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” atthe 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 groupshows. In 2017 he represented Greece in Mediterranea 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.

Dimitris Ameladiotis studied at the Schools of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Koninkijke Akademie Ghent and Chelsea College of Art London. His works have been presented at the Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, MOMus-Contemporary Art, the Benaki Museum in collaboration with DESTE and the New Museum of New York, Casino Luxembourg, The Symptom Projects Amfissa, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Hellenic American Union, PMIET, Goethe Institute, etc. He has held solo exhibitions and performances in art galleries and independent spaces, and has participated in group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. His works can be found in public and private collections, such as the MOMus Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, etc.

Born in Rethymno in 1960, his journey has been marked by a diverse range of artistic pursuits. After studying at the Akademie der Bildeden Kunste in Vienna and the Athens School of Fine Arts, he held his first solo exhibition in 1985, featuring compositions of natural materials that explored primitive human constructions. Over time, his focus shifted towards natural phenomena, particularly the movement and reflections of light. His installations transformed reed or paper into delicate geometric structures, creating ethereal spaces with symbolic undertones. His art encompassed a wide array of mediums, from delicate craft constructions to cutting-edge technology. A pivotal moment came in 2003 when he began incorporating themes and motifs from the Holy Monastery of Iviron on Mount Athos, infusing his works with a sense of mystical richness and contemplation. He represented Greece at notable international events, such as the Alexandria Biennale and the Venice Biennale, while also directing theatrical performances and collecting contemporary art.

Fotios Balas is a visual artist from Greece. He studied Fine Arts at the University of Western Macedonia and since 2012 he is collaborating with “Lola Nikolaou” art gallery in Thessaloniki. He is also a jewelry and headpiece designer and till now he has participated four times at the Fashion Week of Greece (AXDW). He owns three awards. He collaborates with artists and fashion designers and was a professor at “Veloudakis” fashion school in Athens. At the moment, he is doing an M.A (Master of Arts in Fashion Brand Communication and Innovative Styling). He has participated in several art group exhibitions. He lives and works in Thessaloniki and Athens.

Manolis Charos was born in Kythera in 1960. He lives and works in Athens. He studied painting and printmaking in Paris, at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts. He did a master's degree in visual communication at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs. French national prize Prix des Fondations in the field of lithography. Drawings of objects as well as objects exhibited in special exhibitions in Milan, Paris and Frankfurt. He has also illustrated books of engravings and lithographs, Greek and French publications. Twenty-two solo exhibitions in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Paris, London and group exhibitions.

He was born in 1996 in Thessaloniki. He is an honors graduate of the School of Fine Arts of Thessaloniki, Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, under Professor George Tsakiris (2014-2020) He attended the Erasmus program in Madrid, Spain (2016 - 2017) In 2022 he created and self-published the Photobook Ebnefsis. He cooperates with Lola Nikolaou Gallery. Participated in exhibitions at : Yeni Mosque (2017), Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki (2018), French Institute of Thessaloniki (2018), Art Thessaloniki (2018) as well as in many group exhibitions at Lola Nikolaou Gallery. His works are part of private collections.

Kostis Damoulakis is an artist born and based in Athens. He holds a degree from the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. For the past two decades his involvement with graffiti and tattoo have shaped and determined the references and the content of his works. With painting as his main medium, he composes characteristic contemporary pieces using symbols retrieved from different movements, civilizations and eras. He studies everyday urban events and develops a poetic of the common and the insignificant taking the human figure as his point of departure. His works are included in private collections in Greece and abroad, while his murals can be found in cities around the world. He has presented his work in solo exhibitions held at P.E.T. Projects, Athens; Neo Cosmos/LUC, Athens; Montana Gallery Barcelona, Spain; and Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki. He has also taken part in group exhibitions held in a number of museums and arts venues (Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMus), Thessaloniki; Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki; Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center, Athens; A.Antonopoulou gallery, Athens; and the Athens School of Fine Arts, among others) and has participated in Art Thessaloniki International Art Fair(2018). He has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2022).

