"During the Break", 2001
By Michalis Madenis (1960)
Oil on canvas, 61Χ51 cm.
Inv. No.: P-120

Born at Komotini (Thrace), Michalis Madenis studied at the School of Fine Arts, Athens (1985-1990) with Triantafyllos Patraskidis and Panayotis Tetsis.  Consequently, he moved to the Netherlands, where he continued his studies at the Vrije Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten (1990-1991) in the Hague and the Rijksakademie (1992-1994) in Amsterdam.  He had his first one-man exhibition in Athens (1992), but had participated in group shows already since 1990.  Other solo and group exhibitions followed in several parts of Greece.  His work shows a sharp expressionism.  He lives and works in Athens.

P.D.Cangelaris, Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris Collection, vol.3, Athens 2015