Nikolaos was born in Kastoria, Greece where he first exhibited at the local Arts Centre. He studied Mathematics at Ioannina, Greece where he continued with two exhibitions, one private and one at the French Institute. A collage and an acrylic painting of his were also exhibited at the French Institute in Athens as part of a group exhibition for young talents many centuries ago.
He continued with postgraduate studies in Probability Theory at Durham, UK where he became the artistic director and cinema editor of the monthly Durham University Arts Magazine. In Durham, he established with Dougal Wilson an imaginary company Nebs Communications and produced imagery for local and national art productions. While at Durham, he managed a rendezvous with Charles Saatchi who kept one of his small collages in his private collection.
Years passed by and Nikolaos moved permanently to Brussels where his work in business development strategy and communications consumed much of his time. In between, he managed to do some more collages and publish poetry and short stories in literature magazines.
In 2019, one of his acrylic paintings ‘The Prophecy’ was selected for and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition in London, UK. In 2024, his painting/collage ‘Location Background’ was selected and exhibited at the Summer Exhibition in London.
In March 2022 he exhibited at the Green Door Gallery in Brussels. In October 2023, he exhibited at the International Press Club, Brussels. A blend of collages and acrylics offered a furtive glimpse of a larger collection of diverse work spanning many years. DID I SEE THIS? his last exhibition, invited the visitor to explore what it means to see, perceive and appreciate different art forms and ideas.
From universally chaotic collages to more dream-like images through to abstract (almost expressionistic) landscapes, Nikolaos challenges the beholder to welcome the unpredictable, illogical, funny and surreal. Seeing is believing. But not everything! as Christian would put it!
