Angelos Panayiotidis was born in Amphilohia of Aitolokarnaria’s prefecture in 1950. He presents his first artworks in his workshop in 1990, after 20 years of research in all the metals that sculpture uses. He has realized 19 personal and 139 group exhibitions, while the artist has been awarded by UNESCO for its contribution in the Olympic Games of 2004 in Athens. He is also a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece.
Presence in the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004
One of his best moments is the creation of the “Olive Tree- Athens’ Tree”, sponsored by Coca Cola, and its exhibition in the Water Plaza in Palaio Faliro during the Olympic Games of 2004. The tree was made from bronze and copper and had a height of 3.30 meters. It consisted of 5.000 bronze leaves and during its exhibition, 5.000 visitors signed its leaves. The sculpture is now permanently exhibited in the Technopolis, in the city of Athens, as it was offered by Coca Cola to the Municipality of Athens, as a souvenir of the Olympic Games. All the Paralympic competitors were also honored with a small replica of the “Olive Tree- Athens’ Tree” sculpture.
Angelos Panayiotidis has participated in significant exhibitions, which were organized in the context of the Olympic Games. Among these are: the exhibitions “The World of Olive” at Theofilos Museum in the islands of Mitilini and Crete, the exhibition “Praise of the Olive” in the Athens Academy, as well as the event that was realized in Water Plaza (in Faliro) by Coca Cola.
The Olympic athletes Pyrros Dimas and Nikos Kaklamanakis, the former President of the Greek Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis, today’s President of the Greek Parliament Anna Psarouda- Benaki and the Women’s Greek National Team of Water Polo have been honored with Angelos Panayiotidis’ sculptures. During the visit of the Greek Prime Minister in USA (in May of 2005), a bronze olive tree was offered to the American President George Bush.
Moreover the first Olympic competitors in Marathon (the Italian Stefano Baldini, the American Keflezighi Mebrahtom and the Brazilian Lima Vanderlei) were honored with a golden olive laurel during the period of Olympic Games in 2004. The same laurel was given to the Slovakian Matanin Marcel, who became a symbol of the Olympic Games’ closure with his entrance in the Panathenaic Stadium and an expresser of the “fair play” (30/09/04). Additionally the Municipality of Amphilohia awarded Paraskevi Katza, who has won the copper medal in the race of 100 meters and ended 4th in the race of 200 meters during the Olympic Games in Athens, with a golden laurel. The relay runners of the Municipality were also awarded with olive laurels (16/10/2004).
Additionally the Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis offered one copper olive tree to the President of the Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge and to many state leaders during the Olympic Games’ realization.
Where do the sculptor’s artworks are exhibited
The sculptures’ artworks are found in National Bank of Greece, in Bank of Piraeus, in Alpha Bank, in the Cultural Center “Diexodos” in Mesologgi, in the Olive Museum in Sparta, in the Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis in Preveza, in the Cultural Associate “Folegandros” in the island Folegandros, in the Olive Museum in the island of Mitilini, in the Olive Art Factory in the island of Crete, in the Art Gallery of Christos and Sophia Moschandreou in Mesolongi and in the headquarters of Coca Cola in Athens and Atlanta, USA. Replicas of the artwork the “Olive Tree- Athens’ Tree” were offered by the grand sponsor of the Olympic Games, Coca Cola, in the Olympic Museum of Lausanne and the Olympic Committee of Beijing.
Angelos Panagiotidis’ artworks are also found in the United Nations’ Security Council and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Prototype artworks of A. Panayiotidis are permanently exhibited and sold at the Museum of Cycladic Art and are also found in many private collections in Greece and abroad. During the period 2003-2004 the sculptor cooperated with the Hellenic Post with his artworks being included its artworks’ collection. In 2018, the artist donated to his particular homeland, Amfilochia, the work – “Olive of Amfilochia” about 3 meters high, which was placed in the central square of the city.
In 2019, the artist’s largest olive tree, 3.50 meters high, was placed in the new home of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. It was presented during the inauguration ceremony in June 2019 in the presence of all the “Immortals” and members of the IOC as well as many great Olympic winners.
