BIOGRAPHY OF PANAGIOTIS TOUNTAS

Born in Athens in 1965.
From 1984 to 1986 he studied graphic design at the "Vakalo" School of Applied Visual Arts, and from 1986 to 1992 he continued his studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts under P. Tetsis. He also studied Sculpture with S. Valasakis and Engraving with Th. Exarchopoulos.

He has participated in many group exhibitions, the most important of which are:
1990. A.S.K.T. student exhibition in Rethymno
1993. A.S.K.T. graduate exhibition at the National Gallery, and an exhibition at the "Aenaon" Art Gallery in Athens
1994. Young artists' salon at the "Aenaon" Art Gallery
1996. 1997, 1999, "Miranda" Art Gallery in Hydra
2000. "Skoufa" Art Gallery with the theme "our model Mary" in Athens
2001. G. Fine Arts Exhibition Center Karydis in Filothei
2002. Exhibition "Visual Impressions" at the "Historical Museum Archive of Hydra"
2003. "Melina Mercouri" cultural center of Hydra
2004. "Miranda" Art Gallery
2006. Exhibition on the theme "Once upon a time there was Penelope Delta" at the College of Athens
2007. Exhibition "Greek Landscape" G. Karydis Center for Visual Arts
2008. Beijing. Exhibition of Greek artists in view of the Olympic Games “Landscape on the Island” Skoufa Art Gallery Athens “Aegina of the Painters” Cultural Center “Melina Mercouri” Athens
2009. “15 Painters Paint” Hydra “Historical Museum Archive of Hydra “It Happened in Athens” Cultural Center “Melina Mercouri” Athens Painting Exhibition, Bonicos Gallery.
2010. Exhibition “Tracing Constantinople”, Istanbul, Technopolis, Gazi. Exhibition “Human Measures”, Melina Mercouri Cultural Center, Athens.
2011. “Greek Artists for Human Rights”, Municipality of Athens.
2012. “Ninety postcards from Smyrna” IANOS
2013. “Stadium Street” IANOS Multi-Cultural Center
2015 “Creation of forms. The human form in the work of 30 Greek artists”, S.G art gallery,
2016, “Animalia” IANOS Multi-Cultural Center
2021 “I know you by the look of faces of 21”

Solo Exhibitions
2000. Art Gallery "Tyrins" in Karditsa
2002. Art Gallery "Rodavgi"
2003. Art Gallery "Peritechnon"
2006. Art Gallery "Skoufa"
2007. Art Gallery "Atrion" Thessaloniki
2012. Art Gallery "Skoufa"
2014 Historical Archive Hydra Museum Hydra
2019 “Marina Keas gallery”, Tzia
2021 Historical Archive Hydra Museum Hydra

His works are in the collections of the Hellenic Parliament, ALPHA BANK, the art galleries of Agrinio and the municipality of Cholargos, the municipality of Hydra, the Emfietzoglou collection as well as other private collections.