GIORGOS TAXIDIS
Lives and works in Greece and New York City.
EDUCATION
2019 MFA, New York Academy of Art, New York
2015 Faculty of Fine Arts, School of Visual and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2013 Erasmus Studies, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019
Dahesh Museum of Art Award
2018
NEON Organization
Gerondelis Foundation
Cyprus Children’s Fund
Michele & Timothy Barakett Scholarship
Exhibition Scholar Award
2017
Fulbright Foundation
NEON Organization
Harry d. Triantafillou Scholarship Fund Award
New York Academy of Art, New York
2014 1st Prize , Art & The City 5, CITY LINK, Athens
2013-15 Scholarship of Foundation Georgios Varkas (A.U.TH)
2013-14 Scholarship for Erasmus Studies (ΙΚΥ)
2012 Contributory Scholarship of the A.U.TH
2012 Praise for the competition of ELTA (Hellenic Post Office) for the publication of the special series of stamps “Europa 2012” titled “Visit Greece
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Fairy Tale for Adults, Athens Art Gallery, Athens – text by dr. Kostas Prapoglou
2019 Apóllūmai, Consulate General of Greece in New York, NY – Curated by Tiffany Apostolou
2016 Scripta Manent,Cultural Center Eleftheria, Drama, Greece
2015 Portraits, Ianos Gallery, Athens – Curated by Iris Kritikou
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
First Love, RedD Gallery, Chania Greece
4th International Istanbul Triennial, Istanbul – Curated by Filiz Agdemir
Ulysses “Throught through my eyes” Athens Art Gallery, Athens
2020
Summer Cravings, RedD Gallery, Chania Greece
Artists for Artists , New York Academy of Art, NY New York – with support from Sotheby’s
2019
I-D Projectart, Fulbright Polymorphia, Athens – Curated by Eugenia Alexaki
Summer Exhibition , New York Academy of Art, NY, New York
Vanita Gallery, Madison Gallery Art Walk, NY, New York
2018
Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, Thessaloniki
Chalkos Gallery, Intersection with color, Thessaloniki
XL Catlin Art Prize
– San Francisco Art Institute, SF
– Linda Warren Projects, Chicago
– New York Academy of Art, NY
Flowers Gallery, Chelsea New York, NY
Bnk Gallery, Busan, S. Korea – Curated by Suechung Koh
2017
Gennadius Library, Athens, Curated by Iris Kritikou
Remember, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Curated by Iris Kritikou
Buy What You Love, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, USA
Dionisiaka, The Philippi Festival, Ancient Theatre of Philippi, Kavala, Curated by Iris Kritikou
Eros-Iros, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens, Curated by Iris Kritikou
Graduates Exhibition , Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Curated by Thouli Misirloglou
Eros-Iros, Museum of Visual Arts, Herakleion, Crete, Curated by Iris Kritikou
2016
Alice in the World of Things, Ianos Gallery, Athens, Curated by Iris Kritikou
The case of Kapodistrias, National Historical Museum, Athens Curated by Iris Kritikou
For us only not, The loft, Athens Curated by Reggina Argyraki, Jeannie Yennimata
Artistic dedication to Giorgos Seferis, Ianos Gallery, Athens Curated by Iris Kritikou
The Municipal Gallery of Larissa-G.I. Katsigras Museum Curated by Iris Kritikou
2015
Historical and Folklore Museum of Aegina Curated by Iris Kritikou
The Zappeion Exhibition Hall, Athens Curated by Iris Kritikou
Teloglion Foundation of Art A.U.Th Curated by Iris Kritikou
Royal of Saint Marcus, Heraclion, Crete Curated by Iris Kritikou
2014
Art&The City 5, CITY LINK, Athens Curated by Iris Kritikou
Art and Madness, Booze Cooperativa, Athens Curated by S.Dexis, M.Vounatsou, V. Vagenou
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2016
Education and Art – Organized by Xinis Educational Group
2015
Xinis Education Festival, Contemporary Art Giorgos Taxidis
Design Workshop by Giorgos Taxidis, Xinis Educational Group
Workshop with Hijo Nam, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
COURSE CERTIFICATE
2016 Modern Art & Ideas, authorized by the Museum of Modern Art and offered through Coursera
2013 Art and Madness, P.Vasiliades Psychiatrist, Phd A.U.Th
2010 Diploma of aerography, Diffusion Art, Moscow, Russia
RESIDENCY
2019 Altos de Chavon, Studio/Teaching Residency, Dominican Republic.
SUMPOSIUM
2021
1st International “Kharibulbul” Festival, Baku Azerbaijan
1st Symposium of Contemporary Art, Philippi Archeological Site, Greece
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 Argiro Bozoni, 2 November 21 LiFO https://www.lifo.gr/culture/eikastika/o-eikastikos-giorgos-taxidis-zontaneyei-ston-kamba-toy-oikogeneiakes-istories
Artviews, Zeta Tzioti, 1 November 21, https://artviews.gr/γιώργος-ταξιδης-ένα-παραμύθι-για-εν/
Axia Newspaper, 30-31 October 21, p.28-29
Webradio, Olyna Xenopoulou, 9 October 2021, https://webradio.ert.gr/proto-programma/09okt2021-nychterines-synantisis/
2020 Chryssa Nanou, MATAROA, 20 April 2020, https://www.mataroa.gr/portrait/giorgos-taxidis/
2019 Nikos Vatopoulos, Kathimerini, 1 April 2019, http://www.kathimerini.gr/1017283/gallery/politismos/eikastika/mnhmh-kai-kykloi-zwhs-toy-giwrgoy-ta3idh-sto-pro3eneio-ths-neas-yorkhs?fbclid=IwAR0Jg8c6tW3kwKvGNBdZxGF5sQfvH5KGKRXl-4SbOxha-cR_LR4crC-dnuA
2019 Georgia Vorylla, Pontos- News , 20 March 2019, http://www.pontos-news.gr/article/191950/o-giorgos-taxidis-o-eikastikos-poy-afigeitai-istories-systinetai-sti-nea-yorki?fbclid=IwAR3M6_7WUiFdKxQZzvpxXIsnu7KgTm_8qmXV3k0dKnDQ5zZGoHbM0mG7cCw
2019 Eleni Sakellis, The National Herald, Feb 24, 2019 https://www.thenationalherald.com/231780/artist-giorgos-taxidis-talks-to-tnh-about-his-first-solo-exhibition/
2017 Christos P. Faraklas, “Giorgos Taxidis Painting”, Diodos, Vol 12, July 2017. p.134.
2017 Christos Telios, Pontos News, 25 June 2017 http://www.pontos-news.gr/article/165953/ovraveymenos-eikastikos-giorgos-taxidis-mila-gia-tehni-kai-genoktonia-deite-ta