Mavromatis Stelios

A self-taught painter, he has been involved with many thematic approaches, such as landscape, the nude, still life and erotic scenes, which he renders figuratively; he initially adhered to impressionistic models but later turned to expressionistic ones. Living near the Thessaloniki Railway Station, he has made the train and the surrounding space the center of his painting; it is his most characteristic motif and comes back again and again throughout his career.

He started to exhibit in 1959 and since then has presented his work in many solo, Panhellenies and group shows, while in 1987 a retrospective was held at the Vafopouleio Cultural Center in Thessaloniki.