Nikos Stratakis Explained

Nikos Stratakis (born 1960) is a Greek painter of the contemporary period. He was born in Heraklion, Crete. He grew up in Athens and he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts. His professors were Yannis Moralis and Dimitris Mytaras (painting) and Vassilis Vassiliadis (set design). As a student he worked as a set designer assistant and as a set designer for Greek and foreign film productions. After his graduation, he has been working strictly as a painter, professionally. He lives and works in Athens, Greece. His works can be found in the collections of Greek museums, ministries and in notable private collections in Greece and abroad.

Artistic activity

Solo exhibitions

1990: “Ora” Gallery. Athens, Greece.
1990: Gallery in Milies Pilion, Greece.
1991: Doukissis Plakentias Manor. Athens, Greece.
1991: “ Epohes” Gallery. Athens, Greece.
1992: “Ora” Gallery. Athens, Greece.
1993. “Miranta” Gallery. Hydra, Greece.
1993: “Chrysa” Gallery. Katerini, Greece.
1994: “Anny Balta” Gallery. Thessaloniki, Greece.
1995: “Athens”(Aithousa Texnis Athinon) Gallery. Athens, Greece.
1997: “Chrysa” Gallery. Katerini, Greece.
2016: "Everlasting Blue" S.G.Art Gallery. Athens. Greece
2018: "Recent Works" Imperial Hotel and Resort. Corfu, Greece
2018: "Olive and Culture" The Life Goddess. London, United Kingdom
2018: "Olive" "Chrysa" Gallery. Katerini, Greece.
From 1999 until 2007 he had been exclusively represented by “Rarity” Gallery in Mykonos, Greece.

