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Biography
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Name – Surname:
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Aggelika Korovessi
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Date and place of birth:
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Pyrgos, Ilia
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Education:
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1976-1978 Representation-restoration of the ancient man and animals of his era, Anthropology Museum of Petralona, Chalkidiki
1976-1982 Study of the representation method of the Anthropologist – Sculptor M M Gerasimov under professor A. Poulianos. Anthropologist-Sculptor, title awarded for her work in the cave of Petralona, Chalkidiki
1970-1975 Athens School of Fine Arts, Sculpture, under professor Dimitris Kalamaras (state scholarship)
1970-1975 Plaster work, copper melting work and ceramics preparatory courses
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Solo exhibitions in Greece:
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2003 EPOCHES gallery, “The Image of Voice”, Athens
1997 Anny Balta gallery, “The Image of Voice”, under the auspices of the organization “Cultural Capital Thessaloniki ’97”, Thessaloniki
1993 EPOCHES gallery, “Endynameis”, Athens
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Groupexhibitions in Greece:
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Since 1975, participation in more than 50 group exhibitions, open air and interior space exhibitions, held by Private Galleries in Greece, the Ministry of Culture, the National Gallery, Vorres Museum, “Skironio Museum, the General Secretariat of Equal Rights, the Municipalities of Athens, Nafplion, Palaio Phalero and other cities in Germany, Spain, France, Russia, Denmark, Italy and Germany
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2004 “Three Olympic Cities”: Athens, Attiko Alsos – Ancient Olympia – Rethymno: “Olympic Champion Eros” – Kritiki Estia -Association of Prefecture Self-Governments of Greece
- Vorres Museum, Ministry of Press and Mass Media, “SonArt Olympics”, Exhibition on Multimedia, Köln – Washington – Los Angeles – Madrid – Hague – Paris –London –Athens
2003 ART ATHINA 2003
2002 “2004 Seeking the Olympic Ideal”, (organised by the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Athens)—the Jury Committee of the exhibition selected her work for the collection of the Municipal Gallery
2001 Zappeion Megaron, Meeting of the European Parliament, “The Future of Europe”
1995 ART ATHINA – 95
1992 Zappeion Megaron, “Visual Art Puzzle”, V. Drakou
1991 French Embassy, “Cities – Nations – People”, Athens
- Karavia Beach, “Woman Figure in Art”, Kos
1988 Municipality of Athens, Visual Art Events, “Plastikes Grammodromies”, Athens
1987 Zappeion Megaron, Panhellenic Art Exhibition, (organised by the Ministry of Culture), Athens
1985 Skironio Museum, 5th International Biennale of Sculpture
1984 “Days of Athens” in Moscow, Municipality of Athens
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Groupexhibitions abroad:
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2001 53d International Book Exhibition, within the Forum of Greece as the honoured country in Frankfurt, “Musical Sculpture”, Frankfurt, Germany
- Kennedy Cultural Centre, “Connecting Worlds”, Open Air Exhibition of Modern Sculpture of the member countries of the European Union, Washington, U.S.A.
1994 4ç Trienale of Sculpture, representing Greece, France
1991 Maison d’ Architecture, Modern Greek Sculpture, Paris, France
1987 Exhibition Hall of European Journalists, Rome, Italy
- Exposition Internacional de Arte Postal, Granada, Spain
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International exhibitions:
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2001 Kennedy Cultural Centre, “Connecting Worlds”, Open Air Exhibition of Modern Sculpture of the member countries of the European Union, representing Greece, Washington, U.S.A.
