Alekos Fassianos

Work

Alekos Fassianos was born in Athens in 1935. After graduating from the Athens Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to Paris in 1960 to study lithography at the Paris National School of Arts, where he met with several artists and writers.

Fassianos used to design the stage decorations for major classic and modern productions, seeking out his own unique artistic forms at the same time.

His art works are being exhibited in the best world museums and can only be found in private collections of admirers of his talent. Alekos Fassianos ` art has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, particularly in Athens, Paris and throughout Europe, as well as in Tokyo, New York, Sao Paulo and Melbourne.

In addition to private collections, his art works can be found in the following museums in France: the Paris Museum of Modern Art; the «MAEGHT» Foundation, San Paul de Vence; Center for Contemporary Art «POMPIDOU BEAUBOURG», Paris.

The artist presently lives and works in Athens, but always refers to France as his second home.

NOMINATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS

1985: Chevalier in the Order of Arts & Letters (honored by Minister Jack Lang). 2010: Officer in the Order of Arts & Letters (honored by Minister Frederic Mitterrand) 2013: Officer in the Honorary Legion (honored by the President of the French Republic, General Georgelin) 2009: Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts He is also a Member of the Fine Arts Academy of Athens.

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS

1960

А23 Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece

1961

ZYGOS Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece

1962

HILTON Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece

1966

MERLIN Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece

1967

3+2 Gallery, paintings, Paris, France

1968

GRAFICA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan HARTMANN Gallery, Munich, Germany

1969 – 1971

PAUL FACCHETTI Gallery, paintings, Paris, France PAUL FACCHETTI Gallery, paintings, Zurich, Switzerland Biennale, the Greek stand, San-Paolo, Brazil ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece

1972

IOLAS, Gallery, paintings, Paris, France Biennale, the Greek stand, Venice, Italy IOLAS, Gallery, paintings, New York, USA IOLAS / DE ROUGEMONT, Gallery, paintings, Genève, Switzerland IOLAS, Gallery, paintings, Milan, Italy

1973

PAUL FACCHETTI Gallery, paintings, Zurich, Switzerland BORJESSON Gallery, paintings & lithography, Malmo, Sweden LA ΗUNE Gallery, prints, Paris, France

1974

TANIT Gallery, Munich, Germany LE POINT Gallery, paintings & prints, Beirut, Lebanon

1975

IOLAS Gallery, paintings, Paris, France IOLAS / BARROCCI Gallery, paintings, Milan, Italy ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, sketches & prints, Athens, Greece

1976

KAMMER Gallery, sketches & prints, Hamburg, Germany

1977

ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece ORIGRAFICA Gallery, paintings, Malmo, Sweden HELAND Gallery, paintings & prints, Stockholm, Sweden BIREN Gallery, prints & lithography, Paris, France

1978

LA ΗUNE Gallery, sketches & prints, Paris, France BEAUBOURG Gallery, paintings, Paris, France GRAFYIKA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), paintings, Paris, France TANIT, Gallery, paintings & prints, Munich, Germany GIMPEL Gallery, paintings, London, UK

1979

BEAUBOURG Gallery, paintings, Paris, France ORIGRAFICA Gallery, gouache, pastel & prints, Malmo, Sweden

1980

ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece ARTCURIAL Gallery, prints, Paris, France LA ΗUNE Gallery, sketches & lithography, Paris, France PIERIDES Gallery, paintings, Glyfada - Athens, Greece GRAFYIKA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan

1981

ORIGRAFICA Gallery, paintings, Malmo, Sweden

1982

KAMMER Gallery, paintings, Hamburg, Germany International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), CREUZEVAULT Gallery, Paris, France International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), LA HUNE Gallery, Paris, France BEAUBOURG Gallery, paintings, Paris, France SAMY KINGE Gallery, paintings, Paris, France CUPILLARD Gallery, sketches & prints, Paris, France GRAFYIKA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan

1983

ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece CREUZEVAULT Gallery, paintings, Paris, France Paul Valery Museum, Retrospective Art Exhibition, Paris, France

1984

Center for Contemporary Art GEORGE POMPIDOU, Paris, France Institute Français, prints, Athens, Greece

