1964 – 67   Vacalo school of Art

1973 – 77   West Surrey College of Art  and Design, England

 

 

1979

Founder member of Afi Collective, a group of artists trained in applied arts who create contemporary crafts using traditional techniques.

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2024

Maria Grigoriou-Yiannis Papadopoulos, “Two Beginnings, Parallel Journeys”, Bernier/Eliades, Athens

2019
‘Upside Down’, AFI collective, Curtius museum, Liege, Belgium

2017
‘The travel of Oistros’, AFI collective, Metaxourgio, Athens, (curating by ORASI group)

2016
‘Oistros’, AFI collective, DYNAMO, Bologna, Italy (curating by  ORASI group)

2015
“Sense of Touch”, AFI collective, KREBSEN, Kopenhagen, Denmark

2013
“ Sense of Touch”, AFI collective, PERIPLE, Brussels, Belgium

2012
ALMA contemporary art gallery, Trikala, Greece

2012
“Afi.gr ”, AFI collective, Griechissche Kulturstiftung Berlin,  Germany

2012
“Afi.gr”, AFI collective, Handwerksform Hannover, Germany.

2009
“Upside Down”, AFI collective, BENAKI MUSEUM, Pireos building, Athens, Greece
“ Interventions”, AFI collective, BENAKI MUSEUM, Koumbari building, Athens, Greece  ( curator Lauren Fensterstock,  Art  historian Martha- Elli Christofoglou )

1999
“ Lights”, Exerevnitis Gallery , Athens, Greece

1996
“ Immigration”, ASTRA gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. )

1994
ASTROLAVOS  Art  space, Piraeus, Greece

1992
Mati Gallery, Katerini, Greece

1991
Prothiki gallery, Peania, Greece
“A paper world”, ORA gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. )

1988
HILTON gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus ( cat. )

1985
Loulaki Gallery, Hydra, Greece

1984
E M. gallery, Volos, Greece

1982
Loulaki gallery,  Hydra, Greece
Ora gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. D. Antonakakis )

1980
P.L.M. gallery, Porto Heli, Greece

1979
Ora gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. Veatriki Spiliadi )

1973
Ora gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. Stelios Lidakis )

 

 

 

Selection of Group Exhibitions

 

 2018
“New jewellery, from jewellery to sculpture” Lalaouni museum

2018
“Diahronies”, Diahroniko museum Larissas, (curator I. Criticou)

2017
“Art in paper- paper to Art”

2015
“With paper and wood”, ATTILIO

2015
“Guss who is coming to dinner” GENESIS gallery

2014
“THINGS art and the every day life “  BLENDER gallery
“ΑΦΗ affair” Benaki Museum (cat.)

 2012
“inopiion” Lemos Center  -curator Iris Kritikou, cat.

2010
“Johannes Gennadius and his world” Gennadius Library Athens, curator Iris Kritikou, cat.
“In-scribe” Hellenicamerican Unicon curator I. Kritikou, cat.
“Fusion & Fashion” City Link ( curator I. Kritikou, cat. )
“Art in” BRINIES ( curator I. Kritikou , cat. )

2009
“recycling instractions” Cultural Center Melina (curator I. Kritikou, cat. )

2006
“AFI at Paros”, AFI collective, PONTOPOROS gallery, Naoussa Paros, Greece

2005
“At the table”, Skoufa Gallery ( curator I. Kritikou, cat. )
5th Triennale International exhibition of paper, Musée du Papier Val de Charmey,  Switzerland ( cat. )

2003
“AFI at Kleisthenous”, AFI collective Kleisthenous 9 art space, Athens, Greece ( cat. Lina Tsikouta )

2002
“AFI in the round”, AFI collective,  Rethimno Centre of Contemporary Art (curator Maria Maragou, art historian Nikos Xidakis )

2000
“AFI in Monohoros”, AFI collective, Monoshoros gallery, Psyhiko, Greece  ( cat. Martha Christofoglou )
“Bleu oultremer” Kastella art center, Piraeus, Greece ( curator I.Kritikou, cat. )

1999
“20 years AFI”, AFI collective, TERRACOTTA gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece ( cat. Martha Christofoglou )

1998 – 99
Europe Crafts Council, Vienna-Austria, Gothenburg – Sweden, Paris – France ( cat.)

1997
“Transformation of an industrial landscape” OLD VIS Factory, Athens, Greece (curators: I Kritikou, F.Nessi cat. )
“Orpheous looking back” BRACKNEL gallery, England ( curator John Lavery, cat. Dr. Davis)

1992
“AFI at Patras”, AFI collective EPIKENTRO gallery, Patra, Greece

1990
“E.E.C. artists working in architecture” PALAIS DE PAPES, Avignon, France

1986
“AFI at ORA”, AFI collective, ORA gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. M.Christofoglou )

1985
“ ..it can be worn”, AFI center, Athens, Greece

1983
“Meeting of European artists – craftsmen” WORLD CRAFTS COUNCIL, Dublin, Ireland

1982
“Four elements”, AFI collective, ANEMOS gallery, Kifissia, Greece

1981
International Textilkunst  ’81, Linz – Vienna Austria ( cat. )

1980

AFI collective, Kreonidis gallery, Athens, Greece ( cat. )

1979
AFI collective, E. M. gallery,  Thessaloniki, Greece
AFI collective, Synnefo art space, , Plaka, Athens, Greece

1973
“Collection of contemporary Greek Art” Ora gallery, Athens, Greece

1970
“Cartoon exhibition” Ora gallery, Athens, Greece