BIOGRAPHY

École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), Paris, France.

Athens School of Fine Arts (ASKT), Athens, Greece.

Panormos School of Fine Arts, Tinos, Greece.

Papastrateion Hall, Agrinio, Greece.

Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens, Greece.

Technical School of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Armaos - Portalaki. Route for Two. Geometry - Abstraction - Art, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Armaos – Portalaki. Route for Two, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece.

Ten Chapters. Works from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece.

Group Show, Mihalarias Art Gallery, Kifissia, Greece.

On the Threshold of Two Centuries, L. Kanakakis Municipal Gallery, Rethymnon, Greece.

Group Show, P Gallery, Mykonos, Greece.

20th Century Sculpture & Painting, Art City Mihalarias, Malakassa, Greece.

Group Show, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece.

Open Workshops. Visual Art Tracks, Maroussi Municipal Cultural Center, Maroussi, Greece.

“Para thin Alos” – By the Sea, Palaio Faliron, Greece.

L΄onda egea: Arte greca contemporanea, Spazio Crizia, Milan, Italy.

Tables, Surfaces, Textures & Design, Kifissia, Greece.

Contemporary Greek Sculpture '97, Thessaloniki Cultural Capital of Europe, Thessaloniki, Greece.

9th International Sculpture Biennale, Polychronopoulos Skironio Museum, Corinth, Greece.

Contemporary Greek Sculpture, Old Municipal Market of Pyrgos - Municipal Art Gallery, Pyrgos, Ilia, Greece.

Contemporary Artists from Tinos, Pyrgos, Tinos, Greece.

Olympia Sculpture '96, Ancient Olympia City Hall, Xenia Hotel, Olympia, Greece.

IX Skironio International Sculpture Biennale 1996-1997: The Value of Dialogue – Changes in the Visual Language, Polychronopoulos Skironio Museum, Megara, Skironio Center of Kifissia, Kifissia, Greece.

Sculptural Group Show, Heraklion, Greece.

Panhellenic Cultural Activity: Painting – Sculpture – Engraving ’78, Athens Municipal Cultural Center, Athens, Greece.

Panhellenic Art Exhibition, Zappeion Hall, Athens, Greece.

Styliana Galiniki, Eleftherios Ikonomou, Maria Marangou, Armaos - Portalaki. Route for Two. Geometry - Abstraction - Art, Thessaloniki: Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.

Maria Marangou, Armaos – Portalaki. Route for Two, Rethymnon: Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete.

Nicolas A. Vernicos and Penelope Massouri, GRtists Creators Images, Athens: Ikaros.

Anon., 20th Century Sculpture & Painting, Athens: Art City Mihalarias.

Michael Agioutantis, Michael Papadakis, et al., Open Workshops. Visual Art Tracks, Athens: Maroussi Municipal Cultural Center.

Anon., Art Days 2002, Athens: Papasotiriou SA.

Dimitris Kapsanis, Nikos Zias, “Para thin Alos” - By the Sea. Exhibition of Contemporary Greek Sculpture, Athens: Municipality of Palaio Faliron Center for Culture and Sport.

Haris Kabouridis and Giannis Levounis, New Greek Art of the 20th Century, Rhodes: Aegean Ministry and Municipal Art Gallery of Rhodes.

Dora Komini-Dialeti, Dictionary of Greek Artists, Athens: Melissa Publishing House, p. 101.

Isa Tutina Vercelloni, Arte Greca Contemporanea, Heraklion: Polygnotos Art Gallery.

Anon., Contemporary Greek Sculpture, Athens: Hellenic Chamber of Fine Arts.

Mari Polychronopoulou, Alberto Pivi, 9th International Sculpture Biennale of Skyronio 1996-97, Corinth: Polychronopoulos Skironio Museum.

Maria Karavia, Armaos, Athens: Zoumboulakis Galleries.

Stelios Lydakis, History of Modern Greek Sculpture, Athens: Melissa, p. 280.

Antonios Kourtikakis, Album of Greek Artists 1800-1977, Athens: Orosimo, vol. 2, p. 381.

