Biography
Nikos Papadimitriou was born in Chios. He studied painting and printmaking at the Athens School of Fine Arts. In 1995, with an Erasmus scholarship, he studied at the Edinburgh College of Art, and in 2000, he graduated with a Master's degree in visual communication from the University of Kent (Kent Institute of Art & Design).He has held 17 solo exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitions in Greece and internationally, including five Biennales (Sarajevo, Tel Aviv, Prague, Istanbul, and Athens). From 2002 to 2018, he taught at the University of West Attica (formerly TEI of Athens) as well as in other levels of education. In 2012 and 2013, he taught at Konkuk University in South Korea (KUB School of Design, Dynamic Media) as a visiting professor. He is an Assistant Professor at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Ioannina. Along with other artists, he founded the non-profit urban platform "Lo and Behold," which was active in Greece and Europe for a decade (2008–2018). He lives and works in Athens and Ioannina.
The competitive human nature has been the central theme of Niko Papadimitriou's artistic research in recent years. The human need for dominance and control, the anxiety to impose oneself on others, as an individual or as a collective, in various manifestations or forms, is the driving force behind his visual work. Papadimitriou uses a variety of materials and techniques to create drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, videos, or installations.
Exhibitions
Nikos Papadimitriou, Off Balance (27/03/2025)Nikos Papadimitriou, The end of the game (15/05/2021)
Works
