Fotis Milionis
Fotis is a graduate of the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts at the Technological Institute of Athens (University of West Attica). He received a scholarship from the Greek State Scholarship Foundation during his studies at the University of Edinburgh where he completed the Master of Fine Arts program. He continued his postgraduate studies at the Department of Museology and Art History of the University of Ioannina. He works with photography, video and cinema since 2004, and he enjoys figuring out the most advantageous way to light up a scene.
Education
2015 - Master of Art (MA) Art History and Museum Studies - University of Ioannina
2011 - Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Art practice (photography) - University of Edinburgh
2009 - Bachelor (BA) Photography and Audiovisual Media - School of Graphic Arts and Fine Art Studies T.E.I. of Athens
2006 - Diploma in Journalism
Scholarships
2010 - State Scholarship Foundation
Awards
2014 - Cinematography award - Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival - short film "Elephantas"
Publications
2019 - Domes (ΔΟΜΕΣ) 03/19. Artspaces
2018 - Λεξικό λογοκρισίας στην Ελλάδα. Καχεκτική δημοκρατία, δικτατορία, μεταπολίτευση. Εκδόσεις Κατανιώτη, ed. Pinelopi Petsini, Dimitris Christopoulos
2018 - Capitalist Realism - Future Perfect | Past Continuous. University of Macedonia Press, ed. Pinelopi Petsini
2016 - Sites of Memory. Hellenic Centre for Photography, ed. Pinelopi Petsini
2015 - Domes (ΔΟΜΕΣ) 03/15. Infrastructures
2015 - Greek Photography and Photography in Greece. Collective work (ed. Iraklis Papaioannou). Nefeli Publications.
2011 - Global Landscapes. Collective work. Aigokeros publications & University of Western Macedonia.
2007 - Public Screen. Collective work. Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art.
Conferences
2015 - International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA) annual conference - Tinos
2014 - 13th conference of History of Photography in Greece - Kythera Photographic Encounters
Curatorial
2018 - Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography - Capitalist Realism (assistant curator)
Selected Exhibitions
2019 - DECADE. Group show - Edinburgh College of Art
2019 - PLATEAU 034. Group show - ZOETROPE - Athens
2016 - Athens Photo Festival 2016 - Benaki Museum - Sites Of Memory
2016 - 12th Athens Digital Arts Festival - Digital Pop
2015 - 8th Biennale of Young Greek Architects - Benaki Museum
2015 - Royal Geographical Society London - Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOTY 2015 shortlist)
2014 - Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival
2011 - ELEVEN. Group show - Edinburgh College of Art
2007 - Public Screen. Group show - Thessaloniki Biennale
Workshops
2016 - Twixt lab, "Learning from Documenta". Athens.
2009 - Visual March to Prespes workshop - Department of Arts & Applied Arts - University of Western Macedonia
2006 - NISI MASA workshop. Paris.