Rokos Stefanos
Studies Personal exhibitions (national or international) / Artwork Group exhibitions (national or international) / Performances / Concerts Other activities Teaching experience Rewards - Distinctions
Year of birth: 1977
Place of birth:Athens
Studies
He took his first courses on Drawing, Colours and History of Art at the School of Art and Philosophy, under K. Rokos, R. Sarelakou and Y. Papaioannou
1995: Painting courses, N. Stefos Workshop
1995-2000: Painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts, T. Patraskidis Workshop
1998-2000: Engraving courses, G. Milios Workshop
1999: Lithography courses at “Εcole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts” in Paris, Erasmus scholarship
2001: Scholarship from the “PROPONTIS” Foundation, Master degree in Fine Arts MA in Printmaking 2001-2002, Wimbledon School of Arts, in London
From 2005 to 2007, he was a scholar of the Hellenic Scholarships Foundation for the making of an art piece
Personal exhibitions (national or international) / Artwork
2000: Exhibition hall of “Vakalo” School, Athens, engraving
2001: Gallery “Agathi”, Athens, painting
2002: Gallery “Amymoni”, Ioannina, painting and engraving
Group exhibitions (national or international) / Performances / Concerts
1997: “Aegean Art Festival”, Cesme, Turkey
2000: “Modern engraving”, Galley “IOS”, Athens
2000: “1st Students’ Biennale of ASFA”, Crete
2000: “Four Young Artists” – Bacha, Kaglis, Rokos, Flevotomos, Cultural Pitch “Diavasi”, Athens
2001: “For engraving”, Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Ioannina, Ioannina
2001: “Graduates 2000”, Exhibition Hall “Factory”, ASFA, Athens
2001: “Gallery Gloria” – Bacha, Nikolaidis, Rokos, Triantafyllos, Flevotomos, Nicosia, Cyprus
2001: “Month of Fine Arts ”, Technopolis – Gazi, Athens
2001: “2nd World Festival of Art on Paper”, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002: “National Print Exhibition 2002”, the Mall Galleries, London
2002: “Discerning Eye”, ΒΗΡ ΒΑΝΚ, London
2002: “Spring 2002”, Gallery “Ionos”, Karditsa
2002: “ΜΑ Fine Art Show”, Wimbledon School of Arts, London
2002: “The Under ? 500 Art Fair”, Tangible Art, London
2002: “Exhibition of 11 Young Artists”, Technopolis – Gazi, Athens
2002: “1st Interbalkan exhibition of contemporary miniature art”, Thessaloniki
2003: “The main subject”, Gallery “Trigono”, Kifisia
Other activities
2000-2001: He participates in the theatrical plays “Hamlet” and “Macbeth”, performed by the group “GLEPERT” under the direction of D. Rokos
2000: He makes the sketches for the movies of Nikos Nikolaidis (New Star)
2000: He designs the CD cover of the group “Interstellar Overdrive”(Pegasus Records)
2002: He designs the CD cover “Sixteen haiku and other stories” of the group “Sigmatropic” (Hitch-Hyke)
2003: He designs the CD cover “surface b” of the group “Interstellar Overdrive” together with the graphic artist Ifigenia Kamperi
2003: He exhibits his recent work at “Cafeina” cafe-bar, Athens
Teaching experience
1997-2000: He gives painting lessons to adults, as an assistant of the painter M. Ioannidou, at the Fine Arts Workshops “Club”
Rewards - Distinctions
2000: 1st engraving award, 3rd Meeting of Young Artists, organized by “Vakalo”
2000: One of his engravings was selected at the competition of the “El. Venizelos” International Airport
2002: The “TN Lawrence Materials Prize”, National Print Exhibition, the MALL Galleries, London
2002: Award from the Hellenic Scholarships Foundation for 1999-2000 (5th year at the Athens School of Fine Arts)
