biography

DIMITRA LAZARIDOU

Born 1966, Alexandroupolis, Greece. Lives and works in Athens, Greece Education: Hochshule der Künste, Berlin-D, Dpt. of Visual Communications Diploma (1989-94), Meisterschüler (1995-96)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2017
    • “Walls of the Real”, Lefas Municipal Gallery, curator: Eliza Gerolymatou, Athens, GR
  • 2016
    • “Eclectic Heritage”, AD Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 2010
    • “Within the Mind”, AD Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 2006
    • “Unborderville”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore ,MD, USA
  • 2005
    • “Unborderville”, AD Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 2004
    • “Sacred Shadows”, Kouros Gallery, NY, USA
  • 2003
    • “Sacred Shadows”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • 2001
    • “Sacred & Poetic References”, AD Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 2000
    • “Artificial Enemy”, AD Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 1999
    • “Tripticon, New Index”, Recalcati Arte Contemporanea, Torino, IT
  • 1998
    • “Air Chicago”, Artforum Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2017
    • “Requiem”, curator: Manos Stefanidis, Gallery Astrolavos, Athens, GR
  • 2016
    • “AMERICA”, CAN gallery, Athens, GR
    • “Censored”, Underflow, Record store & Art Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 2015
    • “Photography as Life”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Lishui Photography Festival 2015, Lishui, China
    • “POP UP#1”, the Florika Kyriakopoulos collection, Fougaro, Nafplion, GR
    • “Within/Without”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • 2013
    • “So well suited”, curator: Krzyztof Stanislawski, Bathhouse of the Winds, Athens, GR
    • “Thrills and Chills”, CAN Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 2012
    • “Behind Walls”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
    • “Summer 12”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
    • “Back to Athens”, curator: Andreas Vousouras, CAMP, Athens, GR
  • 2011
    • “Wonderland: Photographic Fantasies”, juror: Blue Mitchell, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
  • 2010
    • “Wasteland”, C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • “Home…is where the camera is”, juror: Julie Blackmon, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
    • “Summer 10”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
  • 2009
    • “Realities & Plausibilities”, curator: Alexandra Moschovi, Xippas Gallery, Athens, GR
    • “10 Aspects of Hellenic photography”, curators: Jean-Pier Giusto & Vangelis Ioakimidis, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography GR
    • “Art Athina 09”, Parallel Program with the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Athens, GR
  • 2008
    • “10 Aspects de la Photographie Hellenique”, curators: Jean-Pier Giusto and Vangelis Ioakimidis, Theatre de la Photographie et de L’ Image, Nice, FR
    • “Palmbeach3”, with C. Grimaldis Gallery, Florida, USA
  • 2007
    • “Secret Gardens”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, 1st Biennale of Contemporary Art (parallel program) Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, GR
    • “The Athens Effect: The photographic Image in Contemporary Art”, Curator: Birgit Hoffmeister, Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris, FR
    • “Art DC”, with C. Grimaldis Gallery, Washington DC, USA
  • 2006
    • “The Athens Effect: The photographic Image in Contemporary Art”, Curator: Birgit Hoffmeister, Fondatione Mudima, Milan, IT
    • “An Outing”, Beltzios Collection, curator Sotiris Bahtsetzis, Contemporary Art in Greece in the 21st Century, Matsopoulos Mill, Trikala, GR
    • “Through the Lens II”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • 2004
    • “Self-Aboutness”, curator: Marilena Karra, Sala de Exposiciones Canal de Isabel II, Madrid, SP
    • “Every Day Hellas”, curator: Heather Kouris, White Box, New York, NY, USA
    • “Through the Lens”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • “Art Athina 04”, with C. Grimaldis Gallery and AD Gallery, Athens, GR
    • “Catch the Light”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Cultural Events, Olympic Games ATHENS 2004, GR
  • 2003
    • “Blurring Boundaries”, curator: Sania Pappa, Borusan, Kültür ve Sanat, Instanbul, TU
  • 2002
    • “Spirit of Family”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Skopelos, GR
    • “Shadows and Horizons”, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • 2001
    • “Territoires Communautes”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art, Rethymno, GR
    • “Deste Prize”, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, GR
  • 2000
    • “Photographie Hellenique Actuelle”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Centre d΄Art Contemporain Larissa, GR
    • “Territoires Communautes”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Gallerie du Chateau d’Eau, Toulouse, FR
    • “Attitudes”, curator: Vangelis Ioakimidis, Center pour la Photography, Skopelos, GR
  • 1997
    • “Biennale of Young Artists of Europe and Mediterranean”, Cavallerizza, Torino, IT
    • “Helsinki 2000 Cultural Capital of Europe”, Kaapelitehdas Cabel Factory, Helsinki, FN
  • 1996
    • “Focus 10th Anniversary”, curator Takis Zerdevas, House of Cyprus, Athens, GR
  • 1992
    • “Metamorphosis of the Modern”, Department of Architecture, National Gallery, Athens, GR
  • 1991
    • “Deliverance of August Bier Foundation”, HDK, Berlin, D