Dimitris Efeoglou (b. 1986) graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts (MFA), and the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (ΒFA). He has held three solo exhibitions in Greece, and his work has been included in numerous group exhibitions in museums, galleries and Art Fairs in Greece and abroad.. In 2011 he represented Greece at the 15th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, and in 2019 he was awarded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Artist Support Program, Art-works Fellows. His work is part of international private and public collections including the Luciano Benetton Collection amongst others. He lives and works in Athens, Greece

Aris Georgiou, born in Thessaloniki in 1951, is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on architecture, graphic arts, and photography. He studied architecture in Montpellier, France, and has since dedicated his professional career to these creative fields, particularly when they hold cultural significance. Since 1977, he has showcased his paintings and photographs in numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Greece and internationally. Georgiou played a vital role in the establishment of various photography organizations and initiatives, including being a founding member of PARALLAXIS and co-founding the Hellenic Museum of Photography. For 15 years, he organized the Photography Convocation, an annual international photography festival in Thessaloniki. His contributions also extend to the development of photography collections, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Macedonian Centre for Contemporary Art. Georgiou's works, spanning photography, art, architecture, texts, and translations, have been published in various publications and magazines, while many individual presentations of his photographs and artworks have received recognition and publication.

Melina Georgouda was born in 1976, in Thessaloniki, Greece. She studied fashion design at FIT University in New York and shoe design at the ARS Sutoria Institute of Milan. She has been taking art classes at Les Yper Yper art school of Thessaloniki from the known artist, Rania Emmanouilidou. In her work she deals with the human figure, focusing on portraits. The psyche, the experiences, the inner strength, the vulnerability, the pain. Her protagonists have dealt with a lot but come out strong. She most often works with mixed media on paper or canvas. The mix of water colors, acrylic and ink combine the means to express the journey of feelings and thoughts.Colors are fluid, spoiling the symmetries, emphasizing imperfections. The use of black pen,points out their marks, their scars, what their experiences have left them as a reminder of what they’ve been through

Thalia Gatzouli was born in Drama in 1966, graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1989, completed her postgraduate studies at Yale University USA in 1990, completed her residency in Nuclear Medicine in 1995 and her PhD in Neurosciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2005. She is an honors graduate of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2009-2014). She has participated in many exhibitions in Greece and abroad, workshops and residencies. Her works have been awarded, published and are in museums and private collections. She currently lives and works as an artist and doctor in Thessaloniki.

Ljiljana Jaric Sebek , born 1958 in Split, Croatia. Graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1985 under Professors Milica Stevanovic and Radenko Misevic . She is a member of ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia).She exhibited in 17 Solo and 36 Group Exhibitions. She has participated in a number of art colonies in Serbia. and stayed at Cite International des Artes in Paris, France. Her works are part of public and private collections in Serbia and abroad.

MICKO, also known as Mice Jankulovski, is a Macedonian artist born in 1954. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of "St. Cyril & Methodius" in Skopje and currently resides and works in Skopje, North Macedonia. Throughout his five-decade career, he has explored and created through various artistic mediums, including cartoons, painting on glass, animation film, and palindromes. Jankulovski has held over fifty solo exhibitions in North Macedonia and abroad, as well as participating in significant international exhibitions and biennials in various locations such as Florence, St. Petersburg, Thessaloniki, Turin, Venice, Larnaca, and Varna. He has received numerous awards, including the highest National Award for Lifetime Achievement in Art "11. October" (Skopje, N. Macedonia, 2022) and the Best Artist Award at the Larnaca Biennale in 2021. Several monographs about his work have been published, including reviews by domestic and foreign art critics and internationally renowned art historians. Jankulovski is also included in various anthologies of Macedonian and international art.

He was born in Eleftheroupoli, Kavala in 1955. He graduated from the école supérieure d'art et design de Saint-Étienne in France in 1984. He taught as an associate professor at the department of arts appliqués at the Jean Monnet University of Saint-Étienne. He lives and works in Paris. Gastaud & Caillard, Patrice Trigano et Gallery Loft in Paris, Pascal Polar Bruxelles, galerie Gloria in Nicosia. He also participated in many international fairs such as : FIAC, art Madrid, art Bruxelles, art BaseI, art BaseI, art Athina. In Greece he collaborates with the Athens Art Gallery and the gallery Lola Nikolaou in Thessaloniki. His works are hosted in private collections, as well as in foundations and museums.

