Panagiotis Voulgaris is a visual artist, curator, and co-director of FokiaNou Art Space in Athens, Greece. He holds a Master’s degree with distinction in art and architecture from the University of East London and a BA in fine arts from Middlesex University. He has attended a spring semester workshop by the CITU research center at the Paragraph Labaratory of the University of Paris 8. He also studied at the School of Sculpture in Tinos, Greece. He was named a resident artist of the Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture, and he was also a recipient of the STEP Travel Grant from the European Cultural Foundation in 2019. His body of work is primarily developed through installations and interventions in archaeological sites, old buildings, public space, and the landscape. Video and collage are also crucial at his practice.
Voulgaris has participated in exhibitions, video festivals, public art projects, and residencies in Greece, the USA, Malta, Italy, Sweden, Croatia, France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Turkey, and Brazil. Since 2016, he has organized more than 60 exhibitions and projects in FokiaNou Art Space, co-curating a significant number of them, alongside with talks, workshops, and other events. During the 2020 - 2021 lock-down period he developed a series of temporary interventions in Lycabettus hill in Central Athens. This project was presented at his solo exhibition in FokiaNou Art Space, October to November 2021, as well as in the two-person show 'Athenian Topographies' held in AAA3A Art Space in New York City, December 2022 - January 23, accompanied by a new series of temporary artworks implemented in the public space of the American city during that period.
Solo Projects and Shows:
Wanderlust – Ephemeral Interventions with masking tape in Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge Park and various locations in Central Park, New York City, USA. 26 December 2022 – 10 January 2023.
Athenian Topographies - AAA3A Project Space, New York City, USA. 10 December 2022 - 5 January 2023. Two person show.
[B6] A Solo Show – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 9 October – 6 November 2021.
[B6] Ephemeral Interventions – Lycabettus Hill, Athens, Greece. November 2020 – February 2021.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 7- 21 December 2019. Two person show.
Constellations/Settlements. The 212.524 Steps – Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture – Spazju Kreattiv, Artist in Residency Program. 6 October – 3 November 2018, Gozo, Malta.
Relics / Distant Nature – Fo Kia Nou 24/7, Athens Greece. 5 March – 1 April 2016. Two person show.
8 to 8: State of Creative Emergency – Kerameikos Ancient Cemetery, Plato’s Academy Athens, Greece. Saturday 2 December 2012. Ephemeral interventions.
Symptom Project 1, The Symptom Of Nature – Amfissa and Kirra, Central Greece. 10 – 20 September 2010. Two large scale installations in a 12th century Byzantine Chapel and in the ancient olive groove of Delphi.
Vessels / Ephemeral Interventions – Various public spaces in Berlin, Germany, Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria. 20 January - 18 May 2008.
Awards.
STEP Travel Grant - European Cultural Foundation. 2019
Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture – Spazju Kreattiv, Artist in Residency Program. 2018
Selected group exhibitions
Never Wait! / ¡Nunca Esperes! - Bronx River Art Center, New York, USA. 13 April - 8 June 2024.
Collage Remix 3 - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 10 - 27 April 2024.
Sammlung Schmitt, Presentation of the Schmitt Collection - Showroom Schmitt, Karlsruhe, Germany. 23 February and 9 March 2024.
Postcards from the Edge 2024 - Berry Campbell Gallery. New York, USA. 19 - 21 January 2024.
Nature and the City - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 29 November - 16 December 2023.
Platforms Project Independent Art Fair - Technopolis, Athens, Greece. 26 - 29 October 2023.
Love Stories - Diachronic Museum of Larissa, Greece. 21 August 2023 - 30 October 2023.
Rema Incognita - Theater of Rematia, Chalandri, Athens, Greece. 15 - 29 June 2023.
FokiaNou Goes to Super Market II - Super Market 23 Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Stadgardterminalen, Stockholm, Sweden. 11 - 14 May 2023. FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 18 - 20 May 2023.
Collage Remix 2 – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 1 – 29 April 2023.
25th Anniversary Postcards from the Edge - Ortuzar Projects, New York, USA. 5 - 8 January 2023.
Synthetic Zero - Bronx Art Space, New York City, USA. 21 December 2022 - 5 January 2023.
Platforms Project Independent Art Fair - Nikos Kessanlis Exhibition Hall, School Of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece. 13 - 16 October 2022.
What Defines Us? - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 6 - 29 October 2022.
Outdoor Video Projection by the Sea - Kandija Bay, Lošinj Island, Croatia. 23 July 2022.
Burn in - Synoikismos Public Park, Chalandri, Athens, Greece. 2 - 5 July 2022.
On the Magic Mountain - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 16 June - 2 July 2022.
Collage Remix - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 12 May - 4 June 2022.
Metanoia - IFAC Gallery, Athens, Greece. 18 March - 16 April 2022.
1821, Visual of a Revolution – Imagine Gallery, Athens, Greece. 22 October – 29 November 2021.
1821, Visual of a Revolution – War Museum, Athens, Greece. 26 July – 12 August 2021.
The Castro – FokiaNou Art Space. Athens, Greece. 6 – 17 July 2021.
