Christos Bokoros
One of the most established figurative Greek painters.Born in Agrinio, Greece, in 1956. He studied Law at the Democritus University of Thrace (1974-79) and painting at the Athens University of Fine Arts (ASFA) (1983-89). One-man exhibitions (selection)2004 "Unread forest-Viniani 2004", Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens, Greece. 2003 "Passage to Light and Darkness", 'Tzamia-Cristalla' Art Gallery, Chania, Crete, Greece. 2002 "Patmos, Passage to Light and Darkness", Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece (art works from the HERACLES Group of Companies Calendar).2001 "Transformation-from darkness to light", Hong Kong City Hall.2000 "The landscape of the hinterland", Kydonieos Foundation, Andros, Greece.Retrospective "Exhibition in Agrinio", Papastratos Foundation's Old Tobacco Warehouse, Agrinio, Greece. 1998 "Escape Routes", "Tzamia - Kristalla" Gallery, Chania, Crete, Greece. 1997 "Prosfora / holy bread", Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens, Greece. 1996 Exhibition hall Rotunda, Hong Kong. 1993 "Allegory of a story of the olive tree", Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens, Greece. 1991 "OA/eggs", "Ekfrasi" Gallery, Glyfada/Athens, Greece. 1990 "Ora" Gallery, Athens, Greece.Group exhibitions (selection)2002 ART PARIS, France, with Zoumboulakis Galleries. 1999 "Approaching the Greek identity", Athens Municipal Gallery, Stockholm House of Greek Culture/Sweden, Dalarna Museum, Falun/Sweden, Château de Vianden, Luxembourg. 1998 "Contemporary Greek Art-ThreeGenerations", National Gallery of Greece, Tel Aviv Museum of Modern Art, Israel. "Focalisations du regard", WesternE.U. building, Brussels, Belgium (in the context of the Greek Presidency of the European Union).1996 "Homage to P. Pantazis", Averoff Gallery, Metsovo, Greece. 1995 FIAC PARIS, France, with Zoumboulakis Galleries."Summer in the Mediterranean", National Gallery, Tirana, Albania"Homage to El Greco", National Gallery of Greece, Athens."Noble Metals", "Nees Morfes" Gallery, Athens, Greece.1994 FIAC PARIS, France, with Zoumboulakis Galleries. 1993 25th International Painting Festival , Cagnes-sur-mer, France13th Biennale of the Mediterranean Union for Modern Art, Nice, France (awarded the Saint Paul de Vence Prize).1992 24th International Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-mer, France (awarded the 1 rst Prize)."Contemporary Greek Artists", Pieridis Gallery, at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, Greece. 1986 "Love and Peace", Chiesa di Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy (in the context of 'Florence, Cultural Capital of Europe' programme of the European Union
