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 (DESS) 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

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

 

2010

Kunsthalle Athena. An initiative of curator and writer Marina Fokidis and runs under the supervision of Marina Fokidis and Sotirios Bahtsetzis. Metaxourgio Kerameikos, Athens 13 -17May 2010

Instabul, Athens, Marrakech, Palermo, Catania Riso Museo d’Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia, Palermo (a selection from 3rd AiM International Biennale Marrakech)

Fondazione Puglisi Cosentino, Palazzo Valle, Catania (a selection from XI International Instabul Biennal and Athens Biennale) 10 July – 28 November 2010 (vernissage 8 and 9 July 2010)

2009

2d Athens Biennale, Heaven

2008

“Environment, Action 08”, Curated by Yiannis Bolis, Villa Katsouli, 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, Tbilisi

“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, curated by Ali Akay, 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