Elias Alpha is a visual artist based in London. Even though he has attended a few drawing courses over the years, he considers himself to be self-taught. His art is a hybrid of figure drawing and geometrical patterns. This represents the tension between artistic creativity and structural oppression. Thematically, he has been dealing with imaginary islands, confined spaces and contemporary mysticism through hagiography. His practice involves colour pencils on textured paper. The human figures are based on himself and also inspired by the Ancient Greek statues. They are kept uncoloured so that they appear as alien and unintegrated as possible in their geometric environment, which gives an illusionary promise of an open horizon.
Group exhibitions
• Queer Art – Online Exhibition, 17th February – 17th March 2024, Tbilisi (Georgia), curated by Collect Art
• The Queer Beach, 29th January – 11th February 2024, Brighton (United Kingdom), curated by Socially Engaged Art Salon [SEAS]
• Euphoria – virtual show, 6th November – 6th December 2023, London (United Kingdom), curated by The Holy Art
• Blue: International Photography Exhibition, 7th October – 2nd November 2023, Glasgow (Scotland), curated by The Glasgow Gallery of Photography
• Unveiling Perspectives: A Journey through Diverse Narratives – online visual art show, 1st – 30th July 2023, London (United Kingdom), curated by Cista Arts
• LOVE – virtual exhibition, 20th – 30th June 2023, Tokyo (Japan), curated by u1 Gallery.
• WAVES – The 7th Virtual Reality Commuity Art Exhibition, 12th June – 5th July 2023, Bristol (United Kingdom), curated by Circular ArtSpace
• Contrastes Exhibition, 6th May – 20th May 2023, São Paulo (Brazil), curated by Artly Mix
• Figurative Art Online Exhibition, 27th April – 27th May 2023, Tbilisi (Georgia), curated by Collect Art
Publications:
• Doable Guys (Volume 9), June 2024, New York (USA), curated by Kyle Anderson & the Doable Guys Team
• Queer Art Special Edition Magazine (Vol.38), February 2024, Tbilisi (Georgia), curated by Collect Art
• Unveiling Perspectives:A Journey through Diverse Narratives – exhibition catalogue, July 2023, London (United Kingdom), curated by Cista Arts
• “WEIGHTLESS” – Artist Book by SU4IP, June 2023, Sheffield (United Kingdom), curated by Lyndon Watkinson
• HOPE e-catalogue, June 2023, curated by Mood Muse Collective
• Figurative Art Special Edition Magazine (Vol.24), April 2023, Tbilisi (Georgia), curated by Collect Art
• “TENSION” – Artist book by SU4IP, April 2023, Sheffield (United Kingdom), curated by Lyndon Watkinson
• L’ Isola (The Island), November 2020, Venice (Italy), Publisher: Edizioni Sette Giugno. Text by Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos and illustrations by Elias Avramidis
Special distinctions/ awards:
• Artist of the Month (April 2023) by ART from HEART
• Winner of the “Celebrating individuality” photo contest (September 2023) by Attitude Magazine and Wex Photo Video
• Honorable Mention Award in the “5th Water” art competition (March 2024) by Teravarna Art Gallery
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