Apostolos Giagiannos

Born in Tripoli, Arcadia, in 1945, he moved to Athens in 1960. He studied Graphic Arts at A.T.I. under the guidance of A. Tassos, I. Dekoulakos, and D. Mytaras. In 1968, he founded and directed the Applied Arts Workshop "Morfí." In 1974, he left Applied Arts to devote himself to painting. He has held 53 solo exhibitions in Greece, France, Belgium, England, Spain, and Cyprus. He has participated in group and thematic exhibitions in Greece, Cyprus, the USA, Canada, Australia, England, France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Iceland, and Bulgaria. He has illustrated books by Greek authors and published literary texts in various magazines. He engaged in folklore and the visual arts of Shadow Theater ("Figures," "Scenery," Hermes Editions 1975-1976). In 2000, his novel "Goodbye Forever" was published by Kaktos Editions. His works are housed in the National Gallery, the Ministry of Culture, public and private museums, and private collections in Greece and abroad. His works have been listed in the catalogs of Sotheby's and Christie's in London and Amsterdam. He lives and works in Athens.