Peggy Kliafa is a multimedia visual artist based in Athens, Greece, specializing in contemporary art that explores themes related to medicine, treatment, and the healing of the body and soul. She holds an Integrated Master's Degree in Sculpture from the Athens School of Fine Arts, where she graduated with honors in 2011/12. Additionally, she has a background in business administration and marketing, having studied at the Athens University of Economics and Business. Kliafa has an impressive exhibition history, including two solo exhibitions at Lola Nikolaou Gallery in Thessaloniki (2016) and Kappatos Gallery in Athens (2013/14), as well as two three-person shows at Lola Nikolaou Gallery (2019) and the Museum E. Averoff in Metsovo (2017/18). Her works have been featured in over 60 group exhibitions and art fairs both in Greece and abroad, including prestigious venues such as EMST - National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens, Onassis Cultural Center, and the 6th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Furthermore, Kliafa's artworks have been acquired by public collections, museums, foundations, and private collections in Greece and abroad, reflecting the recognition and value her work holds within the art community.

He was born in Mytilene in 1965. He began his studies in directing at the Hatzikou School in Athens (1984-1987) and then studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1987-1993). He presented his first solo exhibition at Desmos Art Gallery (Athens, 1992). In parallel with his visual art work, he taught as a Lecturer at the Department of Plastic Arts and Art Sciences of the University of Ioannina (2007). Since 2010 he is Professor A at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Western Macedonia (Florina). He has presented his work in 19 solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Since 2010 the solo ones activate synergies with other artists. He participated in the 3rd Biennale of Young Artists of Mediterranean Countries (Bologna, Italy 1988), the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale (2009), among others, and in 2004 he represented Greece in the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale and the 2nd Beijing International Biennale.

Nikos Kryonidis was born in Xanthi, a small and picturesque town of North Greece in 1963.He graduated from the School of Architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.He realized many solo and group exhibition sin Greece and abroad. His works are found in the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and the State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki , the American College of Greece in Athens and in private collections. He paints with his fingers and depicts pictureless actions – traces on small and large surfaces of paper or canvas. He designs the human body, illustrates animals , creates compositions with objects of common use and plastic models of animals on small wall surfaces or in large installations in internal spaces or in the country.He writes texts about art, poems and songs which he performs on stage.

He studied with honors at the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, majoring in painting. He graduated from the Law School of the same university, is a lawyer at the Thessaloniki Lawyers Association and holds two postgraduate diplomas with distinction, in "Theory of Law and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies" at the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in "Applied Clinical Sociology and Art" of the interdisciplinary program of the School of Social Sciences of the University of the Aegean and the School of Fine Arts of Florina. She also studied with honors in pedagogy at the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education of Thessaloniki. He has worked as a teacher of visual arts in education and as a set designer, while he has presented his visual work in numerous prestigious institutions individually and in groups, at MOMUS - Museum of Contemporary Art and the Experimental Arts Centre, at the Teloglion Arts Foundation, at the French Institute of Thessaloniki, at the Foundation of the Museum of Macedonian Struggle, etc. He was selected as one of the ten candidates for the Mataroa Awards of the 6th Art Thessaloniki - International Contemporary Art Fair 2022. He has curated solo and group art exhibitions.

He is a graduate of the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has completed his postgraduate studies in the interdepartmental programme "Art and the Public Sphere" at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with honours, in the direction of "Historical, Political and Interpretative Investigation of Art". He is also a graduate of the Department of Political Science at the U.P.T. He has won the "Steve Stevens" award from all departments of the U.P.T. School of Fine Arts for his overall academic achievement in the Department of Visual and Applied Arts. He has also won the 1st Mataroa Prize for his visual artwork "braille" at the 6th Art Thessaloniki - International Contemporary Art Fair 2022. He works in education as a teacher of visual arts, and has presented his artwork individually in numerous prestigious institutions, such as the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, the Arts Centre of the Municipality of Athens, Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, the Archaeological Museum of Florina, the French Institute of Thessaloniki, etc.He has also been a volunteer for many years and is now employed as a site manager at the architectural tour organization "Open House Thessaloniki". At the same time, he has been actively involved in volunteer work at the 5th Art Thessaloniki (2021), the Platforms Project (2022), the Thessaloniki Film Festival (2023), and finally, he has been working as a volunteer artist with the Centre for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind of Northern Greece (Thessaloniki Branch).

