STUDIES
Academy of fine Arts, Düsseldorf, Germany
Academy of fine Arts, Rome, Italy

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2013
Jubiläums Stiftung der Sparkasse Neuss, Germany
2012
Kunststiftung NRW, Germany
2007
Phidias; Atelier Residency, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; Embassy of Greece in France
2005
Travel Grant, Academy of fine Arts, Düsseldorf, Istanbul, Turkey
2004
DAAD (Deutsche Akademische Austausch Dienst) Mexico
RESIDENCIES
2015
L'ASPIRATEUR, Contemporary art space, Narbonne, France
2013
Gast Atelier, Stiftung Insel Hombroich, Neuss , Germany
2007
Espace d’art contemporain HEC, Paris, France

(Selection)
2018
ATHINA IOANNOU
Irene Laub Gallery
Brussels

2017
Polifonías, Hilario Galguera Gallery, Mexico City
2016
Athina Ioannou, Rose is a Rose is a Rose, Hopstreet gallery, Brussels, Belgium
IN DE WIND, Cultuurcentrum Strombeek/Gent, Belgium
2015
ATHINA IOANNOU Manifestation L'Aspirateur, Contemporary art space and Lapidaries
Museum, Narbonne, France
2013
Who is afraid of the Walls? (II) , MMCA Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art;
Thessalonica, Greece
The song of Nightingale, Insel Hombroich foundation, Neuss, Germany
2012
Who is afraid of the Walls?, The Benaki Muséum of Islamic art, Athens, Greece
2011
Quartetti, Neonhalle, Bochum, Germany
Curator: Ursula Wiegand
Petits chorals, Showroom Tina Miyake, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009
Dragée, Galleria Hilario Galguera, Leipzig, Germany
2008
Amande, L.A.C. Sigean, France
2007
De l’Amande au Tournesol, Espace d’art contemporain HEC, Paris, France
Poussin//Corail, Hall de Deutsche Bank AG, Paris, France
Athina Ioannou, Dipinti a olio, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Mexico City

(Selection)

2019

FRAC Grand Large / LAAC, Dunkerque (FR)
4.05.19 - 5.01.20

Atelier d'Estienne - Centre d'art contemporain, Pont-Scorff (FR)
30.06.19 - 15.09.19

Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art (GR)
5.10.19 - 15.02.20

2018

THE MATERIALITY OF THE PAINTERLY EVENT
Curator, Denys Zacharopoulos
12/06/2018 >30/09/2018
City of Athens Arts Centre, Athens (GR)

Geometries
curated by Locus Athens, organized / produced by Onassis Cultural Centre-Athens
in collaboration with Agricultural University of Athens
2017
La Pergola, MRAC Musée Régional D'Art Contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, Sérignan,
France
2016
Transitions, La Galerie épisodique, Paris, France
Curators: Denys Zacharopoulos/ Alexandra Roussopoulos
ATHINA IOANNOU_0NZE KERK, in the context of the exhibition Daniel Buren A Tiger
Cannot Change Its Stripes participating artists, Daniel Buren, Simon Hantaï, Athina Ioannou,
Krijn de Koning, Michel Parmentier, Jacques Villeglé. Museumcultuur Strombeek/Gent,
Belgium
Curators Luk Lambrecht & Lieze Eneman
2015
L.A.C. Lieu d’Art Contemporain, Narbonne, France
A-rena Anacapri, Capri Clou espace d’art, Capri, Italy
Toile de Jouy-regards contemporains , HEC contemporary art space, Paris, France
Vertigo Arte; Centro Internazionale per la Cultura e le Arti Visive, Cosenza, Italy
2014
INDEX 4, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Mexico City
2012
Jaunes, Galerie des petits carreaux, Paris, France
2010
Resituations, Commissaire exposition, LA CIT-Chapelle de Penitents, Aniane, France
Toccata e Fuga, Vertigo Arte; Centro Internazionale per la Cultura e le Arti Visive, Cosenza,
Italy
Que du Papier, L.A.C. Lieu d’art Contemporain, Sigean, France
2009
Imperium/Che viva Mexico!, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Leipzig, Germany
2008
Wallpaintings 9+1/1+9, with Günther Förg, Lily van der Stokker, Jan Van Imschoot, Vincent
Geyskens, Carla Arocha / Stephan Schraenen, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Robert Suermondt, Athina
Ioannou, Thomas Raat, Xavier Noiret-Thomé BKSM, Cultuurcentrum Strombeek &
Cultuurcentrum Mechelen, Belgium
Curator: Luk Lambrecht, Koen Leemans
Index#2, Galleria Hilario Galguera, Mexico City
Athina Ioannou Antonello Curcio, invited by Daniel Buren, Centre d’art le Lait, Castres,
France
Curator: Jackie-Ruth MEYER
2007
Index#1, Gallery Hilario Galguera, Mexico City
Ensemble(s)II, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
L’Emprise du Lieu, Expérience Pommery #4 Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
2006
MRAC, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Ensemble(s), Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2005
Contrepoints, Benaki Muséum, Pireos street annex, Athens, Greece
Poussin, Galerie Ruzicska///Weiss, Düsseldorf, Germany
À y regarder de prés, Espace d’art Contemporain G. Fayet, Sérignan, France
Volumen, Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, Germany
Avenirs de Villes /Future for cities, Nancy 2005, France
Arco Madrid, Spain
Resistenze, Villa de BankFounation, Enschede, Holland
2004
Vor Ort, Garash galeria, Mexico City

