LYDIA VENIERI
BORN
Born in Athens, Greece
Lives and works in New York
EDUCATION
Studied at the Ecole Nationale, Superieure des Beaux Arts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009
Low Blow, Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2008
No Evil, Terra Gallery Tokyo, Japan (Cat.)
NEXT Art Fair, Stux Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
War Games, Stux Gallery, New York
Scope Basel International Art Fair, Stux Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Art Miami, Stux Gallery, Miami, FL
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
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
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
Hibernation, Gallerie Three, Athens
Hibernation, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris
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 ofGreece, 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
AWARDS and COMMISSIONS
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
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Hippocrene Foundation, Paris, France
Abbaye de Montmajour, Renault Foundation, Arles, France
European Cultural Centre of Delphi, Delphi, Greece
Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
National Gallery, Athens, Greece
Dakis Ioannou Collection, Athens, Greece
Fournos Center of Art and Technology, Athens, Greece
Alexander Iolas Foundation, Athens, Greece
Maria Callas Foundation, Greece
Shriro Foundation, Monte Carlo, France
Japanese Foundation, C.B. Collection, Tokyo, Japan
ARTICLES
“No Evil” Series, Jean Miyake Downey, Japan Focus, April 2008
Photography Fall 2007, John Haber, Haberarts, April 2008
War Games at Stux Gallery, Holden, Holden’s Bloge,
November 2007
Lydia Venieri’s Politically Charged Dollies, Abby Hertz, Few Reviews,
November 2007
Decouverte: Lydia Vinieri, Pierrick Thebault, November 2007
ShowOff: les enfant aussi, Connaissance des Arts,
October 2007
Lydia Venieri, The Caretaker, BOE Gazette, October 2007
The Nightly News, Lieven De Boeck, AbsoluteArts,
January 2007
Il Mercato e le Sue Passioni, Lucia Spadano, Segno,
November 2007
Mary hrbacek, Lydia Venieri at STUX Gallery, M, November 2007
Lydia Venieri – War Games, le Parisien, October 2007
War Games, Sandra Lapaz, AM New York, September 2007
Art Under Siege, Julia Morton, New York Press, September 2007
Cult Carnage, R.C Baker, Village Voice, January 2007
Vision To Visuals: War games, Baldev Duggal, Digital PhotoPro,
November 2007
Nature Wins Back the Planet, Xenia Givoglu, Glow, July 2006
Lydia Venieri, Sarah Tanguy, Sculpture, September 2005
Hibernation, Natalie Angles, Location One, 2004
Theatrical Universe, Arian Lazaridi, Vogue, May 2004
Between Heaven and Earth, Katerina Asimakopoulou/Kostas
Piagadas, Vogue, May 2003
Art Sales: Battle of the Art Fairs, Colin Gleadell, Daily Telegraph,
October 3, 2003
Myth Maker, Flavia Bigi, Soloarte, 2002
Dolls in the Snow, Henri-Francois Debailleux, Liberation,
April 2002
New York Stories, Nina Maria Pashalidou/Caliope, Life&Style,
June 2001
Sketches and Words, Taki Maurotas, Marie Claire, May 2000
With the Guarantee of the Imagination, Fotini Bloyianni,
Panselinos, August 2000
Delphi, Elenor Heartney Hellas Sculpture, Winter 1999
CD_ROM or not CD-ROM, Aspasia Dimitriadi, Art Magazine, 1996
Lydia Venieri, A Sculpture Pierces the Universe, Thanassis Lalas,
To Periodiko, 1994
The Meeting, Elenor Heartney, Arti, 1994
Sculptures in Delphi, LL, Eleutherotypia, 1994
The Mythical World of Lydia Venieri, Tonia Bogdano/Tasos
Paylidis, Madame Figaro, 1994
Lydia Venieri, Nikos Dakalopthanasis, Art Magazine, 1994
The Poetic Universe of Lydia Venieri in Paris,
Agapi Tsahpinoglou/Antoine Rosé, Elle Deco, 1992
Lydia’s Universe, Elite, 1992
The Sistres of Times, George Yanopoulo/Athena Kyriakidou, SL,
December 1990
This Little Great World, Veneri in Thesalonica, Takis maurotas,
Pantheon, December 17, 1990
Biennale Intrnationale de Jeunes Createurs, Anne Danberg,
Art Press, 1989
Lydia Venieri, Dora Rogan, Kathimerini, December 1988
L’activite cultura, Kanal Magazine, 1986
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