He was born in 1945 in Larissa.He completed his studies in Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1963-1970) and later in painting at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris (1976) with a scholarship from the Government of France. Art is an integral part of his life as he was involved with it in all phases of his life. In the 70's he began to be particularly involved in photography and the use of various printing techniques. He also emphasized the creation of collages in various ways such as the use of sprays and photocopies .Around the same period he managed to inaugurate the Palimpsest and during the 1980s he continued to evolve and enrich his resume in the field of art by introducing the new section of Blind Painting . This special writing which is characterized as automatic ,is a complex combination consisting of the use of carbon , fabrics and terraces .Also noteworthy was the rewriting of Palimpsest within the Fragments section . It is a theorem based on the end of a total image that captures the whole .Characteristic points in Lazogas' works are the process of processing the material as well as their experiential and at the same time existential content .

Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 and died in Athens in 2016. He studied Psychology at Reed College, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (1969-1973) and worked in State Mental Hospitals. In 1974 he was awarded the Waston Fellowship to study Indian Architecture and Sculpture for one year in India. He attended classes in architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (1995) and studied Sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1976-1981) under Yannis Pappas and Yorgos Nicolaidis. He continued his studies in sculpture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris on a French state scholarship (1984-1985). Worked and travelled in France and the United Kingdom until 1986. In 1991 he received a scholarship from the Cartier Foundation in Paris. He was elected Professor of Sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1992. Since 1995 he worked and travelled in the United Kingdom, the U.S.A. and Japan. Works by him can be found in many imporτant Greek and international private and public collections.

Aphrodite Liti was born in Athens. She studied sculpture and mosaic at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASKAT, 1972-1978), with G. Pappas and G. Pappas. Kolefas, and fresco painting with K. Xynopoulos (1978-1980). She attended courses at the Università degli Studi in Milan in 1978, and with a scholarship from the I.K.Y. she completed her postgraduate studies at London University (1983-1986). From 1979 to 2000 she worked as a museum sculptor at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. From 2000 until today she teaches at the Sculpture Department of the Athens School of Fine Arts

Stamatis Laskos was Born in Volos in 1985.He studied Painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2002-2007) and graduated with a first-class degree and an integrated master (2019). He also has a master degree in special education at the University of Thessaly (2019-2021)He works as a painter in Jordan Nike Inc. in Oregon, USA and as an illustrator of ‘the New Yorker’ magazine in New York, USA. He has been awarded an EBGE Award (Gold) and an ERMIS Award (Bronze) in the field of illustration, as well as being a member of the jury for the EVGE Awards 2019-2020. .He has also taught in free de-sign workshops (2009-2022) and in primary-secontary education in Thessaloniki and Volos .In 2004 he worked as a painter-sculptor in the art team of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens. He participated in various solo and group art exhibitions in Greece and abroad. . Stamatis’s murals can be found in various spots in Greece and abroad.. In his works (which range from canvases of very small dimensions to very large wallpaintings, murals) he draws his inspiration from the contemporary urban art.

Kyriaki Mavrogeorgi was born in Athens. She studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens. After the end of her studies, in 1992, she founded the architectural office kyriaki mavrogeorgi architects, which designs and constructs projects in private and public environment, where she works until today. From 1994 to 1998 she studied Painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts in the studio of Nikos Kessanlis and then in the studio of Rena Papaspyrou. In the last year of her studies, she attended the sculpture workshop of Giorgos Lappas. Since 1997, her works have been presented in solo exhibitions in Athens and in group exhibitions in Greece, Austria, Germany, Turkey and Hungary. In April 2012 she had her first solo exhibition Family Stories, at Gallery Genesis, Athens. In September 2015 she presented her second solo exhibition Before Dawn at the same venue and in September 2019 her third, The shape of dreams. Her works are in private collections in Greece, London, Berlin, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Istanbul and Ankara. Since 2016 she has been responsible for the design and editing of the covers , as well as the logo of angelus novus publications

