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COSTA LEFKOCHIR

Born in Heraclion, Crete, (August 30, 1952)

In 1976, he graduated from the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Liege, Belgium. Since then he lives and works in Belgium and on the island of Paros, Cyclades, Greece. He has two nationalities, Greek and Belgian.

His work can be seen in the Town Hall of Heraklion (Crete), at the Musee Royale de Mariemont (Belgium) at the Bibliotheque Royale Albert 1er (Brussels), at the bibliotheque du Carre d'Art (Nimes), in the collections of the Belgian-French Community, at the head office of the Generale de Banque (Fortis) Brussels, at the Bibliotheque National de Luxemburg, at the Pinacotheque of the city of Athens, at the haed office of the Walloon Government (Namur), at the Royal Walloon Opera, and at the Musee du Livre (Brussels)...

SELECTED ONE MAN SHOWS

1979 Paris, Plaza Opera Madeleine

1980 Liege (Belgium), Galerie du Cercle des Beaux-Arts

1982 Liege (Belgium), Galerie Orphea. Heraclion (Crete) Basilique Saint-Marc

1984 Dortmynd (Germany), International Contemporary Art Fair. Liege (Belgium) Galerie Orphea. Dusseldorf (Germany), Barbara Eicke Gallery

1985 Heraclion (Crete), Basilique Saint-Marc

1986 Antwerp (Belgium) Suzzanne and Gustave Ambach Gallery. Brussels (Belgium), Fine Art Gallery

1987 Liege (Belgium) In the Artists Studio: GUSTIN AND LEFKOCHIR Exhibition. Paris, Espace d'Art -Agence Mondiale d'Information (Word Information Agency)

1988 Athens (Greece), Elanthos Gallery. Namur (Belgium), Maison de la Poesie. (The Poetry House)

1989 Eck en Wiel (Netherlands), Galerie de Beerenburght. Wepion (Belgium), Denise et Christian Minet's private space. Ghent (Belgium), LINEART, Contemporary Art Fair, Galerie Stenbock-Fermor. Kortijk (Belgium), CLASSIC, Galerie Stenbock-Fermor.

1990 Stockholm (Sweeden), ART FAIR, Stenbock-Fremor Gallery. Ghent (Belgium), Galerie Stenbock- Fermor. Spa (Belium) Galerie Didier Fettweis. Eck en Wiel (Netherlands), Galerie de Beerenburght

1991 Marche (Belgium), Galerie Gurler and Arts Centre. Eupen (Belgium), VALENTIN Art Gallery. Ghent (Belgium), LINEART, Galerie Didier Fettweis

1992 Eck en Wiel ( Nehterlands),Galerie de Beerenburght. Brussels (Belgium), Galerie Ruben Forni. Paris, Galerie Didier Champel. Spa (Belgium), Galerie Didier Fettweis. Damme (Belgium), Galerie Indigo.

1993 Brussels, Head Office of the Generale de Banque (Fortis). Antwerp (Belgium), Galerie Van Der Planken. La Hulpe (Belgium), Galerie Its Art 1st.

1994 Eck en Wiel (Netherlands), Galerie de Beerenburhgt

1995 Brussels, Galerie Ruben Forni. Paris, Galerie Michel Ray. Lunel (France), Louis Feuillade Arts Centre, Corine Maeght. Liege (Belgium), Emulation, Costa << Lefkochir and the Poets>>. Liege (Belgium), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC). Paros (Greece), Arts Space. Stavelot (Belgium), Art Fair, Galerie Ruben Forni.

1996 Nimes (France), La Chapelle des Jesuites, Corine Maeght. Ferrieres (Belgium), La Maison d'Images. Liege (Belgium), Orphea Contemporary Art. Barcelona (Spain), International Art Fair, Corine Meaght. Hannut (Belgium), saint Christopher Church, <<Chemine de Vie>> (The way of life).

1997 Athens (Greece), Contemporary Art Centre, Arts Centre. Eck en Wiel (Netherlands), Galerie de Beerenburght. Brussels, Galerie Ruben Forni. Damme (Belgium), Galerie Indigo.

1998 Paris, Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke. Luxemburg, Galerie La Cite. Waterloo (Belgium), Galerie Its Art 1st. Athens (Greece), Galerie Aenaon. Beaucaire (France), La Galerie d'Art. Ghent (Belgium), LINEART Art Fair, Galerie Art Forum (Antwerp).

1999 Antwerp, Galerie Art Forum. Brussels J. Bastien Art. Eck en Wiel (Netherlands), Galerie de Beerenburght. Antwerp, Instalations in lofts- organisation: Galerie Art Forum.

2000 Liege, instalation and intervention in a private house (L'Hoest family). Paris, Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke. Cachan (France), CIACC - Pascal Vanhoecke.

2001 Beaucaire (France), Galerie Municipale de la Ville. Antwerp, Galerie Art Forum.