Vasileios Alexandrou- Born in 1990 in Greece. Graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Aristotle University in 2014. In 2019 he completed a Master in “Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Age” at the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University. He has created two permanent works for public space and has displayed his work in seven solo exhibitions and in more than 70 group shows. In 2017 he represented Greece in Mediterranean 18 Young Artists Biennale "Home", National Gallery of Tirana. He has delivered seminars at University Institutions and since March 2020 he is a PhD candidate at the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University with a PhD thesis on "Political Art in Digital Age" for which he has been awarded a scholarship by H.F.R.I., Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation.

 

2017 - 2019   MA: Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Age, Department of Audio & Visual Arts Ionian University.

Honor scholarship based on the Master's grades.

 

 

Permanent works in public space:

 

2015  “On a burned piano” University of Macedonia.

 

 

Solo exhibitions:

 

2019   "Μηχανές Ευδαιμονίας | Bliss Machines" Solo exhibition, alevrapothikes, Old Fortress, Corfu.

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2017  “διά βίας μάθηση | éducation forcée” French Institute of Thessaloniki. Solo exhibition in collaboration with University of

          Macedonia,Consulat général de France à Thessalonique,Institut français de Thessalonique.

          Exhibition curator Rena Pitsaki.

 

2017  “Object’s Origin Rejected” (in cooperation with the artist Dimitris Palantzas)Culture Center of Alimos Municipality, Athens.             

 

2014  “Mother Tongue” (in cooperation with the artist Michalis Michailides) Gallery Choros 18, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curator Stavros Panagiotakis.

 

 

Group exhibitions: (selected)

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2019  “Dimensions of Publicness“ 24th Gabrovo Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art, Bulgaria.

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2019  “What is Eros?”, Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival, MOMus Experimental Center for the Arts, Thessaloniki.

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2019  “Visual Symphonies“ | Labor Beethoven 2020, MOMus Experimental Center for the Arts, Thessaloniki.

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2017  “Home“ Mediterranea 18 Young Artists Biennale Tirana και Durrës, BJCEM International Network, Albania.

 

2017  “Dia pyros kai sidirou“, Lola Nikolaou gallery, Thessaloniki.

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2017  “International Art Exchange Exhibition“, Art Center Kobe, Kobe, Japan.

 

2016  “Others: Then and Now” Art-Thessaloniki - International Contemporary Art Fair, Helexpo, Thessaloniki. 

          Exhibition curators Charis Savvopoulos, Louisa Avgita.

 

2016  “Antagonism” Aristotelous Project 2, Kalfayan Galleries, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curator Panagis Koutsokostas.

 

2016  “The Most Right Swiped Men” a greek-german exhibition, Bensousan Han, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curators Rena Pitsaki, Jonas Wietelmann.

 

2016  “Armed” sound installation, in cooperation with the artist G.Panagiotakis, Royal Theater (Foyer), Thessaloniki.

 

2016  “Speech Noise” space specific project at the Library of University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki.

 

2015  “International Art Exchange Exhibition” Art Center Kobe, Japan.

 

2015  “Dialogue“ T.S.S.O.(Thessaloniki State Symphonic Orchestra) underground Block 33, Thessaloniki.

 

2015  “Inspire effective spaces” Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curators Thouli Mysirloglou, Katerina Nikou, Ariadni Chatzitatsi.  

 

2015  “Law and art” Choros 18 & Artis Causa, Thessaloniki.

 

2014  “Law and art” Goethe Institut, Thessaloniki.

 

2014  “Default 4” Bensousan Han, Thessaloniki.

 

2014  “Graduates of the Department of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, AUTH”

          Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art Thessaloniki.

 

2014  “Ten comments for one crime” Exhibition on the 70 years of the liberation of Thessaloniki with parallel presentation

          of Manos Malamidis file history in Architecture, Centre of the Municipality of Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curator Charis Savvopoulos.

 

2014  “Heroes are Dead, Long live the Heroes!” Kodra Fresh, Macedonian Museum Of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curators Anthi Argiriou, Panagis Koutsokostas, Dimitris Michalaros.

 

2014  “Primary art activities for 4 years” Choros 18 Gallery, Thessaloniki.

