LYDIA VENIERI

BIOGRAPHY

Born 1964, Athens, Greece Lives and works in New York EDUCATION Studied at the Ecole Nationale, Superieure des Beaux Arts SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2012 THE DOLPHIN CONSPIRACY, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris 2011 THE DOLPHIN CONSPIRACY, Gallery Lola Nikolauo, Thessaloniki SOS, Gallery Isabel Aninat, Santiago de Chile The Last Conflict, Stux Gallery, New York 2010 The Dolphin Conspiracy, The Museum of the Bath of the Winds, Athens. Curated by Nadia Argyropoulou. 2009 Tomorrow - Phosphor Stars in White Nights, Venetia Kapernekas Gallery, New York. See No Evil, Art in Windows & On The Third floor, The New York Public Library Curated by Arezzo Moseni. Artist dialog with Douglas F. Maxwell 2008 See No Evil, Terra Gallery Tokyo, Japan 2007 War Games, Stux Gallery, New York War Games, Gallery Lola Nikalaou, Thessaloniki 2006 Forever After, Gallery 3, Athens For Ever After, Luxe, New York 2005 For Ever After, Gallery Quang, Paris 2004 Hibernation – Summer Olympics, Vernikos Foundation, Kastella, Athenslivepage.apple.com Sleeping Beauty Conscience, Mid-Manhattan Library, New York Hibernation, Luxe Gallery, New York 2002 Hibernation, Gallerie Three, Athens Hibernation, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris 2001 Summer Celebration, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York Beyond Being, Space Untitled, New York 2000 Beyond Being, Gallery Three, Athens Axiome Lambda, Gallery Samy Kinge, Paris Beyond Being, Gallery Lola Nikolaou, Thessaloniki, Greece 1999 Who is Nostalgic, Gallery Vourkariani, Kia, Greece 1997 Two Strangers on the Moon, Galerie Selini, Athens Cool Memories, Galerie lola Nikolaou,Thessalonique, Greece 1995 Anima Mundis, Art Space X, Athens Manifeste Tellurique III, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris 1994 Manifeste Tellurique II, Galerie lola Nikolaou, Thessalonique, Greece Manifeste Tellurique I, Gallerie d’Athens, Athens 1993 Anima Mundis, Banque Franco-Hellenique, Larissa 1990 Galerie Asbaek Pilon, Copenhagan Les Sistres du Temps, Ancien Musee Archeologique Municipalite de Thessalonique 1988 FIAC, Galerie Samy Kinge, Grande Palais, Paris Les Figures De Lydia, Galerie Medoussa, Athenes 1986 Exposition personnelle, Galerie Samy Kinge, Paris Paris Salon des Comparaisons, Grande Palais, Paris Biennale de Jeunes Createurs de la Mediterannee Europeenne, Thessalonique 1985 Salon de Mai, Grande Palais, Paris 1983 Exposition a l'Ateilier de Yankel, Galeire Bernanos, Paris GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 Sculptures in the Garden, Botanical Gardens of Kefalonia, Kosmtatos Foundation, curated by Liana Scourles. Low Blow: And Other Species of Confusion, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York 2009 Tokyo 101 Contemporary, Terra Gallery, Tokyo 2008 Scope 08, Terra Gallery, Miami Scope 08, Terra Gallery, London Art Taipei, Terra Gallery,Taiwan Korean International Art Fair, Terra Gallery,Korea Art Miami 08, Stux Gallery, Miami Shanghai Art Fair, Terra Gallery, China Selection Art Moscow 2008, Terra Gallery, Moscow From Head to Toe, Stux Gallery, New York NEXT Art Fair, Stux Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art