Hi there! 
I'm Lefteris Yakoumakis, a painter and
illustrator from Athens, Greece.
I'd like to be able to draw like Jean-Marc Reiser, paint like Barnet Newman
and fight like Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio someday. Until then...
This is my portfolio.
Biography
Lefteris Yakoumakis was born in Athens, Greece in 1984. He studied Art at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2003-2008)
where he specialized in painting.He divides his time between Greece and Iceland.
Group shows:
- 2006 ANATHENA, DESTE foundation, Athens, Greece.
- 2007 The Day After Tomorrow -The Next Tortured Genius, Monkdogz gallery, New York, USA.
- 2008 Vitruvius' Herritage, Aggelon Vima gallery, Athens, Greece.
- 2009 5th Biennale of the Students of the Greek Schools of Fine Arts, Attiko Metro's exhibition space, Athens, Greece.
- 2010 Fine Arts Awards 2010 of the University of Ioannina, Municipal Gallery, Ioannina. Greece.
- 2011 Art4more 2011, The Hub events, Athens, Greece.
- 2013 Meet the Artist, Myro gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 2014 Blek, Bláa húsið, Siglufjörður, Iceland.
- 2016 Stingur í augun nr2, Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri, Hjalteyri,Iceland.
Solo shows:
- 2011 Mistakes on Canvas, Vryssaki Art space, Athens, Greece.
- 2014 Notes. Before and After the journey, Fotagogos, Athens, Greece.
- 2015 Íbúðar málverk og hugsanir um ferðina í kjölfarið, Mjólkurbúðin Gallery, Akureyri, Iceland.
- 2017 There's no God west of Salina, Kompan Alþýðuhúsinu, Siglufjörður, Iceland.
- 2017 Totus Floreo, Fotagogos, Athens, Greece.
Residencies:
- December 2010, Herhúsið, Siglufjörður, Iceland.
- March-April 2011 Kanaal10, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- October 2015, Kansas City International Residency at the Artists Coalition, Kansas City. U.S.A.
Press
English:
- Lefteris Yakoumakis: Sanctuary and Sagas in Iceland, by Nancy Campbell
- Lefteris Yakoumakis’ Insightful Drawings: An Icelandic Tale, by Margarita Akritidou for The culture trip
Greek:
- Συνέντευξη στη Νόρα Ράλλη για την Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών
- Συνέντευξη στη Μαριλένα Αστραπέλου για το ένθετο πολιτισμού της εφημερίδας Το Βήμα
- Συνέντευξη στη Λήδα Αδαμάκη - Τράντου για την Popaganda
- Συνέντευξη στη Δανάη Δραγωνέα για το VICE
For inquiries, commissions or if you just
want to say hello you can contact me at
photo by Nikos Katsaros