Paul Giavonopolous

Paul Giovanopoulos was born in 1939 in Kastoria, Greece, and at age 22 became a United States citizen and resident of New York City, where he lives today. He was educated in New York at the School of Visual Arts, at the Parsons School of Design, and at the Pratt Institute. Giovanopoulos is best known for his oil paintings, which are collage-like abstractions full of references to art history and to the artists who influenced him. He also illustrates children’s books and has designed covers for at least five novels. His work has been exhibited around the world—including in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy—as well as in many prominent institutions in the United States, such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Library of Congress. His work is in more than 50 collections, and is privately collected by such luminaries as James Cameron, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Bloomberg, and others.