War Games, Gallery Quang, Show Off!, Paris Scope Basel International Art Fair, Stux Gallery, Basel, Switzerland Art Athina, Luxe Gallery, Athens Art Chicago, Luxe Gallery, Chicago Art Miami, Stux Gallery, Miami, FL The Nightly News, curated by Kathleen Goncharov and Stephan Stoyanov, Luxe, New York 2006 War Games, Gallery Luxe, FIAC 2006, Paris Tarot, Gallery Quang, FIAC 2006, Paris The Last Conflict, Location One, New York The Venieri Tarot, Gallery Quang, Paris Oh, You Beautiful Doll, curated by Douglas F. Maxwell, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York 2005 ARTISSIMA 12, Luxe Gallery, Turin Platonic Exodus - FIAC 2005, Luxe Gallery, Paris It’s Not About Sex, Luxe Gallery, New York Propos d’Europe IV, Foundation Hippocrene, Agence de Rob Mallet- Stevens, Paris Art Athina, Luxe Gallery, Athens Flash Art Fair, Luxe Gallery, Milan Diva, Luxe Gallery, New York 2004 Drawings, Luxe Gallery, New York FIAC 2004, Gallery Luxe, Paris Art in General, Studio Visit, New York Tower of Symbols, Summer Olympics, Athens 2003 Alive In New York, Eugenia Cucalon Gallery, New York Centre Culturel Hellenique, Paris 2002 Lydia Venieri, Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris FIAC 2002, VideoNovella, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris Lydia Venieri, Centre Cultural de Marrousi, Athens 2001 Storm On Moon, Selini Gallery, Athens Greek Gods and Heroes, Centre for Contemporary Art in Dordrecht, Netherlands 2000 Greek Contemporary Art, Glassing Gallery, Munster, Germany L’Oeil De La Galerie “Samy Kinge”, Selini Galerie, Athens 1999 A Water Melon, Beneton, Cinema Phiri, Athens Pret Art Porter, Dakis Ioannou Fondation, Athens Approaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, Cultural Centre, Stockholm, Sweden Approaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, Dazarma Museum, Falum, Sweden Touch of Art in Ordinary Objects, Selini Gallery, Athens Opening of Possibilities, Hewlett Packard, Gazi, Athens Approaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, Vaiden Castle, Luxembourg Art Quake, Benakiom Museum, Athens Approaching Hellinism: Generation 80s & 90s, National Gallery of Greece, Athens 1998 Triptych, Downtown Gallery, Athens Art & Technology Festival, Eleana Tounta Gallery, Athens Trash Art, Gazi, Athens Croix Rouge, Athens Flying Art, Municipality of Athens, Varvakio Square, Athens 1997 42nd Salon de Montrouge, Paris 1996 Manifesta 1, Rotterdam Pandora’s Box, Women/Beyond Borders, California and Basel, Switzerland 1995 International Video Art Festival, Syracuse, Italy FIAC 1995, “Fin”, Gallerie Samy Kinge, Paris Lydia Venieri, Espace EIFFEL Branely, Paris 1994 Premiere Rencontre Internationale de Sculpture, Centre Culturel Europeen de Delphes, Delphes, Greece 1992 Ermata. Errance du Sacre, Galerie Montenay, Paris Spira I. Douze Createurs Grecs, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid Metamorphoses du Moderne, Pinacotheque Nationale Athens 1990 Exposition personnelle, Les Sistres du Temps, Ancien Musee Archeologique Municipalite de Thessalonique, Thessalonique, Greece 1989 Biennale Internat ionale de Jeunes Createurs, Musee Skirnion, Athens Espirt et