Hector Mavridis was born 1958 in Melbourne, Australia. He lived in Chicago from 1979 to 1988, where he studied Linguistics and Ceramics at Northeastern Illinois University. He now lives and works in Thessaloniki, Greece. His work has been exhibited and performed in Greece, Germany, U.S.A, Spain, Israel, North Macedonia and France. He has been invited to workshops and artist symposiums in Greece, Germany, Israel, France. and Belgium Collective engagements 1992-1997: Co-founder of “Amalgama” Artist Initiative and Co-op Gallery. 1998-2003: Founded an artist group with 5 other artists. The group adopted a name that varies according to the action/performance/ project etc. undertaken: 1998 : Box Office Hit / Society for the Restoration of the Boustrophedon Writing System. 1998: The group ran a candidate for mayor of Thessaloniki under the name IDIA POLI. 1999: Pixel Depth 2003: The Brotherhood of Immaculate Liberation (3A) “Back to Earth,” a documentary film about his work directed and produced by Chryssa Tzelpi and Akis Kersanidis, was first presented at the 23th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in 2021.

Vally Nomidou was born in Thessaloniki in 1959. She studied drawing with Tasos Rigas and graduated from the Painting Workshop of Demosthenes Kokkinidis at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1978-1983). She continued her studies at Saint Martins School of Art in London (1983-1984, Diploma in Advanced Painting). She then completed an art project with a three-year postgraduate scholarship from the IKY. She is an associate professor at the Department of Visual and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She was a founding member of the women artists' group INDOORS (2007). Her works are in important public and private collections (National Glyptotheque, Athens / Museum for Papirkunst, Blokhus, Denmark / MOMus - Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki / Sotiris Felios Collection / Emfietzoglou Collection / Aris Stoidis Collection etc.). He has participated in important group exhibitions in Greece and abroad, most recently Paper Art People (Museum for Papirkunst, Denmark, 2022). He lives and works in Athens.

George Pandazis is a Visual Artist and PhD Candidate of the P.D.E. University of Crete. He graduated with honors from Florina’s University of Fine Arts in 2016. Also in 2021 he received a master's degree in Critical Pedagogy from the University of Crete. In the past, he collaborated with Zoumboulakis Gallery, Lola Nikolaou Gallery and Technohoros Gallery. He has participated in severals group exhibitions and events such as Art-Athina and has five solo exhibitions at the Lola Nicolaou gallery in Thessaloniki (New Equinox, 2016, Atropos, 2017 and The New Beyond 2019) and Technohoros Gallery in Athens (Micromeria, 2016 and Street Market 2019). He has been distinguished in the 2015 Osten International Biennale of Design in Skopje and the 2017 Indian Watercolor Biennale. Since 2018 he has been working as a Visual Arts Teacher at Primary schools of Rethymnon, organizing children's workshops and art-educational Residencies (Plakias Art Residency 2019). Also in recent years he is a close collaborator / researcher at the Center for the Study and Research of the History of Education and the Teaching Profession (KE.M.E.I.E.D.E) of the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the School of Education of the University of Crete

Born in Ampelonas, Larissa in 1945, she has made significant contributions to the avant-garde art scene in Greece. After studying graphic arts at the Doxiadis School and the Athens School of Fine Arts, she pursued further education in the United Kingdom, where she immersed herself in the fine arts at renowned institutions such as Loughton College of Art and Maidstone College of Art. Her artistic journey took a radical turn in the late 1960s, as she delved into experimental forms of expression, including installations, environments, happenings, and performances. Upon her return to Greece, she held her first solo exhibition in Athens in 1974, showcasing thought-provoking installations. Throughout her career, she has focused on themes centered around the human body, gender identity, memory, and time. Using diverse mediums like natural materials, objects, three-dimensional arrangements, collages, sculptures, and multimedia elements such as photography and video, she creates multi-layered artworks. The artist's presence is often a distinct feature in her pieces, adding a personal touch and reinforcing the ritualistic and autobiographical elements. With an impressive exhibition history, she has presented over twenty solo exhibitions both in Greece and internationally and has participated in more than sixty group exhibitions.

