Born in Thessaloniki in 1941, he was an Athens School of Fine Arts student (1960-1965) under the tutelage of Yannis Moralis. In 1970 he pursued his studies at the Parisian École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts on a two-year scholarship. In 1989 he was elected professor of Painting at the A.S.F.A., where he was also named Rector (2001-2005) and taught until 2008. In addition to painting, he is also interested in sculpting and printmaking. As of 1964 he has been associated with various political artist groups, such as “Art Group A” (1960-1967), the “Visual Arts Centre” (1974-1976), “Group for Communication and Education in Art” (1976-1981). He was a founding member of the “New Greek Realists” (1971-1973). In addition, he published the following books: “Imerologia Taxidia” (diary journeys) 1994, “Pseudodokimia” (pseudoessays) 2000 and “To Chroma tis Spoudis (the colour of study), 2005 including his writings on arts. In 1998 he published his poems in a collection entitled “Spoudi sto Mavro” (study on black). He lives and works in Athens.