Eleni Theofilaktou

Lives in Thessaloniki GR.

Works  in School of Fine Art University of Thessaloniki GR.

Education

• 1983-1985 BA in Drama, R.Pateraki Drama School – Thessaloniki, GR
• 1986-1991 BA in Fine Arts – Painting, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
• 1991-1992 BA in Fine Arts – Printing, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
• 2001-2002 MA Fine Arts, University of East London, UK

Solo Exhibitions

2023

• Εntrance – Nicosia CY
• VOLVOX – acroart – Thessaloniki GR

2022

• THE RIOT OF WISDOM TOOTH – topikap – Thessaloniki GR

2021

• Are we going to talk about flowers now? – bookstore ΜΙΕΤ – Thessaloniki GR

2018

• Anadromi kai oxi anadromiki, Girl’s School – Edessa GR
• Two three thinks that i know about this, National Book Fair – TIF – Thessaloniki GR

2015

• Those little anodynes, Hellenic American Union – Athens GR

2014

• Pieces of silence, gallery Zouboulaki – Athens GR

2013

• Paranomies, gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

2008

• Νewslater, gallery Antonopoulou – Athens GR

2007

• darling, I’m clearing up, gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

2004

• Beautiful, Angelic, Enchanting World, gallery TinT– Thessaloniki GR

2003

• Gallery Margari– Amphilohia GR
• Gallery Por Amor à Arte – Porto PR
• Hellenic Center – London UK

2002

• Give me your secret, gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

2000

• gallery Epikentro – Athens GR

1998

• Non comfortable position, Art gallery – Thessaloniki GR
• gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

1997

• How I imagine the universe, gallery Entos ton Tehnon – Thessaloniki GR
• gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

1996

• gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR
• Hello, Girl’s School – Edessa GR

Team Exibitions

2023

• Entrance – Nicosia
• VOLVOX – acroart – Thessaloniki GR

2022

• THE RIOT OF WISDOM TOOTH – topikap – Thessaloniki GR

2021

• Shall we talk about flowers now? – MIET bookstore – Thessaloniki GR 

2019

• Thinking together, 16 ΔΕΒΘ – Thessaloniki GR 

2017

• 6th Biennale of Contemporary Art – Thessaloniki GR
• Action field, KODRA ’17  – Thessaloniki GR
• Flashback, Action Field Kodra – Thessaloniki GR
• Gata, gallery Irmos – Thessaloniki GR
• Ego opos emeis, French institute – Thessaloniki GR

2016

• Break the chains, Technopolis – Athens GR
• Carta-Povera, Agathi – Athens GR
• Through the looking glass, Cube gallery –Patra
• Mind the Gap,Kodra – Thessaloniki GR
• To Krasi,  Gallery – Thessaloniki GR

2013

• They do it with mirrors, TinT gallery – Thessaloniki GR

2011

• Art Athina, gallery TinT – Athens GR
• Illustration, Cacoyannis Foundation – Athens GR

2010

• Art Athina, gallery Antonopoulou – Athens GR

2009

• Art Athina, gallery TinT – Athens GR
• Α–Δ–Γ, gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR
• Action field, KODRA ’09 – Thessaloniki GR

2008

• Art Athina, gallery antonopoulou – Athens GR
• Visual Panorama 2008, S.M.C.A. – Thessaloniki GR

2007

• UNFAIR, gallery TinT, Hotel Imperial – Athens GR
• Quiet Time, gallery Katherine Nash – Minnesota USA
• Flow, Rooms, Makedonia Palas – Θεσ/νίκη
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2006

• 3rd womens creator festival of 2 seas (Mediteranean and Black Sea), CAC – Thessaloniki GR
• Drawing Screen, Museum of Cinematography (TinT) – Thessaloniki GR
• Reon Hydor, Teloglion Foundation of the Arts AUTH – Thessaloniki GR
• Disguises, SMCA – Thessaloniki GR
• Gallery Por amor a arte – Porto PR

2005

• Mail Art Project, (ΤinT – Inge Baecker) Goethe Institute – Thessaloniki GR
• Hellenic Foundation for Culture – Berlin D
• Spanischer Bau – Cologne D

2004

• Cosmopolis, M.M.C.A. – Thessaloniki GR

2003

• Art Athina, gallery TinT – Athens GR
• A 8-woman show, gallery Por Amor à Arte – Porto
• I, myself, Center for Contemporary Art – Rethimno GR
• Action Field Kodra – Thessaloniki GR

2002

• Girl Power – Athens GR
• Stranded – London UK
• MI ART, gallery TinT – Milan IT
• Girl Power , Milos – Thessaloniki GR

2001

• Body, Vafopouleio – Thessaloniki GR
• Art Athina, gallery TinT – Athens GR
• Ektos edras, Art Gallery of Margaris – Amfilochia GR

2000

• Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos – Mykonos 2000
• Art Athina, gallery Epikentro – Athens GR
• Gallery Lola Nicolaou – Thessaloniki GR

1999

• Greek Creators – Marseille FR
• 3rd E.S.TE.T. VIDEO, Th.P.A. 40th Film Festival – Thessaloniki GR

1998

• The missing kiss, gallery Zefksis – Thessaloniki GR
• De Valigia, Europartrain – Amsterdam NL

1997

• Young Artists – Schwetzingen GER
• De Valigia, Ο.Π.Π.Ε. ’97 – Thessaloniki GR
• Greek and Turkish artists, Instabul
• Kolong Classic ’97 – Yugoslavia
• Women Creators of the two Seas, UNESCO-Ο.Π.Π.Ε. ’97 – Thessaloniki GR
• Young Artists, gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

