He was born in Thessaloniki in 1960. He studied civil engineering in Thessaloniki while also attending painting classes with Nikos Sachinis. He then studied film directing in Athens and later pursued postgraduate studies in the philosophy of art at the Sorbonne University in Paris, focusing on the relationship between cinema and painting.
He has directed dozens of films and video works that have been showcased at the Thessaloniki Festival and other major festivals across Europe, as well as in museums and art galleries.
His paintings have been exhibited in Greece and abroad in 42 solo exhibitions and over a hundred group exhibitions. In 2014, the Cyclades Gallery, in collaboration with the Zoumboulakis Gallery, presented a major retrospective of his work in Syros. On the occasion of the exhibition, his book “Looking Inward” was published by Kritiki Editions.
His work has been featured in numerous books, catalogs, music albums, and covers of major publishing houses. His pieces are part of art galleries, museums, and significant collections in Greece and abroad. He is a permanent collaborator of the Zoumboulakis Gallery in Athens and the Theorema Art Gallery in Brussels.
Xristos Kechagioglou
He was born in Thessaloniki in 1960. He studied civil engineering in Thessaloniki while also attending painting classes with Nikos Sachinis. He then studied film directing in Athens and later pursued postgraduate studies in the philosophy of art at the Sorbonne University in Paris, focusing on the relationship between cinema and painting.
He has directed dozens of films and video works that have been showcased at the Thessaloniki Festival and other major festivals across Europe, as well as in museums and art galleries.
His paintings have been exhibited in Greece and abroad in 42 solo exhibitions and over a hundred group exhibitions. In 2014, the Cyclades Gallery, in collaboration with the Zoumboulakis Gallery, presented a major retrospective of his work in Syros. On the occasion of the exhibition, his book “Looking Inward” was published by Kritiki Editions.
His work has been featured in numerous books, catalogs, music albums, and covers of major publishing houses. His pieces are part of art galleries, museums, and significant collections in Greece and abroad. He is a permanent collaborator of the Zoumboulakis Gallery in Athens and the Theorema Art Gallery in Brussels.