Dimitris Vasileiou was born in Athens and received his first lessons in painting from the visual artist (painter and engraver) Antonis Apergis (1938-2018). From 1983 to 1988, he studied painting at the 1st Workshop of the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.) under the guidance of Dimitris Mytaras (1934-2017). At the same time, he attended courses in the engraving and stage design departments of A.S.F.A. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions (Gallery 7, 1990, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Galatsi, 1992, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 1993, etc.). He has also participated in many group exhibitions (Gallery TITANIUM, 1988; National Research Foundation, 1989; “Contemporary Greek Painting,” Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, 1994; and the Municipal Art Gallery of Rhodes – Museum of Modern Greek Art, S.E.D., 2005 and 2006). He participated in the group exhibition of S.E.D. organized by the Dodecanese Prefecture as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Integration of the Dodecanese, which took place at the Nestorideion Museum of Modern Greek Art, and in many others: “Eros: A Driving Force,” Polyhoros Telchines (2006); “18 Educators, Visual Artists at ART PARK” (2007); “The Middle Ages in the Dodecanese,” French Lodge, S.E.D. (2007); “40 Artists at the Old Faliro City Hall,” S.E.D., (October 2007); “Almost 20,” 19 visual arts teachers exhibit at the French Lodge (November-December 2007); and a group exhibition of Painting and Sculpture titled “Art Seriously Benefits Health,” with twenty artists at the French Lodge, etc.
Since 1995, he has served in Public Education as a teacher of art subjects, drawing, and Art History in Gymnasiums and Lyceums in Rhodes. He has been involved in stage design, ceramics, and wood carving. He is a member of the C.F.A.G. (Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece), the Association of Art Teachers, and the Panhellenic Network for Theater and Performing Arts in Education (IDEA).
The visual compositions of Dimitris Vasileiou in oil on canvas, watercolors, and pastels emphasize the human figure and the nature surrounding it, creating, through an expressionistic perspective and a balance of color contrasts, a “journey on the map” of a dreamlike universe, where a sense of nostalgia is reflected, along with the need to seek freedom and achieve harmony in the inseparable relationship between human-nature-art.
