LYDIA VENIERI

Born in Athens, Greece
Lives and works in New York

EDUCATION

Studied at the Ecole Nationale, Superieure des Beaux Arts

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008   See No Evil, Gallery Terra Tokyo, Japan (Cat.)                                                                 
           NEXT Art Fair, Stux Gallery, Chicago, IL                                              
2007   War Games, Stux Gallery, New York                                                                                   
            New Photographs, Stux Gallery, New York
            Scope Basel International Art Fair, Stux Gallery, Basel, Switzerland                                        
            The Nightly News, curated by Kathleen Goncharov and Stephan
            Stoyanov, Luxe, New York
2006    Forever After, Gallery 3, Athens
            The Venieri Tarot, Gallery Quang, Paris
            War Games, Gallery Luxe, FIAC 2006, Paris
            The Last Conflict, Location One, New York
            For Ever After, Luxe, New York
            Oh, You Beautiful Doll, curated by Douglas F. Maxwell, Andrea
            Meislin Gallery, New York          

2005    Forever After, Gallery Quang, Paris                                                                      
            ARTISSIMA 12, Luxe Gallery, Turin
            Platonic Exodus - FIAC 2005, Luxe Gallery, Paris
            It\'s Not About Sex, Luxe Gallery, New York
            Propos d\'Europe IV, Fondation Hippocrene, Agence de Rob Mallet-                                
            Stevens, Paris
            Art Athina, Luxe Gallery, Athens
            Flash Art Fair, Luxe Gallery, Milan
            Diva, Luxe Gallery, New York
            For Ever After, Gallery Quang, Paris
2004    Sleeping Beauty Conscience, Mid-Manhattan Library, New York
            FIAC 2004, Gallery Luxe, Paris
            Art in General, Studio Visit, New York
            Tower of Symbols Outdoor sculpture for the Summer Olympics, Athens
            Athens Hibernation – Summer Olympics, Vernikos Foundation,
            Kastella, Athens
            Hibernation, Luxe Gallery, New York                                                                            
            Hibernation, Gallerie Three, Athens                                                                                
            Hibernation, Gallery Samy Kinge,Paris                                                                            
            Drawings, Luxe Gallery, New York
2003    Alive In New York, Eugenia Cucalon Gallery, New York
            Centre Culturel Hellenique, Paris 
2002    FIAC 2002, VideoNovella, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris
            Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris
            Centre Cultural de Marrousi, Athens
2001    Summer Celebration, Sundaram Targore Gallery, New York
            Storm On Moon, Selini Gallery, Athens
            Greek Gods and Heroes, Centre for Contemporary Art in Dordrecht,  
            Netherlands
            Beyond Being, Space Untitled, New York
2000    Greek Contemporary Art, Glassing Gallery, Munster, Germany
            Beyond Being, Galerie Three, Athens
            L\'Oeil De La Galerie "Samy Kinge", Selini Galerie, Athens
            Axiome Lambda, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris
            Beyond Being, Galerie lola Nikolaou, Thessalonique, Greece
1999    A Water Melon, Beneton, Cinema Phiri, Athens
            Pret Art Porter, Dakis Ioannou Fondation, Athens
            Aproaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, Cultural Centre,
            Stockholm, Sweden
            Aproaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, Dazarma Museum,
            Falum, Sweden
            Touch of Art in Ordinary Objects, Selini Gallery, Athens
            Opening of Posibilites, Hewlett Packard, Gazi, Athens
            Aproaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, Vaiden Castle,
            Luxembourg
            Art Quake, Benakiom Museum, Athens
            Who is Nostalgic, Galerie Vourkariani, Kia, Greece
            Aproaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, National Gallery of
            Greece, Athens
1998    Triptych, Downtown Gallery, Athens
            Art & Technology Festival, Eleana Tounta Gallery, Athens
            Trash Art, Gazi, Athens
            Flying Art, Municipality of Athens, Varvakio Square, Athens
1997    Two Strangers on the Moon, Galerie Selini, Athens.
            Cool Memories, Galerie lola Nikolaou, Thessalonique, Greece
1996    Manifesta 1, Rotterdam
            Pandora\'s Box, Women/Beyond Borders, California & Basel,
            Switzerland
1995    Anima Mundis, Art Space X, Athens
            International Video Art Festival, Syracuse, Italy
            FIAC 1995, "Fin", Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris
            Espace EIFFEL Branely, Paris
            Manifeste Tellurique III, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris
1994    Manifeste Tellurique II, Galerie lola Nikolaou, Thessalonique, Greece
            Manifeste Tellurique I, Gallerie d\'Athens, Athens
            Premiere Rencontre Internationale de Sculpture, Centre Culturel
            Europeen de Delphes, Delphes, Greece
1993    Anima Mundis, Banque Franco-Hellenique, Larissa
1992    Ermata. Errance du Sacre, Galerie Montenay, Paris
            Spira I. Douze Createurs Grecs, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
            Metamorphoses du Moderne, Pinacotheque Nationale Athens
1990    Exposition personnelle, Galerie Asbaek Pilon, Copenhagan
            Exposition personnelle,Les Sistres du Temps, Ancien Musee
            Archeologique Municipalite de Thessalonique, Thessalonique, Greece
1989    Biennale Internationale de Jeunes Createurs, Musee Skirnion, Athens
            Espirt et Corps, sous les auspices du Ministere de la Culture Greece,
            Zappion Athens
            Celebration de la Terre, organisation par Earth Trust, Centre Culturel du                         
            Parc de la Liberte, Athens
            Humour et Revolution, organisee a l\'occation de 200 ans de la
            Revolution Franciase, Biennale de Cannes, Cannes et Barcelone, Barcelona
1988    Image et Lettre, Galerie Niki Diana Marquardt, Paris
            Salon de Montrouge, Paris
            FIAC 1988, Galerie Samy Kinge, Grande Palais, Paris
            Les Figures De Lydia, Galerie Medoussa, Athens
            Exposition de l\'Institue Francais d\'Athenes, Salle Costis Palamas, Athens
1987    Exposition Panhellenique, Piree, Greece
            Carte Blanche, a l\'occation de l\'anniversaire de 10 ans du Centre George                    
            Pompidou, Galeries Contemporaines, Paris
1986    Exposition personnelle, Galerie Samy Kinge, Paris
            Paris Salon des Comparaisons, Grande Palais, Paris
            Biennale de Jeunes Createurs de la Mediterannee Europeenne,
            Thessalonique, Greece
1985    Salon de Mai, Grande Palais, Paris
1983    Exposition a l\'Ateilier de Yankel, Galeire Bernanos, Paris