Critics written for the artist by:
- Manos Stefanidis, Art Historian
- Athina Shina, Art Historian & Critic
- Dr. Vicky Sarakatsianou- Art Historian
- Vivi Vasilopoulou, Archaeologist & Art Critic
- Dora Iliopoulou- Rogan, Dr Art Historian – Art Critic
- Theodosis Tasios, Professor of the National Technical University of Athens
- Katerina Drosopoulou, Art Critic
- Alexandra Tsolka, Journalist
Publications about A. Panagiotidis’ artworks
- Magazine “Building”: Cover & Internal presence of the sculptor’s artworks – October 2002
- Doing Business in Greece by Grant Thornton: Cover- May 2005
- News of the Greek Nobel Collection’s Museum: Cover- June 2008
- Calendar 2008 “Olympia” of the Ministry of Civilization (distributed in Greece & China): Cover & Internal presenceof the sculptor’s artworks
- “Tree of life in four seasons”, 4page edition of the Ministry of Civilization” (distributed in all the archaeological Greek museums): Internal presenceof the sculptor’s artworks – June 2008
- Periodical edition of the Medical News “Erroso”: Cover- June 2010
- “The language we talk in Greece”, M. Spyropoulou- Th. Theodoridou: Cover
Personal Exhibitions
1995 Gallery TITANIUM, city of Athens
1996 Gallery TITANIUM, city of Athens
1998 Gallery TITANIUM, city of Athens
1998 Gallery KOUROS, city of Tripoli
1999 Gallery KIVOTOS, city of Athens
2000 Gallery ECLECTIC, city of Athens
2001 Gallery ANNY BALTA, city of Thessaloniki
2001 Center of Modern Art ΟΜΜΑ, island of Chania
2001 Gallery KIVOTOS, city of Athens
2001 Gallery POLYEDRO, city of Patra
2003 TITANIUM YIAYIANNOS GALLERY, city of Athens
2004 TITANIUM YIAYIANNOS GALLERY, city of Athens
2006 Gallery Amymoni, city of Ioannina/ Gallery ΑΡΓΩ
2007 Gallery Fine Arts Kapopoulos, island of Mykonos
2008 Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS, city of Athens
2009 Gallery ΜETAMORFOSIS, city of Thessaloniki
2009 Gallery CHRYSSA, city of Katerini
2011 Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS, city of Athens
2012 Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS, city of Athens
2018 EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS SIANTI
Group Exhibitions
1996 Ephemeral Incident – Gallery TITANIUM/ Nocturno 96- Gallery TITANIUM
1997 Summer 97- Gallery TITANIUM/ Gallery KIVOTOS/ Gallery KIVOTOS
1998 Gallery ARTFORUM, city of Thessaloniki/ Gallery KIVOTOS/ Christmas 98, Gallery KIVOTOS/ Participation in the auction “Art, life for the planet”, Goulandris Natural History Museum.
1999 Gallery KIVOTOS/ Artquake Benaki Museum/ Gallery POLYEDRO, city of Patra/ Art Forum Vilka Gallery/ AGRONET Ellinogermaniki Agogi / Museum of Kydonieos in the island Andros / Summer ASTIR OF PAROS, island of Paros/ Summer Gallery RARITY, island of Mykonos
2000 Sunrising in 2000, Gallery KIVOTOS/ January Gallery KOUROS, city of Tripoli/ Gallery RARITY, island of Mykonos/ Gallery ERGANI, city of Chalkida/ Gallery KIVOTOS/ ASTIR OF PAROS, island of Paros/ Gallery Art Space, city of Athens / WORLD FINE ART GALLERY New York
2001 Gallery KIVOTOS/ ARTHOUSE Mylos, city of Thessaloniki/ MILLENNIUM, city of Patra/ ΥΙΑΥΙΑΝΝΟΣ GALLERY/ Gallery ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ/ ASTIR OF PAROS, island of Paros/ Gallery RODAVGI, city of Athens/ KOUROS, city of Tripoli/ Cultural Center of Amphilohia city
2002 YIAYIANNOS GALLERY, HUTS/ Spring Gallery KIVOTOS/ ASTIR OF PAROS, island of Paros/ YIAYIANNOS GALLERY/ ART CITY MIHALARIAS/ YIAYIANNOS GALLERY, HUTS» / Spring Gallery ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ/ ASTIR OF PAROS, island of Paros
