Bio

Aggelika Korovessi was born in Pirgos, Ileia and lives and works in Athens.

She studied at the School of Fine Arts of Athens aſter receiving a full scholarship from

the state and she graduated with honours. She continued her studies in the studios

of the School of Fine Arts learning to work with ceramic, plaster, copper, she received

all the respective diplomas she also studied History of Art.

She holds the title of Anthropologist - Sculptress, offered to her by the Anthropological Association

of Greece, for her work in the Cave of Petralona in Chalkidiki.

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION

1976-8: Collaborates with anthropologists and palaeontologists to create represantations of the    Archanthropus of Petralona for the Anthropological Museum of Petralona, Chalkidiki

1981: Designs and supervises the construction of showcases Anthropological Museum of Petralona,    Chalkidiki

1982: Declares her aforementioned occupation in the First Anthropological Convention of Greece

1981-5: Teaches secondary schools and presents her innovative paper on the teaching of art before a convention of art teachers

1990: Teaches sculpture in the Modern Art Laboratory of Kos

1993: Designs an industrial object for Kraſt General Foods Hellas

1994: Creates the medals of the summit meeting of the EEC

2008: Creates the awards for the International Film Festival of Olympia for Adolescents and Children

2009: Presents her conceptual work “The image of the Voice” in an event entitled When the vibration of the Greek Language becomes inspiration or a work of art “in the convention ” Greek Language, Writing and Art organized by the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece

2017: Participates in “From the vineyard to the theater” Kostas Kazamiakis diskusses with artitsts in the bookstore Ianos, Athens

DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS

1980: Distinction from the Anthropological Association of Greece

1981-2: Distinction for the creation of the medal of the European Track Assembly

1987: Presented with an award from the municipality of Cholargos(competition for the National Resistance)

1987: Distinction from the Schoolbook Publishing Organization and illustration

of two English textbooks

1988: Presented with an award for her first Soundgraph sculpture titled “Communication” from the Sculptors Association of Greece, Municipality of Athens and her work is placed in Mesogeion Avn., Athens

1989: Presented with the 9th Premio Internazionale, Fontane di Roma for her contribution to Art

1989: Distinction alongside a group of artists by the Schoolbook

Publishing Organization for the book “Teaching Art”

1991: Presented with the Nazionale Premio “Arte e Sport” in Italy

1994: Represents Greece in the 4th Sculpture Trienale in France

1996: Receives a United Nations Peace Medal for her contribution to the UNESCO Club of Dodekanisa

1999: Presented with an award from the Council of Historical Memory for the struggle of the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus

2001: Represents Greece in the outdoors exhibition of modern sculpture of member countries of the EU entitled “Connecting Worlds”, in the Kennendy Center, Washington, United States of America

2002: Distinction for her sculpture “Paz” which was selected for the Collection of the Gallery of the Municipality of Athens, in the contest “Asking for the Olympic Idea”

2004: Illustration of the covers for the school dictionary for the first three grades of primary school as well as the cover of the teacher’s book on PE for middle school

2008: Silver medalist in the World Sculpture Contest, conducted as part of the Olympic Games in Beijing

2017: First prize in a national contest organized my Marina of Kos

Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1993: “Inmovements”, Art Gallery Epohes, Kifisia, Attiki

1997: “The Image of the Voice”, Art Gallery Anny Balta,

under the Thessaloniki European Capital of Culture

2003: “The Vibration of the Greek Language in Sculpture”

2003-4: “SonART-Olympics” (Sculpture, Painting, Video), Precursor Exhibition to the Olympic Games under the Press Secretariat and Vorres Museum at Washington, Kennedy Center; Koln; Museum of Sports; Brussels,

Greek Embassy, Hague, Town Hall

2004: “Eros Olympic Champion” during the Olympic Games, under the Municipality of Athens, Ileia, Rethimno and the Cretan Association presented at Grove of Attica, Athens; Building of Greek Tourism Organization Garden of the Archaeological Museum, Ancient Olympia; Building of Greek Tourism Organization, Port, Rethimno; “Periplanisi” Gallery, Athens

2008: “The vibration of the Greek language in sculpture”, Periplanisi gallery, Glyfada, Attika

2009 “Convocal Journeys”, Tinos

2013: “Time, Form, Concept” retrospective exhibition,National Archaeological Museum of Greece, Athens

2013: “The Journey Continues”, Technochoros Art Gallery

2013: “Balancers – Soundsculptures”, Art Gallery The House of Luxury, London

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1984: “The Days of Athens”, Moscow, organized by the Municipality of Athens