1985

International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), CREUZEVAULT Gallery, Paris, France LA ΗUNE Gallery, paintings, Paris, France Château de Chenonceau, Retrospective Art Exhibition, Chenonceau, France NII Gallery, prints, Osaka, Japan

1986

BEAUBOURG Gallery, paintings, Paris, France ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, paintings, Athens, Greece

1987

ORIGRAFICA Gallery, paintings, Malmo, Sweden GRAFYIKA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan IOLAS, Gallery, paintings, New York, USA

1988

EIRMOS Gallery, Salonica, Greece

1989

GRAFYIKA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, prints & sketches, Tokyo, Japan BEAUBOURG Gallery, paintings, Paris, France RICHTER-MASSET Gallery, paintings, Hamburg, Germany

1991

ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, frescoes, Athens, Greece LA ΗUNE – BRENNER Gallery, prints & Sketches, Paris, France

1992

SAGA, Grand Palace, LA ΗUNE – BRENNER Gallery, Paris, France TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan ZOUMBOULAKIS Gallery, frescoes, Athens, Greece

1993

BEAUBOURG Gallery, paintings, Paris, France Macedonian Museum of Modern Art, Retrospective Art Exhibition, Salonica, Greece LA ΗUNE - BRENNER Gallery, prints & Sketches, Paris, France

1994

ORIGRAFICA Gallery, paintings, Malmo, Sweden

1995

LA ΗUNE – BRENNER Gallery, collages and stencils, Paris, France

1996

PUDELCO Gallery, paintings, Bonn, Germany JASKI ART GALERY, paintings & prints, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1997

Paul Valery Museum & Nikos Kazantzakis Museum, Séte, France

1998

European Cultural Center in Delphi, Retrospective Art Exhibition, Delphi, Greece RACHELIN – LEMARIE Gallery, the «Angels and Amours» Art Exhibition, Paris, France

1999

Paul Valery Museum, books illustrations & lithography, Séte, France NIKAF Art Fair, FUTURA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2000

Art Miami, FUTURA Gallery, Miami, USA LA ΗUNE – BRENNER Gallery, graphics, Paris, France RACHELIN – LEMARIE Gallery, «Mythology for every day» Exhibition, Paris, France KERYLOS Villa, «Mythology for every day» Exhibition, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France BIXIO 2 Gallery, paintings, Milan, Italy

2001

The Hellenic Art Foundation, graphics, New York, USA Château de Chenonceau, Retrospective Art Exhibition, Chenonceau, France

2002

Museum of Cycladic Arts, Athens, Greece

2003

The Hellenic Art Foundation, graphics, London, UK GRAFYIKA TOKYO Gallery, paintings, Tokyo, Japan LA ΗUNE – BRENNER Gallery, «The Gods` Exploits» Exhibition, Paris, France

2004

BENAKI Museum, paintings, Athens, Greece National Gallery – A.Soutsos Museum, Retrospective, Athens, Greece

2005

TEM SANAT Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey ZANNETTACCI Gallery, paintings, Genève, Switzerland

2007

POTNIA THIRON Gallery, «Eternal Return» Art Exhibition, Athens, Greece SCHNEIDER gallery, paintings, Munich, Germany

2008

DIMEO Gallery, paintings, Paris, France Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia

2009

HELLENβEIK Gallery, Nice, France ZANNETTACCI Gallery, painting, Genève, Switzerland

2010

CHALLIER Gallery, Paris, France THIERRY SALVADOR Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2011

TAMARIS Villa, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France ESTADES Gallery, Lion, France HERMAN Gallery, Berlin, Germany Галерея TEM SANAT Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Australia OPERA Gallery, Dubai, UAE OPERA Gallery, London, UK

2012

DI MEO gallery, «The light newly found» Art exhibition, Paris, France TEM SANAT Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2013

TAMARIS Villa, Retrospective, Toulon, France

2015

Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

2016

ΤHE STATE MUSEUM OF RELIGION AND HISTORY ST. PETERSBURG.

2016

GALLERY PIERRE - ALAIN CHALLIER PARIS