Aristides Balanos

Born in Athens Greece, Aristides Balanos grew up beside the sea.

Raised by an artist, he began exploring different media at an early age. With his focus on industrial design he received a degree in Engineering in 1988. After working in design in Berlin and Paris he returned to Greece in 1995. There on the island of Santorini his childhood foundation in art history, great love of the sea and formal training in engineering found expression on canvas. Inspired by the powerful currents of the Aegean and the shifting winds his dramatic seascapes and majestic ships are a testament to the enduring relationship of humans with the sea. For the past ten years he exhibited his work in Santorini and in Athens at Psychi Galleries.

Aristides Balanos currently lives and works in Montreal, Canada.

His work can be found at:

Avenue Art Gallery
10 King St.
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
www.avenueart.ca

Trinity Galleries
128 Germain Street
Saint John, New Brunswick
Canada
www.trinitygalleries.ca

Magdalaine Monast
La Malbaie, Quebec
Canada

Rouge Gallery
208 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
www.rougegallery.ca

Pilar Shephard Art Gallery
82 Great George Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Canada
www.pilarshephard.com

Lighthouse Gallery
102-45 Bastion Square
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

The Hermitage Club
Magog, Quebec
Canada

Zygos Gallery
256 Kifissias Ave.
Athens
Greece
www.galeriezygos.com

... and also in private collections worldwide.

Shows & Exhibitions

March 2009 - Solo Show, Lofts Corticelli, Montreal, Québec
April 2008 - Duo Exhibition, Château Saint Ambroise, Montréal, Québec
June 20007 - Duo Exhibition, Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick
April 2007 - Group Exhibition, Château Saint Ambroise, Montréal, Québec
Dec. 2006 - Solo Exhibition, Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2001 - 2004 - Artist / Proprietor, Psychi Gallery, Athens, Greece
1994 - 2001 - Artist / Proprietor, Psychi Gallery, Santorini, Greece
1999 - Group show, Cultural Center of Neo Psychiko, Athens, Greece
1994 - 1995 - Freelance Artist, Paris, France
1992 - 1993 - Freelance Artist, Berlin, Germany