ELEANNA BALESI

Degrees

 

2016-2018 MFA, Master in Fine Arts, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, ASFA.

2011-2016 Fine Arts and Art Sciences, University of Ioannina.

 

Organizational initiatives

2019 Part of Athens ArtCore(association of artist-run spaces in Athens).

2018-present, Co-founder, co-curator, Backspace, Athens.

2018 Curator, ''Arktou Parousis'', 6th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.

 

Solo Exhibitions

2021 CHAPPED LIPS, Closingsoonart, Athens.

2020  Living in ''Tutorian'' Times, BacktoAthens7 Festival by CHEAPART/Athens Intersection, Backspace, Athens.

2017 ''Recapture'', Saristra Festival, Kefalonia.

2016 ''Golden Aid'', Offspaces Young Artists Program, Artwall, Athens.

 

Group Exhibitions

 

2021

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''If anything survives- Archaeologies, Utopias & the Void'', Potential Project production, Athens.

''Openshowstudio's'', Vitrina project, Athens.

''Profiles of the Future'', Back to Athens 8, Athens.

''WHAT IS REAL?'',The Real house, Brooklyn, NY.

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2020

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''In the name'',CHEAPART gallery/Athens Intersection.(The exhibition takes part in AAvirtual / Art-Athina)Athens.

''Cement)'', Backspace, Athens.

''Four (plus one) Elements  |Fire'', Kinono Tinos Art Gathering, Residency.

 

2019

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''Art Athina'',Zappeion Mansion, CHEAPART gallery booth.

''Electris/How to think like a mountain'' ,NEON grants, Samothrace.

''Neighborhood, Watch Area'',Bo.Ba crew,24h Residency, MEME, Athens.

''How to stay in the closet'', Bo.Ba crew, Platforms project, Backspace, Athens.

''Starting Point'', Backspace, Athens.

''Bunker'', Athens Intersection / CHEAPART, Athens.

 

2018

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''Strange Days'', 6th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens. 

''Camisa'', 6th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.

''Open Studio'', M.F.A, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens.

''New Historical of Athens School of Fine Arts choose'', Trii Art Hub, Athens. 

 

2017

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''The Mandela Effect'', Cheapart, Athens.

''A Collection of Painful Art'', Artwall, Athens.

8th Biennale of young Artist, Thessaloniki.

''Artists in Athens-City of Crisis'', Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin.

''Artists in Athens-City of Crisis'', Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens.

''BeMyArtGuest'', 5th Back to Athens Festival, Athens.

''VIA'', 5th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.

Insitu Residency, ''EPITOPOY'', Andros.

Documenta14, Open Studio,''Education Program'',MFA, Athens.

 

2016

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''Reculture 4'', Patra.

''Powerfool'' Cooperation with Cheapart gallery and Offspaces Young Artists Program, Flat 1, Vienna.

 

2015

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Insitu Residency, ''EPITOPOY'', Andros.

Street Art Festival (SAF), Thessaloniki.

 

2014

''Effective Spaces'', Inspire Festival, Thessaloniki(MMCA).

''International date against woman's violence'',SocArtes team, Athens.

''I need a hero/Valuable matters in valuable times'', Action Field Kodra,Thessaloniki.

''Paraliart'', Nea Paralia, Thessaloniki.

 

2013

9th International Festival of Digital Art and New Media, Athens Video Art Festival, Athens.

 

Grants

2019 ''Electris/How to think like a mountain.' NEON grants, Samothrace. Curated by Dimitra Tsiaouskoglou.

 

Interviews

 

The Greek Art Newspaper (Ta Nea tis Technis), "Dyo Opseis" by Georg Georgakopoulos, edition 234 (September-November 2017).

 

p-art-icipate.net. Online Contemporary Art & Culture Publication (Cooperation University of Salzburg / University Mozarteum)

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