Manolis Yiannadakis

Born 1954 in Athens.

He studied graphic arts at the Doxiadis Athens Technological Association (1972-1975) and then attended the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he studied printmaking at the workshop of C. Grammatopoulos (1975-1980) and printing and book illustration at the workshop of J. Papadakis (1979-1981). Later he merged his earlier graphic experience with the world of printmaking and explored their visual dialogue. From 1986 to 1997 he taught drawing, and from 1997 to the present day printmaking, at the School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2011 he was elected Full Professor of printmaking in the same Faculty.

Selected Solo Exhibition

  • 2010 “Ex Plate...”, at the Gallery of Artis Causa, exhibition curator Maria Kenanidou, Thessaloniki, GREECE.
  • “Space and time, time and memory”, at the Gallery Papatzikou, Veroia, GREECE
  • 2009 “Signs - Engravings - Communication codes”, at the Gallery of Centre of Printmaking Akademija of School of Fine Arts of Belgrade, SERBIA
  • 2007 “Geo-grafies of territorial limits”, exhibition curators Thalia Stefanidou - Manolis Yiannadakis, space exhibition of National Bank Cultural Fountation, Athens, GREECE
  • 2005 “Dance of Geometrie”, printmaking, at the fairground of Hellenic Foundation of Culture, Berlin, GERMANY.
  • Printmaking, Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Stockholm, SWEDEN
  • Printmaking, Nis, SERBIA and MONTENEGRO
  • 2004 “Impasses of time unfolded in space”, printmaking, Paratiritis Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • Printmaking at the exhibition fairground of the Chamalieres Triennale, FRANCE
  • 2003 “The limits of fear”, collateral to the exhibition “The 70s Generation - Painting - A First Reading”, Frysiras Museum, Athens, GREECE
  • 2001 Paintings, Athens Art Gallery, Athens, GREECE
  • 2000 “Itinerary”, prints and installation, Mylos Recreation and Spectacle Centre, Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 1994 “Asylum for the Innocent - Memories”, environment, Alli Poli Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 1990 Drawings and Graphics, Zalοkosta 7 Gallery, Athens, GREECE
  • 1989 Paintings and Drawings, FLU Gallery of the school of Fine Arts, Belgrade, YUGOSLAVIA
  • 1984 Paintings and Drawings, Athens Art Gallery, Athens, GREECE