Corps, sous les auspices du Ministere de la Culture Greece, Zappion Athens Celebration de la Terre, organisation par Earth Trust, Centre Culturel du Parc de la Liberte, Athens Humour et Revolution, organisee a l’occation de 200 ans de la Revolution Franciase, Biennale de Cannes, Cannes et Barcelone, Barcelona 1988 Image et Lettre, Galerie Niki Diana Marquardt, Paris Curated by Demosthenes Davetas. Salon de Montrouge, Paris Exposition de l’Institue Francais d’Athenes, Salle Costis Palamas, Athens 1987 Exposition Panhellenique, Piree, Greece Carte Blanche, a l’occation de l’anniversaire de 10 ans du Centre George Pompidou, Galeries Contemporaines, Paris Paris Salon des Comparaisons, Grande Palais, Paris Biennale de Jeunes Createurs de la Mediterannee Europeenne, Thessalonique, Greece 1985 Salon de Mai, Grande Palais, Paris 1983 Exposition a l’Ateilier de Yankel, Galeire Bernanos, Paris IPhone Art Moonlight, 2 Animations and Movies The Dolphin Conspiracy, 2011 Tomorrow, 2009 Epilepsy, 2005 Last Conflict, 2005 For Ever After, 2004 Sleeping Beauty Conscience, 2002 Martha, 1996 Egg, 1995 Books Moonlight, Lydia Venieri, 2006 Beyond Being, Lydia Venieri, 2000 60 Drawings for Healthy Perversions by Tzimy Panousi, 1995 IPhone Art Moonlight, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moonlight Internet Art Fin, http://www.venieri.com/fin/ Her Story, http://www.venieri.com/herstory/ Apology, http://www.venieri.com/apology/ Temple, http://www.venieri.com/icon/ Tarot, http://www.venieri.com/tarot/ Isis, http://www.venieri.com/isis/ Theatre Set design for Sarah & Lorraine by Marc Israel-Le Pelletier, Sanford Meisner Theatre, New York. Set design for Sarah & Lorraine by Marc Israel-Le Pelletier, Storefront Theatre, Chicago. Set design & costumes for The Lady from Ancona, Theatre of Komotini, Greece. Set design for Hellenic Orchestra's tour of USSR, Soviet Union Set design for "Inventaires" de Philippe Minyana, directed by Elia Kountis, l'Institue Francais d'Athenes. Set design for Daphnis & Cloe, Octana Theatrical Group, Apothiki, Athens Set design & costumes for the Lady form Ancona, Anatolia of my Soul: 75 years since the Asian Minor Catastrophy, Lykabetus Theatre, Athens Festival, 1997 The Five Seasons, Dance theater Octana 1995 Awards and Commissions Medal for Sculpture, Academie Francaise de Paris, 2004 Tower of Symbols, Open Air Sculpture, Central Athens, 2004 Wall of Symbols, Sculpture, Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris Lydia on Broadway.com, CD-ROM sponsored by Art Magazine and Hewlett Packard “Infinity”, Collaboration with artist Takis on the sculpture. Medal for Sculpture, Academie Francaise de Paris Tower of Symbols, Open Air Sculpture, Central Athens, 2004 Wall of Symbols, Sculpture, Atelier Mallet Stevens, Paris Lydia on Broadway.com, CD-ROM sponsored by Art Magazine and Hewlett Packard "Infinity", Collaboration with artist Takis on the sculpture. Commande en plein air d'une serie de sculputre Eros et Psyche, Fondation Alexandre Iolas, Athenes Commande d'une serie de sculptures pour l'Incitation a la Creation, Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles Carte Blanche, a l'occation de l'anniversaire de 10 ans du Centre George