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– Short Bios

Manos Venieris, a multidisciplinary artist focusing on painting, contemporary illustration as well as tattooing and graffiti. He studied graphic design and illustration and has worked as an art director in advertising for several years. Maintaining an inquiring mind he kept seeking expression through other practices and cofounded “Busybee creative”, “Reach people” and last but not least GPO art collective bringing together 12 very talented individuals, exhibiting art as well as publishing zines and books. Today he works from his private studio and travels, setting goals, doing art, tattooing, collaborating and chasing his dreams and ambitions.
→ www.manosvenieris.com
→ @manos_venieris
→ @noairnofire

Stathis Tsemberlidis has been publishing comic books, producing short animated films and co-curating the science fiction anthology Decadence since 2003. He has participated in notable festivals, including Comics Art Brooklyn, the Tokyo Art Book Fair and Offprint at Tate Modern, while he has exhibited his work at solo and group shows in England, Estonia, Norway and France. He lives and works between Copenhagen and Athens.
→ decadencecomics.com
→ @decadencecomics

Born in Athens in 1972, Nektarios Pappas helmed Vinyl Microstore, a legendary record shop in downtown Athens, between 1996 and 2010, which spawned several cultural projects with a strong surrealist undertone, including a record label, a festival, a web radio and more. He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Zafos Xagoraris, in 2019. His creative practice includes painting, screenprinting, performance, sound installations and public interventions.
→ nektatiospappas.com

Jola was born in Karditsa in 1983 and currently lives in Athens. His work encompasses a variety of disciplines, including graphic design, illustration, calligraphy, screen printing and mural painting. He is a renowned graffiti artist in the local underground scene and regularly produces artwork for recording artists and independent labels. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, while his work has been published both in Greece and abroad. He has been a founding member of independent publishing label Untitled-1 since 2015.
→ jola818.blogspot.com
→ @jola818
→ untitled-1.org

Born in 1979, George Tourlas has studied painting and digital arts in Athens and abroad and has participated in numerous exhibitions. His work has been featured in Le Dernier Cri, United Dead Artists, Good vs Evil and other international publications. He is currently producing album covers, gig posters and band logos for Seagrave Records, while in 2018 he started his own label θώς, where he releases limited edition zines, apparel and accessories.
→ @tourlas_g
→ @th_0_w_s

Born in Athens in 1985, Viktor Gogas is a graphic designer with a background in visual communication and printing. Professionally active since 2006, he joined forces with G. Axiotis and O. Tsolkas at creative design agency Bend in 2010, while he has been a founding member of independent publishing label Untitled-1 since 2015. He is an avid supporter of indie publishing and regularly donates his services to various cultural initiatives. His creative output ranges from branding and identity systems to book design, illustration and typography.
→ bend.gr
→ untitled-1.org

Born in Paris in 1983, Adrien Angelopoulos currently lives and works in Athens, where he grew up. He studied graphic design at the LISAA School of Art & Design and lithography at Les Ateliers des Beaux Arts in Paris. Following his graduation, he worked as a freelance designer but his innate need for greater freedom and the pursuit of artistry led him to return and settle in Athens. He has exhibited at more than 40 group shows in Athens, Paris, New York and Basel.
→ @aerosoulheart