Kalli Kastori | Endless Summer

Kalli Kastori was born in Volos. Having pursued her studies in music and guitar, she very soon became highly successful. She did recordings for radio stations in Cairo, Romania and Sofia, and for the Greek state broadcaster, ERT. She taught for many years and gave concerts at international festivals, such as the Apollonia Festival of Art in Bulgaria, and in Aalborg in Denmark.

In March 1988, one of the best known magazines in the field of music, Classical Guitar, published an article entitled “Greek Notebook – Colin Cooper visits Volos”, in which the writer described her music as follows: “I am impressed by Kalli Kastori… She plays so sensitively and with such a lovely tone”.

From 2000 onwards, Kalli Kastori devoted herself entirely to the Fine Arts. In 2003 she became the top entrant to the School of Fine Arts in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and graduated top of the master class of Giorgos Golfinos.

During her studies, she was honoured with four scholarships from IKY (State Scholarship Foundation), and received the highest mark.

Having graduated from the Aristotle School of Fine Arts in June 2008, she was awarded a scholarship from the Michelis Foundation for postgraduate studies abroad.

She studied at the University of the Arts (Wimbledon College of Art), in London, and was taught by the internationally well-known artist, Geraint Evans. In 2011, she graduated with a Master of Arts.

Her work has been exhibited in well-known art galleries in Greece and abroad. In 2013, at the Hellenic Cultural Centre in London she had a solo exhibition, entitled “Freeze”, which led to an article being published in the Wall Street International Magazine entitled “Kalli Kastori: Freeze”.

Works by Kalli Kastori can be found in the Frissiras Museum collection in Athens, Vogiatzoglou collection and in many private collections in Greece and abroad. Some of her works are exhibited in public institutions and art galleries.

Finalist –Awards

2020:

• Osten Biennial 2020, Osten Award for National Presentation
• Royal Art Prize, February 2020

2019:

• Art Gemini Prize, September 2019

Solo Exhibitions

2019:

• Snapshots, The Other Art Fair, London
• All my desires, MIET, Thessaloniki

2018: 

• Snapshots, Technohoros art gallery, Athens

2017:

• Fingerprints, Municipal Gallery Giorgio de Chirico, Volos

2016: 

• Waiting for, Papatzikou gallery, Veroia
• Exhibition in the European Parliament, Mezzanine Yehudi Menuhin Hall, Brussels
• Expectation and moment II, Theorema art gallery, Brussels

2015:

• Expectation and moment, Aenaon, Athens

2013:    

• Freeze, Hellenic Centre, London
• Freeze, Kaplanon 5 art gallery, Athens
  2010:
• Pause, Municipal Gallery Katsigra Museum, Larissa
• Pause, Municipal Gallery Giorgio de Chirico, Volos
  2009:    
• Pause, Astrolavos artlife gallery, Athens

Group Exhibitions (selection)

2020: 

• Together, So Far So Close, MOMus, Thessaloniki
• Cityscape, MOMus, Thessaloniki

2019:    

• Love is a Dog from Hell, Frissiras Museum, Athens

2016: 

• Art Athina, TaeKwonDo, Athens
• Follow me, Papatzikou gallery, Veroia

2015:

• Embody, The collection gallery, Nicosia
• Elles, Frissiras Museum, Athens
• Mikri forma, Papatzikou gallery, Veroia

2012: 

• Depot / Small artworks, Kaplanon 5 art gallery, Athens
• Pathways of Art, Kaplanon 5 art gallery in collaboration with Municipality of Lamia, Municipal Gallery of Lamia Alekos Kontopoulos

2011:   

• Expo Collective, Theorema art gallery, Brussels
• Interim Show, Τhe Nunnery Gallery, Wimbledon College of Art, London

2010:   

• 40×40, Municipal Gallery of Volos, Volos
• Salad al Fresco, Sprout Community Arts, London

2009:   

• Kodra-Fresh, Former Military Camp Kodra, Thessaloniki

2008: 

• I create therefore I am, State Museum of Modern Art, Thessaloniki
• 5th Biennale New Artists, Hotel Maris, Crete

2007:    

• Small Works, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki