DANIL 1924-2008

• 1924 Born in Pyrgos of Ilia.
• 1943-44 He studied Medicine which abandoned in order to study painting.
• 1944-47 He studied in F.A.O.S., Partheni’s studio.
• 1954 Leaves for Paris with three years scholarship and until then he leaves and works in Paris.

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

• 1964 Galerie j.Paris
• 1967 Ateneo. Sala del Prado. Madrid,Spain.
• 1971 Goethe Institute. Athens
• 1982 Grabowsky Gallery. London. Art place Desmos. Athens.
• 1975 Gallerie L. Francois. Paris.
• 1977 French Institute. Retroactive, 1961-1977. Athens.
• 1979 Poliplano. Artworks since 1945-1953. Athens. Cultural company of Pyrgos, retrospective, 1945-1979.
• 1981 Gallery Medusa. Athens Galerie Comedie de Caen. Caen, France.
• 1984 French Institute. Thessaloniki.
• 1987 Diaspro Art Center. Leukosia, Cyprus.
• 1990 Gallerie La Collegiale, France. Centre of Modern Art. Ileana Tounta. Athens.
• 1993 Gallery AD. Athens.
• 1997 Retroactive. Europian capital of culture 1997. Jeni Tzami. Thessaloniki.
• 2001 Gallery Zina Athanasiadi, Thessaloniki
• 2003 Gallery Stigma/ Batagianni gallery, Athens.
• 2007 Pyrgos municipal art gallery

TEAM EXHIBITIONS (CHOICE)

• 1956 Cite Universitaire. National Exhibition, Paris.
• 1962 Museum of Modern Art. Greek painters and sculptors. Paris.
• 1964 La Fenice. “Three suggestions for a new Greek sculpture” Venice, Italy. Centre Americain de Paris. Workshop Libre Paris. Gallerie H.Legendre. The Box and the Content. Paris.
• 1965 Biennale de Sao Paolo. Brazil. Gallery Astor. Transformations parallels. Athens. Panellinios. Zapio. Athens. Centre of technological applications “The Object”. Athens.
• 1968 “Avant-Garde Griechland”. Berlin. Frankfurt. Kunstverein. Stutgard.
• 1968-71 Salon de Mai. Museum of Modern Art, Paris.
• 1969 Salon de Mai (choice) Museum of Modern Art, Beligrad.
• 1960 Bonino Gallery. “Art concepts from Europe”, New York. L’homme de la science la societe Maison de la culure. Nanterre. Festival International d’art contemporain. Museum of Modern Art Sendai and Yokohama. Japan.
• 1974-90 Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui. Paris.
• 1974-95 «Salons Comparaisons », Grand Palais, Paris.
• 1977 National painting exhibition. CAGNES SUR MER. France. « The generation of Middlewar ». Art. Thessaloniki.
• 1979 “The open and closed book”, Victoria and Albert. Museum. London. “Images of Greek Art” Zapio. Athens.
• 1982 “Europalia 82” Palais de baux arts. Brussels.
• 1983 « K.P. Kavafi’S exhibition » Centres G.Pompidou. Paris.
• 1986 « Memories-Transformations-Quests » National Art Gallery. Athens « Capital of Culture ». “Greek Artists on France”. Museum of Rhodes.
• 1986 «physiognomy of post war art in Greece ». Municipal Art Gallery. Athens
• 1989 Biennale Istanbul 2. Istanbul. “Nul Dimension” GAL. New space. Fulda. Germany. “Hommage” A.H. Strazewsky. Gal Rekwizytomia. Wrocklaw. Poland. “Hommage” A.H.Strazewsky. Gal. Idee. Zoetermeer, Holland
• 1992 “Tranformations of Modern. Greek experience”. National gallery. Athens.
• 1995 Europian cultural centre of Delfoi. Delfoi.
• 1996 Contemporary centre of Art. Larisa.
• 1998 Retrospective. National Art gallery. Athens.
• 2004 ‘ Art Athina’ Batagianni gallery Athens

DANIL’S BOOKS BEEN PUBLISHED:

• “Painting Acting and Thought” Gallery Desmos. 1983
• “Kiaroskouro A!”, 1982
• “Choices drom the diary 1973-1985” Published by Nefeli
• “Notes. Atelier Danil 1970-1990” Published by Batagianni Gallery and Futura. 2008