Yannis Moralis
The painter who was born in Arta in 1916 and became a professor at the School of Fine Arts.
- Born
- 23 April 1916, Arta
- Died
- 20 December 2009
- School
- Professor of the painting workshop from 1957
- Group
- Co-founder of the Armos group, 1949
Yannis Moralis was born in Arta on 23 April 1916. In 1922 his family moved to Preveza and in 1927 to Athens. He entered the School of Fine Arts in 1931 and graduated in 1936. In 1937 he went to Rome and Paris, where he studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts.
His career
He was elected professor of the preparatory class of the School in 1947 and of the painting workshop in 1957. He co-founded the Armos group in 1949 and held his first solo exhibition in 1959. He designed sets and costumes for the Karolos Koun Arts Theatre (1954) and the National Theatre (1957). From the 1970s he moved from realistic figure painting to geometric stylisation with curves. Known works include Two Friends (1946) and Erotiko (1990). He died on 20 December 2009.
In Arta
The Municipal Art Gallery of Arta bears his name and was inaugurated in December 2010.