1996

• Balkan dreams, Tobacco Shop – Xanthi
• 4th International Biennale Miniature Arts – Yugoslavia
• International Triennale ’96 – Bulgaria
• Art Athina, gallery TinT – Athens GR

1995

• Greenpeace, Mylos – Thessaloniki GR
• Eros and Art, gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR
• 16’ Dimitria, Art Gallery S.f.M.S. – Thessaloniki GR

1994

• Artists of the Mediterranean – Lebanon

Performances

2016

• Ogdonta anti odontos, Lab’atoir – Thessaloniki GR

2015

• White on white, Hellenic American Union – Athens GR

2014

• Pause, Festival of Antigonides Square – Thessaloniki GR
• Glow, main building of P.P.C. – Thessaloniki GR

2013

• Time, Atelier Pirinas – Thessaloniki GR

2012

• From the beginning, Monastery of Lazariston Festival – Thessaloniki GR

2010

• Allowed at 19 meters, Pavlou Mela camp – Thessaloniki GR

2009

• Spontaneous Writing, IRIS (Stavroupoli) – Thessaloniki GR

2006

• Woman Tradition, C.A.C.TH – Thessaloniki GR
• Made in In, D624 – Athens GR

2003

• Den mi niaz an mi vleps, S.M.C.A. – Thessaloniki GR

2001

• Who is the object, bar Stoa – Thessaloniki GR

2000

• Défilé, Biennale International Design – St. Etienne FR

1999

• Visual clothing Défilé , Th.P.A., 40th Film Festival – Thessaloniki GR
• Pret Art Porter, Deste Foundation – Athens GR

1996

• In memory of the alive friends who were lost, Ο.Π.Π.Ε. ’97 – Thessaloniki GR

Installations

2021

• I have no shoes,  Pikap

2016

• Made in takaneplakakia, Action Field Kodra – Thessaloniki GR

2009

• Common secret, Action Field Kodra – Thessaloniki GR

2008

• Blue Monday (video installation), gallery TinT – Thessaloniki GR

2007

• Flow, Rooms, Macedonia Pallas – Thessaloniki GR

2003

• Den mi niaz an mi vleps, Action Field Kodra – Thessaloniki GR

1999

• The slap, 3rd ESTET video intallation, 40th Film Festival – Thessaloniki GR

1998

• Europartrain – Amsterdam NL
• Non comfortable position, Thessaloniki Art Gallery GR – Thessaloniki GR

Workshops

2016

• Eighty instead of a tooth, “Psycho-Architecture” Lab’atoir – Thessaloniki

2010

• Art Residency: Cottage Project II – Summelina, Finland

2000

• Collaboration with artists from Europe (International Biennale Design) – Saint Etienne

1998

• Europartrain (installation in train carriage) – Amsterdam

1997

• Collaboration with artists from Europe within the framework of O.P.E. – Thessaloniki
• Pictor, Goethe Institute – Thessaloniki
• Kolong Classic ’97, Collaboration with artists from Europe to produce joint work – Serbia Zlatar

Curating

2021

• Please share the sllence, (ΔΕΘΒ)

2019

• Thinking together (ΔΕΘΒ)

2017

• Ego opos emeis, French institute – Thessaloniki GR

2000

• Curators of ASKT Students’ and High School Students’ Reports

2000

• Defile Visual clothing, Biennale Design Saint Etienne

1999

• Defile Visual clothing, 40th Film Festival – Thessaloniki GR

Shop window Design

2023

• GELLIST – Thessaloniki GR

2022

• GELLIST – Thessaloniki GR

2019

• GELLIST – Thessaloniki GR

2017

• GELLIST – Thessaloniki GR

2015

• GELLIST – Thessaloniki GR

2015

• EXLIST, Kifissia – Athens GR

2011

• Fena Fresh Shop – Thessaloniki GR

Street art

2008

• Exarchia Square – Athens GR

Illustrations (books & posters)

• Parallax Magazine (2023)
• ΕΝΕΚΕΝ Magazine (2017)
• Athens Voice Magazine (April 2015)
• Athens Voice Magazine (January 2014)
• Parallaxi Magazine (December 2013)
• Ithaca – (Dimitris Dimitriadis) poster for Dame Blanche Theatre Company
• Flora Nocturna – Sophia Giovanoglou (Garveyelides Publishers)
• To Kokkino Xenodoheio – Maria Efstathiadis (Kedros Publishers)
• Simeioseis agnoias – Fotini Tzavella (Livani Publishers)
• I Aliki stis poleis – Argyro Pipini (Pataki Publishers)
• I zoi tous mia farsa – Stergios Vanglis (Entefktirio Publishers)
• Gernane oi Gorgones – Anna Spartali (Paratiritis Publishers)
• Ta mystika tis Gis – Vassilis Hatzivassiliou (Paratiritis Publishers)

Mural painting (in collaboration with SKT students)

2016

•  Space HIGGS – MKO – Athens GR

Job presentations

2016

• Studio Pavlou Vasiliadis – Painting of the mentally ill

2015

• SPACE psychology – art (Kondelezidou)

2014

• AUTH School of Fine Arts (Sania Papa)

2012

• Pedagogical Department of Education AUTH (Kondelezidou – Tsakiris)

2011

• AUTH School of Architecture (Professor Xonoglou)

Job presentations

• 6th International Woman on Leadership Conference – Teloglio
• For the book “Tight belts and other skins” by Elena Pega – MMST
• For the book “Nipenthes” by Mary Georgiou – Malliaris Bookstore