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Chordakis Dimitris

Date of birth: 01-01-1956
Art Works 16

BIOGRAPHY

Dimitris Chordakis was born in Larissa, Greece.

After finishing his studies at the Classical Lyceum of Volos, he studied for one year Decoration and Graphic Arts at the Athenian Technological Institute (Doxiadi), under the instruction of professor Dimitris Mitaras.
In 1977, he moved to Florence where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, under Professor Silvio Loffredo.
After graduating in 1980, he began to study restoration of art works and attended for one year courses at “International School of Fine Arts” in Florence (Universita Internationale dell' Arte), close to Carlo Raggianti. A year later, he was admitted toRestoration School (Opificio delle Pietre Dure-Florence), under Umperto Baldini from where he received his degree in June 1983, specializing in sculpture frescoes and hard rocks.
In October 1983, he studied lithography at the International School of Graphic Arts (II Bisonte-Florence), close to M. Luigia Guaita, receiving his degree in May 1984.
In 1991, he moved to Lyon where he resided and worked for eight years. Works by Dimitris Hordakis can be found in both private and public collections internationally (Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, the USA and Spain).
Dimitris Hordakis is presently residing and working in Athens.
Some of his group and solo exhibitions are presented below:

Group-Solo exhibitions
1984:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologne
- "Collectiva di Grafica"."il Bisonte" Gallery, Florence
- "D 'apres Bueno". "Artequattro" Gallery, Florence
1985:
- Personal exhibition. "Artequattro" Gallery, Florence with  a catalogue presentation by art critic professor Giorgio Di Genova
- 13th "Poggibonsi Arte" Exhibition. Poggibonsi
1986:
- "Expo Arte", Bari
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- Solo exhibition in "Societa Dante Aligheri". Catalogue presentation by art critic professor Marcello Venturoli
1987:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- Solo exhibition in Gallery "Guidi", Genoa
- "Fantastico", 4th National Exhibition of Painting Viareggio. Catalogue presentation by art critic professor Marcello Venturoli
1988:
- "Jeans d'Autore", Pitti Homme, Florence
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Expo Arte", Bari
1989:
- "Expo Arte", Bari
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- Personal exhibition in "Ducastel" gallery, Avignion
1990:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Arte Roma", Palazzo el Congressi, Rome
- XVII "Poggibonsi", Poggibonsi
1991:
- "Arte Roma", Palazzo el Congressi, Rome
- Personal exhibition in "Parametro" gallery, Rome
- "Bourget-Du-Lac, Aix-Les-Bains"
1992:
- Personal exhibition in "Tomas Vitale" gallery, Lyon
- ChIChi "Poggibonsi Arte", Poggibonsi
- "Salon International d'Arts Plastiques", Bezier
1993:
- "Expo Arte", Bari
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Arte Roma", Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome
1994:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Mito + Mani e ir-realta", Ancona
- "Mito + Mani e ir-realta", Nonantola (Modena)
1995:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Arte Fiera", Vicenza
- Personal exhibition. «Il Fiore» gallery, Bassano Del Grappa Vicenza
1996:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Europ Art", Geneva
- Solo Exhibition. Ducastel Gallery. Avignion.
1997:
- "Miart", Milan
- "Europ Art", Geneva
- "Art e Pordenone", Pordenone
1998:
- "Arte Fiera", Bologna
- "Biennale Europeenne des Trente", Fairgrounds George Sadoul, Sain-Die-Des-Vosges
- III Biennale des Neiges, Le Chatelard en Bauges
1999:
- Personal exhibition in "Sibamn" gallery, Paris
- Solo exhibition "Hermes" gallery, Lyon
2000:
- "El Catalejo" Gallery, Marbella
- Group exhibition. "Skoufa" gallery Athens.
- Group exhibition. "Observer" gallery, Thessaloniki
2001:
- Artists of Volos in the passage of centuries. Third Party. Art Center Tziotzio de Chirico, Volos
- Exposition Internationale d'Art Contemporain. Monte Carlo
- "La palette Europeenne", Graponne
2002:
- Solo exhibition " gallery Ersi", Athens. Presentation by the art critic and art historian Dr. Dora Iliopoulos-Rogan