Tasos Dimos
Greek painter
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Anastasios "Tasos" Dimos (Greek: Αναστάσιος «Τάσος» Δήμος) is a Greek painter and sculptor. He was born in Athens in 1960, and he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.).[1] His resume includes over a hundred solo and group exhibitions.[2] His paintings are featured in many public and private collections in Greece, the United States, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Cyprus and Saudi Arabia.[3][4]
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| Born | 28 December 1960 Neo Psychiko, Greece |
| Alma mater | Athens School of Fine Arts |
| Occupations | Painter, sculptor |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Spouse | Katerina Zionga |
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Biography
Tasos Dimos was born in Neo Psychiko, Attica, north of the municipality of Athens,[5] on 28 December 1960. He comes from Arta and Ioannina.[6]
He began his studies in the workshop of the painter, Georgios Vakirtzis, in 1979, and enrolled at the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1983.[7] His professors were Demosthenes Kokkinidis, Dimitris Mytaras, Vangelis Dimitreas and Marina Lambraki-Plaka.[8] He received scholarships from the Greek State and in 1988 he graduated with honors.[9] He continued his studies at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin with a scholarship from Bosch, under Syrian painter Marwan Kassab-Bachi.[10] He is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece since 1989.[11]
In 1984, he married Katerina Zionga and they had two children together, George and Maria.[12] He has been a resident of Papagou-Cholargos for several years now.[13]
From 2001 onwards,[14] he has been participating (with various galleries), in many annual art fairs, such as Art Athina and Art Thessaloniki.[15][16][17]
His paintings can be found at the Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art,[18][19] the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST),[20] the Averof Art Gallery,[21] the municipal galleries of Papagou-Cholargos,[22][23] Corinth and Karditsa,[24][25] the A.S.F.A., the Parnassos Literary Society,[26] and the Hellenic Parliament[27] collections, the Heraklion Museum of Visual Arts,[28] the C. & S. Moshandreou collection[29][30][31] and the Copelouzos Family Art Museum.[32]
In May 2025, he participated with his painting "Oasis" in "The Greek Sale" auction organized by Bonhams in Athens and Paris[33].
Style
His style has been influenced by the Impressionist movement, with some Expressionist elements.[34] His paintings often feature children[35][36] and female figures, against an abstract or minimalist background.[37] Many critics and art historians have written about his work, including Dora Markatos,[38] Athena Schina[39] and Konstantinos Papachristos, of the Benaki Museum,[40][41] as well as PhD in Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Geneva, Meletis Meletopoulos.[42]
Notable exhibitions
- 1989 "15th Meeting of Young Creators", solo exhibition at Ora Cultural Centre, Athens.[43]
- 1995 "Paradise Lost", solo exhibition at Galerie Titanium, Athens. Curated by Art Historian Nelly Misirli,[44] of the National Gallery.
- 2003 "Communicative Art", solo exhibition at the Château de Coudrée, Geneva, sponsored by Lockheed Martin[45]
- 2005 "Ports of Hellenism", a group exhibition of port paintings at the State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the International Visual Arts Center AENAON[46]
- 2023 "The Greek Epic of 1940", solo exhibition at the Athens War Museum.[47]
Catalogues
- (2011) Ferae Naturae. Athens: Nereus Publishers.
- (2019) Starting Point. Athens: Kourd Gallery.[48]