Artists

Nikolaos Gysis was born in Sklavochori, Tinos island Greece. Gysis is considered one of Greece’s most important 19th-century painters. Very early in life Gysis (also spelled Gyzis) showed an interest in art and at the age of eight was admitted to the Athens School of Arts, even though the proper age of admission was twelve. […]

Georgios Gounaropoulos son of a Greek Fisherman from Somopolis, Bulgaria, came to Greece as a teenager and entered the Athens school of fine art. From 1919-1923 he continued his studies at the Parisian academy Julien, in Saumiere. His first solo exhibitions in Athens were met with harsh criticism from the establishment.Yet, his patience and persistence

Golfinos was born in Velo, Corinthia in 1948. He attended The School of Fine Arts, Athens between 1975 and 1980, studying in the workshop of Yiannis Moralis. He then studied in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts, from 1981 to 1984. In 1998 he became professor of the pictorial and applied arts section of The

Konstantinos Giannikouris was born in Paphos in 1939. After his graduation from the Paphos Gymnasium in 1957, he went to France to study painting, fresco, mosaic, lithography, engraving and tapestry at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris. He lives and works in Paris. He has shown his work in several one-man exhibitions in

Angelos Giallina was born on the island of Corfu and was of a noble family that had close ties with the Venetian Greek minority. He studied in Naples, Venice and Rome between 1875 and 1878. In 1878 he returned and settled in Corfu. Inspired by the scenic beauty of his birth place he worked exclusively

Vasilios Germenis was born in Fiscardo, Cephalonia in 1896. He first studied at the School of Art, Corfu under S. Platsaio.In 1915 he went to Athens and studied law and simultaneously studied art under Georgios Roilos, Georgios Jakobides and Spyros Vikatos, whilst studying sculpture under Thomas Thomopoulos. Vasilios Germenis was a painter, sculptor and etcher.

Lucas Geralis was born on the island of Mytelene and died in Athens. He attended his first drawing lessons in Smyrna under Theodoros Antoniadis and in 1896 he enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied painting under Georgios Jakobides, Nikiforos Lytras and Georgios Roilos. His work belongs to the sphere of

Apostolos Geralis was born on the island of Mytelene and died in Athens. In 1896 Apostolos Geralis enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied painting under Dimitrios Geraniotis, Spyros Vikatos, Georgios Jakobides and Georgios Roilos. Between 1910 and 1915 he held a teaching position at the Pancyprian Gymnasium, Nicosia and later,

George Pol Georghiou was born in Nicosia in 1901 and died in 1972. He was self-taught and he never attended any art classes. He studied law in London, where he stayed for thirteen years. He returned to Cyprus in 1933 and worked as a lawyer. From 1938 he abandoned the lawyer’s profession and devoted himself

Yannis Gaitis was born in Athens in 1923. In 1935 he enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied under Constantinos Parthenis. He presented his first solo exhibition in 1945 at his home and studio in Athens. His second was held at Parnassus gallery in 1947, which caused a stir and received