Curriculum Vitae
Kostas Lavdas
Studies and Education
From 1997 to 2001 Kostas Lavdas studied graphic design and worked as a graphic designer for the newspaper To Paron. During 1998 he attended drawing lessons with Marouso Laouraki. From 1998 to 2002 he studied Byzantine icon painting under D Tzovaras and G Laganis. Then from 2002 to 2003 he attended the art school Iconurgia, where he developed his knowledge of composition under the guidance of G. Kordis. Since 2007 he has been studying Greek civilization through the Hellenic Open University.
Collaborations
Kostas Lavdas has collaborated with great masters in icon painting such as George Kordis, father Stamatis Skliris and Dimitrios Chatzeapostolou. In 2003 he established the Penteliko Workshop along with the painters Nectarios Stamatellos and Kostas Konstantatos. He is also a founding member of the group of artists named Ni. Since 2008 he has been a member of the National Association of Greek Artists.
Suggestions
2018 April, "On painting and greekness" a discussion with Chr. Kehagioglou and Panos Koufos at the parish of st. Panteleimon Chalandriou, curated by: G. Pinakoulas and N. Bozinis
2018 April, "Who copies better? The greek painting tradition through the eyes of a modern painter ", a discussion with Chr. Kehagioglou and G. Kordis about the identity of contemporary greek art at Theocharakis Foundation, curated by: G. Kordis and G. Mylonas
2015 December, "A conversation about neo-byzantine painting as a language and expression in contemporary greek art", which is included within the meetings entitled: Psychoanalysis meets Art at the Angelos & Letos Katakouzinos Foundation, curated by D. Kyriazis (psychoanalyst), Iris Kritikou ), st. Stamatis Skriris, (painter)
2009 April, "The historical continuity of the greek language and the language issue" at the panhellenic conference of CVAG concerning the greek language entitled: Writing and Art.
Publications
In April of 2011 he published an article for the Manifesto magazine, entitled "Three works of art of the greek modernism".
Personal Exhibitions
2016 October-November, "Courses of Domestic Economy" at ALMA, Athens
2015 January, "Saints and monsters", paintings made with his son, George Lavdas at Sarri12, Athens, curated by Antonakis Christodoulou
2012 November, "The stranger" with Fikos, at Six D.O.G.S., Athens, curated by Maria Papaioannou and Maria Dialektaki
2011 November - December, "My other ¾" at Hoxton, Athens, curated by Nikos Gyftakis
Group Exhibitions
2017 July-September, "In narrative tense" at Tinos festival, curated by Yannis Bolis and Domna Gounari
2016 March, "Surprise VΙΙ" at Earth Κ44, Athens, curated by Alexandra Kollaros
2016 January -February, "Art loft ΙV" at Ianos, Athens, curated by Iris Kritikou
2015 December-January 2016, "The fabulous world of Hans Christian Andersen", at Ianos, Athens, curated by Iris Kritikou
2015 June, Art Links Wishes 2015, Gallery 7, Athens, curated by Chris Roboras
2015 June, "It could be ΜΕ - It could be ΥΟU" at Technopolis, Athens, curated by: Christos Tolis and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2015 April-Μay, "Erotokritos" at Teloglion arts foundation of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, curated by Iris Kritikou
2015 April, "When this occurs in the vicinity-a tribute to Vasilis Tsitsanis for 100 years since his birth" at Ianos, Athens, curated by: Iris Kritikou and George-Ikaros Mpampasakis
2015 March, "Oak reading / Art in barrel " under OENORAMA, at Zappeion, Athens, curated by: Iris Kritikou
2015 February, "Surprise VΙ" at 9 ΕΝΝΕΑ, Athens, curated by Alexandra Kollaros
2014 December, "Private View" at 9 ΕΝΝΕΑ, Athens, curated by: Alexandra Kollaros
2014 Νovember, "20+20" at Ianos, Athens, Megara, Volos, Santorini, curated by: Iris Kritikou