1821, Visual of a Revolution – Digital Exhibition at www.optiki1821.gr. Athens, Greece. 29 May 2021 – Present Day.
Good Old Days – FokiaNou Art Space. Athens, Greece. 13 – 29 May 2021.
Fokianou at Studio 80A, Death in Athens ArtCore Festival – Studio 80A, Athens, Greece. 13 – 15 March 2020.
Back to Athens 7 Post Athens – Aiolou 48 52 Building, Athens, Greece. 1 – 4 July 2020.
Metherminies – Museum of the City of Volos, Greece. 13 September – 6 October 2019.
By the Sea Outdoor Video Projection – Lošinj Island, Croatia. 13 July 2019.
Remain(s) – Perseus Xenia Hotel, Serifos, Greece. 5 – 21 July 2019
FokiaNou goes to SuperMarket – Super Market 19, Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Sickla Front, Stockholm, Sweden. 4 – 7 April 2019.
Not Just The City – Documenting the Gozo Residencies (2016-2018) - Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, Malta. 30 November 2018 – 10 February 2019.
A Mirror to Reflect Myself Upon – TAF the Art Foundation, Athens, Greece. 1 – 18 November 2018.
Ephemeral Gardens – Virgin Mary Gardens, Tinos, Greece. 23 Jul – 31 August 2018.
The Same Party – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 18 April – 4 May 2018.
Perspectives: Athens In Transition – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 9 - 23 December 2017.
Strangloscope International Festival – Florianapolis, Brazil. 8 – 13 November 2017.
Open Call 2 #Thessaloniki – Imagined Homes, 6th Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece. 30 September 2017 – 14 January 2018.
Serviam Project – Ursulines Convent Museum, Tinos, Greece. 15 July – 31 August 2017.
Open Call 1 #Stream Rock Terrace – Halandri Stream, Vrachon theatre, Pangrati rooftop, Athens, Greece. 13 – 27 May 2017.
Juan Rulfo Turns One Hundred – AAA3A Project Space, New York, USA. 6 – 29 May 2017.
And the Work of Our Hands – Artwall Project Space, Athens, Greece. 5 – 29 April 2017.
Madatac Festival of Digital Arts & Contemporary Technologies – Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain. 20 January 2017.
Fest Miden 2016 – Kallitechniko Steki, Kalamata, Greece. 7 – 8 July 2016.
Nomad's Land – Fo Kia Nou 24/7, Athens, Greece. 4 June – 1 July 2016.
18th Annual Postcards From The Edge – Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, USA. 29 – 31 January 2016.
Notes Of Art - Base Gallery, Athens, Greece. 9 March – 16 April 2015.
17th Annual Postcards From The Edge – Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, USA. 31 January - 1 February 2015.
The Greek Element – BOX Video Art Project Space, Milan, Italy. 12 – 22 January 2015.
The Minimum Structure Screenings - Romantso, Athens Greece. 4 – 13 November 2014.
An Urban Film Map@Artwall – Artwall Project Space, Athens, Greece. 9 – 10 July 2014.
Des – Booze Gallery, Athens, Greece. 5 – 22 June 2014.
Ur Hands R ur Heart: A Private Art Collection – Fo Kia Nou 24/7, Athens, Greece. 26 April – 21 May 2014.
An Urban Film Map – Back To Athens 3 - Camp Contemporary Art Meeting Point, Athens, Greece. 3 – 11 April 2014.
Hometown Travelers – Mezzanine Level Urban Project, Athens, Greece. 20 December 2013 – 31 January 2014.
Casa Amalia – Salon de Vortex, Athens, Greece. 5 – 15 September 2013.
Festival Miden 2013 – Artist’s Point, Kalamata, Greece. 4 – 6 July 2013.
Zootrope - Camp Contemporary Art Meeting Point, Athens, Greece. 17 – 24 June 2013.
Es Optron 01 – Casa Amalia – Amfissa Old Hospital, Amfissa, Greece. 25 May – 15 June 2013.
Home Sweet Home – CocoMat Gallery, Chania, Crete, Greece. 30 July– 30 November 2013.
Di.p.art Festival – Kodra Camp Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.16 -18 March 2012.
ID/Identities International Art Festival – Koza Visual Culture and Arts Association – Avant-garde Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. 22 November- 23 December 2012.
Global Village: An Exhibition IRL – Château de Sully, Burgundy, France. 7-15 July 2012.
Hidden & Forbidden Identities – Palazzo Albrizzi, Venice, Italy. 11 – 20 February 2012.
In Art – Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece. 3 December 2011 – 10 January 2012.
Contemporary Life: the Collection – Openshow Studio Gallery, Athens, Greece. 4 -6 November 2011.
Drawing Connections – Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy. October 2011.
Futur en Sein Festival – Paris, France. 17 – 26 of June 2011.
Synchronizing Cities, Simultaneus video projection – Benaki Museum in Athens, Paris 8 University in Paris, France, Cornell University, New York, S.F.A. Insitute, San Fransisco, U.S.A and Kunstuniversitat, Linz, Austria. 18 June 2011.