Christina Sarantopoulou was born in Agrinio in 1952. She studied at the Anatolian School Athens School of Fine Arts at the sculpture studio of D. Kalamaras. She received a degree of artistic and theoretical studies. He attended the University of Sorbonne Paris, aesthetics of Art (1977-1979). She has been exhibiting since 1984, focusing her interest on public space sculpture. For for many years she limited her participation in the closed spaces of art galleries and concentrated on outdoor installations in private and public spaces. She exhibited in four solo exhibitions and participated in at least eighty sculpture events. She created large sculptural installations in private collections, municipalities and -1989, Kifissias Avenue, Athens, -1993 Municipality of Peania,- 1995 Calaf, Barcelona,- 2004 Volos Beach. Since 2000 she starts her intense interest in kinetic sculpture and creates large kinetic sculptures.- 2001,exhibition, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.USA,- 2003, installation,-2008,installation, Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens,-2008 ,installation Metro Athens, St. John station. Took part ,2003 ,2004 in Art Athina, and- 2011 -Kinetica Art Fair, London, UK. 2013-Miami River Art Fair,FL,USA. Her works are in many private collections and Museums. She lives and works in Greece and abroad.

Eleftheria Stoikou lives and works in the city of Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. She studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts. She continued her postgraduate studies by means of her scholarship with the Melina Mercouri Foundation after having excelled at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, her thesis being “Public Art and Public Space Renovation”. She is a holder of a Master’s degree in Graphic Arts and Multimedia, EAP, a graduate of the University of Patras. She has taken part in numerous group exhibitions (Thessaloniki, Athens, Barcelona, Turin). She has also been awarded with various distinctions and she has taken part in workshops (Yiannis Kounellis in Turin and with the sculptor Dani Caravan in Barcelona). She held 9 “solo” exhibitions in Thessaloniki, Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul. Ms Stoikou is Assistant Professor of the department of Creative Design and Clothing of the International University of Greece.

Wolfgang Stiller is an artist with almost 40 years of experience. He studied Communication Design in GHS Wuppertal, Germany, but focused on painting and installation works. He later established his own studio and was accepted into the prestigious Art Academy "Kunstakademie Düsseldorf". Throughout his career, he has traveled to many countries, which has helped him to develop his unique style. Stiller's art addresses strong societal commentary, with a balance of playfulness. One of his most recognizable series of sculptures is the "Matchstickmen". Each sculpture is a matchstick with a burnt head, with an open-ended meaning that allows the viewer's imagination to take over. Stiller believes that the human head, without a body, is a fascinating subject for exploration because it is the center of human psyche and personality. He values craftsmanship and believes it is an essential part of the artistic journey. Stiller has received his education in Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and multiple awards, with more than 140 solo and group exhibitions. His artworks are presented in international museum collections, including Wuhan Museum of Fine Art, Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Museum K.E. Osthaus Museum, Public collection of Land Hessen, and Museum Bochum, all in Germany.Philip Tsitsopoulos' video installations have been presented in many exhibitions and events. He lives in London and Madrid. His installations and visual theatre performances are widely known in many important exhibitions worldwide, including The Serpentine Gallery, FACT Liverpool, Bluecoat, Frieze Art Fair in London, Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, twice at Tate Modern, Toynbee Studios and Artsadmin, CGAC de Santiago de Compostela, and Chelsea Theater in London, among others.

She studied at the Drama School of R. Pateraki (1984-1986) and at the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1986-1991). She completed postgraduate studies in painting and visual theories at the University of East London (2001-2002). She teaches at the School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has presented her art work in many solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. She has participated in residencies, workshops and artist exchanges in the Netherlands, Finland, France, Serbia and Turkey. Due to her theatrical studies, she has often expressed her artistic reflection through other expressive means beyond the limit of the painting surface with performance and video installations. The issues that concern her are the question of limit, finite, precision, controlled - not with fear but instead with a sense of disciplined freedom.

Philip Tsitsopoulos was born in Athens in 1967. He is an artist who works in the field of painting, digital art and installation art. He has also worked in the field of interactive experiential theatre, video theatre and visual theatre performance, exploring the boundaries of theatre and painting since 1990. His practice engages the viewer in a new theatre, or rather a system that includes theatre as a catalyst for everyday meanings of life. He applies these concepts to the visual arts and observes the effects they can have on the "image" as a behavior of plasticity. Philip Tsitsopoulos' video installations have been presented in many exhibitions and events. He lives in London and Madrid. His installations and visual theatre performances are widely known in many important exhibitions worldwide, including The Serpentine Gallery, FACT Liverpool, Bluecoat, Frieze Art Fair in London, Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, twice at Tate Modern, Toynbee Studios and Artsadmin, CGAC de Santiago de Compostela, and Chelsea Theater in London, among others.

