Biography

Tony Balak - Portrait

Tony Balak (Antonis Balakas) was born in 1981 in Florina, Greece.

Studies

From 1999 to 2004 he studied at the School of Visual and Applied Arts of the Faculty of Fine Arts in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. There he attended the workshops of Vangelis Dimitreas and Makis Theofilaktopoulos.

Work

After his graduation, he worked as a Teacher of Fine arts in high schools, and from 2007 to 2008 he worked at the workshop of Florina’s Museum of Modern Art, where he was preparing art and architecture students for their exams.

From 2007 to 2012 Tony was in charge of the workshops of Visual and Applied Arts of the University of Western Macedonia (engraving and painting workshops).

He is an active member of Florina’s Museum of Modern Art and of the Art Group “Polymorfon”. His workshop is in his hometown of Florina.

 

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