Descrizione Opera / Biografia
Demetris Koilalous was born in Athens; he works as a freelance photographer since 1990, specializing in Portrait, Theatre and Advertising Photography. Has worked in the advertising industry in Greece as well as with many public & private organizations, central & local government, museums, national, regional & municipal theatres; his work has been published in most Greek magazines & newspapers. Since 2004 he teaches photography in private & public institutions. His works are found in private collections and in the collection of the Museum of Photography of Thessaloniki.
2009 ● “Earth/Tracks” participation in the exhibition for the Prix Pictet Awards, Museum of Photography of Thessaloniki; curated by G. Bauret & V.Ioakimidis
2010 ● “déjà vu” participation/projection in the 21st photobiennale of Thessaloniki ’TOPOS’; the Archaeological museum of Thessaloniki
2011 ● commissioned by the ThMPh to photograph Lebanon -part of project “Thessaloniki at the crossroads of civilizations” initiated and suppoted by the Greek Ministry of Culture & Tourism
2012 ● “Lebanese Notebook; AntiParadise” exhibited in Museum of Photography of Thessaloniki -“ORIENTED AND DISORIENTED IN THE MIDDLE EAST”
2012 ● “Lebanese Notebook; AntiParadise” exhibited in PhotoMed festival “TROIS PHOTOGRAPHES GRECS AU MOYEN-ORIEN D’AUJOURD’HUI” Toulon
2015 ● commissioned by the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation to photograph sites and people of Chios Island for the Chios Mastic Museum
2015 ● “Lebanese Notebook” exhibited in Chios Photo Festival, Chios, Greece
2016-06 ● “CAESURA the duration of a sigh” exhibited in Athens Photo Festival “MISPLACED-DISPLACED” Benaki Museum; Athens.
2017-05 ● “CAESURA” exhibited in “Les Boutographies” Festival; Monpellier.
2017-05 ● “CAESURA” shortlisted and exhibited in Cardiff International Festival of Photography ”ZEITGEIST”; Wales Millennium Centre
2017-05 ● “CAESURA” shortlisted and exhibited in PhotoIreland Festival ”THE RECOUNT OF CONFLICT” at Pallas Projects Studios, Dublin
2017-05 ● “CAESURA” shortlisted & exhibited in Documentary Series - KOLGA Tbilisi Photo Festival, Georgia
2017-05 ● “HETEROTOPIA” shortlisted & exhibited in Conceptual Series -KOLGA Tbilisi Photo Festival, Georgia
2017-05 ● “CAESURA” EXHIBITOR’s choice 1st place Award, CENTER Photo Festival, Santa Fe - N Mexico
2017-06 ● “HETEROTOPIA” 1st prize, YICCA Int’nal Awards 2017; exhibition Rooster Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2017-08 ● “CAESURA” shortlisted & exhibited in Aperture Summer Open, “FREEDOM” New York, USA
2017-09 ● “CAESURA” SPECIAL SELECT Juror’s 1st place Award, Kuala-Lumpur International Photo Awards 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017-10 ● “CAESURA” group exhibition “LOCAL STORIES”; LM Gallery, Piraeus-GREECE
2018 -01 ● “CAESURA” participation in group exhibition “Critical Archives III: Identities” MEDPHOTO FESTIVAL; Museum of Modern Art Rethymno; GREECE
2018-06 ● “CAESURA” published by KEHRER VERLAG authors: Bill Kouwenhoven/ Demetris Koilalous
2019-03 ● “CAESURA” solo exhibition Benaki Museum; Athens, Greece
has received the following awards:
Santa Fe Photo Festival (N. Mexico), Exhibitor’s choice 2017 1st place Award for CAESURA
Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards 2017 “FAMILY”,“Photo Stories”1st place Award
FOTOFILMIC “Solo II exhibition Award” Nov 2017 Runner Up for HETEROTOPIA – Juried by Alec Soth
Renaissance Photography Prize 2017 “Borders” & “Life” categories, finalist for CAESURA
PDN “Storytellers” 2017 theme runner up for CAESURA
Life-FRAMER “Series Award” 2017 runner up for CAESURA
YICCA International Awards 2017 Italy, 1st prize for “HETEROTOPIA”
2017-05 # “CAESURA” 1st prize “Head On Mobile Prizes 2017” Head On Photo Festival, Sydney
2017-05 # “CAESURA” 2nd prize “Head On Portrait Prizes 2017” Head On Photo Festival, Sydney
Life-FRAMER, “Still Life” 2017 theme 1st prize for CAESURA
Life-FRAMER, “Youthhood” 2017 theme runner up for CAESURA
