The painter and sculptor Jason Molfessis was born in Phaleron, Attica, in 1925 and passed away in Athens in 2009.
He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1941–1946) under professors G. Biskinis, K. Parthenis, and E. Thomopoulos. Concurrently, he attended the School of Law (1942–1944). During his military service (1947–1949), he conducted on-site research on Byzantine art in Northern Greece. In 1950, he settled in Paris, where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts (1951–1952), joining the fresco workshop of Pierre-Henri Ducos de La Haille and the painting workshop of Jean Souverbie.
He lived and worked primarily in the French capital until 1988, when he returned to Greece upon being elected Professor of the Sculpture Department at the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), where he taught until 1990. Thereafter, he divided his time between Paris, Athens, and Aegina.
Initially focused on painting, he transitioned to sculpture in the late 1960s, creating large-scale compositions for public spaces in both France and Greece. As a pioneer in incorporating new technologies into art, he integrated computer circuitry and punched-card patterns into his paintings and sculptures, utilizing mediums such as concrete, steel, hammered lead, and other materials.
He presented his work in a few solo exhibitions (e.g., Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens in 1990, 1994, and 1996; Thessaloniki; Andros) and extensively in group exhibitions in Greece and abroad (e.g., Exposition Internationale, Paris 1952; Peintres et Sculpteurs Grecs de Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne 1962; Europalia, Brussels 1982; São Paulo Biennial 1963; Venice Biennale 1972; London; Antwerp).
His works are held in public collections—including the National Gallery–Alexandros Soutzos Museum, MOMus–Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Florina, the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, and the Alpha Bank Art Collection—as well as private collections, such as the Emfietzoglou Collection.