Pompidou, Galeries Contemporaines, Paris Exhibition Catalogs The Dolphin Conspiracy, Nadia Argyropoulou, 2010 No Evil, Beth Wilson, 2008 Oh You beautiful Doll, Douglas F. Maxwell, 2006 For Ever After, Niko Daskalothanassi, 2005 Olympic 2004, Nelly Kyriazi, 2004 Alive in new York, Nadia Argyropoulou, 2003 Hibernation, Marek Bartelik, 2002 Propos d’Europe, Jean Guyot and Pascale le Thorel, 2002 Pandora’s Box, Women Beyond Borders, Sania Papa, 2000 Truthful and Authentic Communication, Sania Papa, 2000 Beyond Being, Lydia Venieri, 2000 Approaching Hellinism, Nelly Kyriazi, 1999 Lydia’s Cool Memories, Sania Papa, 1997 Who is Nostalgic, Nikos Dalaretos, 1999 Manifesta, 1996 Telluric Manifesto, Sania Papa, 1994 Anima Mundis, Takis, 1993 Ermata, Wanderings of the Sacred, Sania Papa, 1992 Spira, Sania Papa, 1992 Metamorphose of the Modern, Anna Kafetzi, 1991 Chimes of Time, Jacques Lacarriere, 1990 Humor ad Revolution, Cannes & Barselona, 1989 Spirit and Body, Dora Rogan, 1989 The Gods Revist, Pierrre Giquel, 1988 The Figures of Lydia, Demosthenes Davetas, Edition Agras, 1988 Lydia Venieri -FIAC 88, Nicole Kinge, 1988 Lydia Venieri, Gerard Barriere, 1988 Carte Blanche, Centre George Pompidou, 1987 Articles & References New York: A Photographer's City, Edited by Marla Hamburg Kennedy, Rizzoli, 2011 “Fairy Tale”, Maison & Decoration, August, 2009 “Lydia Venieri - Caramelos amargos, Thomas Vio,Art AlLimite, No33, 2008 “No Evil” Series, Jean Miyake Downey, Japan Focus, April, 2008 Photography Fall 2007, John Haber, Haberarts, April 2008 War Games by Lydia Venieri, Yatser, November 2007 War Games at Stux Gallery, Holden, Holden’s Blog, November 2007 Lydia Venieri’s Politically Charged Dollies, Abby Hertz, Few Reviews, November 2007 Decouverte: Lydia Venieri, Pierrick Thebault, November 2007 ShowOff: les enfant aussi, Connaissance des Arts, October 2007 Lydia Veneiri, The Caretaker, BOE Gazette, October 2007 The Nightly News, Lieven De Boeck, AbsoluteArts, January 2007 Il Mercato e le Sue Passioni, Lucia Spadano, Segno, November 2007 Mary Hrbacek, Lydia Venieri at Stux Gallery, M, November 2007 Lydia Venieri - War Games, le Parisien, October 2007 War Games, Sandra Lapaz ,AM New York, September 2007 Art Under Siege, Julia Morton, New York Press, September 2007 Cult Carnage, R.C Baker, Village Voice, January 2007 Vision To Visuals: War games, Baldev Duggal, Digital PhotoPro, November 2007 Nature Wins Back the Planet,Glow, Xenia Givoglu, July 2006 Lydia Venieri, Sarah Tanguy, Sculpture, September 2005 Hibernation, Nadia Argyropoulou, Marie Claire, 2004 Hibernation, Natalie Angles, Location One, 2004 Theatrical Universe, Arian Lazaridi, Vogue, May 2004 Between Heaven and Earth, Katerina Asimakopoulou/Kostas Pigadas, Vogue, May 2003 Art Sales: Battle of the Art Fairs, Colin Gleadell, Daily Telegraph, 3 October 2003 Myth Maker, Flavia Bigi, Soloarte, 2002 Lydia Venieri, Kathimerini, 2002 Sleeping beauty Awakes, Paraskevi Katiergi, Ta Nea, 21/10/02 Maison Decoration, Oct 2002 Dolls in the Snow, Henrie-Francois De Bailleux, Liberation, April 2002 New York Stories, Nina maria Pashalidou/Caliope, Life & Style, June 2001 Sketches and Words, Taki Maurotas, Marie Claire, May 2000 Naughty