He was born in 1956 and grew up in Agrinio in Western Greece. He now lives and works in Kastella, near Athens. He studied law at the Democritus University of Thrace (1975-9) and painting at the National School of Fine Arts in Athens (1983-9). From his first solo exhibition in 1987 he has developed an international reputation as a painter and scenographer. He has often represented Greece in other countries on international bodies. He has exhibited in a large number of galleries from Brussels to Beijing. His works are found in public and private collections both in Greece and abroad.