The painter Yannis Michailidis was born in Skiathos in 1940 and passed away in 2021. He lived and worked in Athens and Pelion.
He engaged with the graphic arts and taught at a private school in Athens as well as at the graphic arts workshop of the Municipality of Volos.
Self-taught in painting, he showed an early interest in folk and Byzantine art. Starting with the rendering of the Greek landscape, he quickly turned toward abstraction using collage. In addition to painting, he was also involved in graphic arts, cartooning, and photography.
His work was presented in solo exhibitions (Nees Morfes, Athens 1968, 1973, 1976, 1995; Kochlias, Thessaloniki 1974, 1977, etc.), as well as in group exhibitions (Panhellenic Exhibitions, Athens 1963, 1965, 1975; Athens Cultural Capital 1985; Tribute to Periklis Pantazis, Averoff Gallery, Metsovo 1996, etc.). He has represented Greece in exhibitions abroad (Sofia, Bucharest, Poland, Dallas, New York).
In 1970, he was honored with the 1st prize for painting at the young artists’ exhibition of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece – House of Letters and Arts.