Angelos Panayotidis Griekenland, b. 1950

Angelos Panayotidis (Amphilochia, 1950) conducted 20 years of research into the use of metals in sculpture before he presented his first independent artworks in 1990. To date, he has held 19 solo and 139 group exhibitions. He was honoured by UNESCO for his contribution to the 2004 Olympic Games and is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts in Greece.

For one of his most significant works, an olive tree nearly 3.5 metres tall, Angelos was sponsored by Coca-Cola. The tree, crafted from bronze and copper, features 5,000 bronze leaves. The sculpture now stands as a commemoration of the Olympic Games in the city of Athens, where it is permanently displayed in Technopolis.

Angelos’ sculptures can be found in various museums, galleries, and prominent buildings such as the National Bank of Greece, the United Nations Security Council, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and in private collections around the world. His artworks are exhibited in the Museum of Cycladic Art.