2003 Gallery BALLAS, island of Mykonos/ Autumn touches, Gallery KIVOTOS/ Gallery POLYEDRO, city of Patra/ Museum of Cycladic Art
2004 Summer Gallery IRIS/ MAY DAY, Municipality of Philothei / Spring Gallery IRIS/ ARTFORUM, island of Mykonos/ THE WORLD OF OLIVE, Theofilos Museum, island of Mytilini / THE WORLD OF OLIVE, island of Crete / MODERN GREEK ARTISTS, Cultural Center THE APPLE / 2nd International Festival of Art “Chania 2004” Center of Modern Art ΟΜΜΑ/”Praise of the Olive”, MANSION OF ATHENS ACADEMY / Gallery KIVOTOS/ ART CITY MIHALARIAS/ Marathon round of the world – TITANIUM YIAYIANNOS GALLERY/ Walk in the Gallery, TITANIUM/ Gallery POLYEDRO, city of Patra
2005 ”Praise of the Olive” in the ancient Olive Forest- Athens Academy, Municipality of Peristeri/ /“Praise of the Olive”, Museum of G.Ι. Katsigra, Larisa/ 3rd International Art Festival of Chania 2005/ TITANIUM YIAYIANNOS GALLERY/ Art Gallery of Christos & Sofias Moschandreou- city of Mesolongi / Gallery IRIS/ Astir Of Paros
2006 ”Praise of the Olive”, Panthessalic Stadium, city of Volos/ Astir of Paros, island of Paros/ Fine Arts KAPOPOULOS, island of Mykonos/ Gallery Argo/ Gallery “EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS’’/ Gallery “TITANIUM YIAYIANNOS’’, “Summer Ascension”/ Measuring LOVE, Metro of Athens/ Gallery “Mary Alexiou”/ ”Praise of the Olive”, (in praise of the olive) Building of General Meeting of United Nations, New York, USA / Concession of an artwork in the context of the Ministry of Civilization’s Participation in the 3rd International Book Exhibition of Thessaloniki/ Gallery Triangle, city of Athens/ Post Collection of Hellenic Post, selection of the sculptor’s artworks / Make A Wish Auction/ Natassa Lavda Gallery/ Gallery IRIS/ Fish & Olive Gallery, island of Naxos
2007 Red Gallery, city of Athens/ “Praise of the Olive” Museum of Ancient Olympia / Gallery YRIS, city of Athens/ Gallery AMYMONI, city of Ioannina/ Gallery APPLE, city of Athens/ Artworks’ auction KAPOPOULOS, cities of Athens and Cyprus/ Natassa Lavda Gallery/ Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS “Intercourses”/ Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS “Small paintings and sculptures” / Fine Arts KAPOPOYLΟΣ, The Gift Athens / Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS “A tree as an excuse” / Hilton, Athens, organized by Vicky Drakou / Fine Arts KAPOPOULOS, island of Mykonos/ Gallery “TITANIUM YIAYIANNOS’’, “Summer Ascension” / Astir of Paros, island of Paros/ Art Space, Santorini/ Post Collection of Hellenic Post, selection of the sculptor’s artworks/ KAPOPOULOS’ Auction, Cyprus
2008 Five years of personal notes, Cultural Center Apple / Arte Cuadro, city of Athens/ Astir Of Paros/ Cultural Center Apple, FOR SALE / Gallery KAPSIOTIS, Piraeus/ Should we sing Christmas’ songs, Cultural Center Apple / Small Paintings and Sculptures, Gallery EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS, city of Athens/ Gallery Kapsiotis/ Gallery KIVOTOS/ Intercourses, EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS
2009 ART ATHINA, EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS/ Stories of Landscape, in the island of Crete, Ministry of Civilization / Olive Factory, Art Factory in the island of Crete/ Stories of Landscape, Museum of Greek Folk Art, Plaka in the city of Athens, Museum of Greek Art / Earth, Water and Air, Gallery Ihnilaton/ Astir Of Paros/ SHOW MUST GO ON, Cultural Centre Apple/ Eortina of Artists, Gallery Kapsiotis/ Small Paintings and Sculptures, EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS/ Art Space, Santorini
