Pliarides Vangelis Biography

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Born in Thessaloniki in 1964

EDUCATION

1984-1989 School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (painting) Thessaloniki
1991-1992 Royal College of Arts, PEP Diploma (painting) London 
1992-1994 Royal College of Arts, Master of Fine Arts (painting) London

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 Thanassis Frissiras Gallery Athens
2007  TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM  Thessaloniki 
2006 Same same but different, Thanassis Frissiras Gallery Athens
2005 MCO Arte Contemporanea Porto
  TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM  Thessaloniki
2004 Diaspro Art Center Nicosia
  Artforum Berlin '04, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Berlin
  Andre Zarre Gallery New York
  Art Athina '04, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Athens
  ARCO '04, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Madrid
2002 Statement Athens
  Rocket Shop Berlin
  Gallery Pohlhammer Steyr
2001 Artforum Gallery Thessaloniki
2000 Gallery Pohlhammer Steyr
1999 Gallery Foka Thessaloniki
1998 Artforum Gallery Thessaloniki
1996 Strand Galeri Sodertalie
1989 Strand Galeri Sodertalie

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 Verge Art Fair Miami '09, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Miami
  Art Athina '09, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM   Athens
2008 Domesticos e Selvagens, MCO Arte Contemporanea Porto
  Art Athina '08, Thanassis Frissiras Gallery Athens
  Art Athina '08, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Athens
  "Nothing of North Unknown", Galerie Alexandra Saheb Berlin
  Uma Viagen um Destino, MCO Arte Contemporanea Porto
2007 Art Lisboa '07, MCO Arte Contemporanea Lisbon
  "Docks Art Fair", MCO Arte Contemporanea Lyon
  Art Athina '07, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Athen
  "Eclectic afinities between European artists", Frissiras Museum Athens
  "Between earth and sky", TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Thessaloniki
  "Aquarela", MCO Arte Contemporanea Porto
2006 Art Salamanca '06, MCO Arte Contemporanea Salamanca
  Art Shanghai '06, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Shanghai
  Art Lisboa '06, MCO Arte Contemporanea Lisbon
  "Reon Idor", Teloglio Foundation Thessaloniki
  "Crossing the borders", State Museum of Contemporary Art Thessaloniki
2005 "The estranged Human Figure", Frisia Museum, Spanbroek Holland
  "Pintado de fresco", MCO Arte Contemporanea Porto
  "Fresh Ground", Frissiras Museum Athens
  Art Athina '05, TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Athens
2004 "Group show", TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Thessaloniki
  "In our image, after our likeness", Frissiras Museum Athens
2003 "European Painting Award", Frissiras Museum Athens
  "Open Studios", State Museum of Contemporary Art Thessaloniki
  "Anthropogeography", Frissiras Museum Athens
  "Open-End Berlin (curated by Laura Schleussner), TSATSIS PROJECTS / ARTFORUM Thessaloniki
  Art Athina '03, Artforum Gallery Athens
  "Northwest Passages" Trikala
2002 "New Aquisitions", Frissiras Museum Athens
  "Diamantides Collection", Municipal Gallery Thessaloniki
  "Review-Preview", Statement Gallery Epidauros
2001 "Arte-Fiera", Galerie Pohlhammer Bologne
2000 Art Athina '00, Gallery Foka Athens
  "Blue Chips", Gallery Foka Thessaloniki
1999 Art Athina '99, Gallery Foka Athens
1998 "There is something odd about painting", Galerie Christine Konig & Franziska Lettner Wien
1996 "Just Painting", Artforum Gallery Thessaloniki
  Sanni Festival (Artforum Gallery) Chalkidiki
1995 "19 John Moores Liverpool Exhibition", Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
  Cartwright Hall Bradford
  Aberystwyth Arts Center Aberystwyth
1994 Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh
  Arnolfini Gallery Bristol
  Cornerhouse  Manchester 
  "BT New Contemporaries", Camden Arts Center  London 
  "A question of drawing", Atlantis Gallery  London 
1993 "A new generation of painters", Henry Moore Gallery RCA  London 
1991 The Greek Pavilion at the BMC Cultural Center of Athens  Athens 
1990 Biennale of young artists of Mediterranean countries  Marseille 

AWARDS

2003 Frissiras Museum Painting Award Commendation 
2000-2001 Fulbright grand (New York residency)
1993 RTZ plc bursary
1991 British Council Fellowship and Award
1988 K. Velides Award

 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Scania, Alfa Laval, Sodertalie Konsthall, Astra-Zeneca, Union of Swedish Artists, Royal College of Art, Fulbright Foundation, Frissiras Museum, Foundation Sana - Huja MAMCO Geneve