LYDIA DAMBASSINA

Born 1951,Thessaloniki, Greece

Lives and works in Athens and Paris

1998-2002

Art Director for films production

1984-1990

Researcher for Psychiatric Epidemiology to Paris and Athens

1978

Ecole des Beaux-arts, Grenoble, France

1977

Psychopathology (DESPP) and Science of Education, Grenoble, France

1966

Move to France and studies painting and music to Lyon and Paris

 

S o l o    e x h i b i t i o n s

2012

"Party's over - Starts over", State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

2007

“Real freedoms”, Eglise Saint Eustache, Nuit Blanche,October 7, Paris

“Family Story”, Espace Abraham Joly, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Genève

“Family Story I”, Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens

“Real freedoms”, Zita-Mi Gallery, Unfair, Athens and Thessaloniki

2005

“Family Story”, Zita-Mi Gallery, Art-fair 2005, Athens

2000

“Les matelas ne disparaîtront jamais”, Institut Français, Thessaloniki

Artio gallery, Athens

1997

Zita-Mi Gallery, Thessaloniki

Metamorfosis Gallery, Thessaloniki

1996

Gallery 3, Athens

1995

Antonia Havani Gallery, Corfu

1994

Zita-Mi Gallery, Thessaloniki

Vourkariani Gallery, Kea

1989

Zita-Mi Gallery, Thessaloniki

1986

Psychico Gallery, Athens

1984

Zita-Mi Gallery, Thessaloniki

 

G r o u p    e x h i b i t i o n s

2011

"Proposal for the Monument dedicated to the Holocaust Jewish Victims in Athens", Jewish Museum of Greece, Athens

"Σύγχρονη Ελληνίδα", The Hub, Athens

2010

"I would like to give you my heart for ever Ζήτα-Μι 1955-2010", Zita Mi gallery at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

"Τάσεις Φυγής" – Escapism", Kourd Gallery, Athens

Kunsthalle Athena. An initiative of curator and writer Marina Fokidis and runs under the supervision of Marina Fokidis and Sotirios Bahtsetzis. Metaxourgio Kerameikos, Athens


"Away and Boil Your Head", selected works from the 1st & 2nd Athens Biennales | an exhibition curated by XYZ | within the project "OTHERS: Mediterranean views on contemporary art. The biennials of art of Marrakech, Istanbul, Athens in Palermo Museo Riso and Catania Fondazione Puglisi Cosentino, Palazzo Valle

2009

"Heaven", 2nd Athens Biennial, How Many Angels Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?", curated by Christopher Marinos, Athens, Greece.

2008

"Environment, Action 08", Villa Kazouli, Athens

Installation, dance group Ad Lib, Athens Festival, Athens

2007

“Topoi”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

“Topoi”, Benaki Museum, Athens

“Heterotopias”, 1st Biennale of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

2006

“Flowers in Contemporary Art”, Benaki Museum, Athens

Installation, dance group Ad Lib, Athens

2005

“Caravanserai”, Artistic Exchanges, International Forum of Visual Art & Art Events, Contemporary Art Center of Caucasus, Tibilisi

“Dialogues 2005”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

“Unclaimed Luggage”, Artrageous Group, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid

2004

"Cosmopolis1", Ten countries of SE Europe, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
Greek Embassy, Istanbul

2003

“Art and Airports”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, CEE Greek Presidency, Thessaloniki

“300+1”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

“Women/Beyond Borders II”, Cross Cultural Exhibition

2000

“The Paradise is a personal matter”, 90 mn film Art Director, [D.Arapoglou], Athens

1998

“New Acquisitions II”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art,Thessaloniki

1997

"New Acquisitions I", Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

"De Valigia", Cross Cultural Exhibition, Cultural capital of Europe,Thessaloniki

"Montrouge – Athènes", 42e Salon de Montrouge, Paris

1996

“Women/Beyond Borders II”, Cross Cultural Exhibition

1982

“Centenaire du jouet Français”, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

1980

Zita-Mi Gallery, with Sculptor Yves Fajnberg, Thessaloniki

“Bateau ivre”, Aenaon Dance Theater, Director Daniel Lommel, assistant stage designer Akrithakis, Athens