Christos Ghionis
Christos Ghionis was born in 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He started painting in 2004. His works have been shown in ten group exhibitions since 2005. He lives and works in Athens, Greece.
Artistic Statement
In my artistic journey, I employ vivid colors in complementary juxtapositions, using oil paint as my chosen medium. Influenced by the boldness of the German Expressionists and inspired by the surrealism of Giorgio de Chirico, my work unfolds in a surrealist context. A chromatically contrasted palette forms the foundation of my current visual language. Inspiration comes from many sources — nature, visual art, verbal narrative. My work succeeds when viewers read it through their own experience, letting my interpretation of the surrounding environment trigger their own stories. I began painting at forty, in a municipal workshop, and have since developed through self-study into a visual language that invites individual interpretation.
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2024 | Diagenesis — Chili Art Gallery, Athens, Greece |
| 2020 | Alex in Wonderland, ACT II — The Project Gallery, Athens, Greece |
| 2019 | Surprise X — The Project Gallery, Athens, Greece |
| 2018 | Surprise 9 — EARTH K44, Athens, Greece |
| 2015 | Surprise 6 — Global Edition — 9 Ένεα, Athens, Greece |
| 2014 | Surprise V — Special Edition — Romantso, Athens, Greece |
| 2012 | Surprise 4 — Technochoros/Gazi, Athens, Greece |
| 2012 | Spectrum — Technochoros/Gazi, Athens, Greece |
| 2008 | Ante Portas — Ianos Art Space, Athens, Greece |
| 2005 | Lightboxes — Alecton, Athens, Greece |