 

2014  “Ιnvisible cities, Labyrinth” Choros 18 Gallery, Thessaloniki.

                     

2014  ”REM- Brand Name project” Art-Athina, Athens.

 

2014  “As Asperger the paradox of being a beast or a god” Cheapart.Chalandri, Athens.

          Exhibition curators Dora Vasilakou, Evangelia Konstantakou.

 

2014  Seven comments on one crime”. Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, along with a presentation of Manos Malamidis  historical archive.

          Exhibition curator Charis Savvopoulos.

 

2014  “Reconstruction” Alatza Imaret, Thessaloniki.

 

2013  “Little works, big collaborations” Gallery Choros 18, Thessaloniki.

 

2013  “Inspire Metamorposis” Macedonian Museum of Contemporary art, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curators Theano Ntova, Alexios Papazacharias.

 

2013  “Re-Create in the city.Re-Art, Re-cycle Project” Goethe-Institut, Parallel Programme of Biennale:4, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curator Stavros Panagiotakis.

 

2013  “Voice-Speech-Location” T.S.S.O.(Thessaloniki State Symphonic Orchestra) underground Block 33, Thessaloniki.

 

2013  “Frames of mind” Gallery Choros 18 and Artis Causa, Thessaloniki.

 

2013  “Let’s knit” Participation in the performance and the exhibition, Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki.

 

2013  “Cognitive depictions” Brain Awareness Week, Alatza Imaret, Thessaloniki.

          Exhibition curator Stavros Panagiotakis.

 

2012  “Lotus eating” Choros 18 gallery, Thessaloniki.

          Catalogue text by Prof. Emmanouel Mavrommatis.

 

2008  Student Exhibition, Department of Visual and Applied Arts, School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Teloglion

          Foundation of Arts.

 

2008  “Grafica” Exhibition of engravings, Galeria Zejscie, Krakow, Poland.

 

2007  “Work in progress”, Young artists exhibition in the framework of ICOM’s International Museum Day, Museum of Byzantine Culture,

          Thessaloniki.

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Art Symposia

 

2015  “1st Symposium of Wood Sculpture”. Christiane and Zesses Papademetriou house, Gonoi, Larissa.

 

2015  “The meadow of the ephemeral”, Symposium of Ephemeral Art, Vassilika, Thessaloniki. 

 

2014  “Art making through anti-viewing”, Trilofos, Thessaloniki.

 

 

Seminars-Workshops-Residencies

 

2016  “Perceiving ACADEMY“ by Eric Ellingsen, An ARTECITYA by Goethe Residency Program , Thessaloniki.

 

2015  University of the Aegean. 100 hour seminar on the new media use in art making. Department of Visual and Applied Arts, Aristotle

          University of Thessaloniki.

          Instructors: Xenis Sachinis, Manolis Yannadakis, Yorgos Katsangelos, Stelios Dexis.

 

2015  “Inspire effective spaces“ 56 hour workshop, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.

          Instructor: Hermann Pitz.

 

2013  “Inspire Metamorphosis” 56 hour workshop, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.

          Instructor: Peter Kogler.

 

2013  Visual Art Workshop (10 days) within the framework of the 48th Demetria Festival of Thessaloniki.

          Instructor Evanthia Tsantila and participation of Howard Caygill and Delfim Sardo.

 

 

Other activities

 

2016  “Thess Puppet Festival” Production and technical support, Concert Hall, Thessaloniki.

 

2014  Technical support for the retrospective exhibition by Nafsika Pastra, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Lazariston Monastery,

          Thessaloniki .

 

2013  “Helen” Technical Support for the exhibition by Rena Papaspyrou and Aspa Stasinopoulou, Choros 18, Thessaloniki.

 

2013  5th international youth theatre festival,  Participation to the  performance “Borders” by the Hellenic Network for Theater in

          Education, directed by: Koldo Vio, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.

 

2012  ”Womex Thessaloniki” Volunteering, Thessaloniki.

 

2012  “14th Festival of Puppet Theater and Pantomime of Kilkis” Seminars and participation to a performance, Kilkis. 

 

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