Biography

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1953 Born Athens, Greece.
1963 Immigrated to Canada.
1973 Became Canadian citizen.
1973-1975 Toronto, Ontario, Central Technical School Post Secondary Special Art Program.
Received the Herbert L. Rous Memorial Scholarship.

EXHIBITIONS

2009 Toronto, Ontario, North York Central Public Library, Era to Adjust, solo.
Stouffville, Ontario,The Latcham Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition 2009.
Vaughn, Ontario, City Playhouse Theatre, 2009 Vaughan Juried Exhibition.
Brampton, Ontario, Beaux-arts Brampton, Open Juried Show 2009.
2008 Bracebridge, Ontario, Chancery Art Gallery, Lazy Cottager.
New York, Javits Convention Centre, Artexpo 30 YEARS.
Bracebridge, Ontario, Chancery Art Gallery, Annual International Show: Deja Vu 08.
Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Art Expo.
Brampton, Ontario, Art Gallery of Peel, 35th Annual Juried Show
2007 Brampton, Ontario, Art Gallery of Peel, 34th Annual Juried Show.
Awarded Best in Show.
Toronto, Ontario, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Salon.
Toronto, Ontario, Syllogy Gallery, Greek Canadian Artist Association Inaugural Show.
2006 Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Art Expo.
Grimsby, Ontario, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, 2006 Juried Art Exhibition.
Markham, The Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery, 2006 Juried Art Exhibition.
2005 Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Art Expo.
2004 Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Art Expo.
2003 Brampton, Ontario, Art Gallery of Peel, 30th Annual Juried Show.
Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Insideart Expo.
2002 Markham, Ontario, Markham Hilton Suites, Celebration of the Arts.
Brampton, Ontario, Art Gallery of Peel, 29th Annual Juried Show.
2001 Grimsby, Ontario, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, 2002 Juried Art Exhibition.
Brampton, Ontario, Art Gallery of Peel, 28th Annual Juried Show.
Toronto, Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, Society of Canadian Artist
1989 Toronto, Ontario, Leo Kamen Gallery.
1985 Toronto, Ontario, Leo Kamen Gallery.
1984 Toronto, Ontario, Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, The Figure / Europe to America.
Toronto, Ontario, Simpson's Arcadia Court, Aviva 32nd Art Show.
Toronto, The Pauline McGibbon Cultural Centre, Retrospective of the year's artists.
Willowdale, Ontario, Beth Tikvah Sisterhood, Seventeenth Annual Art Exhibit.
1983 Toronto, Ontario, The Pauline McGibbon Cultural Centre, New Artist Directions 83.
Toronto, Ontario, The Tatay Gallery, Marking time. Toronto, 22nd Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Prize winner for Best Drawings.
Toronto, Ontario, Toronto City Hall Exhibition of Prize Winners.
Toronto, Ontario, The Pauline McGibbon Cultural Centre, 17 Transfusions.
Toronto, Ontario, Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Ten Years At...
Willowdale, Ontario, Beth Tikvah Sisterhood , Sixteenth Annual Art Exhibit.
Toronto, Ontario, The Elmwood Club , John Kokkinos, solo.
1982 Toronto, Ontario, Art Gallery of Ontario, Inclusion in the Art Rental collection.
Brampton, Ontario, Peel Museum, 9th Annual Juried Show.
1981 Brantford, Ontario Art Gallery of Brant , Graphex 8 (National Travelling Exhibition).
Toronto, Ontario, 20th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition winner for Best Drawings.
1980 Brampton, Ontario, Peel Museum, 7th Annual Juried Show.
1979 Toronto, Ontario, Central Technical School, 1st Centech Art Festival.
1978 Toronto, Ontario, Royal Bank Plaza , Royal Bank Artventures.

OTHER ACCOLADES

2009 Richmond Hill Liberal, January 13th edition, a feature article by Kim Zarzour.
2008 Emphasis, magazine # 12, a full feature article, Contos Media , Toronto.
2008 Art Gallery of Peel, Jurors’ statement, Dan Kennedy and John Ryerson.
2007 OMNI TV Edo Kai Tora, May 2007, Television interview.
2005 Parkhurst Exchange : March issue, volume 13, number 3, a full feature article.
1983 Ottawa, Ontario, acquisition by the Canada Council Art Bank.
Montreal, Quebec, Canadian Pacific , purchase.
The Toronto Star: special mention in a group show review by Christopher Hume.
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