1994 4th Trienale of Sculpture, representing Greece, France
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Conferences:
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1982 1st Panhellenic Conference of Anthropology, announcement of her restoration-representation works (anthropology/paleontology works)
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Awards – Distinctions:
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1999 Prize by the Council of Historic Memory of the Struggle of the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters, Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus
1997 Prize, creation of the National Resistance Monument, Karakolithos, Viotia
1996 Prize, International Medal for Peace granted by the Organization of the United Nations for her offer to Club Unesco of Dodekanissa
1991 Prize award with the Nazionale Premio “Arte e Sport”, Italy
1989 Distinction with a group of artists, granted by the Organization for the Publication of School Books for the writing of the book “Teaching Art”
1988 Prize award by the Municipality of Athens, creation of the work “Communication”, (Mesogeion Avenue)
- 9th Premio Internazionale: Fontane di Roma
1987 Prize award by the Municipality of Holargos
- Prize award by the Society of Sculptors
- Distinction by the Organization of Organization for the Publication of School Books and illustration of two books in English language
1982 Distinction and creation of the medal for the Pan-European Games of 1982
1980 Distinction by the Anthropology Society of Greece
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Visual artsrelated-other activities:
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1981 Design and supervision of the creation of the showcases of the Museum of Petralona
2004 Selected by the Teacher’s Training Institute for the illustration of covers of school books for the Public Secondary Education
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Teaching experience:
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1990 Sculpture teacher in the Workshop of Contemporary Art, operating together with the Biennale of “Golden Olympics”, Kos
1981-1985 Professor in Secondary education
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Reviews & critics:
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- Ê. Koumpetsos, TACHYDROMOS magazine, May 1978
- M. Igles, EPIKAIRA magazine, September 1978
- Kountouridis, SYLLEKTIKI EPITHEORISI magazine, 1986
- V. Vassilopoulou, ATHINORAMA magazine, July 1978
- Professor G. Markou, Greece’s weekly magazine, 1989
- Professor G. Markou,, Greece’s weekly magazine, September 1991
- P. Tsitouras, Kafes, 1993
- A. Tampaki, Works Catalogue, 1993
- The Philip Morris Globe, November 1993
- Art Magazine, November 1993
- Z. Kosmidou, Sculpture, June 1993
- G. Zoggopoulos, Works Catalogue, December 1993
- M Etjautz, Washington Times, April 2001
- A Gerasimos, Washington Times, April 2001
- K. Anagnostaki, TYPOS TIS KYRIAKISnewspaper, May 2001
- Ch. Konstantopoulos, PATRIS, July 2001
- A. Tampaki, Works Catalogue, National Gallery, Washington, April 2001
- L Coyle, Curator of European Art, “Connecting worlds”, Corcoran Gallery of Art gallery, Washington DC, April 2001
- G. Kolokotronis, Technical University of Xanthi, 2004
- M. Doulgeridis, National Gallery, 2004
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Collections, Museums, Galleries:
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- Greek Embassy, Santiago, Chile
- Gallery of Syros
- Gallery of Cephallonia
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Mesologgi
- Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive Italian Consulate, Kos
- Italian Embassy, Athens
- Offices of the Swedish Academy for the Nobel Award
- Town hall of Stockholm
- Ministry of Culture of Taiwan
- Melina Merkouri Foundation
- Entrance of the offices of the company Pfizer, Athens
- Cosmote customer service building, Athens
- PORTOHYDRA hotel, Hermionida
- Various private collections
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PublicArt:
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- Work entitled “Communication”, Mesogeion avenue, (Metro – Katechaki station), 1988
- Creation of the medals of the Summit of the Member Countries of the European Economic Community in Corfu, 1994
- Bust of Alexander the Great, Geniki Bank of Greece, 1996
- Bust of Ourania Kokkinou, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1996
- Bust of Hesiodos in Askri, Thiva, 1996
- Monument for the expatriated from the Black Sea and Asia Minor, Nea Moudania, Chalkidiki, 1997
- Bust of Melina Merkouri in the Melina Merkouri Foundation, 1997
- Monument of “National Resistance”, Korakolithos, Viotia, 1998
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Otherinformation:
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Address:
57, Apostolopoulou street,
152 31, Halandri
Attica
Tel: +30 210-6044910
Mob: +30 6972424151
E-mail: korovessi@aggelikagr
www.aggelika.gr
www.sonart.gr
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