Winter2016

Gaitis was born in Athens in 1923. In 1942 he enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied under Constantinos Parthenis. He presented his first solo exhibition in 1944 at his home and studio in Athens. His second was held at Parnassus gallery in 1947, which caused a stir and received various

Pavlos was born in Filiatra, Peloponnese in 1930. In 1947 he moved to Athens, and in 1949 he enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied under Yiannis Moralis. In 1954 after graduating, he spent a year studying at Academie Grande Chaumiere, Paris on a scholarship given to him by the French

Alexandrakis graduated from The School of Fine Art, Athens in 1937, having won all the major art awards; those of Portrait, Nude, Semi-nude and Composition. His achievements are considered unique in the history of the annual prize of the school. Alexandrakis is an artist of international repute, having forged a strong reputation in the USA

Stefanos Lantzas was born in Athens and was the son of renowned painter Vikentios Lantzas. He studied at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he took up a part time teaching position in 1894, and later became full time in 1909, until 1932. His work is typical of the academic art of the period.

Polykleitos Regos was born on the island of Naxos in 1903. In 1913 he moved to Thessaloniki with his family. In 1920 he enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied painting under Spyros Vikatos Dimitrios Geraniotis, Georgios Jakobides, Georgios Roilos and Nikolaos Lytras. In 1926 he visited Mount Athos for the

Georgios Mavroidis was born in Piraeus in 1912. He spent his childhood in Larnaca, Cyprus, the birthplace of his father. He maintained a close relationship with the island throughout his life. He studied law and political sciences at The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 1946 he entered the Diplomatic Service of the Ministry

Pavlos Kaligas studied chemistry at Oxford University, England and later in 1907 he travelled to Munich and studied painting at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts. There he was taught by G. von Hackl. In around 1912 he returned to Athens and mainly painted landscapes and portraiture. Kaligas was an impressionist. His work emits a

Apostolos Geralis was born on the island of Mytelene and died in Athens. In 1896 he 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, between1919

Yiannis Moralis was born in Arta in 1916, his family moved to Athens in 1927. In 1931 he enrolled at The School of Fine Arts, Athens, where he studied painting under Constantinos Parthenis and Umbertos Argyros. On graduating in 1936 he received a grant to study in Rome for a year. He later moved to

Thanos Tsingos was born in Elefsina in 1914. He studied architecture at the National Technical University of Athens between 1931 and 1936 and worked as an architect until 1939. During the Second World War he served on the Middle Eastern front and was involved in a coup for which he was initially sentenced to death