International Art Fairs

2019: Art Revolution Taipei. Taiwan

Group exhibitions

1986: Graduates of the Athens School of Fine Arts. Heraclion Crete, Greece.
1992: “Ora” Gallery. Athens, Greece
1993: “Frissiras Collection”. Byzantine Museum of Zakynthos. Greece
1994: Christmas Cards 1994. Athens Society of Spastics. Athens, Greece.
1994: “Polyedro” Gallery. Patras, Greece.
1995: “Parataxis- Contradictions”. Vicky Dracos in cooperation with Citibank. Athens, Greece.
1995: “Between Humanism and Modern Times”. Campus Arts and Sciences. Iris Kritikou (curator). Athens, Greece.
1995: “Erotica”. Graduates’ of the Athens School of Fine Arts Association Building. Athens, Greece.
1995: “Athens” (Aithousa Tehnis Athinon) Gallery. Athens, Greece.
1996: “Frissiras Collection”. Municipal Gallery of Athens. Athens, Greece.
1996: "10+4=" Municipality of Eleusis, Aisxylia 1996
1997: “Foci of the gaze”: work of neo- representational artists, Larissa Contemporary Art Centre under the National Cultural Network of Cities and the Ministry of Culture- Municipality of Larissa. Larissa, Greece.
1997: “Piraeus Street: transformations of an industrial landscape” on the care of the Ministry of Environment and the Municipality of Athens. Athens, Greece.
1999: Historical and Folklore Museum of Aegina. Aegina, Greece.
1999: “Greek Arts and Collections”. Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage, Society for the Preservation of Greek Heritage USA. The exhibition and auction was organized by Christie's. Athens, Greece.
1999: “Vaso Batagianni” Gallery. Trikala, Greece.
1999: Municipal Gallery of Elefsina, Greece.
2000: “Rosy Oikonomidou” Gallery. Thessaloniki, Greece.
2000: “Tins”.Museum of the Greek Infantile Art . Athens, Greece.
2000: “Summer 2000”. Aithousa Tehnis Athinon (Athens Gallery).
2001: “Blue Outremer”. Credit Agricole Indosuez (org.). Iris Kritikou (curator). Athens, Greece.
2002: “Landscape and History in Archipelagos”. Exhibition of the Ministry for the Aegean collection. Athens, Greece.
2003: “Oikade”- Cretan Artists. Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art. Rethymnon, Greece.
2004: “Chrysa” Gallery, Katerini, Greece.
2005: “Ten years touring around Greek art”. Gerolymatos collection. Athens, Greece.
2008: “Art- Life for the Planet”. Auction. Goulandris Museum of Natural History- Gaia Centre. Athens, Greece.
2008: “Chrysa” Gallery. Katerini, Greece.
2009: “With Red or White”. Exhibition of George’s Olympios collection of painted wine bottles. Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece http://www.mmca.org.gr/mmst/en/pop.exhibition.htm?id=235
2009: “Notes on a Tree”. City of Athens Cultural Center. Athens, Greece http://www.blue-planet.gr/index.php?ID=E3Hr34RJlTi2AyFc&Rec_ID=631 http://www.athenscityculture.gr/taxonomy/term/180.
2009: Inauguration of the Vranas Industrial Museum of Olive Oil and its permanent art collection in Papados, Lesvos Island, Greece. The museum was created by the non- profit society “Archipelagos” with the support of Greek Parliament.http://agro.in.gr/tradition/article/?aid=1231120134
2009: “It happened in Athens”. City of Athens Cultural Center. Athens, Greece.https://web.archive.org/web/20121231081514/http://www.mikri-arktos.gr/work/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B2%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1-2/[]
2010: “Sweet Summer”. Historical and Folklore Museum of Aegina. Aegina, Greece http://www.culturenow.gr/8451/sweet-summer http://www.aeginaportal.gr/politismos/zografiki/4016-sweet-summer
2010: “Tracing Istanbul”http://www.tracingistanbul.com/http://www.tracingistanbul.com/?page_id=723. Sismanoglio Manor- Theological School of Halki- Gazi, Athens under the Hellenic National Commission of UNESCO. Istanbul, Turkey and Athens, Greece http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/events/tracing_istanbul_art_exhibition_ .
2010: “Art in the Farm”. Porto Heli, Greece.
2010: “Three Generations of Greek Painting”. “Chrysa” Gallery, Katerini, Greece.http://www.gallerychrysa.gr/%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%B8%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82/item/136-%CF%8C%CF%88%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%BF%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82-%CE%B6%CF%89%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82.html
2010: “Human Measures”. City of Athens Cultural Center. Athens, Greece.http://www.culturenow.gr/9822/politistiko-kentro-dimou-athinaiwn-melina-anthrwpina-metra http://www.skai.gr/news/culture/article/158101/omadiki-eikastiki-ekthesi-anthropina-metra-/http://entertainment.in.gr/html/ent/728/ent.96728.asp
18/6/2011- 2/8/2011: Special Group Exhibition: "Greek Painters of the 19th and 20th century". Regional Gallery of Arta "Yannis Moralis". Works of top 29 Greek artists of the 19th and 20th century https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJyP3_Yt_r4 http://www.visitgreece.gr/portal/site/eot/menuitem.f6461d577e1bafc0ace49610451000a0/?vgnextoid=c7c3a2fd85821310VgnVCM100000010a0a0aRCRD
18/11/2011-20/11/2011: Group Exhibition. "Surprise 3". An exhibition for the support of the homeless people of Athens. artAZ, Municipality of Athens. Athens, Greece.http://www.artaz.gr/el/CNT/%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%BE%CE%B73.aspx http://www.skai.gr/news/culture/article/186408/artazekplhxh/
Group Exhibition- Ersi Gallery, Athens. "Golden Age", 13/12/2012-12/01/2013 http://www.elculture.gr/exhibitions/golden-age-2012-471893 http://www.palo.gr/cluster/articles/theatro/574/?clid=6371297
Group Exhibition- S. G. Gallery, Athens. "Memories", 15/12/2012-19/1/2013 http://www.elculture.gr/exhibitions/mnimes-2012-476468
Group Exhibition- Ersi Gallery, Athens, "Marriage", 4/3/2013-30/3/2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154506/http://ersi.gr/events/i142/http://www.enet.gr/?i=issue.el.home&date=04/03/2013&s=odhgos-gia-ekdhlwseis&c=texnes--politismos
Group Exhibition- S.G.Art Gallery, Athens. “Memories”. 10/12/2013-18/01/2014
Group Exhibition- S.G. Art Gallery, Athens. “ A journey with the full moon: from Athens to Andros”. 11/7-27/9/2014
Group Exhibition- Chrysa Gallery, Katerini. “Eros from experience”. 13/12/2014-14/2/2015
Group Exhibition- S.G.Art Gallery, Athens. “ The human form in the work of 30 Greek Artists”, 10-27/3/2015
«Horizons». Scientific Organization « Together for Teen Health». Zappeion Manor 18/3/2017
«Offer ΙΙ». Municipal Gallery of Agrinio. 3/4 – 4/6/2017 https://www.agrinionews.gr/prosfora-ii-sti-dimotiki-pinakothiki-agriniou-foto/
Hommage à Hermann Hesse. Piraeus 1/6/2017, Calw, Germany 8-10/2017 http://www.thetoc.gr/politismos/article/50-ellines-kallitexnes-timoun-ton-h-hesse-sti-geneteira-tou
Cultural Center of Mykonos, Mykonos, Greece. 8/2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060401/http://hadjisartgallery.gr/index.php/art-exhibitions/48-the-light-of-aegean-sea-in-contemporary-art