COLLECTIONS

National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel, Athens, Greece
Martin Z. Margulies Collection, Miami, Florida, USA
Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Greece
Florika Kyriakopoulos, collection, Nafplion, Greece
Beltzios Collection, Trikala Greece

CATALOGUES

  • 2015
    • “Within/Without”, essay by Virginia K. Adams, Ph.D., C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
    • “Photography as Life”, Editor: Chen Jianbo, China
  • 2011
    • “Wonderland: Photographic Fantasies”, An Exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont
  • 2010
    • “Home… is where the camera is”, essay by Julie Blackmon, An Exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont
  • 2009
    • “Realities and Plausibilities”, Re-enacting Realism in Contemporary Art, essay by Alexandra Moschovi, Athens
    • “Art Athina”, International Art Fair, Parallel Program, “10 Aspects of Hellenic Photography”, Contemporary Creation, Athens
  • 2008
    • “Contemporary Greek Photography – A century in thirty years” Kostas Ioannidis, Athens
    • “Palmbeach 3”, Contemporary Photography Art + Design, with C. Grimaldis Gallery, International Fine Art Expositions, Florida
  • 2007
    • “The Athens Effect”, L’ Image photographique dans l’Art contemporain, essay by Alexandra Moschovi, Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris
    • “Greece through the Photografy. 160 years of optical testimonies”, essays by Alexandra Maschovi, Spyros Asdrahas, Aliki Tsirliagou, Athens
    • “artDC”, with C. Grimaldis Gallery, Washington, DC
  • 2006
    • “The Athens Effect”, Photographic Images in Contemporary Art Milano, essays by Alexandra Moschovi and Theophilos Tramboulis, Fondazione Mudima Milano, Milan
    • “An Outing“, Beltsios collection, Contemporary Art in Greece In the 21th century, essay by Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Trikala, Greece
  • 2004
    • “Self Aboutness”, Fotografia Griega Contemporanea, essay by Marilena Karra, Madrid
    • “Art Athina”, Contemporary Art Fair, Athens
    • “Everyday Hellas”, essay by Helen Kouris, White Box, New York, NY
  • 2003
    • “Blurring Boundaries”, essay by Sania Papa, Borusan – Kültür ve Sanat, Instanbul
    • “Art and Airports”, Art collection, V.I.P. Hall, Civil Air Service, Athens
  • 2002
    • “ART”, Athenaum Intercontinental Collection of Contemporary Greek Art essay by Katerina Gregos, Athens
    • “The Spirit of Family”, Photographic Approaches, essay by Vangelis Ioakimidis Photographic Centre Skopelos, Greece
  • 2001
    • “Deste Prize”, Deste Foudation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens “Christie’s Contemporary”, Athens
    • “Territories – Communities”, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Rethymno
  • 2000
    • “Art Athina 8’00”, with C. Grimaldis Gallery, Contemporary Art fair, Athens
    • “Territoires Communautés”, Photographie Hellenique Actuelle, essay by Vangelis Ioakimidis, Centre Culturel D’Art Contemporain de Larissa, Greece
  • 1999
    • “Territoires Communautés”, Photographie Hellenique Contemporaine, essay by Vangelis Ioakimidis, Gallerie Municipale du Chateau D’eau”, Toulouse
    • “Art Athina 99”, with AD Gallery Contemporary Art Fair, Athens
  • 1997
    • “Biennial of young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean”, Kaapelitehdas Cable Factory, Finland
    • “Biennale di Giovani Artisti dell’ Europa e del Mediterraneo”, Torino
    • “Thessalonique Capitale Culturelle Del’Europa”, A Biennale de Turin
    • “Biennale des Jennes Createurs d’Europe et de la Méditérranée”, Secretariat General de la Jeuneuse de Thessalonique

ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

  • 2015
    • Russell Joslin, “Reflections & Shadows”, Shots Magazine, no. 129, Autumn 2015, Minneapolis MN
  • 2010
    • Katerina Papageorgiou, ”In Dimitra’s Lazaridou Mind”, Forma Magazine Vol. 92, October, Athens
    • Maro Vasiliadou, “Snapshots”, Gynaika Magazine, Vol. 29 October, Athens
    • Emmanuel Mavromatis, “Dimitra Lazaridou”, Iliaia Magazine, Vol. 55 May, Athens
    • Fmag, photography Magazine, ”Within the Mind”, 10 of May, Athens
  • 2009
    • Mike Giuliano, “Designing a stylish Summer to love at Grimaldis”, Baltimore Messenger, 6 of August, Baltimore MD
    • “Art Athina Sneak Preview” Lifo free press, 21 of May, Athens
  • 2008
    • Kelly Kiki, “Fabrique en Greece”, Vimagazino, issue 419, 26 of October, Athens
    • Elena Galanopoulou, “Greek Photographers”, Eleftherotypia 24 of September, Athens
    • V. Theodoropoulou, “Matured after black and white fotografy”, Kathimerini, 5 of October, Athens
  • 2007
    • Fey Tzanetoulakou, “The Athens Effect”, Highlights, Vol. 29 July-August, Athens
    • Christos Kalitsis, “Interaction between Greek”, Wlepo nr 3, July, Athens
    • Kostas Zaligas, “Light on the dark corners of the City”, e-tipos, 02 of July, Thessaloniki
  • 2006
    • Glenn Mc Natt, “Capturing Athens in a Darker Light”, Baltimore Sun 5 of October, Baltimore MD
    • Glenn Mc Natt, “Color & Light, D. Lazaridou”, The Sun/Life, 5 of April, Baltimore MD
  • 2005
    • Augustinos Zenakos, «Return of the political sight in art», Vimagazino issue 269, December, Athens
  • 2003
    • Blake de Pastino, “Lay of the Land. D. Lazaridou: Sacred Shadows”, City Paper, Vol. 2, No 23, June, Baltimore MD
    • Glenn Mc Natt, “The City Scape, big & unsentimental, is at Grimaldis”, The Sun, 29 of May, Baltimore MD
    • Glenn Mc Natt, “Fast- Forward with Photography, D. Lazaridou”, The Sun Today, 26 of May, Baltimore, MD
    • Mike Giuliano, “Sacred Shadows”, City Paper, 7 of May, Baltimore MD Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 307, nr 1839, August, New York, NY
    • Katerina Papageorgiou, “New Faces in the Art”, Gynaika, issue 1214, Athens
  • 2002
    • Glenn Mc Natt, “Landscape Streets”, The Sun, 10 of September, Baltimore MD
    • Anna Papadopoulou, “the Spirit of Family”, Metro Magazine, September, Athens
  • 2001
    • Tina Sotiriadi, “Athens: Dimitra Lazaridou at A-D”, Art in America, Vol. 9, September, New York, NY
    • Despina Zefkili, “Dimitra Lazaridou, Window with View”, Athinorama, issue 51, May, Athens
    • Rania Georgiadi, “The Greeks of Deste”, Epsilon, Sunday Elefterotypia, issue 516, February, Athens
    • Katia Michael, “Dimitra Lazaridou, Pictures of Responsibility”, Difono, issue 68, May, Athens
    • Rania Georgiadi, “Poetry of the Moment”, Epsilon, Sunday Elefterotypia, Issue 523, 14-15 of April, Athens
    • Nikos Xidakis, “Photographs of People“, Kathimerini, 2 of May, Athens
    • Maria Maragou, “Minorities and Nationalities of Athens“, Elefterotypia, 9 of April, Athens
    • Augustinos Zenakos, “Psychosis with Art“, To Vima, 10 of June, Athens
    • Mari Tsilimidou, “All seven were magnificent“, Ependitis, 2 of June Athens
  • 2000
    • Thanasis Moutsopoulos, “Perversion, case 3: D. Lazaridou, the aesthetic of gambling“, Babel No 193, April, Athens
    • Alexandros Stanas, “Athenaeum Inter-Continental Collection“, Highlights Vol. 0, December, Athens
    • George Karousakis, “Adult Games, D. Lazaridou“, Bazaar issue 41, April, Athens
    • N. Xidakis, “Adventure Of the Color“, Kathimerini, 29 of Marz, Athens
    • The Artificial Enemy in Solitude“, Adesmeftos Typos, 21 of February, Athens
    • G. Alexiou, “Visual Feast“, Exhibitions News, 21 of February, Athens
    • Katerina Gregos, “Dimitra Lazaridou, Artificial Enemy”, Contemporary Visual Arts, issue 29, London
    • N. Xidakis, ”Fotografia”, Kathimerini, 19 of January, Athens
    • M. Maragou, “Sacred Smoke and Billiards”, Elefterotypia, 6 of April, Athens
  • 1999
    • R. Sacco, “Biennale di Fotografia” Iride-Torino, No 10, II, October, Turin
    • Paulo Levi, “La Mostra, D. Lazaridou” La Republica, 10 of October, Milan
    • A. Mistrangelo, “Ecco l’ Occidente esplorato dal clic” La Stampa, 17 of September, Milan
  • 1998
    • S. Pappa, “Dimitra Lazaridou”, Arti International, Vol. 39 Summer Issue
    • M. Pekridis,”Life Lights, D. Lazaridou”, E. Sunday Elefterotypia, Issue 358, February, Athens
    • M. Psara, “An Exhibition, a Journey”, Exostis 30 of January, Thessaloniki
    • N. Xidakis, “Odalisques & Air Chicago”, Kathimerini, 14 of January, Athens
    • W. Levantidis, “Chicago, a City without Sky“, To Orama, No 98, January, Thessaloniki
    • M. Ververidou, “Up North“, Ozon, issue 14, January, Athens
    • K. Kikeliadis, “Chicago in black & white background“, Agelioforos 14 of January, Thessaloniki
  • 1996
    • A. Papaioannou, EYE ART, the Photographic Magazine, issue 0-96, Athens