Anon., Panhellenic Art Exhibition, Athens: Ministry of Culture and Science.

Anon., “The opening of a new museum in Heraklion Crete has been announced”, Kathimerini, March 20.

Anon., “Plaque of Honor for Chr. Lambraki”, Estia, December 6.

Vasiliki Barba, “Markos Armaos and Sofia Portalaki – One Studio Home”, Eleftheros Typos Weekly, May 11, pp. 114-118.

Costas Picadas, “Homemade Elegant”, Diva Casa Magazine, November, pp. 118-125.

Ioanna Sidirokastriti, “The Two Shall Become… Art One”, Elle Decoration, November, vol. 36. 

Costas Picadas, “home studio”, Madame Figaro, November, pp. 66-70.

Anon., “Markos Armaos”, Isotimia, June 27-28, p. 42.

Maria Marangou, “Exhibitions and new institutions. Markos Armaos”, Eleftherotypia, June 25, p. 42.

Nelli Spiliopoulou, “With the Artist’s Stamp”, Idees & Lyseis, October, pp. 228-231.

Anon., “Exhibition of contemporary Greek sculpture from today on at Pyrgos”, Proioni Pyrgou Ileias, August 18.

Anon., “Art Blossoms in Tinos”, Eleftherotypia, July 19.

Kykladiko Fos, July-August.

Anon., “Meeting about Art”, Ofiousa, June-July.

Anon., “Astonishing Painting Exhibition at Agrinio Gymnastics Academy”, Neoi Kairoi, December 24, p. 10.

Anon., ““Literature and Art” Event at Papastrateion Hall”, Etoloakarnania, December 10, p. 7.

Natalia Megas, “Blowing up Nature”, The Hellenic Times, July 4-10. 

Harris Kambouridis, “A Biennale with Transformations’’, Ta Nea, July 17.

Anon., “IX International Sculpture Biennial”, MonoPoli, August-September, vol.2, p.47.

Dora Iliopoulou-Rogan, “Markos Armaos. The Sculptor – Poet of Form”, Living, April, vol. 60.

Bia Papadopoulou, “Life Style: The Art”, Idaniko Spiti, June, vol. 41, pp. 64-68.

Bia Papadopoulou, “The Geometry of Nature”, The Art Magazine, vol. 8, p. 94.

Gynaika, June. 

Votre Beaute, June 

K. Asimakopoulou, “Markos Armaos”, Elle, June.

Maria Marangou, “The Gentleness of the Engraving, the Simplicity of the Sculpture”, Eleftherotypia, May 30.

Takis Mavrotas, “Markos Armaos”, Marie Claire, May, p. 278. 

Lyda Pimpli, “Markos Armaos”, Idees kai Lyseis, May, p. 194.

Einai, May 31 .

Ego, May 31.

Eleftheros Typos, May 29.

Niki, May 16.

Mary Sinanidis, “Markos Armaos”, Athens News, May 15.

Ethnos, May 14.

Pari Spinou, “Markos Armaos”, Kathimerini, May 11.

Naftemporiki, May 10. 

Anon., “Markos Armaos, Sculpture”, To Vima, May 8, p. 10.

Rizospastis, May 7.

Anon., “Impressive Creations”, Style, May 29, vol. 49.

Anon., “Artistic Periscope”, Style, May, p. 170.

Anon., “The Bronze Handles of Markos Armaos”, Design+Art in Greece, vol. 15, p. 210.

Markos Armaos, “We the Young People”, Kykladikon Fos, July.

Anon., “Opening of Painting and Sculpture Exhibition”, Haravgi, September 12.

Anon., “Sculpture of M. Armaos”, Haravgi, September 14.

Anon., “Opening Exhibition”, Agon, September 13.

Anon., “Andreas Papadopoulos - Markos Armaos: Exhibition of Painting - Sculpture”, Patris, September 13.

Anon., “Painting and Sculpture Exhibition inaugurated by Alexandrakis”, Patris, September 12.