Education
MA Royal College of Art - Contemporary Art Practice, Moving Image, London (2016-2018)
BA/MFA School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2015)
Selected Exhibitions
2025
2024
"Do Electric Sheep Dream? The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence", Physikeio Building (Old Chemistry Building) ,curated by Dimitris Trikas, Athens
GUI/GOOEY, at Plexus Projects, curated by Laura Splan, NY
"Ένα αλλόκοτο δείπνο", curated by Apostolis Artinos, organized by Zoumboulakis Galleries and Nikolaou Residence, Aigina
Summer School: Innovation, Tech & Culture by Onassis ONX & ACE
Random Events, Solo exhibition at Plexus Projects
2023
Panorama7, Galeria Fran Reus, Mallorca (ES)
Metamorphosis Unveiled, space52, ART ATHINA , ZAPPEION MANSION (GR)
Art and Technology Festival, WIP Festival 2023, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
ESC #2033, New Art City, in collaboration with 0.1 Gallery & DE:FORMAL, online
ESC — EXHIBITION / #2033, curated by 0.1 Gallery & DE:FORMAL
The Native Language, ISAIAS MANSION, curated by Apostolis Artinos, Athens (GR)
Synaesthetic apparitions, Ious 131, curated by S.Christofi, Athens (GR)
2022
Safe Mode: Amplified realities, TILT Platform, F.Vergidou, Athens (GR)
The Revival of the stones, Mourtzinos Tower, Old Kardamyli, Curated by S.Christofi (GR)
MOON WHITE MOTH, PTX, curated by Saigon Athens, Ioli Kavakou & Alexandros Tzannis, Athens (GR)
The Root, Aphicar Studio, curated by Foteini Vergidou, Athens
The Deep End, Two Thirds Project Space, curated by Dinos Chatzirafailidis, Athens
6th International Triennial of expanded media, Art Pavilion “CvijetaZuzorić”, Serbia
2021
TRIALS& ERRORS, Romantso, Athens
PADA Studios & Residency, Galeria PADA, Bareiro, Portugal
19th Media Art Biennale WRO 2021 "REVERSO¨, WRO Art Center, Poland
2020
The Right to Silence? Greece in USA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, ANYA AND ANDREW SHIVA GALLERY, New York, curated by Sozita Goudouna, 30th Dec 2020 to Jul 2021.
2019
The Hysterophimia Pavilion is the Greek Pavilion for The Wrong Digital Art Biennale 2019-20. Curator: Foteini Vergidou
The Talos Element, Gossamer Fog, London
Borderless Places, Kappatos Gallery, Athens, 2019 (solo) (Exhibited artist)
2018
RCA SECRET, The Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, London
RCAshow, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London
Whitechapel Gallery, Zilkha auditorium, curated by Gareth Evans(screening), London
"Accidental Encounters" at Grace, curated by Hyperlink Athens
2017
Boston Center for the Arts 25th Drawing Show // TheGig Economy, Mills Gallery, curator: Robert Moeller, Massachusetts, USA.text
Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti di Torino, ART PRIZE Special Award in the category video art, IT
“Taking Roots: 14 Movies, 14 Inceptions, 14 Roots of the Soul" 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, curator: Orestis Andreadakis
Homeostasis Lab, The Wrong - New Digital Art Biennale.
