KOSTAS VROUVAS, Sculptor

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BIOGRAPHY

He was born in Piraeus, Greece, in 1951.
Graduated in 1978 from the Academy of Fine Arts Florence under professor S. Loffredo.

One man exhibitions:
1982: Gallery "Argo", Athens.
1987: Gallery of Art of Psychico, Athens.
1989: Gallery "Artista" Rome, Italy.
1990: Gallery "T .K.G." T rieste, Italy.
1992: Gallery "New Forms", Athens.
1992: Gallery of Art "Ekphrasis", Glyfada.
1996: Gallery "New Forms", Athens.
 
Group work exhibitions:
1982: "12e Biennale des Jeunes", Paris.
1982: Group show, "Maison de la Grece", Paris.
1983: Group show, "Jeunes artistes Grecs", St. Etienne, France.
1983: 4th International Biennale of Sculpture, Scironio Museum.
1983: Group show, Sculpture, French Institute, Athens.
1985: International group exhibition "Athens Cultural Capital of Europe", Eleftheria Park, Athens.
1987: Panhellenic Exhibition O.L.P., Piraeus.
1988: "CAPUA DIREZIONE SUD EST" Provinciale Campano Capua, Napoli, Italy.
1988: "Expo-Arte" Bari, Italy.
1989: Group show, "Art without frontiers" Center of Contemporary Art, Ilieana T ounta, Athens.
1991: Universita degli studi di Ancona "Sala del Rettorato" "PASSEGNA D' ARTE MEDITERRANEA", Ancona, Italy.
1992: VIII International Biennale sculpture '91-'92, Scironio Museum.
1994: CINDERELLA'S REVENGE: CRISTINROSE GALLERY, N. YORK CITY.
1995: CINDERELLA'S REVENGE: SMITH'S GALLERIES, LONDON.

Partnership exhibitions :
1981: "Environment", "Gallery Ora" Athens.
1983: Sculpture- Environment Action' Medousa Art Gallery" Athens.
1983: Sculpture- Environment - Video French Institute Thessaloniki.
1985: 5th International Biennale of Sculpture The quality of lite Scironio Museum.
1991: "Environment" St John's Monastery (Kaparos). Lefkes Paros. Organized by "Medousa Art Gallery".
1993: "Aexonis Theatre is transformed into an Area of Sculpture and Sound - Aexonis Theatre Glyfada.

Bibliography:

ELEFTHEROTIPIA: 18-10-81, 17-1-83 Veatriki Spiliadi, 4-6-87 Maria Maragou. VRADINI: 26-10-81 Kosmas Linardatos. EPIKERA: 5-11-81,27-1-83 Olga loannou. ELEFTHEROS KOSMOS: 25-10-81 Stelios Lidakis. ATHINORAMA: 23-10-82 Elen Spanopoulou, 6-9-81 Vivi Vassilopoulou. MESIMVRINI: 15-1-83 Viki Markaki. PROTI: 10-7-87 Alexandros Xidis. EVDOMI: 19-7-87,31-6-87 Vivi Vassilopoulou. IKASTIKA: 3-82 No 3, 12-82 No 12, 2-83 No 4 Emmanuel Maurommatis, 6-83 Sofia Kasasi, 10-85 No 46 Vivi Vassilopoulou. TECHNI: 1-83 Vasos Koundouridis. MICHELANGELO OGGI: 1-87,4-87 Giuliano Serafini. TOMES: 7-87 Vivi Vassilopoulou. SEGNO: 389 Lucia Spadano. ARTE & CRONACA: 4-89 T oti Carpentieri. QUADRERIA: 4-89 Mario Cappelletti. TERZO OCCHIO: 9-89 Patrizia Bonfiglioli. Publications ROSSI E SPERA EDITORI April 89. ART E DOSSI ER: 7 -8-91 Giuliano Serafini. ARTI: 9-91, 10-91 Vivi Vassilopoulou. CORRIERE ADRIA TICO: 19-11-91 Giovanni Matarazzo. LA GAZZET A: 22-11-91 Bruno Candarini. ANCONA PROVINCIA: 11-91 Bruno Gantarini. FOCUS: 11-91 Daniela Matteucci. LA MIA CASA: 1-2-92 Bia Papadopoulou. MICHELANGELO: Gennaio-Giugo 92 Giuliano Serafini. "Syloges" Magazine October 1992, Bia Papadopoulou, Giuliano Serafini. NEWS OF ART: No 22 November 93 Bia Papadopoulou. "SELIDES" Magazine No 23,93 John Papaioannou.

Some of his works can be found at the:
Modern Art Museum Vorre, Provinciale Campano Capua Museum Italy.
Museum Kartause Ittingen Switzerland.
Also in private collections in Greece and abroad.