2010 Art Bazaar, EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS/ Gallery ARGO/ Astir Of Paros/ Summer Ascension, Τitanium/ Aura Arboris, St.George Lycabetus Hotel/ Olive Factory, Art and Technology, Human and Machine, in the island Crete/ Art Space Santorini/ Gallery Titanium, Christmas 2010/ Gallery Lavdas
2011 With a drachma in art, Gallery TITANIUM/ Bread, Wine, Olive. Exit celebrations 2011, Museum Exit, city of Mesolongi / TEM SANAT GALLERY, Constantinople, Natura 2011- Foundation Eugene / Gallery Astir of Paros/ Gallery Iris / Small Paintings 2011, EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS/ 10+1 sculptors, Corfu Gallery, island of Corfu/ Constructions- Artworks, EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS/ EORTINA Artists, Gallery Kapsiotis/ Auction of 100 Artworks for the purposes of the campaign “Fashion Targets the Breast Cancer”- Goulandris Natural History Museum / Papanikolaou Art Gallery/ Dream & Think, Enigma Gallery
2012 Gallery Chryssa/ Gallery HMAR, island of Mykonos/ Art with a Summer Sense, Gallery Astir of Paros/ Gallery St. George Lycabetus Hotel / Gallery Epsilon Loutraki/ Artworks of Small Dimensions, Argo Gallery, city of Athens/ Memories, Mansion Gyzi – island of Santorini/ EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS, city of Athens/ Artworks of Small Dimensions, Argo Gallery, city of Athens / Cultural Exhibition “Horizons, THERAPY CENTER FOR DEPENDENT PEOPLE Nostos / EORTINA Artists, Gallery Kapsiotis/ Dream & Think, S.G. Art Gallery/ Modern Greek Artists, Gallery Argo, Cyprus/ EIKASTIKOS KYKLOS, city of Athens/ GALLERY ARGO
2013 Summer utopia, VENUS GALLERY ASTIR OF PAROS/ Eortina Artists Gallery Kapsiotis/ Small Paintings 2013, Eikastikos Kyklos/ Bread-wine-olive, The Acropolis Museum/ 65 New Greek Creators in the Greek Archaeological Museum/ Meet the city of Mesologgi through Art, Athens city museum/ Gallery F, Karditsa
2014 ODES LUXEMBOURG COMMISSION/ Meet the city of Mesologgi through Art, Athens city museum, Athens-Tripoli-Ioannina-Patra/ Gallery Argo, May 2014/ En’Texnos, Texnopolis-Gazi/ Gallery Theorama, BRUXELLES/ Eortina Artists, Gallery Kapsiotis/ GALLERY-WEEKEND, Athens-Thessaloniki along with Eikastikos Kyklos.
2015 Gallery Argo 2015 / Θρύλε θεέ μου. Η εικόνα στο κόκκινο , Δημοτικό Θέατρο Πειραιά/ GHRIS BOICOS FINE ARTS ”OLIVE” Art Gallery, Loggos-Paxoi/ BAZAAR, Hilton, PNOE2016 ASTIR OF PAROS “Blue Planet ” / ART thessaloniki, ARMOS Gallery /STOA ART ” The work I love ” / CORFU GALLERY 2016 / Kapsioti Gallery / Truce Roads, War Museum / Kapsiotis Gallery of the South / Argo Gallery 2016 / Gallery ARTSPACE, Santorini 2017 Truce Roads, War Museum / Gallery EN PLO, Paphos / Gallery F Karditsa / Kapsioti Gallery, Christmas 2017 / Argo Gallery, Christmas 2017 /ART Thessaloniki, KYVOS Gallery / EPSILON Gallery, Loutraki / ASTIR OF PAROS 2017 / Offer, Municipal Gallery of Agrinio. 2018 ART Athens, Argo Gallery / Municipal Market of Agrinio, Ch. Moschandreou Collection / Placement of an Olive 3 meters in the square of Amfilochia /Kapsioti Gallery, Christmas 2018 / ASTIR OF PAROS 2018 / Truce Path, War Museum. 2019 IDIKA-OLYMPIA, Truce Roads , war museum / Olive Museum, Pitrofos Andros / OILS, Agrinio Gallery, Agrilida Gallery, Athens / FISH AND OLIVE, Naxos / ARTSPACE Santorini 2019 / CORFU 2019 GALLERY.