Ethics /Austhetics – Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece. 8 June – 31 July 2011.
The Symptom of the Land, The Symptom Projects – Tambakika, Amfissa, Greece. 21 May – 5 June 2011.
Athens Here and Now, Social Collider – Psirri Square, Athens, Greece. 9 – 11 May 2011.
The Ancient Olive Grove of Crete in the Depth of Time - International Exhibition Center of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. 25 July - 31 August 2010.
Selected Residencies:
A.P.E – Perseus Xenia hotel, Serifos, Greece. 28 June – 7 July 2019.
Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture – Spazju Kreattiv, Artist in Residency Program. 6 October – 3 November 2018, Gozo, Malta.
Tinos Art Gathering Kinono 2018 Art Residency – Tinos, Greece. 16 – 25 July 2018.
ArtAmari Residency – Amari, Crete, Greece. 1 – 25 October 2016.
Curated exhibitions and projects:
Collage Remix 3 - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 10 - 27 April 2024.*
A Closer Look - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 9 - 30 March 2024. *
Destination Athens - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 18 January - 3 February 2024. *
A Sense of Place - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 20 September - 14 October 2023. *
Flower Power 2 - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 27 June - 8 July 2023. *
Inspirational - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 1 - 17 June 2023. *
FokiaNou Goes to Super Market II - Super Market 23 Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Stadgardterminalen, Stockholm, Sweden. 11 - 14 May 2023. FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 18 - 20 May 2023. *
Collage Remix 2 – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 1 – 29 April 2023. *
Escapism in Athens - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 19 January - 4 February 2023. *
What Defines Us? - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 6 - 22 October 2022. *
Flower Power - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 14 - 27 July 2022. *
On the Magic Mountain - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens,Greece. 16 June - 2 July 2022.*
Collage Remix - FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 12 May - 4 June 2022. *
Night in Athens – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 20 January – 5 February 2022. *
Travel App – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 20 November – 18 December 2021. *
[B6] A Solo Show – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 9 October – 6 November 2021
The Castro – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 6 – 17 July 2021. *
Good Old Days – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 13 – 29 May 2021. *
FokiaNou at Studio 80A, Death in Athens ArtCore Festival – Studio 80A, Athens, Greece. 13 – 15 March 2020. Group show co – curated with Mary Cox and Sarah Ettlinger.
Love and Disaster in Athens – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 15 January – 1 February 2020. *
Breakfast at Tiffany’s – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 7- 21 December 2019. Two person show co-curated with Mary Cox.
State of Water – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 15 – 29 June 2019. *
Videolands – MOMus – Experimental Centre for the Arts, Thessaloniki, Greece. 5 – 25 April 2019. Group show – member of the curatorial team.
FokiaNou goes to SuperMarket – Super Market 19, Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Sickla Front, Stockholm, Sweden. 4 – 7 April 2019. *
Art sowing on demand: Albero di 7 metri, 1980 – 82, Giuseppe Penone – Building entrance in FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 9 February 2019.
Athens Under the Microscope – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 16 January – 9 February 2019. *
From zero to infinity! Video Art Miden – Kalamata, Greece. 5 – 7 July 2018. Member of the curatorial team.
Video Art Miden @ FokiaNou Art Space – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 6 – 9 June 2018
The Same Party – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 18 April – 4 May 2018. *
Open Call 2 #Thessaloniki – Imagined Homes, 6th Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece. 7 – 8 October 2017. Organized and curated with Dimitra Maltabe, Lea Petrou.
Open Call 1 #Stream Rock Terrace – Halandri Stream, Vrachon theatre, Pangrati rooftop, Athens, Greece. 13 – 27 May 2017. Organized and curated with Dimitra Maltabe, Lea Petrou.
Perspectives: Athens In Transition – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 9 -23 December 2017. *
Liminal States – Fo Kia Nou 24/7, Athens, Greece. 24 September – 29 October 2016. Two person show.
Vessels / Ephemeral Interventions – Various public spaces in Berlin, Germany, Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria. 20 January - 18 May 2008.
*Curated with Mary Cox
Selected workshops:
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Collage Workshop – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 21 December 2019.
Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture – Spazju Kreattiv. Artist in Residency. Three creative workshops in primary schools in Gozo – October 2018. Sannat Primay School & Special Unit: 17/10/2018, Zebbug Primary School: 19/10/2018, San Lawrenz Primary School 22/10/2018.
The Same Party: Artist Workshop with Panagiotis Voulgaris – FokiaNou Art Space, Athens, Greece. 3 May 2018.
Workshop in a School, ArtAmari Residency – Fourfouras Primary School, Crete. 17 October 2016.
Workshop in Nature, ArtAmari Residency – Arkadi Monastery, Crete. Sunday 8 October 2016.
Relics/Distant Nature – Special Workshop – Vouliagmeni Lake, Ardittos Hill, Fo Kia Nou 24/7, Athens, Greece. 19, 23 and 26 March 2016.
Conference speaker:
Cities as Community Spaces, Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture – King’s Own Band Club, Valletta, Malta. 23 – 25 November 2016.