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008     Scope Miami, Terra Gallery
            Art Miami, Stux Gallery
            Moscow 2008, Terra Gallery
            From Head to Toe, Stux Gallery, New York
            NEXT Art Fair Chicago, Stux Gallery
2007     Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art
            War Games, Gallery Quang, Show Off!, Paris
            Scope Basel International Art Fair, Stux Gallery
            Art Athina, Luxe Gallery, Athens
            Art Chicago, Luxe Gallery
            The Nightly News, curated by Kathleen Goncharov
            And Stephan Stoyanov, Luxe, New York
2006     Tarot, Gallery Quang, FIAC 2006, Paris
            The Last Conflict, Location One, New York
            Oh, You Beautiful Doll, curated by Douglas F.
            Maxwell, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York
2005     ARTISSIMA 12, Luxe Gallery, Turin
            Platonic Exodus-FIAC 2005, Luxe Gallery, Paris
            It’s Not About Sex, Luxe Gallery, New York
            Propos d’Europe IV, Foundation Hippocrene, Agence
            De Rob Mallet-Stevens, Paris
            Art Athina, Luxe Gallery, Milan
            Diva, Luxe Gallery, New York
2004     Drawings, Luxe Gallery, New York
            Tower of Symbols, Summer Olympics, Athens
2003     Alive in New York, Eugenia Cucalon Gallery, New York
2002     Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris FIAC, Video Novella, Gallerie
            Samy Kinge, Paris
2001     Storm On Moon, Selini Gallery, Athens
            Greek Gods and Heroes, Centre for Contemporary Art,
            Dordrecht, Netherlands

iPHONE ART
2009    Moonlight, 2009

ANIMATIONS AND MOVIES

Tomorrow, 2006
Epilisy, 2005
Last Conflict, 2005
Sleeping Beauty Conscience, 2002
Martha, 1996
Egg, 1995

BOOKS
Moonlight, 2006
Beyond Being, 2000
60 Drawings for Healthy Perversions by Tzimy Panousi, 1995

INTERNET ART
http://www.venieri.com/fin/


AWARDS and COMMISSIONS

Location One grant awarded by the John F. Costipoulous Foundation, 2006
Medal for Sculpture, Academie Francaise de Paris
Tower of Symbols, Open Air Sculpture, Central Athens, 2004
Wall of Symbols, Sculpture, Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris
Lydia on Broadway.com, CD-ROM sponsored by Art Magazine and Hewlett Packard
Infinity, Collaboration with artist Takis on the sculpture
Commande en plein air d\'une serie de sculputre Eros et Psyche,    
Commande d\'une serie de sculptures pour l\'Incitation a la Creation, Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles