Vangelis Rinas (Bio)
Vangelis Rinas is a Greek painter and sculptor having his roots in the Northeastern Aegean Sea. He was born in Samos island in 1966, but grew up in Ikaria island.He holds an MFA from the Athens School of Fine Arts and lives and works in Athens and New York. He expresses himself through various materials and has created paintings sculptures, prints and installations . Since 1992 he enjoys shows in Greece and abroad ( solo, group exhibitions) and participates in international biennials. Among them, his solo exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing and his latest solo show at Tenri Culutural Institute in New York. Since 2000 he has presented three solo exhibitions entitled "Endless Sailing" All three included paintings and sculpture .His Sculpture has been installed in the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing with Chinese ideograms and Braile writing.
