Yiannis Christakos

Academic information

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• 1984-1989 BA, Graphic Arts and Printmaking, TEI of Athens
• 1989-1994 BA, School of Fine Arts at The Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
• 1998-1999 MA in Fine Arts, University of East London, scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation.
• 1999-2003 PhD in Visual Arts, University of East London

• Painting
• Visual practice and Mapping
• Multimedia facilities
• Art and social intervention
• Teaching of Visual Arts
•  Visual mapping as a means of multicultural education

Undergraduate

• Introduction to Visual Arts
• Painting, didactic Approaches
• Elements and Techniques of Visual Arts
• Fine art practices
• Advanced Studies in Visual Art practice, didactic approaches.

Solo exhibitions

2024 DL Gallery, Athens

2021 “With the fear of the other ”, DL Gallery, Athens

2019 “This is not the World I dreamt of”, C&C Gallery, Λονδίνο.

2018 “Personal Maps”, Municipal Gallery of Corfu.

2016 “With the gaze on the map” ,Municipal gallery of Athens

«Outopian Topographies»,  Cube gallery , Patras.

2015 «The violence of the days», ArtWall, Athens

2014 “Flyways”, C.C. Gallery, Λονδίνο.

2013 2ηΑegeanale, Kivotos Art Projects, Mekonos

2012 «This is not my world»,  Cube gallery, Patras.

2005 «Personal Geographies», gallery Gazon Rouse, Athens

2005 Amimoni gallery, Ioannina.

2004 Gallery K, London.

2003 U.E.L. Gallery, Λονδίνο.

2003 «Playing ob Maps», Gallery K, Nicosia.

2001 Greengate Gallery, London.

1997 Antinor Gallery, Athens

1995 Mirovolos Art gallery, Thessaloniki.

Group exhibitions (selection)

2024 “Foire Internationale de Marseille 2024” Marseille, France

2023 “Mapping Mnemosyne – Where am I/WE/YOU?”, Julio Fine Arts Gallery Baltimore, USA

Invisible People, Invisible Thoughts, International Art Festival, Patras

«Field », Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki

2022 Supermarket Stockholm International Art Fair 2022, Tidal Flow Platform, Stockholm.

“Invisible Cities – Continuous Cities” The Project Gallery, Athens,

2021 “Weaving Justice”, The Anya and Shyva Gallery, New York

2020 “Death in Athens”, Athens Artcore Festival 2020, Fokianou Studio, Athens,

“Pinned, Stitched and Glitzed: Challenging the Gender Stereotype”, Art Appel Gallery, Athens

2018 “Highlights”,  Astrolavos Gallery, Athens

2017 “Getaway to freedom”, Back to Athens, Cheapart Gallery, Athens

“The right to human”, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

“Abstract and Abstraction”, Gallery 7, Athens

“Action Field Codra17”, Thessaloniki

«TidalFlow-Relocated» Cycled municipal Museum, Syros Island

2016 «Exquisite Porch», Morean Arts Center, St.Pets, Florida

«Trans Continental Nexus», Donopoulos Arts, Thessaloniki.

«1460», ArtWall, Athens

2015 «Little Things Mean a Lot», Wook Choi Gallery, N.York.

«Of Human Bondage», Anya & Andrew Shiva Gallery, N.York,

«1095 Days», ArtWall, Athens

2014 «Auction», C.C.Gallery, London.

«The Trilogy: The Dungeon», ΑrtAZ , Athens.

«Goplacia» Taf, Athens.

London Art Fair 2014, C.C.Gallery, London .

2013 “Contemporary Art Auction 2013”, Christies Art Auction, C.C.Gallery, London

«Artists’ Cards», GalleryElika, Athens.

«Last Phrase Project», C.A.S.E. 303, Athens

«SAVE», CAMP, Athens.

REMAP 4, «The Cabinet from Darkness to Light» Athens.

2012 RE-culture 1^st International Festival, Patras

2011 «11th Plateau»Ministry of Culture, Athens

«11th Plateau» Historic Museum of Hydra

2010 «CopyPaste», Gallery Container, Thessaloniki.

Lost Heritage, Municipal Gallery of Nicosia.

2009 Lost Heritage, Gallery K, London.

Erotica, Gallery Αrt- Prisma, Athens

2008 «Open Space», Alekton Gallery, Athens.

«Images», Gallery Art Prisma, Athens.

