Markos Kampanis artist

Markos Kampanis artist Paintings, prints, drawings and future exhibitions by artist Markos Kampanis. Markos Kampanis was born in Athens in 1955.

He studied painting in London where he lived until 1980. He is mainly a painter but has also worked with printmaking, book illustration, church murals and icons, while in the past he has tried his hand in stage design. He has done many one man exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows in Greece and abroad. In 1984 he participated in the 15th Biennale of Alexandria. His work may be descr

ibed as realistic, however with many technical and stylistic variations. His great, almost fetishistic, interest in materials and techniques, works alongside his academic interest for the history of art that led him to editing books and curating exhibitions. The subject matter is vast, focusing on landscapes, still life, trees but also on the actual process of painting itself and the world of his painting studio. During many years, his work was centered on Mount Athos, resulting in a big retrospective exhibition at the Byzantine Museum, in Athens. His appreciation of Byzantine Art led him also in the region of Church art and especially murals. He is particularly interested in the relation between tradition and contemporary art. His recent projects are centered mainly on two subjects, Ruins and the topography of the Odyssey. Forthcoming exhibitions
15 December 2023 to 25 February 2024- retrospective at the National Library of Greece, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

April 2024 to July 2024, "The Odyssey", Recent work at the Benaki Museum, Athens.



Ο Μάρκος Καμπάνης γεννήθηκε το 1955 στην Αθήνα. Σπούδασε ζωγραφική στο Λονδίνο όπου έζησε ως το 1980. Ασχολείται με τη ζωγραφική, τη χαρακτική, την εικονογράφηση βιβλίων, την τοιχογραφία και αγιογράφηση ναών, ενώ παλαιότερα είχε καταπιαστεί με την σκηνογραφία. Έχει κάνει πολλές ατομικές εκθέσεις κι έχει λάβει μέρος σε πλήθος ομαδικών στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, ενώ το 1984 έλαβε μέρος στην 15η Biennale Αλεξανδρείας.
Η δουλειά του μπορεί να χαρακτηριστεί ως ρεαλιστική με ποικίλες όμως τεχνικές παραλλαγές. Το έντονο, σχεδόν φετιχιστικό ενδιαφέρον του για τα υλικά και τις τεχνικές της ζωγραφικής και χαρακτικής λειτουργεί παράλληλα με το ακαδημαϊκό ενδιαφέρον για την ιστορία της τέχνης, το οποίον τον έχει οδηγήσει σε επιμέλειες βιβλίων και εκθέσεων. Η θεματογραφία του είναι εκτενής με κυρίαρχα τα τοπία, τις νεκρές φύσεις, τα δέντρα, αλλά και την ίδια τη διαδικασία της ζωγραφικής και τον κόσμο του εργαστηρίου του. Για αρκετά χρόνια η δουλειά του είχε επικεντρωθεί στο Άγιον Όρος με αποτέλεσμα τη μεγάλη αναδρομική έκθεση στο Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο Αθηνών. Παράλληλα η αγάπη του για τη Βυζαντινή τέχνη τον οδήγησε στον τομέα της εκκλησιαστικής τοιχογραφίας. Οι πρόσφατες εργασίες του αφορούν δύο κυρίως θέματα, τα ερείπια και την τοπιογραφία της Οδύσσειας.

Μελλοντικές εκθέσεις
15 Δεκεμβρίου 2023 έως 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2024- Αναδρομική έργων από 1990 έως 2020, Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη, ΚΠΙΣΝ

Απρίλιος 2023 έως Ιούλιος 2024- "Οδύσσεια" Νέα έργα, ΠΙνακοθήκη Γκίκα, Μουσείο Μπενάκη, Αθήνα.

A Museum of Trees, a series of paintings and works on paper (drawings, monotypes, mixed media) relating to the presentat...
26/03/2026

A Museum of Trees, a series of paintings and works on paper (drawings, monotypes, mixed media) relating to the presentation of the Tree throughout Art History. It is a visual history of painting from ancient times till modernism using the tree as a vehicle.
See all by visiting https://markoskampanis.gr/en-us/work/painting/a-museum-of-trees

25/03/2026

Ruins- Drawing

25/03/2026

Urban Trace drawings in a short video created by Ioannis Kampanis Derelict industrrial sites, large scale drawings. Visit site for more, https://markoskampanis.gr/

Telemachy II, an artist's book from the Odyssey series. For more visit site in bio
18/03/2026

Telemachy II, an artist's book from the Odyssey series. For more visit site in bio

17/03/2026
My personal site has been redesigned and updated. The Odyssey, Ruins, Religious works, Criticism, Lectures etc. Visit ma...
17/03/2026

My personal site has been redesigned and updated. The Odyssey, Ruins, Religious works, Criticism, Lectures etc. Visit markoskampanis.gr and share!

17/03/2026

"Oinops Pontos" (Wine Dark Sea), an artist's book from my Odyssey series

Trees (from the series A Mueum of Trees), charcoal, pastel, crayon on paper mounted on wood.              🎄
25/12/2025

Trees (from the series A Mueum of Trees), charcoal, pastel, crayon on paper mounted on wood. 🎄

Maps II, from the Odyssey series, 2023, acrylic and collage on wood, 40x30 cm.
11/12/2025

Maps II, from the Odyssey series, 2023, acrylic and collage on wood, 40x30 cm.

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