Web:

- www.kostisvelonis.blogspot.com
- www.velonisworks.blogspot.com


Download Interview Kostis Velonis by Cecilia Canziani and Sotirios Bahtsetzis - First Part

Studies:

- 2003: PhD candidate (architecture) at the N.T.U.A University of Athens
- 1999-2000: Cultural Studies (MRes) at the London Consortium (Birkbeck College, ICA, AA, 2000)
- 1994-97: Visual Arts at the Paris VIII University, (Maitrise, D.E.A.)


Solo Exhibitions:

2008:
- "Craft Boy", Monitor Gallery, Rome

2007:
- "The Folklore of the Universe", Z. Athanassiadou, Salonica
- BQ Gallery, European Kunsthalle, "...was einmal über heute gesagt werden wird: Köln Show2", (Cur.N. Schafhausen, F. Waldvogel), Cologne

2005:
- Galerie Kamm, "Blind Date", (with Katharina Jahnke), Berlin
- The Breeder Gallery, (with Katharina Jahnke), Athens

2004:
- The Breeder Gallery, "Bauhaus is not our House"

2003:
- Alpha Delta Gallery, "Haml+E.T", Athens

2002:
- The Breeder Basement projects, "Scandinavia"


Selected Exhibitions:

2008:
- Brussels Biennial 1 for Contemporary Art, “Show me, don’t tell me”, (cur.Nicolaus Schafhausen, Florian Waldvogel), Former Post Sorting Center, station Bruxelles Midi, Brussels
- “Laugh track”, (Cur. Oliver Martinez Kandt & Ehsan Fardjadniya) YUM 21C, Brussels
- "Collage. Cut, paste" (cur. T. Markoglou), State Museum of Contemporary Art, Salonica
- “Athensville” , Helexpo, (cur. M.Fokidis) Athens
- Illy Prize Show , Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam
- "Barricades without borders' 68. - New (Brave) World" XXIV International Festival, Sarajevo

2007:
- "In Present Tense", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens
- 9e Biennale de Lyon, "The History of a Decade that Has not Been Yet Named" (cur. S. Moisdon & H.U. Obrist)
- "I sigxroni Elliniki Skini", Helexpo Garage, Athens, (cur. N. Argyropoulou)
- "Open Plan", Helexpo, (cur. C. Canziani, S. Bahtsetzis), Athens

2006:
- "Don Quijote", Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, (cur. N. Schafhausen, Sophie von Olfers), Rotterdam
- "What remains is Future", Old Arsakeion School, (cur. N. Argyropoulou), Patra –European Capital of Culture 06, Patra
- "Crossing the Borders", State Museum of Contemporary Art, (cur. T. Moutsopoulos), Salonica
- "The Grand Promenade", National Museum of Contemporary Art, (cur. A. Kafetsi), Athens
- "Give(a)way", EV+A Biennial,(cur. K. Gregos) Limerick, Ireland
- "Poetry in the backyard", Art-Concept Gallery, Paris
- "An Outing- Beltsios Collection" (cur. S. Baktsetzis), Trikala
- "The Collection-Nikos Alexiou", Mac Gallery, XXII International Festival, Sarajevo

2005:
- "Beyond Stereotypes", Art Caucasus 05, 2nd International Contemporary Art Exhibition & Convention Tbilisi, Georgia (cur. K. Gregos)
- Architectural Transparencies, Ileana Tounta gallery,(cur. X. Petrinou), Athens
- Codra exhibition, (X. Kalpaktsoglou, A. Zenakos) Salonica
- DESTE foundation prize, Athens
- "Lost in Translation", (cur. A. Potamianou), Hellenic American Union
- "Resemblance Somehow", (cur. T. Moutsopoulos) Benakis Museum

2004:
- "Athens Metropolis By accident", (cur. O. Miliaresi) Cheap art+Bios
- Manderley, hotel Astoria, (cur. X. Kalpaktsoglou) Salonica
- Quadrennial of Sculpture, (cur. A. Bikse, K. Gulpis), Riga
- "Breakthrough", (D. Zacharopoulos, S. Pappa, K. Gregos) Arcala 31, Madrid

2003:
- "Against Bureaucracy", (cur. Olinka Miliaresi), Athens
- "So Much so Great", (cur. X. Kalpaktsoglou), Center of Contemporary Art, Larisa
- "New Acquisitions", (cur. A. Kafetsi) National Museum Of Contemporary Art, Athens
- "Scanning Istanbul", (cur. Oguz Içsöz, D. Sevasti), Nylon Gallery, Istanbul

2001:
- "Spells-Talismans", (cur. M. Maragou) Manos and Epi Pavlidis Estate, Paiania

2000:
- "Gargling Spring", Chisenhale Gallery, London
- "The private Engagement of Communication", performance for the London Biennale London Biennale, AA Library, Bethnal Green Library (cur. D. Medalla)
- "Nelson to Nelson", (cur. K. Wodiczsko) Architectural Association, London


Curatorials - Other Activities:

- 2006: "Apolis", Hellenic American Union, Athens
- 2004: "Domestic Alien", Gallery Ileana Tounta, Athens
- 2003: "Sculpture you love" (co-curatorial with M. Athanasiadou) Lab Art, Athens
- 2003: Believe Systems (co-curatorial with P. Arapinis)
- 2002: "Sleep Matters", Cheap Art, Athens
- 2001-2004: Co-editor of the www.art-omma.org e-magazine
- 1996-97: Scholarship from Onassis Foundation

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