Anamniseis mias gynaikas – Papatheodorou Grigoris

Grigoris Papatheodorou was born in Agrinio in 1929 and grew up in Patras.

He was a self-taught painter and, from a very young age, worked professionally across various fields of art, including sign painting, shop decoration, church decoration, and iconography.

He also worked in theatrical set design. From 1955 to 1966, he was the main constructor of floats for the Patras Carnival.

At the same time, he created a number of unconventional paintings for his personal practice.

In 1970, after his works were seen by both Greek and international figures, an exhibition was organized for him in London (Agora Gallery, 1970), which achieved great success.

Following this, the Australian airline QANTAS undertook to present his works in various parts of the world.

After this first major success, he held a series of solo exhibitions (Athens, Patras, London, Stockholm, Thessaloniki), as well as numerous group exhibitions.

In 1978, he received the First Prize for Tourism and Culture of Mediterranean Countries.

In the same year, he received a letter from the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge requesting his biography.

His name is included in the Who’s Who directory of London.