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SELECTED WORKS BY Jannis Varelas

Clair, Maid Costume, F/orange
Jannis Varelas
Clair, Maid Costume, F/orange

2011

Graphite pencil, ink, soy sauce, hood, photographs taken by the artist on paper

272 x 166 x 21 cm
Jane, Maid Costume, C/pink
Jannis Varelas
Jane, Maid Costume, C/pink

2011

Graphite, pencil, ink, coal, part of jacket, pigment, photographs taken by the artist

272 x 166 x 11 cm

Jannis Varelas's BIOGRAPHY

Jannis Varelas
Born in 1977, Athens, Greece
Lives and works in Athens and Vienna

SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2012
Sleep My Little Sheep Sleep, Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati, Ohio, Curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou
Brown Box and The Broken Theater, Krinzinger Galerie, Vienna

2011
The Oblong Box, Kunsthalle Athena, Athens
The Oblong Series, The Breeder, Athens

2010
Brandybell Series , Autocenter, Berlin

2009
Blue Soldier-Opera Costumes, The Breeder, Athens

2008
Mont Ventoux, Technopolis Gkazi, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou, Athens

2007
Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna

2006
Spaceship Columbia, Frieze Art Fair, London (with The Breeder)
Caliban Case Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen

2004
Juvenile, Gazon Rouge, Athens

2003
Karikomoontes, Gallery 7, Athens

GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2013
Hell As Pavillion, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou
Paper, Saatchi Gallery, London

2012
Portraits of a Generation, The Hole, New York
Who’s Been There, Bukowskis, Stockholm
Parnassos, Parnassos Literary Society, Athens, curated by Stefan Bidner
Making Waves: International Art from the Saatchi Gallery, Hyatt Regency Hotel, London
The Garden of Eden, curated by Tjorg Douglas Beer, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
The Breeder Series, The Breeder, Athens

2011
Deste Prize 2011, Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens
Contemporary Greek Woman, The Hub, Athens, curated by Marina Fokidi
Derti Humanism, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou, Faggionato Fine Arts, London
Control, Magazin 4, Bregenzer Kunstverein, Bregenz. Curated by Carsten Fock

2010
Greek Art, SEM-Art Gallery, Monaco
Cairo Biennial, Cairo, curated by Ehab Ellaban
The Marathon Marathon, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Nadia Argyropoulou, Acropolis Museum, Athens
Skin Fruit: Selections from The Dakis Joannou Collection, Curated by Jeff Koons, New Museum, New York
Lebt und arbeitet in Wien III: Stars in a Plastic Bag, Kunsthalle Wien, curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Raphaela Platow, Olga Sviblova, Angela Stief
Supernature: An excersice in loads, AMP, Athens, curated by Rallou Panagiotou and Andreas Melas

2009
Forschungsbericht, curated by Severin Duenser vs. Christian Kobald, COCO, Vienna
Snipper, Galerie Biederman, Munich, curated by Thomas Kratz, Margaret Biederman and Daniela Stoeppel
Bright Morning Star, Kenneth Anger series, Galeria Ze de Bois, Lisbon
Hydra Art Walk, curated by Dimitris Antonitsis, Hyrdra
Sniper, galerie Biedermann, Munich curated by Thomas Kratz, Margaret Biedermann and Daniela Stoeppel

2008
Prospect.1 New Orleans, first international art biennial in the city of New Orleans, curated by Dan Cameron
The Skat Players, Vilma Gold gallery, London. Curated by Sarah McCrory
JEKYLL ISLAND , Honor Fraser gallery, L.A. - curated by Max Henry
Whatever’s Whatever, Hydra school projects, curated by Dimitrios Antonitsis.
Quo Vadis, Autocenter, Berlin

2007
Wild West, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin, curated by Daniel Von Wichelhaus

True Romance, The Breeder, Athens


Destroy Athens, First Athens Biennial, Athens – curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Poka Yio, Augustine Zenakos
I Sigxroni Elliniki skini, hellexpo garage, curated by Nadjia Argyropoulou
Black and White, Ibid Projects, London
RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion, New Benaki Museum, Athens, curated by Vassilis Zidianakis/ Atopos, Athens

2006
Royal College of Art M.A. Degree show, London
What Remains is Future, city of Patras, Cultural Capital of Europe, curated by Nadja Argyropoulou
Panic Room, Drawings from The Dakis Joannou Collection, DESTE Foundation, Athens , curated by Jeffrey Deitch and Kathy Grayson

2005
Emblematic Display, curated by Catherine Wood, ICA, London
Absolute Summer, Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen
The Hidden Charms of Drawing, A.A.Art, Athens
Art Basel Miami Beach 

LISTE 05, Basel 

The Armory Show, NY

2004
Resemblance Some How, Benaki Museum, Athens

2003
Anthropography, Frisiras Museum, Athens



 

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