klearchos loukopoulos (1906 - 1995)
1906
Born in Thermos, Aetolia
1922
Had his first drawing lessons with Constantinos Maleas
1924
Enrolled at the School of Law, National University of Athens
Studied Drama at the National Theatre of Greece
Studied Music at the National Conservatory of Athens
1924-1930
Travelled to Europe for health reasons
Remained abroad after his recovery to study the art exhibited in the various European Museums
1934
Attended drawing and painting lessons
Close friendship with the artists Yiannis Tsarouchis, Diamantis Diamantopoulos, Fotis Kontoglou and architect Dimitris Pikionis
1936
Devotes himself exclusively to art
1938-1939
Studied painting with Pericles Vyzantios
Set up his first sculpture studio
1945
Arrested and imprisoned at the ‘Dekemriana’ clashes in Athens and exiled to Africa for a six-month period
1945-1950
Studied sculpture with Thanassis Apartis
1948
Panhellenic Exhibition, Athens, GR (award winner)
1949
Armos Art Group, (1949-1953) together with Nikos Engonopoulos, Yiannis Moralis, Nikos Nikolaou, Georgios Mavroidis, Yiannis Tsarouchis and Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika (among others)
The Martyrdom of St. Seraphim, Trikala Cathedral, Trikala, GR (low relief sculpture)
1956
28th Venice Biennale, Italy, IT (with sculptors Michael Tombros, Georgios Zongolopoulos, Achilleas Apergis and engraver Dimitrios Galanis among others)
Marika Kotopouli, The First Cemetery of Athens, Athens, GR (statue)
1959
5th Sao Paolo Biennale, Brazil, BR (with Agenor Asteriadis, Georgios Gounaropoulos, Spyros Vassiliou, Yannis Maltezos and engraver Vaso Katraki among others)
3rd Alexandria Biennale, Italy, IT (with Agenor Asteriadis, Alecos Kondopoulos, Nikos Nikolaou, Panagiotis Tetsis and Pavlos Dionysopoulos among others)
1960
Alpha Art Group, (1960-1967) together with Panagiotis Tetsis, Dimosthenis Kokkinidis, Vaso Katraki and Eleni Vernadaki (among others)
1962-1966
Worked with architect Aris Konstantinidis, to create monumental sculptures for the Hellenic Tourism Organization, Xenia Hotelsin Volos, Larissa, Olympia, Heraklion, Kalambaka and Paliouri (Chalkidiki)
1963
International Art Critics Association Award, Greek Division
1966
33rd Venice Biennale, Italy, IT (with sculptor Constantine Andreou and painters Georgios Mavroidis and Nicholas Georgiadis)
1971
Ford Foundation Scholarship, stay in the USA
1972
Hellenic American Union, Athens, GR (solo sculpture exhibition)
National Excellence Art Award, (refused to receive it to protest against dictatorship)
Stilpon Kyriakidis, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR (bust)
1974
Cochlias Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR (solo sculpture and drawing exhibition)
Desmos Gallery, Athens, GR (solo sculpture exhibition)
1976
Group for Communication and Education in Art, together with Dimosthenis Kokkinidis, Georgios Zongolopoulos (among others)
1977
Zoumboulakis Galleries ,Athens, GR (solo sculpture exhibition)
1979
Kosmas Aitolos, Kleisoura, Messolonghi, GR (statue)
1982
Europalia Arts Festival, Brussels, BE (group exhibition)
1986
Nees Morfes Gallery, Athens, GR (solo sculpture and drawing exhibition)
1995
Dies in Athens
1997
Klearchos Loukopoulos Retrospective, Vafopoulio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki, GR
2000
Column (Στήλη), Ethniki Amyna Metro Station, Athens, GR (sculpture)
2006
Loukopoulos: The Sculptor-the Builder, A Journey’s Fragments, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR
Loukopoulos: The Sculptor-the Builder, A Journey’s Fragments, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art-Municipality of Sifnos, Sifnos, GR