yorgo manis
  Born on July of 1981 in Kavala. Lives and works in London.

Studies
2006 - ‘08 Goldsmith’s University (University of London), Visual Arts Department, ΜFA in Art Practice
1999 - ‘04 Fine Art School of the Aristotle University in Thessalonica (painting)

Solo Exhibitions
2009
Metaphysical Safari, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy 18/09-30/10. (catalogue>texts: Miltos Manetas, Domenico Quaranta, Maria Letizia Bixio)
2006
Imaginary Waveforms, Gallery Demeerse (Het Oude Raadhuis), Amsterdam, 07/05-18/06. Curator: Sander Broschma. (catalogue>texts: Sander Broschma, Nadia Argiropoulou)


Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
Breaking Walls - Building networks, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece. Curators: Iara Boubnova, Christos Savvides, Thalia Stephanidou, Lydia Xatziiakovou

2009
TOYS : 5-12 July, Spoleto 52 Festival, Spoleto, Italy. Curator: Maria Letizia Bixio
-16-30 July, CO2 contemporary art, Rome.
Ishihara 8, Sixty Million Postcards, KUBE gallery, Poole, curated by Adam Lewis-Jacob and Jason Kerley
Ishihara 7, KUBE gallery, Poole, UK. Curators: Adam Lewis-Jacob and Jason Kerley
Drawing With Dolphins, Crimes town gallery, London. Curators: Marcus Cope - Stephanie Moran

2008
FRàGIL, Le Carré - Musée Bonnat, 9 rue Frédéric Bastiat, 64100 Bayonne, France. Curators: Maite Lorιs, Keith Patrick
MFA 2008 Final Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United Kingdom
In transition Russia 2008, Museum of Fine Arts - National Centres of Contemporary Art (NCCA) in collaboration with NEME. Curator: Helene Black
- National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) - Kaliningrad Branch, Kaliningrad, Russia.
- National Centre For Contemporary Art Saint-Petersburg Branch, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) - Moscow Branch, Moscow, Russia.
Athensville (garage project Art Athina), Helexpo, Athens, Greece. Curator: Marina Fokidis, Assistant Curator: Anneta Papadatou
MI2, K44 exhibition space, Athens, Greece. Curator: Kwnstantinos Dagritzikos
Fragile, part of Loop festival, Convento de Sant Augustin and Espai Ubu Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. Curators: Maite Lorιs, Keith Patrick

2007
Celeste Art Prize, T2, Old Truman Brewery Complex, London and Lyon & Turnbull’s galleries, Edinburgh, UK. Curators: Stephanie Bertrand, Susan Galdwin, Cadine Navarro, Mary Cork. (catalogue)
'Public Screens' project, Thessaloniki Biennale, Thessaloniki - Municipal Art gallery of Larisa, G.I.Kastigra museum, Larisa - Synch festival, Athens, Greece. Curator: Sirago Tsiara, (Catalogue>text: Nadia Argiropoulou)
Art 4 Aid, Junior Chamber International, Zuiderkerk-Amsterdam, Netherlands. Curators: Helen Sainsbury, Fausto Colombo

2006
What remains is future, Arsakio School of Patra, Patra, Greece. Curator: Nadia Argiropoulou.
Sinergia, a tribute to music composer Giannis Logothetis, deposit C, Thessaloniki, Greece. Curator: Porf. Giorgos Golfinos (catalogue)
KODRA 06, former military camp Kodra, Thessaloniki, Greece. Curator: Efi Halivopoulou, (catalogue) Coordinator: Art Box

2005
Space[ ]mark, Goethe institute, Thessaloniki, Greece. Curator: Christos Savvides, (Catalogue>texts: Dr. Sania Pappa, Maria Kenanidou) (catalogue) Coordinator: Art Box

2004
4th Biennale of young artists, Creta Maris Hotel, Crete, Greece (catalogue)
Young artists explore cinema, Institution of Greek Culture, Berlin, Germany and Museum of Cinema of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. Curator: Prof. Ioannis Fokas (catalogue).


Scholarships-Prizes
2005 Spiropoulos Institute
2004 4th Biennale of Crete


Publications
2009
Metaphysical Safari-solo show, Exibart.com, ArtKey Magazine and newspaper To Vima

http://www.exibart.com/profilo/eventiV2.asp?idelemento=77877

http://www.teknemedia.net/archivi/2009/09/18/mostra/38948.html

http://www.tovima.gr/default.asp?pid=2&ct=4&artId=287422&dt=09/09/2009
2008
Watch Chris Crocker blink, An artwork by Yorgo Manis recounted by Elea Himmelsbach, Supercream, isue 00

http://www.supercream.org.uk/magazine/issue_00/08.html
2007
IM, A Publication about Art, Education and Branding curated by MFA Curating, Arts Department, Goldsmiths College, University of London, May 2007.

http://old.gold.ac.uk/art/exhibitions/mfacurating2008/pages/jk/03.html