Kostas Efimidis
BIOGRAPHY
Kostas Efimidis was born in 1962. Since the early years of his childhood he has pursued and developed his interest in painting, acquiring his first experiences from his father who was a painter. At the same time he attended courses in painting at the Department of Art of the Moscow University. He participated for the first time in a group exhibition at the age of twelve painting portraits of well-known German Classic Writers.
In 2001 he became a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece (E.E.T.E.), of the Society of Visual Artists of Northern Greece (Σ.Κ.Ε.Τ.Β.Ε.) and of the International Society of Painters in Moscow, Russia. In December 2001 his name was included in “The Atlas of Greek Diaspora”, since he is considered a significant representative of painters of Greek origin. He completed one of his most important pieces of work “The Battle of Alexander the Great at Issu” in 2002 and was given for this an award by the former President of the Greek Republic Konstantinos Stefanopoulos. This painting is 27 meters wide and 3,5 high and it is made with oil on canvas. The painting is decorating the Ceremonial Hall at the Army Officers’ Club in Thessaloniki along with his other painting “The Battle against the Italians in 1940” (2003, dimensions: 2,60mX3,60m). Other works of Kostas Efimidis are exhibited at the Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, of Drama and many other public places in Greece, as well as in private collections all over the world.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1994 – Art Stuttgart, Germany
1998 - HANTH Thessaloniki
1998 – Coffee and Art Kouidi, Xanthi, Thessaloniki, Greece
2000 – February – Frankfurt, Germany
2000 – March – Township, Thessaloniki, Greece
2000 – November – Drama Prefecture, Greece
2006 – October – Art Gallery Mayoralty of Thessaloniki
2009 – May – Art Collection Gallery in Drama, Greece
2010 – November - Café Gallery “Museum”
2011 – April – Gallery “Remezzo”, Thessaloniki
2011 - October – “Gerda”, Privet Place, Moscow, Russia
2012 – April – CHA – Central House of Artist, “State”, Moscow, Russia
2012 – July – Gallery “Les Oreades”, Moscow, Russia
2012 – October – Moscow “International Art Center of Nekrasov”, Russia
2013 – September – “Retrospective”, Cultural Center “Alexandros”, Thessaloniki
2015 - September - Festival of Greek Culture in Moscow, Russia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1990 – Art Gallery, ART-TEA, Georgia
1991 – Art Gallery, Caravan, Georgia
1996 – Art Gallery, University of Art, Moscow, Russia
1997 – April – Prefecture of Volos, Greece
1997 – May - Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece
1997 – June – Sporades Islands, Greece
1998 – Villa Bianca, Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 – Milos Club, “Music with colors”, Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 – Public Picture Gallery Museum of G.G.Katsigra, Greece
1999 – May – Township Stavroupoli, Thessaloniki, Greece
2000 – Artistic May, Drama, Greece
2000 – November – Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece
2000 – December – Athens, Greece
2001 – January – Larissa, Greece
2001 – November – Stage “Peace and Friendship” Athens, Greece
2002 – “Epsilon” Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2006 – Cultural Center Kifisias, Athens, Greece
2007 – Light+, Township Gallery of Thessaloniki, Greece
2008 – Gallery NT Kiriko, Volos, Greece
2008 – Township Gallery of Thessaloniki, Greece
2009 – French Institute of Athens, Greece
2009 – February – Art Gallery Greek-French Association
2009 – December – “Human Figure in Art” Gazi, Athens, Greece
2010 – March – “Visual Journeys” S.K.E.T.V.E. Ladadika, Thessaloniki, Greece
2010 – November “Military Camp Kodra” Kalamaria, S.K.E.T.V.E, Thessaloniki, Greece
2011 – November – Volos, Greece
2012 – February – Vafopoulio Cultural center Thessaloniki
2013 – September, Cyprus
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