Antonios Aspromourgos
United States
Born of Greek parents in West Berlin, Germany, Antonios was educated in Greece, graduating from the AKTO School of Fine Arts. He began his career as a graphic designer and became the Art Director at several high-profile magazines and publishing houses (Vogue – Liberis Publications, Nitro / Downtown – IMAKO). From 1993 to 2015, he worked in several fields, freelancing in illustration, graphic design, painting, and education. He specialized in fashion, children’s books, cover art and character illustration, mastering techniques in different mediums. For the past five years, Antonios has worked exclusively as a fine art painter. Antonios’ work has been exhibited in magazines (Vogue, Status, Life & Style, Mirror, Madame Figaro, Playboy, Nitro, Lipstick, Marie Claire, FHM, Free), books (Eugene Trivizas, Christoph Galfard, Viky Kayia, Christina Politi), compact digital discs (Heaven Records, FM Records), television (Mega Channel), large-scale banners (National Book Center Of Greece) and special presentations (Eugenides Foundation and Olympic Airways). As an educator, Antonios has taught courses in color theory, drawing, fashion design and children’s book illustration at Athens College. Antonios Aspromourgos maintains a studio in Athens, Greece and moved to San Diego in 2016 to establish his California studio.
Recent Exhibitions:
2020 - Group Exhibition, Art Auction Exhibition, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California. 2019 - Group Exhibition, Artist Alliance 2019 Biennial, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside California. 2019 – Group Exhibition, International Guild Of Realism, 14th Annual Juried Exhibition, Alexandria, Virginia. 2019 – Group Exhibition, “Growing Wild”, The Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California. 2016 – Solo Exhibition, Thiseas Art Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus. 2015 – Solo Exhibition, “Elements”, Elisium Hotel, Mykonos, Greece. 2015 – Solo Exhibition, “Fluo-senses”, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Elliniko-Argyroupoli, Athens. 2014 - Solo Exhibition, “Mediterranean Figures”, Elisium Hotel, Mykonos, Greece. 2014 - Group Exhibition, The Municipal Gallery of Piraeus, Greece. 2009 - “The Immortality of the Heavens” Athens Planetarium, Athens, Greece. The Eugenides Foundation acquired 15 of these celestial paintings for the permanent collection of the Athens Planetarium.
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