Valérie Kolakis, b. 1966, Athens, Greece. Lives and works in Montréal, Canada.
Kolakis has exhibited in museums and contemporary arts spaces including: Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, Switzerland. Kunsthaus L6, Freiburg, Germany. Ke Center for the Contemporary Arts, Shanghai, China. Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China. Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Canada. She has also shown in biennales and events including Ev+a, International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Limerick, Ireland, The Quebec Triennial, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and Nuit Blanche, Paris, France, and in art galleries including FOLD Gallery London, Galerie Antoine Ertaskiran and Galerie Donald Browne, Montréal, Canada.
Kolakis’ artwork is in both private and public collections including, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Collection Prêt D’Oeuvres d’art du musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
SELECTED PRESS
Six Questions | Tique Art, January 2021
Petroleum Jelly lace-patterned stencils at Art Rotterdam | FAD Magazine, February 2016
The Modern Way with Bosch and Birds: Art Rotterdam 2016 | Paul Carey-Kent, February 2016
Valérie Kolakis & Finbar Ward at FOLD Gallery | Garageband Magazine, June 2014