«Α4 ProjectΙΙ», Kodra, Thessaloniki.

«After Abstraction», Bonikos Gallery, Athens

«9», Gaia Gallery, Athens.

2007 «Panic Room, Selections from Dakis Ioannou works on Paper Collections», DESTE Museum, Athens.

«Corpus», Gallery Art Prisma, Athens.

«Α4», Kodra, Thessaloniki

«Visibility» Gallery Cheap Art, Αθήνα

«Aendgel», Gallery K, Nicosia.

«Meme», Bermondsey Art Center, London.

2006 «Angel»,Gallery K, London.         .

2004 «The Fellow Artists», Gallery K, London.

2003 «It’s all Greek to Me» Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Hastings, U.K.

«10 Greek Artists of London», Gallery K, London.

«Chaos Contemporary Cosmogonies», The Bishopsgate Goodsyard, London

2002 «Reactions», ExitArt Gallery), N. York.

«Nexus», East73 Road Gallery, London.

«Next Station», Strand Station, London.

2001 «Wired Room I», Plaistow, London.

«Self Service-Painting», Five Years Gallery, London

 2000 The Shop Gallery, London

1999 «Mind your Language», 34 Underwood Street Gallery, London

MA Show, East London Gallery, London.

1997 “9th  Panhellenic Art Show”  Gazi, Athens

1996 “4 Emerging Young Artists” Astir Gallery, Athens

Sellini Art Gallery, Athens

1995 “Young Emerging Artists” Museum of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki.

1994 “Heineken Art Prize” Mylos Art Gallery, Thessaloniki.

“Intervention in the Town” organized by the Greek Railways, Thessaloniki.

• Christakos (2010), Multicultural approaches and Art Education, A Map project for the Elementary Education, Mentor Journal of Scientific and Educational Research, Hellenic Pedagogical Institute, issue 12, Athens, ISBN: 1108-448
• Christakos Y., (2005), Personal Geographies, Futura, Athens, ISBN: 960-6654-00-1 (Book).
• Christakos Y., Triantou Ι., (2023), Art as a methodological tool for a kindergarten that gives equal opportunities to everyone. Investigating students’ views on the role of Visual Arts in an inclusive kindergarten, 4th Panhellenic Conference on Critical Education, (Conference Proceedings)
• (Christakos Y., Triantou Ι., 2023), “Conversing with the sculptures of our lake”: A cultural walk for kindergarten children, 12th Panhellenic Conference of the Pedagogical Society of Greece, on the theme: “Greek Pedagogy and Educational Research”, Department of Kindergarten Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina. (Conference Proceedings)
• Christakos Y., Dafiotis P., “Mapping as a pedagogical/visual practice”, In the Proceedings of the International Conference: “Education in the 21st century: Contemporary challenges and concerns”, 13-15/5/2022, 2022, Ioannina (Conference proceedings)
• Christakos Y., Raptis Th., (2020), “Up-Down: an audio-visual workshop”, in the Proceedings of the 11th Panhellenic Conference entitled: “Physical Sciences in Preschool Education. Mapping the new twenty years of research and teaching practice”, pp. 447 – 456, Ioannina (Conference Proceedings)
• Christakos Y., Dedos Z., (2019), «Artist’s Book», στο International Conference ISCAR: Crisis in Contexts, ISBN: 978-960-233-241-2. (Conference Proceedings)
• Christakos Y., (2013), The multiple reading and use of the Image as a pedagogical tool of intercultural education, in the book: Govaris, X. (Ed. Ed.), Teaching and Learning in the. Intercultural School (pp. 245-264). Athens: Gutenberg (Chapter in collective volume)
• Christakos, Y., Ampati Α., (2010), Multicultural approaches and Art Education, A Map project for the Elementary Education, Mentor Journal of Scientific and Educational Research, Hellenic Pedagogical Institute, issue 12, pp 87-104, Athens, ISBN: 1108-448 87-102 (Refereed Scientific Journal)
• Christakos, Y. (2009), Virtual Anagrams, delivered in the framework of the European Union Program Imago 2010: Triggers for work in Preschool and Elementary age, Implementing Agency: P.T.D.E., University of Thessaly.
• Christakos, Y. (2003) Intercultural approaches at Primary school through Mapping: The example of Tidemill Primary School of Deptford, deliverable as part of the results report to the programme: Larkhall development for Life – LarkhallSureStart”, TAPArtProject, Stockwell, S. London.