2014 July-August, "Mykonos Art Program - The YoYo Bench Experience", Mykonos, curated by: Alexandra Kollaros
2014 February, "Surprise V" at Romanco, Athens, curated by: Alexandra Kollaros
2014 January, "Art in the loft ΙΙ" at Ianos, Athens, curated by: Iris Kritikou
2013 October, "Paper and pencil" at Ianos, Athens, curated by: Iris Kritikou
2013 June, "Russian and greek iconographic art" at Eos, Athens, curated by: Xenophon Lambrakis
2013 May-June, "Talking About the future" at the cultural center of Athens «Melina», Athens, curated by: Iris Kritikou
2013 April-May, "Lights full of light 2013" at Aeanon gallery, Athens
2013 April, "Icons" at the municipal gallery of Kallithea «Sofia Laskaridou», Kallithea, curated by: Nikos Kalamvokis
2013 January-March, "Energy Athens" at the Contemporary Space Athens of the European center of architecture art design and urban studies and the Chicago Athenaeum museum of architecture and design, Athens, curated by: Ira Livadioti, John Karalias and Evangelos Barkas
2012 October, "Open workshop VI" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2012 April, "Stranger" at the greek-german club "Philadelphia, Chalandri
2011 April, " Lights full of light-1st balkan exhibition of byzantine art" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2010 November-December, "Lights full of light-Icons" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2010 October, "Open workshop-Kavadia's year " at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2010 April, "Byzantine icon" at Art 10 gallery, Athens
2009 December-2010 January, "The human figure in art" at Technopolis, Athens, curated by: National Association of Greek Artists
2009 December, "Bearing gifts" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2009 February, "Open workshop ΙΙΙ" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2007 November - December, "Byzantine dialogues" στο Aenaon gallery, Athens
2007 March- April, "Spring icons" at G.Karydis Centre of visual arts, Filothei, curated by: Nicholaos Marcozanis
2006 May, "Myrrhbearing women" at Ianos, Salonica
2006 April, "Myrrhbearing women" at Ianos, Athens
2005 December, "For Fotis Kontoglou" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
2005 June, "1st panhellenic ecologic and music festival" at Genathlon, Ampelokipi
2004 August, "2nd exhibition by artists from Xylokastro" at Frantzi warehouses, Xylokastro
2004 June, "Exhibition of icons by artists from Xylokastro", Fürth, Germany
2004 April, "...behold we ascend..." at G.Karydis Centre of visual arts, Filothei, curated by: Nicholaos Marcozanis
2003 December, "Icons" at Aenaon gallery, Athens
Murals
Kostas Lavdas has murals in the following churches: st. Paraskevi in Penteli, prophet Elias in Nea Penteli, st. George in Levadia, the Transfiguration of Christ in Xylokastro, st. George in Kalavryta, the Presentation of Virgin Mary and st Panteleimonas in Andros and st John the Reaper in Calabria (Italy), with George Kordis: st. Nektarios in the grounds of Areteio Hospital, the Mother of the Beloved in Boeotia, the Ascension of Christ in Boeotia st. George and st. Nicholas in Beirut in Beirut (Lebanon), st. Catherine in Braintree (Massachusetts, USA), with fr. Stamatis Skliris: st. Nektarios in Voula, st. Maximus in Kostolats (Serbia), Holy Martyrs of Prebilopsi (Bosnia), with Dimitrios Chatzeapostolou: st. Kosmas in Marousi
He has also worked with several iconographers in many chapels in the regions of Attica, Aitoloacharnania, and the Mani as well as in towns such as Ioannina and Kranidi.
Portable Icons
Kostas Lavdas has icons in churches including: the Church of the Annunciation in Halandri, st. Panteleimon in Halandri, and st. Paraskevi in Penteli. His works are in private collections in Greece, Paris, London, Gana and Tirana.