Vasilis Vasili studied at the School of Fine Arts in Athens, Greece, from 1992 to 1997. In 1999, he won a scholarship from the Greek Foundation of Scholarships and the Onassis Foundation. In 2001, he received a Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, USA. From 2004 to 2013, Vasilis taught at the Technological Institution of Athens, Greece. From 2006 to 2008, he taught at the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Western Macedonia in Florina, Greece. In 2013, Vasilis moved to Canada, where he currently resides.

About Vasilis' Artistic Approach

Vasilis' work may be characterized by concerns and concepts such as entrapment, restriction, separation, or partition as a way of exploring and understanding life. In his architectural works, Vasilis creates passages that connect the here and now with the there and the any after, inviting the viewer to experience these passages either visually or physically. Most of his works have as a starting point or reference the cultural and architectural tradition of Greece, mainly the region of Epirus where he was born and raised. He is also inspired by spaces that were or are used for spiritual purposes and by structures in the defense system. He is fascinated and impressed by ancient tombs as the best sources of understanding the character of the society to which these monuments belong.