Artist’s CV
Hadjis Tassos was born in Keratea, Attica and studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1949 – 1954) in the workshop of Andreas Georgiadis. With a scholarship from the State Scholarship Foundation, he furthered his education in Paris, at the School of Art Professions and at the Higher School of Graphic Arts. From 1960 to 1973, he was particularly involved in graphic arts and his name during this period was associated with notable artistic publications. In 1964, he founded the School of Graphic Arts of the Christian Youth Union and for three years taught at the Center for Lithographic Studies.
He presented his works in many individual and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. He participated nine times in the Panhellenic Exhibitions and in 1968 in the Biennale of São Paulo, in 1972 in the International Exhibition of Frankfurt and in 1969 in the International Festival of Painting in Cagnes – sur – mer .
In addition to his painting work, he edited many albums. The most notable are those with the titles: “Hydra – Zakynthos” with his own drawings, “History of the Greek Revolution” (Academy Award) by D. Kokkinos, “Great Greek Painters” and “History of Modern Greece” by Dimitris Fotiadis. He also illustrated and edited books by N. Kazantzakis, Elias Venezis, Menelaos Loundemis, Georgios Carter, Elenis Ouranis as well as the books of the educational reform introduced by Evangelos Papanoutsos.
Hatzis was honored with a prize from the Academy of Athens (1971) and a UNESCO prize (1969). His works are in the National Gallery, the Historical Museum of Bucharest, in many galleries and private collections. He passed away unexpectedly and was buried in his beloved Keratea.
