Venia Bechrakis bio
VENIA BECHRAKIS
Born in Athens in 1974. Lives and works in Athens.
EDUCATION
2003 Master of Fine Arts, New York University, New York
1999 Bachelor of Arts, School of Fine Arts, Athens
AWARDS
2002 The Jack Goodman Award for Art and Technology, New York University, New York
2001 The Gerondelis Foundation Grant, New York
2000 The Alexander Onassis Foundation Scholarship for graduate studies at New York University
1997 IKY Government Grant for studies at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris
1993 IKY Government Grant for distinction in studies for the academic years 1993,’94,’95,’96, Athens
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2010 “La Grece In&Out: Autoportraits”, Galerie Basia Embiricos, Paris
2010 “Restricted Area”, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
2009 “Strange Weathers”, Melenia art Gallery, Bucharest
2008 “Urban Dwellings”, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki
2006 “Within-Without”, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
2003 “Within-Without”, Real Art Ways, Hartford Connecticut
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Autoportraits Fictions”, Espace Galerie des Femmes, Paris
“OPEN XII-International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations” Lido, Venice
“Face to Faces”, curated by Isabelle de Montfumat and Aggeliki Grammatikopoulou, 2nd Biennial of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
“Face to Faces”, Athens Photo Festival, Building Esplanade- Olympic Complex of Phaleron, Athens
“ART ATHINA 2009”, Zina Athanassiadi Gallery, Gallerie Basia Embiricos, Athens
“Kostas Tsoklis, Afrodite Liti, Michalis Manoussakis, Venia Bechrakis”, Melenia Art Gallery, Bucharest
“Material Links”, Center of Contemporary Art, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
“The Water”, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki
2008 “Material Links”, Technopolis, Athens
“Environment-Action ‘08”, Villa Kazouli, Athens
“Art Photo Expo Miami 2008”, Zone D and Gallerie Basia Embiricos, Miami Art Basel, Miami
“Material Links”, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai
“ART ATHINA 2008”, Zina Athanassiadi Gallery, HELEXPO, Athens
“Art Beats II- 37 Scholars of the Onassis Foundation”, Onasseio Hospital, Athens
2007 “Heterotopias”- Public Screen, curated by Syrago Tsiara, 1st Biennial of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
“Echelon-Who is watching you?”, Polvo Gallery Chicago
“Bodyconnections”, La Maison de la Photographie, Tachkent
“The Chronicle of the Absurd” curated by Bia Papadopoulou, Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki
2006 “FROM TO”, Melina Merkouri Foundation, Athens
2005 “The human figure in a manipulated environment”, curated by Lisa Williams, ARTISTS SPACE, New York
2004 “ART ATHINA 2004”, AD Gallery, Hellinikon Airport, Athens
2003 “18 Wheeler”, curated by Juan Puntes, The Annex-White Box, New York
“Cosmos”, 11th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Athens
“Group Exhibition”, curated by Nick Lawrence, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
“MFA Show”, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York
2002 “The Jack Goodman Award For Art and Technology”, Rosenberg Gallery, New York
2001 “1000 Drawings Night”, Artists Space, New York
2000 “Deconstruction”, Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, New York
1998 Group show, Creta Mares Hotels, Crete
1997 Group show, Melina Merkouri Foundation, Athens
COLLECTIONS
2008 Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
2001 “Eleytherios Venizelos - New Airport of Athens”
CATALOGUES
Jun’10 “Restricted Area”, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
Sep’09 “OPEN XII-International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations” Bellati Editions, Lido, Venice
Jul ’09 “Face to Faces”, curated by Isabelle de Montfumat and Aggeliki Grammatikopoulou, 2nd Biennial of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Jan ‘09 “The Water”, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Jan ’09 “Material Links”, Technopolis, Athens
Dec ‘08 “Environment-Action ‘08”, Villa Kazouli, Athens
Dec ‘08 “Art Photo Expo Miami”, Zone D and Galerie Basia Embiricos, Miami Art Basel, Miami
Aug ‘08 “Material Links”, museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai
Apr ‘08 “ART ATHINA 2008”
Apr ‘08 “Urban Dwellings”, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery
Apr ‘08 “Art Beats II- The Onassis Foundation Scholars”
Sept ’07 “Heterotopias” Public Screening 1st Biennial of Thessaloniki
May ’07 “Photosynkyria- 19th International Photography Meeting”, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
May ’07 “The Chronicle of the Absurd”, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Oct ‘06 “WITHIN-WITHOUT”, Zoumboulakis Galleries
Jun ‘06 “FROM TO” Athens-Cairo-Paris
Jan ‘06 “Within-Without” Real Art Ways
Jun ‘03 Cosmos-11th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Nov 2003 ART IN GENERAL, Slide Slam curated by Jean Shin, Art In General, New York
