Galerie Zygos

Manolis Polymeris was born in Thessaloniki in 1951. He is self-taught. He lives and works in a small village in the outskirts of Florina. He is a member of the Greek Chamber of Artists.

Selection of Solo Shows

Galerie Zygos, Athens, 2002, 1999, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1989, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979

ArtForum, Thessaloniki, 2002

Zygos Gallery, Washington, DC, 1989, 1986

International Expos

ΙΙ PanBalkan Exhibition, Bucharest, Romania, (Honorary Distinction) 1979

XII Biennale de Paris, France, 1982

Europalia, “Realisme - Expressionisme”, International Cultureel Centrum, Antwerp, Belgium, 1982

XVII Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1983

Selection of Group Exhibitions

“Focal Points”, Center of Modern Visual Arts, Larissa, 1997

“Post ‘60s Thessaloniki”, International Expo of Thessaloniki, 1997

“Contemporary Artists”, Stoa Gallery, Northern California, 1995

“500 Years from the Discovery of America”, in several Latin America countries, 1992

“Greece: Sports and Culture”, Kostis Palamas Bldg., Minitry of Culture, 1988

“Greek Painting ‘68 - ‘88”, at the European Commission and the Ministers Quarters of the EC, Brussels, organized by the Greek National Gallery and the Ministry of Culture, 1988

“Greek Week”, Marriot Hotel, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, 1987

“Five Greek Artists”, University of Minessota, MN, 1987

“Contemporary Greek Artists”, Helios Gallery, Naples, FL, 1987

“1^st International Art Show”, Art Barn Association, Washington, DC, 1987

“Aspects of Contemporary Religious Painting in Greece”, Zygos Gallery, Washington, DC, 1987

“Hellenic Fine Arts Today”, Zygos Gallery, Washington, DC, 1986

“A Selection of the Vorres Museum Collection”, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, 1985

“Young Greek Artists - Directions”, Pinacothiki Pierides, Glyfada, 1985

“The Vorres Museum Collection of Contemporary Greek Art”, Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, 1985

“Synopsis”, Galerie Zygos, Athens, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1980, 1979

“New Acquisitions of the Vorres Museum”, Athens College, 1984

“Polymorphia”, Galerie Zygos, Athens, 1984

“The Face of  Post-Modern Greece - Expressionism”, New Forms Gallery, Athens, 1982

“Autour de la Biennale de Paris”, Centre Culturel Hellenique, Paris, 1982

“Personal Mythology”, Syllogi Art Gallery, Athens, 1982

“Five Artists – Five Points of View”, Galerie Zygos, Athens, 1982

Collections

Works of his can be found in numerous private collections throughout the world, including the National Gallery of Greece, the Vorres Museum,  Pinacothiki Pieridis, Greek Ministry of Culture, National Museum of Bucharest, Municipal Gallery of Rhodes, the Cyprus Museum at Jacksonville, NC, and elsewhere.