Born in Egypt and immigrated to New Zealand in 1963. Upon completing his degree at Victoria University, Wellington, he traveled to London continuing studies at Chelsea School of Art. Returning to Wellington three years later he began exhibiting work in private and public galleries. In 1998, Dimopoulos began to explore movement through the medium of sculpture. In 2001 he created Pacific Grass the first wind sculpture in a series commissioned by the Wellington Sculpture Trust for the City of Wellington. Pacific Grass was awarded the Inaugural Wellington Civic Initiative for Sculpture. This
Konstantin Dimopoulos Selected solo exhibitions 2008 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney 2007 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney 2005 New Zealand Pavilion World Expo, Japan 2005 Melbourne Fashion Festival Arts Program, Australia 2004 Red Tree Blue Tree, Kings Domain, Melbourne, Australia 2000 Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand 1999 Fisher Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 1999 The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand 1998 Waikato Museum of the Arts, Hamilton, New Zealand 1997 Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand Rotorua Museum of Art, Rot
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