KOSTAS PAPAKOSTAS

Kostas Papakostas is a Greek multidisciplinary artist based in London, predominantly working with painting and video. His video work is observational, looking outwards to the world. It aims to transform the mundane into contemplative and examine nature and the human condition. His paintings on the other hand look inwards and have a constant flow and movement. They are a result of a visceral and physical process, which comes from a place where thought, judgment and expectations do not matter.

Kostas' work has been exhibited internationally and can be found in private and corporate collections. In addition to his artistic practice, Kostas is an award-winning Art Director. He has developed and art directed global campaigns for Sony PlayStation, Apple, MTV and Christian Dior amongst others.

Education

2000

BA(hons) in Art & Design, First Class Honours, Hull School of Art & Design, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, UK

Solo Exhibitions

2025
Hang Up Gallery, London, UK

2024

‘Secrets of the Sea’, Gallery Unplugged, Seoul, South Korea
Art Busan, Gallery Unplugged, Busan, South Korea

2023

‘Simple Passion’, Gallery Unplugged, Seoul, South Korea

2022

‘One Stroke’ 一劃, Gallery Unplugged, Seoul, South Korea

2019

‘Imago’, SeeMeOn 29, Sofia, Bulgaria

Group Exhibitions & Fairs

2024
Art Miami, HOFA Gallery, Miami, USA
‘Clair-Obscur’, Galerie GT, Biarritz, France
ART021 Shanghai, HOFA Gallery, Shanghai, China
‘Après la pluie le beau temps’, Galerie Zberro, Paris, France
‘Designing Tomorrow’, Sugarlift Gallery, New York, USA
‘Sunride’, Galerie GT, Biarritz, France
Art Central, HOFA Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Tokyo, HOFA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2023

Art Miami, HOFA Gallery, Miami, USA
Contemporary Istanbul, HOFA Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
‘Are You Fall Real?’, Galerie GT, Biarritz, France
‘Deep Layer’, Art Space Hohwa, Seoul, South Korea

2022
‘Gestures’, Art Space Hohwa, Seoul, South Korea

2019

‘Departures’, DContemporary Gallery, London, UK
‘Yugen’ (幽玄), KURA Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
‘Transitions’, n0va Art Space, Sofia, Bulgaria
‘Catharsis’ photography installation, Bazar Cafe First Floor, Les Rencontres, Arles, France

2018

‘Non Sequitur’ Audiovisual Installation, 6th International Video Poetry Festival, Athens, Greece

Commissions

2024

Aston Martin Headquarters, Gaydon, UK
The St. Regis Longboat Key, Florida, USA

2023

Four Seasons Hotel London Park Lane, UK
Author King's Cross, Rituals Triptych - Curated by Sugarlift
The Palazzo, Las Vegas, USA
Four Seasons Pavyllon London, UK

Residencies & Awards

2024

AIR, Bali, Indonesia

2019

Studio Kura Artist in Residence, Fukuoka, Japan
Painting Prize 2019 Show, DContemporary Gallery, London, UK - Finalist
IMAGO International Artist Residency, Tsarimir, Bulgaria (May & September)