoglou 1ollection" Athens, Greece fAN Archi-e" &ienna Art %oundation" Paralle &ienna 3418 (65hibition concept/design b! +erwig (Aller)" &ienna" Austria The Materiality of the Painterly E-ent" 1ity of Athens Arts 1entre" Athens, Greece. 1urated b! /en!s Bacharopoulos Show /,A 0012" 0oya 1ollege of Art 2ondon" UK 3417 Inter-als of Stale Time" 2!chee Cne Galler!" 2ondon" UK. 1urated b! Giorgos Kontis Project 1 // "n Authorship" $paceDProjects, Amsterdam" -etherlands. 1urated b! Maud Conk *either Innocent *or Guilty" /ai ! 2a?! Projects, Athens, Greece. 1urated b! Giorgos Kontis 4ommage to 5imitris ,on#os" 1AN Galler!" Athens, Greece 5a.'rea6" Ma*erick Projects, Peckham 2ondon" )K ,lose7 ,loser7 8a#ing" 2!chee Cne Galler!" 2ondon" UK. 1urated b! Jonathan Miles MATTE/" FCC 'uilding 01A, 2ondon" UK 3419 The Same S6." 2epsien Art %oundation" /Asseldorf" German! Ten#er is The *ight" 1AN Galler!" Athens, Greece ,inema&imilian" BGG" +asselt, 'elgium. 1urated b! 2aura +erman 341< Kenophobia" 1AN Galler!" Athens, Greece re9Search7 /esearch Stu#ents" /!son Galler! 01A, 2ondon" )K 341; Ab-stractions" +ellenic American )nion" Athens, Greece 341G Young Masters" Gla?enhuis, 2omme " 'elgium Ta ks 3417 ,ultural I#entity7 Europe & Authenticity" with Gilane Tawadros and 2uc Tu!mans, chaired b! Giorgos Kontis, &isual 1ultures 2ecture $eries, Gor*! 2ecture Theatre" 0oya 1ollege of Art, 2ondon" UK The Threatening Image I Artistic I#entity an# Painting "ntologies" lecture b! Giorgos Kontis, Academic 2ecture $eries, Art 'ar" 0oya 1ollege of Art, 2ondon" )K <one #)Utopie Temporaire - <UT Project" Yellow 'rick Project $pace" Athens" Greece 3419 Memor. an# Perception" T61+-6 conference" 0ich Mi5 2ondon" UK 341; Artist's Talk with +armen 6iE?enga and Just :uist, 0uimte 1aesuur" Middelburg" -etherlands 341G Authenticity in the Act of Painting" con*ersation between Giorgos Kontis and 1amie *an Finke " moderated b! Marleen +artjes and initiated b! Jeannou5 *an /eiEck, 0iEksakademie Cpen $tudios, Amsterdam" -etherlands Authenticity in the Act of Painting" Folke" 'russels Authenticity in the Act of Painting S.mposium organi?ed b! whatspace.n " /e Pont Museum Tilburg" -etherlands Awards" $cho arships 341; 0oya 1ollege of Art 'ursar! (341; - 19) 1onstance %airness %oundation $cholarship (341; - 19) 341G %inalist at HC)-G MAST60$ 6uropean Graduates 848D81G" Gla?enhuis, 2omme " 'elgium 3449 6rasmus $cholarship" Akademie der 'ildenden KAnste" Munich Forkshops" $eminars" 0esidencies 341G 0esidency at Folke" 'russels (Cct 341G I Jan 341;) Forkshop with the Forld of Art, $chool for 1urators of 1ontemporar! Art, 2Eub Eana" $lovenia 3447 $culpture $!mposium of the AS%A in collaboration with the UdK 'erlin" 0eth!mno, Greece.