Antonis Kastrinakis was born in Athens in 1958 . He studied at the Vakalo School with professors P. Tetsis , John Vallavanidi Vangelis Dimitreas Helen Vakalo and others. and graduated in 1981. From 1987 until now has made 19 solo exhibitions of painting - sculpture and has participated in several group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. In 1999, he focused to sculpture and building and created the boat, a special form that characterizes him until today with exuberant vitality and enthusiasm as a true artis . Since 2004 he has been collaborating with the Benaki Museum. His works are found in Museums and private collections. In Greece at the Vorres Museum; the collections of Nikolas A. Vernikos; the Dimos Kyprianou; Dimitris Papadimitriou; Florica Kyriacopoulos and others. In Switzerland, in the Patrick R. Hardmeyer collection and in the United States in the collection of Rick L. Wright, and others.
2014 June, Yacht Club of Greece .NOA 2014 Theorema gallery, Brussels 2013 Hellenic Fountation for Culture,Berlin 2012 Kastela Art Center and Benaki Museum (Pireos St.) 2010 Kanaria (installation) 2006 Kastela Art Center 2002 Tzamia-Crystalla Gallery, Chania 2001 Nafplio Art Hall Vassilis Rotas Art Hall, Nea Makri 2000 Epistrofi Gallery, Athens; the exhibition was featured on CNN, on the programme “Art Club”. Nafplio “Navy Week” 1999 TITANIUM Gallery, Athens 1998 Agathi Gallery, Athens TITANIUM Gallery, Athens 1996 Art Hall of the Greek/French Union, Athens. 1993 Athens College Theatre 1992 Cultural Centre of the City of Athens 1991 DADA Gallery, Athens 1988 Kreonides Gallery, Athens Main Group Exhibitions 2012 Winery, Lemos Center 2006 Lacoste project 12.12, The Benaki Museum 2005 Aquarium, St. Nicolas Bay, Crete 2004 Special commission for the exhibition Folds, at the Benaki Museum 2003 A summer’s climb I, TITANIUM Gallery, Athens 2002 A summer’s climb II, TITANIUM Gallery. Athens 2001 Vourkariani Gallery, Kea 2000 Bleu Outremer, Kastela Art Center 1999 Painters / Sculptures, alumni of the Vakalo School 2nd Trash Art Marathon, Ghazi, Athens A.F.N.I.A (Netherlands Institute at Athens) ARTQUAKE, The Benaki Museum ECO FESTIVAL National Gardens, Athens 1998 Presented the work Mickey Gets the Blues, Athens Homereia ’98. Cycladic Island and Contemporary Greek Painters, Municipality of Ieton, Ios 1997 World Fine Art Gallery, New York; sponsored by OLYMPIC AIRWAYS
