Curriculum Vitae
Born 1964, Athens, Greece. Lives and works in Athens, Greece and New York, NY.
ART EDUCATION
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture New York, NY
Académie de la Grande Chaumière Paris, France
Art Students League New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 L’Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini Venice, Italy (forthcoming)
2023-4 The National Hellenic Museum Chicago, IL
2022-3 Maliotis Cultural Center-Hellenic College Holy Cross Brookline, MA
2022 The Muses Cultural Center Southampton, NY
2022 The Embassy of Greece to the USA Washington DC
2021-2 Figure and Form: George Petrides and Nassos Daphnis (two Greek-American artists in dialogue) New York, NY
2021 Dubai Design Week Dubai, UAE
2021 Monaco 3f Art Fontvieille, Monaco
2021 Mykonos KDEPPAM Mykonos, Greece
2020 Mykonos KDEPPAM Mykonos, Greece
MONOGRAPHS AND EXHIBITION CATALOGS
2024 Hellenic Heads: George Petrides; A Personal Exploration of Greek History and Culture over 2,500 years. Fifth edition forthcoming.
2023 Figure and Form: George Petrides and Nassos Daphnis
2022 George Petrides: Recent Work: 2019-2021 Greek language
2021 George Petrides: Recent Work: 2019-2021 English/French language
2020 George Petrides: The Beauty of Imperfection
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 “Head of Thalia by George Petrides.” The Landmark. Assouline
Paul Laster. “George Petrides’ Personal Engagement With Hellenic History.” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. July 2023
2022 Natasha Gural. “Globally Renowned Sculptor George Petrides Carves A Matriarchal Gaze Into Greek History And Heritage.” Forbes. July 2022
S. David. “Art Seen: George Petrides: Hellenic Heads.” The Brooklyn Rail. June 2022
M. Charlene Stevens. “Contemporary Artifacts” Arcade Project. Feb. 2022
Kathleen Cullen. “The Muse of Classic Greek Sculpture.” Culture Catch. Jan 2022
Katy Diamond Hamer. “The Past Made Contemporary; How artist George Petrides confronts time.” Eyes towards the Dove. 2022
2021 Paul Laster. “Figure and Form: The Making of an Exhibition.” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. December 2021
Extensive Greek language bibliography.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Agiou Georgiou Square, Neo Psychiko Athens, Greece
Consulate of Greece to Izmir, Turkey Izmir, Turkey
Embassy of Greece to the Republic of Italy Rome, Italy
Embassy of Greece to the USA Washington DC
Maliotis Cultural Center-Hellenic College Holy Cross Brookline, MA USA
Medical Faculty of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece
National Hellenic Museum Chicago, IL USA
Nightingale-Bamford School New York, NY USA
Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery - Art Students League of NY New York, NY USA
Simonopetra Monastery Mt Athos, Greece
Tiffany & Co. The Landmark (727 Fifth Avenue) New York, NY USA