PROJECTS / PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
2016 Athina Ioannou; Artist talk
http://www.ccstrombeek.be/nl/voorstelling/1642/artist-talk
2015
15 D/AC/ MEETINGS; HEC CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE, PARIS
Artists
Athina Ioannou • Benjamin Sabatier • Bernadette Legrenzi • Donatella Spaziani • Fabrice Hyber • Florent Lamouroux • Jean-Baptiste Décavèle
Commissaire, RAM radioartemobile Participants:
Anne-Valérie Delval • Clément Dirié • Dora Stiefelmeier • Esclarmonde Monteil • Frederico Guiscardo • Giuliana Setari • Giuliano Sergio • Isabelle de Maison Rouge • Jean-Yves Bobe • Julien Eymeri • Laura Vedel • Mario Pieroni • Piero Tomassoni • Roberto Crivellini • Samson Davis • Valérie Bobo
http://www.radioartemobile.it/en/event/15-appointment-dac-shared-artistic-denomination/
2012
Who is afraid of the Walls? The Benaki Museum collection of Islamic art; an intervention in a section of the ancient city wall of Athens; archeological site
2010
Tocata e Fuga; Intervention, panneaux publicitaires, formats variables. Cosenza, Italie
2009 Dragée 1 : 1, Intervention, Hochschule for Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig / Bibliothek, Leipzig, DE
2008
 Soirée de portraits; MRAC, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR
2007
 „De l’Amande au Tournesol“ Production of a typographical artwork (limited edition) & Public intervention in the library of HEC Paris; commissaire, Espace d’art contemporain HEC, Paris; Project supported by Deutsche Bank AG, Paris (FR).
2005 Poussin 1 : 1, Bookshop Walther KÖNIG + Library of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, DE
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2016
Athina Ioannou; Artist talk MuseumcultuurStrombeek/Gent, Belguim
2015
15 D/A/C MEETINGS; Hec Contemporary Art Space, Paris, France
2012
Who is afraid of the Walls? The Benaki Museum collection of Islamic art, public intervention
in a section of the ancient city wall of Athens, archaeological site, Athens, Greece
2010
Tocata e Fuga, Public intervention on large format publicity panels, Cosenza, Italy
2009
Dragée 1 : 1, Public intervention in the library of the Academy for Graphic und Buchkunst,
Leipzig, Germany
2008
Soirée de portraits; Public intervention, MRAC, Regional Museum Languedoc-Roussillon,
France
2007
De l’Amande au Tournesol, Public intervention in the library of HEC Paris; Curator, Espace
d’art contemporain HEC, Paris France
2005
Poussin 1 : 1, Public intervention in the Bookshop of Walther KÖNIG and the Library of the
Academy of fine arts, Düsseldorf Germany

COLLECTIONS
MMCA Macedonian muséum d’art contemporain,Thessaloniki, Greece
MRAC Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Deutsche Bank AG, Paris, France
The Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
L.A.C. Lieu d’art Contemporain, Sigean, France
Daniel Buren, Paris, France
Damien Hirst, London, England

PUBLICATIONS
2017
A Tiger Cannot Change Its Stripes, artists participants: Daniel Buren, Simon Hantaï, Athina
Ioannou, Krijn de Koning, Michel Parmentier, Jacques Villeglé, Museumcultuur
Strombeek/Gent, Belgium
Museum II, Museumcultuur Strombeek/Gent, Belgium
2016
Young Memories. Jacques Frézal, Contributions-texts: Hélène Prigent, Matthieu Gounelle,
Denys Zaccharopoulos
2014
Quinze ans d’art à HEC- 1999-2014, catalogue, Espace d’art contemporain HEC, Paris,
France
2013
Le Chant du Rossignol, Athina Ioannou, Cube Art Editions, Athens, Greece
2012
Who is afraid of the Walls? / Notes of an exhibition, The Benaki Museum of Islamic Art,
Athens, Greece
2008
Wallpaintings, 9+1/1+9, Cultuurcentrum Strombeek, Mechelen, Belgium
2007
L' emprise du lieu, Expériance Pommery # 4, BeauxArts éditions, Reims, France
2005
Nancy 2005, Avenirs de Villes / Future for Cities, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris , France
2004
Vor Ort, Garash galeria, Mexico City
ART EDITIONS
2007
De l’Amande au Tournesol, Espace d’art contemporain HEC & Deutsche Bank AG Paris,
Paris, France
2005
Poussin 1:1, Athina Ioannou, Düsseldorf, Germany

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