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Asteris Gkekas (Greek: Αστέρης Γκέκας) is a modern Greek artist. He was born on 18 November 1954 in Litókhoron, Pieria, Greece. He graduated from Γυμνάσιο Λιτοχώρου School (Litókhoron, Pieria, Greece) and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Athens, Greece). [1] Asteris Gkekas presented the following personal exhibitions: World Day of Music: Visual Taxims for Manolis Pappos, Art Space Astrodektis, Volos (2009); Hommage à Yiannis Ritsos, Gallerie Theorema, Brussels (2009); Is Poetry A Lamp, Multispace Metaixmio, Athens (2010); Do Not Expect Us To Bend, Customs Warehouses, Volos (2010); and Shoes, The Office, Nicosia (2010). In total, Asteris Gkekas held more than 75 solo exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Among his latest works are: the "Remember Body" of Kafavi in ​​the museum Baths of the Winds in Athens, "Shoes" in the gallery The Office in Cyprus, "Paintings and Engravings for the songs of Manos Eleftherios" at the Metaichmio Multipurpose Center, "Cafe Greco" at Theorema Gallery in Brussels, “Last Bride” at the Artos Art Foundation Gallery in Nicosia, “A Foot” at the Bootschaft Gallery in Dσελsseldorf, and most recently at the American College of Thessaloniki with a tribute to Emily Dickinson. His works are in public and private collections in Greece and around the world. [3] Current residence: Volos of Magnesia, Greece. Current workplace: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Πολιτισμού, Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Republic of Cyprus).

References: 1. https://www.facebook.com/asteris.gkekas 2. http://www.acgart.gr/ACG-COLLECTION/ARTISTS/G/GkeA/GkeA-bio.htm 3. http://theorema-artgallery.com/artist-asteris-gkekas/