George Vavatsis




























George Vavatsis


About  
1974:              Born in Thessaloniki, Greece. 
1995-1998:    BA "Visual & Live Art", Cheltenham & Gloucester C.H.E., UK 
2000:              Establishment of pottery studio in Thessaloniki, Greece 


Teaching
2014:             Pottery summer seminars for kids, "Santorini of the Past Cultural Village & Museum”, Santorini, Greece
2013:              European training programme “KERAMIKH”, KETHEA, Thessaloniki
2010- 2012:   Workshop of Visual Arts, Municipality of P.Mela, Thessaloniki, Greece
2002-2010:   Workshop of Visual Arts of Kilkis, Greece 
2009:              Pottery seminars for kids, GREEK STATE MUSEUM, Thessaloniki, Greece
2006-2007:    Pottery seminars for kids, MACEDONIAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Thessaloniki, Greece
2000-2004:   Workshop of Visual Arts of Stavroupoli, Thessaloniki, Greece 


Solo Exhibitions 
2013:              "About a bowl”, Vouleftiko, Nafplio, Greece
2012:              "Food tools”, LOLA NIKOLAOU Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece (in cooperation with Ektoras Mavridis)
2012:              VOULEFTIKON, Nafplion, Greece
2010:              ORFEOS 20ART Gallery, Xanthi, Greece
2010:              "In memory of - revising“, M-ART SPACE Gallery, Athens, Greece
2009:              “In memory of“, LOLA NIKOLAOU Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece 
2007:              LOLA NIKOLAOU Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece (in participation with Liliana Sebec)
2002:              ZEFXIS Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece 

Group Exhibitions 
2014:              “Kerameon Ihni, the beginning, Arheological Museum of Patra, Patra, Greece
2013:              Kunst im BLAUEN HAUS, Frankfurt, Germany 
Oct 2012:        "50th Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition” Athens-Greece,
1st prize - "Floral expansion"
Jun 2012:       "Metabasis”, M-ART AEGINA Gallery, Aegina, Greece
2011:              “100% Greek Design”, M-ART SPACE Gallery, Athens, Greece
2010:              “Holly Art”, LOLA NIKOLAOU Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2010:              “Art to Use“, LOLA NIKOLAOU Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2009:              M-ART SPACE Gallery, Athens, Greece 
2009:              “Ana-Kata“, TSAKIRIS CULTURAL CENTER, Thessaloniki, Greece
2005:              “Fabrika Fabiana“, URBAN MAGUSAR gallery, Radovljica, Slovenia
2005:              “Art Symposium“, Skyros, Greece
2004:              “European Ceramics Competition“, Marousi-Athens, Greece
2003:              “Art Action Field Kodra“, Thessaloniki, Greece
2003:              “Potters of Thessaloniki“, ALATZA IMARET, Thessaloniki, Greece
2003:              “Italian and Greek Ceramics“, Faenza, Italy
2002-2003:    “Artigianato Ceramica Moderna, Italy (Pesaro) – Slovenia (Ljiubljiana) – Greece (Kilkis)
2003:              “44th Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition“, (2nd merit award), Athens
1998:              “The Pittville Connection“, Reynolds Warehouse, Gloucester, UK 


Symposiums
2014:              “Vounaria 2014” – Wood fire kiln building, Koroni, Greece
2011:              “Earth & Water III”, Avramilia, Kavala, Greece
2010:              “Earth & Water“, Avramilia, Kavala, Greece
2003-2007:   “Fabrika Fabiana“, Radovljica, Slovenia
2002:              “Art.Ce.Mo.“, European Ceramic Project (Italy, Slovenia, Greece),                    Pesaro, Italy


Collections
MUSEI CIVICI DI PESARO, Pesaro, Italy
MOHAMED ALI Institute, Kavala, Greece

MAROUSI Municipality Building, Marousi, Athens, Greece.