Sketches, Hary Savopoulos, Agelioforos, 16/4/2002 Ellie’s melting Ice Cream, Thessalokini, 12/4/2002 With the Guarantee of the Imagination, Fotini Bloyianni, Panselinos, August 2000 Harpers Bazzar, George Carouzakis/Camilo Nollas May 2000 Beyond Being, Ego, Apr 2000 Eli’s Big Trip, Enimerosi, Apr 2000 Delphi, Elenor Heartney Hellas Sculpture, Winter 1999 Trash Art, Ozon, Oct 1998 The Athenians, Ana Mihalitsianou, L’Officiel, 1998 Trash Art, Klick, Oct 1998 Trash Art, Ependtis, 19/9/98 Trash Art, Yanni Dimitriadi, Diphano, 1998 Two Days in Gazi, Kathimerini, 18/9/98 Art with Trash, Michalis Petrides, Eleutherotypia, 11/9/98 Art with Trash, Exousia, 8/9/98 Dictionary of the Greek Artist, 16th-20th Century, Melissa Editions,1997 Two Strangers in the Moon, Eleutheros Typos, 25/9/97 This Little World, Seventeen, Flora Camhi, December 1997 Lydia Venieri: My Relation with the Computer is Platonic. Her Internet Work Since 1994, Amaryssia, 25/11/96 CD_ROM or not CD-ROM, Aspasia Dimitriadi, Art Magazine, 1996 Anima Mundis/ Memory Installation, Athinorama, Nov 1995 ** Pandoras Box, Art Magazine, The Sound of the Body, Maria Maragou, Eleutherotypia, 4/11/95 Time Environment & Humans, Angelo Polydoro, Amarysia, 2/6/1995 Lydia Venieri by Nikos Stathoulis, Apogeumatini, 1995 Telluric Manifeto, Sania Papa, Inside, Mar 1995 Lydia Venieri’s show in Larisa, Eleutreria, 25/4/1995 Telluric Manifesto, Henrie-Francois De Bailleux, Liberation, 1995 At the Planet of Art, Olivia Manzari, Votre Beautué, Feb 1995 Telluric Manifesto, Nikos Dakalothanasis, Art Magazine, 1995 Anima Mundis, Arti, Eleni Pyrioti, Oct 1995 Successfull Meeting of Creation in Delphi, Amanda Mihalopoulou, Kathimerini, 10/8/1994 Sculptures Under the Shadow of Apollo, Maria Maragou, Eleutherotypia, 8/8/94 The Meeting, Elenor Heartney, Arti, 1994 With the Winds of Glory, Maria Hasapi, Amaryssia, 17/10/94 Art with Lava, Dimitra Rouboula, Ethnos, 7/10/94 Sculpture pierces the Universe, Thanasis Lalas, To Perodiko, 1994 The Telluric Manifesto, Marina Pisperi, Reumata, Nov/Dec 1994 Sculputres in Delphi, LL, Eleutherotypia, 1994 The Mythical World of Lydia Venieri, Tonia Bogdano/Tasos Paylidis, Madame Figaro, 1994 Lydia Venieri, Nikos Dakalothanasis, Art Magazine, 1994 The Art of Memory, Amanda Mihalakopoulou, Elle, 1994 Person, Ta Nea, 1/8/94 Internet Sculpture, Irini Mitropoulos, Adesmeutos, 1994 The Poetic Universe of Lydia Venieri, Agape Tsahpinoglou/Antoine Rosés, Elle Decor, 1992 Lydia’s Universe, Elite, 1992 Lydia Venieri an Active Volcano, Dossi Iordanidou, Diva, December 1991 Lydia Venieri, Alex du Val, Max, 1991 With Volcanic Lava, Nikos Stathoulis, Votre Beautué, Jan 1991 The Guts of Earth, Sania Papa, Art Magazine, 1991 Universal Harmony, La Mia Casa, Nov 1990 The Sistres of Time, George Yanopoulo/Athena Kyriakidou, SL, December 1990 The Sistres of Time, Sania Papa, Sima, 1990 Lydia Venieri, Apogeumatini, 16/12/90 Universal Harmonies at the New Mosque, Olga Bati, Gynaika, 1990 This little great world, Veneri in Thesalonica, Takis Maurotas, Pantheon , 17 December 1990 Young creators, Anne Danberg, Art Press, 1989 Lydia Venieri, Dora Rogan, Kathimerini, 11/12/1988 L’Activite Culturelle, Canal Magazine, 1986