Nikos Stratakis (born 1960) is a
Greekpainter 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.
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.
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.
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2009: “It happened in Athens”. City of Athens Cultural Center. Athens, Greece.
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2010: “Tracing Istanbul”
[8][9]. Sismanoglio Manor- Theological School of Halki- Gazi, Athens under the Hellenic National Commission of
UNESCO.
Istanbul,
Turkey and Athens, Greece
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2010: “Human Measures”. City of Athens Cultural Center. Athens, Greece.
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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
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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.
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Group Exhibition- Ersi Gallery, Athens. "Golden Age", 13/12/2012-12/01/2013
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Group Exhibition- S. G. Gallery, Athens. "Memories", 15/12/2012-19/1/2013
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Group Exhibition- Ersi Gallery, Athens, "Marriage", 4/3/2013-30/3/2013
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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
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Hommage à Hermann Hesse. Piraeus 1/6/2017, Calw, Germany 8-10/2017
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Cultural Center of Mykonos, Mykonos, Greece. 8/2017
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Main bibliography
The Dictionary of Greek Artists: painters-sculptors- engravers. 16th- 20th century. Vol. 4. Melissa Publications. Athens.[2]
Foci of the Gaze: an exhibition of work by neo- representational artists. National Cultural Network of Cities. Ministry of Culture, Municipality of Larissa.[3] Larissa, 1997.