Lefteris OlympiosArtist · Cyprus / Amsterdam

Lefteris Olympios

Exhibitions

2022

The Cyprus Drawings

Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018

The Story of Neophytos the Recluse

Local Ethnological Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work,
Lefkara, Cyprus

Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece

2018

AUTO-BIO

Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2016

Violated Beauty

Haagse Oud-Katholieke Kerk and Galerie 44, The Hague, The Netherlands

Falcons at Kolossi

Kolossi Castle, Kolossi, Cyprus (Curator: Marina Christodoulidou)

Reconciliation: Seven Pieces for the Anglican Centre in Rome

The Anglican Centre, Palazzo Doria Pamfilj, Rome, Italy (Curator: Dana English)

2014

Violated Beauty

Domkerk, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Curator: Liesbeth de Jong)

Leontios Macheras’ Exegeses

Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicoisia, Nicosia, Cyprus (Curator: Demetra Bakirtzi)

2013

A Matter of Choice

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

Leontios Macheras’ Exegeses

Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens, Greece (Curator: Ioanna Alexandri)

2012

Facing Byzantium

Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens, Greece (Curator: Ioanna Alexandri)

2011

The Journey

Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

2010

Permanent installation of the work A Matter of Choice

Catholic chapel of Emmaus, Arnhem, The Netherlands

2008

Panagies tis Omorfias

Astrolavos Dexameni, Athens, Greece

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

Deposition

The Historical Archives – Museum of Hydra, Hydra, Greece (Curator: Hans Hendrikx)

2007

Eleonora’s Gown

Lola Nicolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

3 Units

Morfi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Antonis Danos)

Panagies tis Omorfias

Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2005

Eleonora’s Gown

Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Pierides Museum-Marfin Laiki Bank, Larnaca, Cyprus

Deposition

Kypriaki Gonia Gallery, Larnaca, Cyprus (Curator: Antonis Danos)

2004

Katharsis

Bey Hamam, Thessaloniki, Greece (Curator: Efthimia Georgiadou-Kountoura)

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

2003

Promise

Casa del Lago, Mexico City, Mexico (Curator: Xavier Martinez Ramirez)

2002

Promise

Astrolavos Dexameni, Athens, Greece (Curator: Efi Strousa)

2001

Promise

Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Old Archaeological Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece (Curator: Efthimia Georgiadou- Kountoura)

1998

Philoxenia

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

1997

Philoxenia

Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1996

Shells

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

1995

Shells

Josine Bokhoven Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Deposition

Kreonides Art Gallery, Athens, Greece

House of Cyprus, Athens, Greece

1993

Greek Landscapes

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

Epoches Art Gallery, Athens, Greece

1992

Greek Landscapes

Imago Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1991

The Procession

Astrolavos, Piraeus, Greece

1990

The Procession

Imago Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

1989

The Queens

Nees Morfes Gallery, Athens, Greece

Iniochos

Morfi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus

1988

Dutch Landscapes

Imago Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1987

Dutch Landscapes

De Blauwe Kiekendief Gallery, De Bilt, The Netherlands

Plaka Gallery, Deventer, The Netherlands

1986

Figures

Populier Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Plaka Gallery, Deventer, The Netherlands

Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

1985

One World Poetry

Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018

Portraits

Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Efi Kyprianidou)

2017

Planetes

Shelley Street Residence, Pafos, Cyprus (Curator: Elena Parpa)

Contemporary Art from Cyprus

European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany (Curator: Britta von Compenhausen)

2015

Recto Verso

Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

Hellas in Holland, 25 years later

Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Curator: Geralda Jurriaans – Helle)

At Kolossi and at the Castles

Kolossi Castle, Kolossi, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

2014

Touch me not

Church of the Holy Cross, Plendri, Cyprus, (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

2012

Maniera Cypria Lemesos: Fabula, Historia, Memoria

Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

Beyond Dress Codes: From Traditional Costume to Contemporary Fashion

Vyronos Museum of the Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus, (Curator: Marina Vryonides)

2011

The Location of Culture

Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands (Curator: Pavlina Paraskevaidou)

Maniera Cypria Troodos, Nature and People

Skali Culture Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

2010

Body

Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Andri Michael)

50 Years of Artistic Creation

Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus (Curator: Marina Schiza)

The Visual Art Limassol at the Castle

Castle, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

Chipre 2010, l’art au present

Espace Commine, Paris, France (Curator: Andri Michael)

2009

Verloochening en Belofte

Cathedral, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Curator: Liesbeth de Jong)

Resist

Technopolis, Athens, Greece (Curator: Dora Iliopoulou – Rogan)

Small Touches

Side Streets, Nicocia, Cyprus (Curator: Anber Onar)

2008

Looking forward to hearing from you . . .

G. Gounaropoulos Museum, Athens, Greece (Curator: Andri Michael)

Action Field Kodra, Thessaloniki, Greece (Curator: Andri Michael)

In Transition Russia

Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Ekaterinburg, Russia

National Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia (Curators: Helene Black, Sheila Pinkel)

2007

A Journey

Rouan Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

2005

Show your Hope

De Witte Dame, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Curator: Martin Voorbij)

Accidental Meetings

Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus (Curator: Yiannis Toumazis)

2003

Kites

Astrolavos Dexameni, Athens, Greece

2002

4 Propositions

Zacharias Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus (Curator: Nadia Anaxagorou)

2001

Sacred Mediterranean Contemporary Art and Architecture, a Dialogue Among Cultures

Museum of Visual Arts, Sicily, Italy (Curator: Carmelo Strano)

2000

Snapshots

2nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Mylos Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece (Curator: Dimitris Eipides)

Kain or Abel

Symposium: Art in Church-Service, Oude Blasiuskerk, Delden, The Netherlands

12 Cypriot Artists

Municipal Cultural Centre, Ioannina, Greece (Curator: Gloria Skourti- Kassianides)

Harvest, Contemporary Art from The Netherlands

Saint Vincent’s Church, Evora, Portugal

Fundacao D. Luis I, Cascais, Portugal (Curator: Suzanne Biederberg)

1999

In Front of the Last Supper by Da Vinci

Astrolavos Dexameni, Athens, Greece

[Untitled Exhibition]

Lola Nicolaou Gallery, Thessalonki, Greece

Art Athina 7

Athens, Greece

1998

Kunst RAI

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Apocalypse

Oude Blasiuskerk, Delden, The Netherlands (Curator: Lisette Pelsers)

Art Athina 6

Athens, Greece

Anafores

Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Zien is Geloven

De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands (Curators: Jan Jacobs Mulder, Roni Klinkhamer)

1997

Philoxenia

47th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (Commissioner: Eleni Nikita)

Art Athina 5

Athens, Greece

9th India Triennale

New Delhi, India (Commissioner: Nadia Stylianou)

1995

Jezus is Boos

De Wieger Museum, Deurne, The Netherlands

Katharijne Convent Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Curator: Rob Smolders)

[Untitled Exhibition]

Robert & Partners Gallery, Ostend, Belgium (Curator: Bart Suys)

1993

The Fairness of Spring

Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus (Curator: Gloria Skourti-Kassianides)

1989

Hellas in Holland

Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Curator: Yvone Scheper)

Yvone Scheper Gallery, Haarlem, The Netherlands

1988

Meeting of Two Cultures Dutch-Greek

City of Athens Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece (Curator: Hans Hendrikx)

3rd Cairo Biennale

Cairo, Egypt

1986

Meeting of Two Cultures Dutch-Greek

Municipal Cultural Centre, Rhodes, Greece (Curator: Hans Hendrikx)