Maro Michalakakos

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MARO MICHALAKAKOS
Born 1967 in Athens. Lives and works in Athens

Studies
1987-1993 Ecole Superieure d' Arts de Cergy- Pontoise, Paris
1988-1989 Hochschule fur Bildende Kunst, Braunschweig

Solo Shows
2010 “Parallel Universes”, 511 Gallery, New York
2009 “Parallel Universe”, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center (I.T.C.A.C.), Athens
2007 Tint Gallery, Thessaloniki
2006 L’ Amore, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
2006 Patricia Dorfmann Gallery, Paris
2004 In Between, 511 Gallery, New York
2003 Le Poulet Dominical, Patricia Dorfmann Gallery
2001 Invitation to Dinner, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
1998 lleana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
1998 Exhibition on the Internet, www.artistsspace.org
1996 Patricia Dorfmann Gallery, Paris

Selected Group Shows
2011 “Escargothique, bizaraignée, éléphantasme…un bestiaire merveilleux”, (curated by Claude d’Anthenaise,
         Director of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature), Château de Pierrefonds, Oise
        “Drawing Stories 2” (curated by mis(s) group), Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
2010 “Drawing Stories” (curated by mis(s) group), 50-1 Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
2009 “Common View” (curated by Eleni Koukou, Katerina Tselou), National Theatre of Greece, Athens
        “I Like To Be Adorned” (curated by Maria Maragou), House of Cyprus, Athens
        “Ex-Machina” (curated by Katerina Tselou), Tsalapata Museum, Volos
        “Projections” (curated by Katerina Tselou), Panorama of European Cinema, Athens
        “Game Over”, Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
2008 “Common View” (curated by Ghislaine Dantan, Eleni Koukou), National Theatre of Greece, Athens
        “Bargain Prices on Elephant Gun” (curated by Katerina Nikou), Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
        “The Island”, Cosmos of culture, Athens
        “And Now?” (curated by Christina Petrinou), State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
2007 “Emergency room” (curated by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel), Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
        “Quiet Time”, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
        “Atropa Vanitas”, Cosmos of culture, Athens
2006 “Les Visiteurs”, Presentation of the FNAC* and the FRAC* collections, Château Chareil–Créteil, Auvergne, France
        “Mon pays c’est Paris”, Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
        “Versus” (curated by Paris Chaviaras), To Milo – Art Space, Athens
2005 “Summer Show”, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
        “Summer Show”, 511 Gallery, New York
2004 Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
        “Summer Show”, 511 Gallery, New York
        “Magic”, Vamiali’s Gallery, Athens
2003 “Penelopeia Project”, IMF Gallery, Washington
        “Visions”, Kappatos Gallery, Athens
2002 “Summer Show”, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
2001 “Invitation to Dinner”, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
2000 “Snapshot”, Baltimore Contemporary Museum, Baltimore
1999 “Skin”, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens
1998 “Fétiches et Fétichismes” (curated by Jean Michel Ribettes), Passage de Retz, Paris
1996 “Story Time”, Melina Mercuri Foundation, within the frame of the events organized to celebrate the
         publication of the 600th issue of Anti magazine

ART FAIRS
2010 ART-ATHINA ’10, International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Greece (I.T.C.A.C.)
2009 ART-ATHINA ’09, International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Greece (I.T.C.A.C.)
2006 SHOW OFF, Contemporary Art Fair, Paris
2005 FIAC ’05, Foire International d’Art Contemporain, Paris (Galerie Patricia Dorfmann)
2004 FIAC ’04, Foire International d’Art Contemporain, Paris (Galerie Patricia Dorfmann)
2003 FIAC ’03, Foire International d’Art Contemporain, Paris (Galerie Patricia Dorfmann)
2002 MIART, Fiera Internazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (I.T.C.A.C.)
        ART-ATHINA ’02, International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, Greece (I.T.C.A.C.)
2000 ARCO, International Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid (I.T.C.A.C.)
1999 ARCO, International Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid (I.T.C.A.C.)
        ART-ATHINA ’99, International Contemporary Art Fair, Athens (I.T.C.A.C.)

PROJECTS
2009 “Beautiful Escape”, Installation for the Hermes store in Athens
        “Exit Liquid”, Installation for the ReMap KM 2 Project, within the frame of the Athens’s 2nd Biennale of
        Contemporary Art Parallel Program

AWARDS
2006 Nomination for the Castellon County Painting Prize, Valencia, Madrid

Maro Michalakakos’ works have been purchased by FNAC (Fonds Nationale d’art Contemporain, France) as well as by various private collectors

* FNAC: Fonds Nationale d’art Contemporain
* FRAC: Fonds Régional d’art Contemporain