Curriculum Vitae
Full name: ELSA CHARALAMPOUS
Year and place of birth:09/04/74, SYROS
Education: INTEGRADED MASTER, Athens School of Fine Arts, PATRASKIDES, 1993-98
About my work
My work is dominated mainly by anthropocentric themes and includes painting, mosaic, constructions, installations, computer art and mixed media. The human form-figure as storyteller itself inspires me mostly.
“Most of the time, I feel like an Acrobat hovering over the ambiguity of things. Art for me is a way of travelling in space, either material or intangible, and in time, observing… As a visual artist, observation is my second nature and begins with immersing myself in listening and looking more carefully in the textures and tones of life. The experiences I choose to focus on, are a way of rationalizing, organizing, understanding and illustrating the difference between seeing, knowing and telling. I move through these experiences from the inner self to the outer world, proposing different perspectives of the art of being”
Main solo exhibitions abroad:
2009 D-TALES, Zijdemuseum, Meliskerke, The Netherlands
2008 D–TALES, Galerie Groendal, The Netherlands
Main solo exhibitions in Greece:
2019 Elsa, Syros Residents Association of Athens, Athens, Greece
2018 Returns, PLASTICO Gallery, Syros, Greece
2018 PASSage, Installation at the building of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Municipality of Athens, Greece
2016 TEDX“Fightorflight”, University of the Aegean, Hermoupolis Cultural Center, Greece
2014 ARTWALKS,an installation in Syros Island, Greece
2012 Art Installation at the Kiveli Institute, Syros, Greece
2011 Erotography, Multicenter Delice, Hermoupolis
2010 Erotography and more, Preveza’s Art Gallery, Erotography and more, Mykonos Cultural Center, Mykonos,
Erotography, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens, Greece
2009 Erotography, art gallery at Hermoupolia, Syros
2007 D – TALES, Hermoupolia, Art Gallery at Hermoupolis, Syros, Greece
2005 NUDE, Stoa of Books and Arts, Livadia, Greece
NUDE, Ersi’s Gallery, Athens, Greece
NUDE, Hermoupolia 2005, Greece
2004 Tessera & Pixel, Cultural Center at Ano Syros, Greece
1999 Moments, Hermoupolia, Art Gallery at Hermoupolis, Syros, Greece
International group exhibitions
2021 Perspectives 2021, Cica Museum, Corea
2020 "Our Home—The Belt and Road Nation’s Art Exhibition", China Artists Association and Shanghai Art Museum, 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE), China
• Mask Art - Creativity under Lockdown: UNESCO Beirut & MEADOWS Artists against Covid-19
2019 5th International Biennale at Graphic Digital Art – GDYNIA 2016, Gallery of the Gdynia Design Centre, Poland
• The International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak Art Gallery, Bulgaria
• 5th Enter into Art International Installations,"Touring the World through Art, Museum Nickolas of Cusa (Cusanus Geburtshaus), Bernkastel-Kues, Cologne–"Kulturbunker"/Cultural Center Cologne-Mülheim, Germany
2018 5th Enter into Art International Installations, “Touring the World through Art", Bad Breisig-"Kulturbahnhof" - Cultural Centre and Colone /Germany
• Little Island Festival, audiovisual festival Installation Sikinos island, Greece
• 38th Mini Print International of Cadaqués 2018, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, Spain/ Wingfield Barns, Wingfield Eye, Suffolk, U.K./ Fundacio Tharrats d' Art Grafic, Pineda de Mar, THARRATS 2018 -European year of cultural heritage, Barcelona, Spain/ L’ Étangd’ Art Gallery in Bages, France
• The International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak 2018, Kazanlak Art Gallery, Bulgaria (Honorary mention in experimental printmaking for “Watching paradise”)
2017 The Silk Road and World’s Civilizations, 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, China
• 37th Mini Print International of Cadaqués 2017, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, Spain/ Wingfield Barns, Wingfield Eye, Suffolk, U.K./ L’ Étangd’ Art Gallery in Bages, France
2016 5th International Biennale at Graphic Digital Art – GDYNIA 2016, Gallery of the Gdynia Design Centre, Poland
• The International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak Art Gallery, Bulgaria
• The Fascination of Art, Color and Meditation from around the World, Cultural Center Cologne- Mülheim,Germany/ Cultural Center House Eberhard, Diez, Germany/ Municipal Museum - Günter Leifheit House,Nassau, Germany
2015 The Fascination of Art, Color and Meditation from around the World, Cultural Center Cologne-Mülheim, Germany
• 35th Mini Print International οf Cadaqués 2015, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, Spain/ Wingfield Barns, Wingfield Eye, Suffolk, U.K./ Fundacio Tharrats d' Art Grafic, Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Spain/ L’Étangd’ Art, Gallery in Bages, France
2014 34th Mini Print International οf Cadaqués 2014, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, Spain/ Wingfield Barns, Wingfield Eye, Suffolk, England/ Fundacio Tharrats d'Art Grafic, Pineda de Mar, Barcelona,Spain/L’Étangd’Art Gallery in Bages, France
2013 Contemporary Greek Art/ Association Of Visual Artists of Shanghai, – Greek Chamber of Arts, Greek Ministry of Culture, Shanghai, China
• 33rd Mini Print International οf Cadaqués 2013, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, Spain/ Fundacio Tharrats d' Art Grafic, Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Spain/ L’Étangd’ Art Gallery in Bages, France/ Wingfield Barns, Wingfield Eye, Suffolk, England
2010 ART-ATHINA 2010: International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Greece 2009 Panorama Artistique,Theorema Art Gallery, Brussels
