Biography

Konstantinos Papargiris 11/12/1976

  • 1994-97. Larissa first drawing lessons: Taught by the sculptor Christos Makropoulos.
  • 1995 he frequently visits the atelier of Vaggelis Dimitreas (painter and professor at the University of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki).
  • 1996 writes 3 theatrical plays, based and inspired on Watteaus paintings. He publishes the third one, the music of which was composed by Spyros Kavallieratos (June 7 Larissa).
  • In 2001 he completes his studies at the University of Fine Arts in Florence (1997- 2001) two years after his residence in the University of Fine Arts in Lecce (South Italy). Degree 8,2/10.
  • 2005 he attends for 3 years, series of scenography lessons at the laboratory of Maria Chaniotaki (writer and stage designer- scenographer).
  • 19/05/15 Athens, “Athinais Culture Center” stages the theatrical monologue PURE. Director: Judy Boyle, Lighting designer: Eleftheria Deko, Writer: Annabel Knight, Costumes: M. Chaniotaki, Assistant: Konstantinos Papargiris.
  • 19/05/05- 05/06/05 first personal exhibition dedicated to Joseph Beuys, hosted at the Art Gallery of Yanna Grammatopoulou in Athens.
  • 1998 he is collaborating with Vassilis Tomanas (publisher and translator of NISIDES, Publications in Thessaloniki. Title: The craftsman, Writer: Richard Sennet. Title: Angels better knows, Writer: Foulla Lambele. Title: The blackbird, Writer: Ourania Bagkou. Title: Ichthis Omogenis, Writer: Mehmet Yashin, Title: Collection of Cyprus Poetry,  Writer: Mehmet Yashin.
  • 2009 Grez sur Loing (Fontainebleau- France) he creates an artistic greek colony with Sophie Batsis (businesswoman), Lucie Baudon (art manager- curator), Chloe Leray (artist) and Dolly Georgantza (artist), in order to promote the greek culture and greek artists too.
  • 2009 he is awarded by the mayor of Grez sur Loing with the medal of the city.
  • 2011 he is provided with a permanent showroom for his paintings in the gallery Early Grey (Fontainebleau).
  • 2011 he creates a mural on the front wall (10 meters high per 40 meters long) of the 2nd Elementary School in Elassona (Greece).
  • 2012 he creates a serie of murals in the Municipal Art Gallery of Gonni (Tembi’s Valley- Thessaly) and he also curates the permanent exhibition of the Gallery which collection comes from the donation of Zisis & Christiane Papadimitriou to the Municipality of Tempi.
  • 2016 publishes his first book , a poetry collection. Title: Evenourgos, editor ”Perispomeni”, Athens.
  • 2018 mural paintings – Chapel of Agioi Saranta, Sikinos island, Cyclades Greece.
  • 2018 – 2019 stage designer and taking part in the  theatrical play ”Lysistrati” of  Aristofanis, Director: Takis Moschos. Skopelos island, Sporades Greece.
  • 2019 he is giving art lessons in Paris.
  • For the last 20 years he is teaching history of art, drawing and painting in schools of primary and secondary education in Greece.
  • His works are found at the State Museum of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki and various private collections in Greece and abroad.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions
  • 2024 Πειραιας,Δημοτικη πινακοθηκη, 15/4/24-21/4/24
  • 2023 Ερμουπολη Συρου,αιθουσα Ροΐδη, 23/12/23-29/12/23
  • 2023 Versailles,Ecole nationale superieure du paysage, 19/4/23-21/4/23
  • 2023 Paris,Gallerie Desmos, 18/4/23-22/4/23
  • 2022 Municipal Art Gallery of Piraeus, 17/10/22-23/10/22
  • 2022 Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa “Takis Tloupas” Larissa, 4/4/22-30/4/22
  • 2017  Accademy of fine arts of Fontainebleau- “Comairas”, 15/04/17 – 08/05/17
  • 2017 “Desmos Art Gallery”, Paris, 28/12/16 – 04/01/17
  • 2016 “Kaplanon 5 Art Gallery”, Athens, 09/02/16- 27/02/16
  • 2016 “Kaplanon 5 Art Gallery”, Athens, 23/02/16- 26/03/16
  • 2015 “Desmos Art Gallery”, Paris, 23-29/06/15
  • 2014 “Kaplanon 5 Art Gallery”, Athens, 03/06/14- 28/06/14
  • 2014 “Desmos Art Gallery”, Paris, 15/04/14- 25/04/14
  • 2013 “Terzo Mondo Art Gallery”, Berlin, 05/05/13- 20/05/13
  • 2012 “Atelier Ouvert I”, Institute Francais of Larissa, Larissa, 03/12/12- 12/12/12
  • 2012 “Install a Ritual- Perform a Prayer”, Space on White, Manhattan, New York, 03/11/12
  • 2012 “Eikastikes Anazitisis Art Gallery”, Athens, 21/02/12- 16/03/12
  • 2011 Accademy of fine arts of Fontainebleau- “Comairas”, 16/04/11- 08/05/11
  • 2009 “Early Grez Art Gallery”, Grez sur Loing (Fontaineblau- France), 17/08/09- 28/08/09
  • 2009 “Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa”, “Takis Tloupas”, Larissa, 03/06/09- 20/06/09
  • 2007 “Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa”, “Takis Tloupas”, Larissa, 10/11/07- 28/11/07
  • 2006 “Aglopoulos Art Gallery”, Larissa, 06/06/06- 27/06/06
  • 2005 “Ekfrasi Art Gallery” Gianna Grammatopoulou, Athens, 19/05/05- 05/06/05

 

Most important group exhibitions

  • 2018  ”The Memory of the Revolution”, Municipal Gallery of Larissa, 13/10/18 – 30/11/18
  • 2012 “Para Thin Alos”, Ermoupoli, Syros, 11/07/12- 20/07/12
  • 2012 “Carte Blanche IX”, Booze co-operative, Athens, 30/06/12- 05/09/12
  • 2012 “Hardcore 4”, Booze co-operative, Athens, 03/06/12- 10/06/12
  • 2011 “Myro Art Gallery”, “Asma Asmaton”, Thessaloniki, 13/10/11- 28/10/11
  • 2011 “Myro Art Gallery”, Thessaloniki, 08/09/11- 30/09/11
  • 2010 “Early- Grez Art Gallery”, Grez sur Loing (Fontaineblau- France), 6 artists inspired by the writer R.L. Stevenson (Festival R.L. Stevenson), 16/10/10- 20/10/10
  • 2010 “Booze co-operative”, Athens, 05/06/10- 08/08/10
  • 2009 “Municipal Art Gallery Giorgio de Chirico”, Volos, Greece, 27/02/09- 16/03/09
  • 2008 “Art Tower Agora”, Athens, 08/12/08- 10/01/09
  • 2004 “Ekfrasi Art Gallery” G. Grammatopoulou, Athens, 15/06/04- 27/06/04
  • Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa
  • “Takis Tloupas” Larissa

Letters

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