Giorgos Tsakiris was born in Giannitsa in 1955. After his first studies in electronics, he studied painting and engraving at the School of Fine Arts in Florence. He lives and works between Mount Paiko and Thessaloniki. He has shown his work in more than 40 solo exhibitions and many group exhibitions. In 2012 the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art organized a retrospective exhibition. His work was presented in Greece, France, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Spain, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Skopje, Czech Republic, Finland, Moldova, Ukraine, Switzerland. His sculptures have been set up in public places. He represented Greece at the Biennale of Alexandria, Cologne and Skopje as well as at the European Capitals of Culture (Weimar, Prague, Helsinki). In 2017 the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki honored him with the Prize of Excellence 2017 for his international artistic presence. He is a professor at the School of Fine Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Giorgos Vavatsis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1974. He studied Visual & Live Art in Gloucestershire University, in England from 1995 to 1998. In 2000, he returned at his hometown and he established his own workshop, where he still works. His ceramic works has been shown in several solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. He participated in 12 ceramic symposiums around Europe and Asia. In 2012, he won the 1st prize in the 50th Panhellenic Ceramic Competition. From 2002 until today he teaches ceramics in Museums and Art Schools in Northern Greece and in his own workshop. In 2013, he established the ceramic production company, «Hakah Ceramics Design Production», specialized in stoneware table and drink wares. In 2017, he creates a project space named “6exi”, where national and international invited artists expose their work in the public of Thessaloniki. He is a member of Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece since 2011, of Artaxis.com since 2018 and of International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) since

Kostas Varotsos was born in Athens in 1955. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Rome and at the School of Architecture in Pescara. In 1991 he received a Fulbright scholarship and settled in New York for a year. He has participated in the São Paulo Biennale (1987) and the Venice Biennale (1993, 1995 and 1999). He is a member of the Engelberg Academy of Switzerland and in 1999 he was elected Professor at the Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, and numerous installations were created in situ and are located in public spaces in Greece and abroad. He lives and works in Aegina

Lydia Venieri was born in Athens. She lives and works in New York. She studied at the Higher National School of Fine Arts in Paris and in 2000 she won the medal for sculpture (Academie Francaise de Paris). He has participated in many group exhibitions and has held numerous solo exhibitions around the world, including, Centre George Pompidou in Paris, Circulo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Cultural Centre of Stockholm, Gallery Asback Copenhagen, Manifesta Rotterdam, National Gallery of Greece, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Centre for Contemporary Artin Dordrecht, Netherlands and at the Athens Olympics.

Georgios Xenos was born in Athens in 1953. He studied at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux Arts- Section des Arts Plastiques in Paris, during the years 1976 – 1982. From 1983 to 1986 he lived and worked in Athens. In 1987 he lived and worked in Mönchengladbach, Germany. From 1988 to 1992 he lived and worked in Berlin, where he experienced the historical events of the Fall of Berlin’s Wall. During this period, he exhibited his work in Winckelmann Museum, Stendal (June – October 1991) and in Pergamon Museum, Berlin (January – November 1992). Since 1993 he has been living and working in Athens.

Vasilis Zografos, originally from Mytilini, Lesvos, is an accomplished artist currently based in Thessaloniki. He holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Groningen, Netherlands, and a Masters in Art Preservation, Conservation, and Restoration from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Zografos has garnered recognition through his solo exhibitions, including showcases at renowned galleries such as espace_L in Geneva, Eleftheria Tseliou in Athens, and Helen Day Art Center in Vermont, USA. His works have also been featured in notable group exhibitions worldwide, including at the National Museum of Contemporary Art EMST in Athens, the National Museum of China in Beijing, and MuCEM in Marseille. Zografos has a passion for teaching and has imparted his knowledge of painting and drawing at various institutions, including the Ecole Régionale de Beaux Arts de St. Etienne and the School of Visual and Applied Arts at Aristotle University. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the same department and is the founder of Vita Zita studio.