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George Politis paints in watercolours and lives in Thessaloniki in Greece. He works in several media, but he prefers watercolor for its transparent and luminous results. He also likes to paint miniature artworks.
President of the Artists Society of Northern Greece (SKETBE) 2009 - 2015, he is signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS), Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI), North East Watercolor Society (NEWS), Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA) and Institute of Figurative Arts (IAF).
His paintings won many awards, including the “Commended Award in Watercolor”, “Best Watercolor” and “Best Mixed Media” at the International Juried Exhibitions, Australian Society of Miniature Art in Australia; the President’s Award , the Da Vinci Award and twice the “Award of Excellence” in the Arizona Watercolor Association Members Shows (2001, 2007, 2011).
He had solo exhibitions, including: Govedarou Gallery, Thessaloniki (2015), Reims (2013), Myro Gallery, Thessaloniki (2013), Techni Gallery (Kilkis, 2013), Piraeus Bank Convention Centre, Thessaloniki (2010), Geni Tzami, Thessaloniki (2006), Hellenic Centre, London (2002), Gallery 47, London (2001), Agioritika, exhibition organized by the Cultural Capital of Europe at the City Hall of Thessaloniki (1997).
He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece and in international exhibitions and contests, like the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in London, American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society in USA, Arizona Watercolor Association, North East Watercolor Society, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society (USA), Royal Miniature Society and Society of Botanical Artists Exhibitions in London, International Miniature Shows in England and in the United States of America, the Shenzhen Biennial of Watercolour etc.