1985: 5th International Biennale of Sculpture, Scyronic Museum

1987: Panhellenic Exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Culture,

Piraeus Port Authority Building, Piraeus

1987: Exposition International de Arte Postal, Granada, Spain

1987: Exhibition Gallery of European Journalists at Rome

1988: “Plastic Lines” at “Contemporary Arts”, organized by the Municipality of Athens

1991: Contemporary Greek Sculpture at Maison de l’Architecture, Paris

1991: “The Female Form in Art”, Karavia Beach, Kos

1991: “Cities-Nations-Peoples”, French Embassy, Athens

1992: “Conjectural Puzzle”, V. Drakou, Zappeion, Athens

1995: Art Athina 95, Seasons Art Hall

2001: Represents Greece in the 53rd International Book Exhibition in Frankfurt

with Musical Sculptures at the Exhibition Center (Messe), Germany

2001: Eurocouncil “The Future of Europe”, Zappeion, Athens

2002: “Asking for the Olympic Idea” organized by the Municipality of Athens at the Municipal Gallery

2003: “Soundsculptures”, Art Athina 2003, Seasons Art Hall, Athens

2006-8: Participation in exhibitions all over China (Beijing, Tianzin, Xiamen, Chngchun, Xian, Taiyuan etc.) and all over the world (London, Hong, Kong, Seoul, Los Angeles, Rome, Sacramento, Barcelona, Chicago,

Washington, Lausanne, Moscow etc.) as part of the competition “Contest for the Landscape Sculptures of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games”

2014: “Balancers”, International Exhibitional of Art Halls, The House of Fine Art, Monaco

2014: “Athens, 180 years capital of Greece” at the National Portrait Gallery

2015: “Cosmic Portal”, Art Athina, Technochoros Gallery, Faliro

2016 Art Athina: “Irini” - Technohoros, “Fleetingwords” - Melkart Gallery

WORKS IN PUBLIC SPACES

1988: “Communication”, modern sculpture at Mesogeion Avn., Athens

1996: Alexander the Great bust, Central Office, Bank of Greece

1996: Ourania Kokkinou bust, Faneromenis Square, Lefkosia, Cyprus

1996: Hesiod bust, Municipality of Voiotia, Askri

1997: Monument for the expatriated from the Black Sea and Asia Minor.

Nea Moudania, Chalkidiki, Greece

1997: Melina Merkouri bust, Melina Merkouri Institution, Athens

1998: “National Resistance” monument, Municipality of Voiotia, Korakolithos

2003: Monument in honor of the Greek-American Institute, ÅsPlant Your RootsÅt,

Archaeological Site of Sounion

2005: “Peace”, sculpture at the Administration Building of the Municipality of Ileia, Pirgos, Ileia

2005: Symbol for the Friends of Nature Club of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Depo

2008: “Peace” sculpture, Olympic Committee, “Beijing 2008”, Beijing

2009: “Freedom – Solidarity” sculpture, Municipality of Moudania, Square of Moudania

2011: Heroon at the port of Katakolo, Katakolo square, Municipality of Ileia

2012: Cavalry monument, intersection of Egnatia Str. and Ionia Str. Metsovo,

Association of Retired Cavalry Soldiers

2013: “The roads of water”, water cleaning plant, S.I.A.A.P. Company, Blans Menhil, Paris

2015: “Sequence of Crystalls” large proportion land art, S.I.A.A.P. Company Seine shores, Paris

2017: “Civilization passage” at the entrance of the port of Kos

Other spaces in Greece and abroad include: Macedonian Museum of Modern Art,

Portrait Gallery of Syros, Portrait Gallery of Kefallinia, Municipal Portrait Gallery of Athens,

Museum of Modern Art of Messologi, Greek Literary and Historical Archive, School of Fine

Arts Portrait Gallery, Italian Consulate of Kos, Italian Embassy of Athens, Melina Merkouri

Institution of Athens, Building of Cosmote, Hotel Portohydra (Ermionida), Museum of Greek

Nobel Collection, Pfizer Central Offices of Athens, Swedish Nobel Academy, Stockholm

Town Hall, Taiwan Ministry of Culture, Greek Embassy of Chile in Santiago, Hellenic Museum

and Cultural Center of Chicago, London Town Hall, Capital Civilizational Development Foundation

of Beijing, The National Museum of China, Jintay Museum of Modern Art of Beijing

and several private collections all over America, Europe, Asia and Australia.