2008 ARTOWER ATHINA 2008: International Forum, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens 2006 Port of Europe, Albeda College, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005 Industrial Romantic Landscapes, Middlesbrough College, England
2004 A European look at Velázquez, Centro d’arte de Αlgobendas, Madrid, Spain
Group Exhibitions in Greece
2019 4th Art-Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, Thessaloniki
• The Journey, a’ Athens International Airport, Athens
The Journey b’ National Bank Of Greece Cultural Foundation, Athens
• UNUSUAL Self Portraits, The Project Gallery, Athens
2018 Ano Meria, Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros
2017 Ano Meria, Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
2016 Discovering Greek Painting"Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
• Dive into the Digital Culture, Koronis Festival, Koroni
2015 Dive into the Digital Culture, Museum of Greek folk art –The Bath house of the Winds, Athens
• Art and New technologies, Center of ecthing “Sun”, Thessaloniki
• Digital Culture, Villa Georgiadis, Mytilini
• CITIES :(IN )VISIBLE - UNGOVERNED – UNFORTIFIED, Cultural Center of Chania, «XANIaRT»
2015 –Visual routes at Chania, Crete
• “On eros...”, Vati Art Gallery of Hermoupolis, Syros
2014 RED, ArtGallery at Hermoupolis, Syros
• Cavafys’ poem “As much as you can”, Orizontes Gegonoton, Athens Art Gallery, Athens
2013 Cavafys’ poem “As much as you can”, multicenter of Civilization and Creativity, Syros
2012 The grape, Art Gallery at Hermoupolis, Syros•
• Open art studios, Syros
2010 Art Winds, Vouliagmeni Sailing Club,«ARTOWER2010», Athens
2009 The human figure in Greek art, Technopolis, Athens
• Small is Smart, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens•
• Children’s Toys, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens
• Edges of the West, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens
• De Natura 2009, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens
2008 Human... where though? ARTOWER AGORA, Athens •
• De Natura, ARTOWER AGORA, Athens
• Image-Space-Action2, Technopolis, Athens
2007 Small works of Art, Poliedro, Patras
2005 Smart Art, Stoa Bibliou kai Tehnis, Livadeia
2004 Small works of Art, Poliedro, Patras
• Autumn Dialogs, AENAON Gallery, Athens
• Views of Reality, Ersi’s Gallery, Athens
2003 1st of May, Apothiki, Syros
2002 New Artists' Exhibition, Technopolis, Athens•
2001 1st of May, Apothiki,Syros
2000 A.S.F.A. Graduates exhibition, Ergostasio, Athens
Catalogues /books my work has published
• 2021 catalogue, Art Retreat/ Living with pictures, Director Kurt Ries and Gabriele Walter page 84
• 2021 catalogue, Perspectives 2021: https://cicamuseum.com/perspectives-2021/
• 2020 Mask Art/ Creativity under lockdown, online catalogue:https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/layout17.jpg
• 2019 catalogue, 6th International Triennial of Graphic Digital Art, Gallery of the Gdynia Design Centre, Poland, page 8
• 2019 catalogue, The Journey, National Bank Of Greece Cultural Foundation,
page 8
• 2019 catalogue, The International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak Art Gallery
• 2019 brochure, 4th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair
• 2019 catalogue, 5th Enter into Art International Installations, «Touring the World through Art, Director Kurt Ries and Gabriele Walter, page 45
• 2018 PASSage, video about the installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCalM-o9Kvo
• 2018 catalogue, The International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak Kazanlak Art Gallery, (Honorary mention in experimental printmaking for “Watching paradise”)
• 2018 catalogue, Apano Meria, Syros, page.27
• 2017 catalogue, The Silk Road and World’s Civilizations, 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, China, page 255
• 2017 catalogue, 37th Mini Print Internationαal of Cadaqués director :Mercedes Barbara Rusinol, page. 46
•2016, catalogue, 5th International Biennale at Graphic Digital Art - GDYNIA, curator Martyna Patronage Poland, page 47
• 2016, catalogue, 36th Mini Print International οf Cadaqués Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Girona, page 51
• 2016, catalogue, 4rth International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak Art Gallery, page 39
• 2016 catalogue, KUNSTRETREAT The Fascination of Art, Color and Meditation, Director Kurt Ries and Gabriele Walter, ISBN-10 3961030308, ISBN-13 978-3961030309,page 76
• 2015, catalogue, 35th Mini Print International de Cadaqués Director: Taller Galeria Fort, page 53
• 2015 catalogue, On eros…Curator :K.Ioanides, page 32
• 2014 Artwalks, map flyer about the installation in Syros and video: https://vimeo.com/101760157
• 2013 Contemporary Greek Art/ Association Of Visual Artists of Shanghai & Greek Chamber of Arts & Greek Ministry of Culture, director Chen Qi, page 94
• 2013, catalogue, 33rd Mini Print International of Cadaques, Director: Mercedes Barbara Rusinol, page.48
• 2010, brochure, ART-ATHINA ,16th International Contemporary Art Fair
• 2009, Erotography, catalogue for my exhibition
• 2009, catalogue, The human figure in Greek art, Technopolis, page 437
• 2008, catalogue, Image-Space-Action2, Technopolis, page 357
• 2005, Nude, catalogue for my exhibition
• 2004 catalogue, Municipal collection gallery of Hermoupolis, page 36,
• 2002, catalogue, New Artists' Exhibition
• 2000 catalogue, A.S.F.A. Graduates exhibition, page 88
Awards – Honors:
The International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak 2018, Honorary mention in experimental printmaking for “Watching paradise”
Professional activity:
Teaching at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean 2002-2021