Main bibliography

The Dictionary of Greek Artists: painters-sculptors- engravers. 16th- 20th century. Vol. 4. Melissa Publications. Athens.^[1]
Foci of the Gaze: an exhibition of work by neo- representational artists. National Cultural Network of Cities. Ministry of Culture, Municipality of Larissa.^[2] Larissa, 1997.
Greek arts and Collections. Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage. Christie's. Group exhibition and auction catalog. Athens, 1999.
Art Conserva…tive. Orati, Eirini. In “EY” magazine, vol. 4. 10/2000. pp. 54–63
Landscape and History in Archipelagos. Calendar 2003. Ministry of the Aegean. Athens, 2002.
Oikade: Cretan Artists. Art group exhibition. Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art. Rethymnon, 2003^[3] http://www.gbip.gr/book/87413/Oikade:_Cretan_ArtistsO .
Ten years touring around Greek art. Gerolymatos Group of Companies Publications. Athens, 2004.
Iakhos: the chronicle of cosmopolitan Athens. Hatzifotiou, Zahos. Papadopoulou, Aggeliki (ed.). Fereniki Publications. Athens, 2006.^[4]
Painters’ Aegina. Art group exhibition. Mikri Arktos Publications. Athens, 2008^[5] https://web.archive.org/web/20140215223913/http://www.mikri-arktos.gr/work/%ce%b7-%ce%b1%ce%af%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%bd%ce%b1-%cf%84%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%b6%cf%89%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%ac%cf%86%cf%89%ce%bd/ .
Art- life for the planet. Auction. Goulandris Natural History Museum. Athens, 2008.
With Red or White, the wine bottles of a particular collection. Desmi Publications. Athens, 2009.^[6]
It happened in Athens. Group exhibition. Mikri Arktos Publications. Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Athens. Athens, 2009.^[7] http://www.mikri-arktos.gr/work/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B2%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1
Brinies 2010. Art in the Farm. Art group exhibition. Kyriakidis Family Publications. Athens, 2010.
Human Measures. Art group exhibition. Mikri Arktos Publications. Athens, 2010^[8]

External links

Notes and References

Book: The Dictionary of Greek Artists:painters-sculptors-engravers. 16th-20th century. Vol.4. Melissa Publications. Athens. 9602042265.
Book: Foci of the Gaze. 1997. National Cultural Network of Cities. Ministry of Culture, Municipality of Larissa. Larissa.
Book: Karamanea, Nota. Oikade: Cretan Artists. 2003. Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art. Rethymnon. 960-8074-17-7.
Book: Hatzifotiou, Zahos. Iakhos: the chronicle of cosmopolitan Athens. 2006. Fereniki. Athens. 9607952480.
Book: Kritikou. Iris . Painters' Aegina: Group Exhibition. 2008. Mikri Arktos. Athens. 978-960-8104-18-1. 2013-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140215223913/http://www.mikri-arktos.gr/work/%ce%b7-%ce%b1%ce%af%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%bd%ce%b1-%cf%84%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%b6%cf%89%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%ac%cf%86%cf%89%ce%bd/. 2014-02-15. dead.
Book: With Red or With White. 2009. Desmi Ekdotiki. Athens. 978-960-8304-56-7.
Book: Krtikou. Iris . It happened in Athens:catalog of the group exhibition. 2009. Mikri Arktos. Athens. 978-960-8104-19-8. 2013-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140214084017/http://www.mikri-arktos.gr/work/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B2%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1/. 2014-02-14. dead.
Book: Kritikou. Iris . Human Measures; Group exhibition. 2010. Mikri Arktos. Athens. 978-960-8104-26-6.