YIANNIS FOKAS
1951: Born in Gianitsa, Greece
1973-1978 : Supreme School of Fine Arts, Athens, (ΒΑ painting, studio Pr Y. Moralis, Pr D.Kokkinidis)
1979-1983 : Scholarship , Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, (atelier Pr Jacques Lagrange)
1995- today : Professor, (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Fine Arts)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1981: Maison des Beaux-Art, Paris, 1983: Kohlias Gallery, Thessaloniki, 1985: Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens, 1987: DIASPRO Art center, Nicosia,
1989: Vafopoulio Cultural center, Thessaloniki, 1990: French Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 1992: Cultural centre of the Municipality of Bologna,
Bologna, La Serre Hall of the Art School in Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, 1993: Kreonidis Gallery, Athens, 1994: ARTFORUM Gallery, Thessaloniki,
1997: ARTFORUM-VILKA Gallery, Thessaloniki, 1998: DIASPRO Art center, Nicosia, 2002: ARTFORUM-VILKA Gallery, Thessaloniki,
2003: YIAYIANNOS Gallery, Athens, 2006: Maison de la Grece, Paris, 2006: YIAYIANNOS Gallery, Athens, 2008: TSATSIS PROJECTS-ARTFORUM
Gallery, Thessaloniki, 2012: TSATSIS PROJECTS- ARTFORUM Gallery, Thessaloniki, 2014: EXPLODING, Art Centre, Eleftherias Park, Athens

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
1981-83: Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris, 1982: Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens, Gallery, Thessaloniki, 1984: Cultural Center of Sannois, Paris,
Cultural Center of Massy, Paris, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, “The First Fifth, Press room of the Greek Embassy in Paris, Paris, 1986: “4 Contemporary
Greek Painters”, M.J.C. des Marqisats, Annecy, 1987: “The Road”, Salle Polyvalente de la Roquette, Paris, 1987: Biennale of Alexandria, (Second Prize),
Alexandria, 1989: “Locus-Cut”, Deste Foundation, Athens, Second Congress of Visual Artists, European Centre of Delphi, Delphi, 1990: “Tibute to Bouzianis”
Municipal Art Gallery, Athens, 1991: Municipal Art Gallery, Boston U.S.A, Untitled, Deste Foundation, Mylos Gallery, Thessaloniki, 1992: Untitled,
Deste Foundation, Athens, 1993: Dialogues / Διάλογοι, Palais d’ Iéna, Paris, 1994: “Just painting, ARTFORUM VILKA Gallery, Thessaloniki,
1997: “Montrouge – Athénes….”, 42o Salon de Montrouge, France, 1999: ART ATHINA, Athens, 2000: ART ATHINA, Athens, 2003: ARTFORUM
VILKA Gallery, Thessaloniki, 2003: “Mirrors Music- History Conscience”, Sarantopoulou Mills, Athens, 2004: “In the beginning was fire”, YIAYIANNOS
GALLERY, Athens, 2006: Art Shanghai, Shanghai, 2007: “Visual Art in Greece”, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, 2008: “Collage”
State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, “Topos”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, 2008: ART ATHINA, Athens,
2009: ART ATHINA, Athens, 2010: ART ATHINA, Athens, 2011: The George Economou Collection, Municipal Gallery of Athens, Athens,
2012: City Hall Piraeus, Piraeus, 2013 : “Tribute to professor D. Kokkinidis”, National Bank Cultural Foundation, Athens, 2015: “Professors of Fine Art School”
State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki