T H E B R E E D E R

Jannis Varelas

Born 1977, Athens
Lives and works in Athens and Vienna

Education

1998 -2003 Athens School of Fine Arts
2001 University of Fine Arts, Barcelona
2004 -2006 Royal College of Arts, London

Solo shows

2010
Autocenter, Berlin

2009
The Breeder, Athens

2008
Mont Ventoux, Technopolis, Gkazi, Athens, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou

2007
Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna

2006
Spaceship Columbia, Frieze Art Fair, London (with The Breeder)
Caliban Case Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen

2004 
Juvenile, Gazon Rouge, Athens

2003
Karikomoontes, Gallery 7, Athens

Selected Group Shows

2010
Skin Fruit: Selections from The Dakis Joannou Collection, curated by Jeff Koons, The New Museum, New York
Lebt und arbeitet in Wien III: Stars in a Plastic Bag, Kunsthalle Wien, curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Raphaela Platow, Olga Sviblova, Angela Stief
Supernature: an Excercise in Loads, AMP, Athens curated by Rallou Panagiotou and Andreas Melas

2009
Forschungsbericht, curated by Severin Duenser vs. Christian Kobald, COCO, Vienna
Bright Morning Star, Kenneth Anger series, Galeria Ze de Bois, Lisbon
Snipper, Galerie Biedermann, Munich curated by Thomas Kratz, Margaret Biedermann and Daniela Stoeppel
Hydra Art Walk, curated by Dimitris Antonitsis, Hyrdra

2008
Prospect.1 New Orleans, 1st international art biennial in the city of New Orleans, curated by Dan Cameron
The Skat Players, Vilma Gold gallery, London. Curated by Sarah McCrory
JEKYLL ISLAND, Honor Fraser gallery, L.A. - curated by Max Henry
Whatever’s Whatever, Hydra school projects, curated by Dimitrios Antonitsis
Quo Vadis, Autocenter, Berlin

2007
Wild West, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin, curated by Daniel Von Wichelhaus 
True Romance, The Breeder, Athens  
”Destroy Athens”, 1st Athens Biennial, Athens – curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Poka Yio, Augustine Zenakos
I Sigxroni Elliniki skini, hellexpo garage, curated by Nadjia Argyropoulou
Black and White, Ibid Projects, London
RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion, New Benaki Museum, Athens, curated by Vassilis Zidianakis/ Atopos, Athens

2006
Royal College of Art M.A. Degree show, London
What Remains is Future, city of Patras, Cultural Capital of Europe, curated by Nadja Argyropoulou
Panic Room, Drawings from The Dakis Joannou Collection, DESTE Foundation, Athens , curated by Jeffrey Deitch and Kathy Grayson

2005
Emblematic Display, curated by Catherine Wood, ICA, London
Absolute Summer, Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen
The Hidden Charms of Drawing, A.A.Art, Athens
Art Basel Miami Beach  
LISTE 05, Basel  
The Armory Show, NY

2004
Resemblance Some How, Benaki Museum, Athens

2003
Anthropography, Frisiras Museum, Athens

Selected Bibliography

2009
Iliana Fokianaki, mixtape.gr, May 12, 2009.
Antonis Katsouris, “The artist’s dress code”, Status, No 254, May 2009.

2008
Prospect 1, New Orleans, catalogue, picturebox
“Quo Vadis”, Autocenter, Autocenter Verlag 2008. (catalogue)
Herbert, Martin, “Athens Biennial: Destroy Athens”, Frieze Magazine, January-February 2008.
Shana Ting Lipton, “Jekyll Island group show at Honor Fraser”, Los Angeles Times, July 2008.
Stephen Riolo, Kaput, No 2, August 2008.
Beast inside, iFAKE, No 12, November 2008.

2007
Man on the moon – Krinzinger projecte, 2007, cat. (Peter Weiermair, Severin Dunser)
Jannis Varelas, Man on the moon, Christian egger, Spike Magazine No 12,
“wild West” in der Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin, Salon West, Dominikus Muller, Artnet Magaazine, Dec. 2007
1st Athens Biennial, Destroy Athens cat.
Jannis Varelas, Useless Magazine No 5

2006
Possibilities: Interviews with young Greek artistes, Christopher Marinos, Futura Pub.
Jannis Varelas, Artforum, Dec 2006
Those are pearls that were his eyes, on the work of Jannis Varelas , Catherine Wood The Breeder, Athens
Jannis Varelas, Ken Miller, Tokion magazine
World Tour Rolls Into Town Sprawling but Tidy, Holland Cotter, The New York Times
Contemporary Drawings from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Giannis Konstantinidis, Athens Voice

2005
London in Six Easy Steps, Dan Fox, Frieze
Emblematic Display, Catherine Wood, ICA, London
Jannis Varelas Who are These People, Local Folk
Jannis Varelas Des Males Ambigus, Arts Magazine
Jannis Varelas, Time Out

Jannis Varelas, Brandybell Series, installation view at Autocenter Berlin 2010

Jannis Varelas, Untitled, 2010, mixed media, 150x110cm

Jannis Varelas, Blue Soldier – Opera Costumes, 2009, installation view, The Breeder, Athens

Jannis Varelas, Cyclops, 2009, lacquered wood, plaster, 320 x 160 x 160 cm

Jannis Varelas, Proletkult-x opera costume, 2008, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink on paper, 265 x 168 cm (framed)

Jannis Varelas, Proletkult-x opera costume, 2008, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink on paper,265 x 168 cm (framed)

Jannis Varelas, Baron de Charlus (Facade), 2008, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink on paper, 265 x 335 cm (framed)

Jannis Varelas, Proletkult-x opera costume, 2009, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink on paper, 248 x 150 cm

Jannis Varelas, Proletkult-x opera costume, 2009, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink, 240x150 cm

Jannis Varelas, Facade, 2009, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink, spraypaint on paper
253 x 300 cm

Jannis Varelas, Venice 2009, 2009, mixed media, collage, graffite, ink and wood on paper, 245 x 160 cm

Jannis Varelas, Blue Soldier – Opera Costumes, 2009, installation view, The Breeder, Athens

Jannis Varelas, Chimney I, 2009, lacquered wood, 50 x 35 x 35 cm, pedestal: 120 x 40 x 40 cm

Jannis Varelas, Marquise de Merteuil, 2009, cardwood, spraypaint, 45 x 24 x 24 cm, pedestal: 100 x 50 x 50 cm

Jannis Varelas, Blue Soldier – Opera Costumes, 2009, installation view, The Breeder, Athens

Jannis Varelas, Fake head (theatre mask-after Naum Gambo), 2009, collage on cardboard, chewing gum,106 x 130 x 18 cm

Jannis Varelas, Moon-tower II, 2008, lacquered wood, metal, 300x160x160 cm

Jannis Varelas, Mount Ventoux, installation view, 2008, Technopolis, Gkazi, Athens, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou

Jannis Varelas, Untitled, 2006, pencil, pen, charcoal, colage on paper, 220x150 cm

Jannis Varelas, Dark Sun, 2008, mixed media on paper, 163x117 cm

Jannis Varelas, installation view detail, Destroy Athens, 1st Athens Biennial, 2007

Jannis Varelas, installation view, Destroy Athens, 1st Athens Biennial, 2007, curated by XYZ

Jannis Varelas, installation view, Destroy Athens,
1st Athens Biennial, 2007, curated by XYZ

Jannis Varelas, Installation view, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna 2007

Jannis Varelas, Untitled, 2007, mixed media on paper, 248x150 cm

Jannis Varelas, Untitled, 2007, mixed media on paper, 235x150 cm

Jannis Varelas, Installation view, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna 2007

Jannis Varelas, installation view, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna 2007

Jannis Varelas, Space Man, 2007, mixed media, 160 x 100cm

Jannis Varelas, Installation view, Frieze art fair 2006

Jannis Varelas, detail view Spaceship Columbia and installation view Penetrating Cherries, 2006

Jannis Varelas, Installation view, frieze art fair 2006

Jannis Varelas, Cannibal, 2006, pencil, charcoal,
collage on paper, 230 x 150 cm

Jannis Varelas, The House, 2006, Diptych, pencil, charcoal,
collage on paper, 300 x 265 cm

Jannis Varelas, Proposal for the Facades at Trade Union Square,
2006 200 x 300 x 130 cm, mixed media on wooden table

Jannis Varelas, Cannibal, 2006, pencil, charcoal, car paint,

collage on paper, 230 x 150 cm

Jannis Varelas, Proposal for the Facades at Trade Union Square, 2006,
200 x 300 x 130 cm, mixed media on wooden table

Jannis Varelas, Installation view, Caliban Case,
Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen, 2006

Jannis Varelas,Fruity Formalism, 2006, 240 x 180 x 150 cm,
watercolours, spray paint, wood on wall

Jannis Varelas, Installation view, Caliban Case, Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen, 2006

Jannis Varelas, Space Invader, 2005, mixed media on paper, 250x150 framed

Jannis Varelas, Bed Time Stories, charcoal, oil, pencil, car paint,
glitter on paper, 2005, 235x150cm, framed

Jannis Varelas, Alice in Wonderland, charcoal, oil, pencil, car paint, glitter on paper, 2005, 235x150cm, framed

Jannis Varelas, Bed Time Stories, charcoal, oil, pencil, car paint, glitter on paper, 2005, 235x150cm