I was born in Athens, Greece, in 1944. I began painting at the age of five under the guidance of my mother, who was my first and most influential teacher. From the beginning, I understood abstraction as the visual language of human emotion — a way to transform experience, memory, and inner tension into color and movement.

Over the years, I have participated in numerous group exhibitions and presented several solo shows. A defining moment in my career came during the Cultural Olympiad Athens 2004, when I was invited by the Greek Ministry of Development and the National Tourism Organization to present a major solo exhibition. On opening night, my fellow resistance fighters and I were honored for our role in opposing the 1967 military dictatorship and contributing to the restoration of democracy in Greece. The exhibition was curated by art historian Leontios Petmezas and installed with the assistance of my son, the artist Elias Christeas.

My work has evolved through distinct series. Up the Moon emerged from the psychological aftermath of my struggle against the junta of 1967. This was followed by NYC Waterfront Reflections, inspired by light and rhythm along the New York City waterfront. My most recent body of work, The Parallels Series, is the result of sustained inquiry into how color carries emotion, how structure emerges from tension, and how abstraction can communicate what language cannot. Within this series, forms emerge and dissolve much like a Socratic dialogue — through tension, contradiction, and gradual revelation. The viewer is not instructed but engaged, drawn into an active process of seeing, questioning, and rediscovering. Each encounter becomes a personal dialogue between the artwork and the mind that observes it. The Parallels Series can be viewed here.

My paintings are held in museum collections in Greece, including the Hydra Historical Archives and the Apeiranthos Museum on Naxos. In addition to my painting life, I have also worked as a designer and builder. In 1970 and 1971, I won first prize at the International Custom Car Show in New York City for a handmade two-seater convertible of my own design. During the 1980s, I created custom convertibles featured in television productions. A red Z28 I built became the star vehicle in Simon & Simon and was later adapted by Monogram into a model kit and released as a collectible Hot Wheels car.

Today, I continue to live and work in Long Branch, New Jersey, exploring abstraction as a dialogue between structure, memory, and light.