ARTECITYA - ART SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL, curator: Babis Venetopoulos
RCA Secret, The Dyson Gallery, London
CICA Museum, South Korea-Gimpo, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, SKR
PHANTASMA, Bazeos Tower, supported by NEON organisation, Naxos
The right to be human Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art- Goethe institute, curated by Professor Thalia Vrachopoulos, Professor Harry Savopoulos
WIP show, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London
A point in the centre curated by Alexios Papazacharias, Katsigras museum, Larisa
2016
"2310" 10 curators-10 projects, Nitra Gallery, Thessaloniki, curated by Evi Baniotopoulou
"12" Kappatos Gallery, Athens, 2016
2015
Reality of Paradox, Kappatos Gallery (solo) (Exhibited artist)
Beirut Art Fair, Kappatos Gallery, Lebanon
Error in calculation, Cyber art space 2015 - curated by Sofia Eliza Bouratsis cyberartspace.net
Art Athina | International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Kappatos Gallery, Athens
Kafka, Yeni Tzami, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, curated by H.Savvopoulos
2014
10, Group Show-Gallery weekend Art Athina, Kappatos Gallery
HEROES ARE DEAD LONG LIVE THE HEROES, Action Field Kodra 2014, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
Crisis and Creativity, Yeni Tzami, Archaeological Museum,Thessaloniki European Youth Capital 2014, Curated by Andrea Conrad
2013
Physis2013 Griechischen Kulturstiftung-Berlin
Group Show, Kappatos Gallery, Athens
PHYSIS EUROPEAN PROJECT, Veria/Vergina
ROOMS2013 Plus, Kappatos Gallery, Athens
2012
Pandora's Box, Transform 2012 State Museum of Contemporary Art -Thessaloniki curated by Haris Savvopoulos
First International Student Biennial of Drawing - The National Academy of Art, Sofia
Perfomance
2024
Participated at Mystery 195 The Goumas Army by Dionisis Christofilogiannis, Elefsina Old Oil Mill Factory Amphitheatre
Awards/Scholarships
The Schilizzi Foundation, London (2018)
Special price in the category video art, (Premio Carlo Bonatto Minella), Turin, (2017)
Screenings
The Fields of algorithms, curated by David Blandy(the one minutes), 2021
Supernova Digital Animation Arts Festival, Denver Digerati, CO, curated by Ivar Zeile
The LIF, Identity, Sikinos 2019
Moving Image RCA showcase, Closeup cinema, London
AnimaSyros International Animation Festival 2017
Recidency
2021 PADA Studios & Residency, Bareiro, Portugal
2013 PHYSIS EUROPEAN PROJECT Veria/Vergina,Griechischen Kulturstiftung Berlin
Workshops
(2017) Professional Practice: 3D Digital Animation Workshop With Sebastian Buerkner, LUX, London
TRANSFORM2012, SMCA, Thessaloniki (GR)
Selected Publications/features:
Quasi - Publication, editor: Simone Marconi (2023)
Art & Technology: The new Generation of Greek Artists, Research program led by Katerina Gkoutziouli and Foteini Vergidou, 2022
Interview, Ta Nea Ths Technis by F.Kapiris, Nov-Jan 2019-20
'The Talos Element', a Group Show at Gossamer Fog, London tzvetnik
ferociousurbanites.com, On New Aesthetics: From Symbolism to the realm of Generative Art. by F.Vergidou (article), May 2018
Premio Carlo Bonatto Minella, Art Cbm Prize, published by Silvana Editoriale(2017) catalogue
58 ΦΚΘ / 58 TIFF, Α-ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ / NON-CATALOG (2017)
('Σε φιλοσοφικά μονοπάτια με «οδηγό» τη Σιμόν Βέιλ'), kathimerini.gr, 05/11/2017
3D Printing Meets arts, PlanFab.eu 2017
The right to be human Marina Leybishkis, Thalia Vrachopoulos and Harry Savvopoulos, 10 January 2017(catalogue)
Interview, Athens Voice, by K.Plakonas, March 2016
I NEED A HERO, Action Field Kodra - 14th Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Argyriou, A., Koutsokostas, P. and Michalaros, D. 2014(Catalogue)
TheGreekFoundation.com, November 2015/(article)
ArtRabbit.com(Exhibition Text)15 October 2015
(‘Familiar and unusual landscapes’), efsyn.gr, 29 Οctober2015
(‘New painterly and sculptural works by Yorgos Papafigos’), Artnews.gr, 7 October 2015
(‘The first solo exhibition of Yorgos Papafigos in Kappatos Gallery’), ert.gr, 12 October 2015
Collections
Private collection, Athens - Thessaloniki, GR
Private collection, U.S.
Private collection, Beirut, LB
Private collection, London, UK
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