Demetrios Farmakopoulos

Demetrios Farmakopoulos, (Δημήτριος Φαρμακόπουλος),(1919–1996), also known as Mimis Farmakopoulos. An influential Greek painter whose main recurring theme is space and the future.

Introduction
Born in Athens, in 1919 and graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts winning first prize in nude paintings.

During World War II, Farmakopoulos served in the Greek Army and later joined the group EAM during the Greek Resistance against the occupation of Greece by Nazi Germany.

Since then, Farmakopoulos had a great artistic career and numerous exhibitions in Greece and in South America, especially Brazil where he spent a number of years.

His main theme is celestial phenomena, space and the distant future.

During his stay in Brazil, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro where he took courses in Interior Design and Stagecraft. Thereafter he was the head set designer for many years in television, dance halls and Brazilian Carnivals.

Exhibitions

 * 1949  Zappeion - Panhellenic Exhibition of Greek Crafts - Athens, Greece
 * 1952  Outdoor Exhibition - Kifisia, Greece
 * 1957  Salao Nacional de Belas Artes - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1958  Salao do Mar - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1958  Museu Arte Monterna - Em Goiania - Brazil
 * 1959  Coletiva do Turismo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1960  Α.Σ.Μ. - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1961  "Toca" Galeri - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1962  "Toca" Galeri - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1963  Instituto Brasil-USA - Brazil
 * 1964  Casueiruem - Vitoria, Brazil
 * 1966  Salao Nacional E.S. - Vitoria, Brazil
 * 1967  Salao Nacional E.S. - Vitoria, Brazil
 * 1967  Museu Arte Monterna - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1969  Galeri "Sao Sermain" - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1969  Galeri "Rico Rico" - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * 1970  Transantlantic ship "Augusto" - en route
 * 1971  Piraeus Carnival - Greece
 * 1972  Rotonda - Athens, Greece
 * 1973  Center of Cultural Cooperation - Athens, Greece
 * 1973  Panhellenic Exhibition - Athens, Greece
 * 1974  New Thought - Athens, Greece
 * 1974  Center of Cultural Cooperation - Athens, Greece
 * 1975  Panhellenic Exhibition - Athens, Greece
 * 1975  New Thought - Athens, Greece
 * 1975  Ministry of Culture - Week of Art - Athens, Greece
 * 1976  New Thought - Athens, Greece
 * 1976  EPASKT - Athens, Greece
 * 1977  "Dawn" Festival - Athens, Greece
 * 1978  Firka Museum - Panhellenic Painting Exhibition - Chania, Greece
 * 1978  Athens Cultural Center - 2001 - Athens, Greece
 * 1979  O.S.E. - Athens, Greece
 * 1980  Gallery "Simvoli" - Athens, Greece
 * 1980  Gallery "Modern Art Team" - Athens, Greece
 * 1980  KNE Festival - Peristeri, Greece
 * 1981  Cooperative of Artists - Athens, Greece
 * 1981  Patissia Artists - Civilizing Movement - Athens, Greece
 * 1986  Athens, Greece
 * 1998  Gallery "Artbus" - Chalandri, Greece
 * 2002  Gallery "Antinor" - Athens, Greece