Jannis Kounellis

1936	Born in Piraeus, Greece.
1956	Moved to Rome where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. Today the artist lives and works mostly in Rome. Currently teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dusseldorf.
1960	First one-man exhibition in Rome (Galleria La Tartaruga).
1960-1984	Participated in several group exhibitions and presented a great number of one-man exhibitions (Galleria L' Attico, Milan; Galerie Iolas, Paris; Sonnabend Gallery, New York; Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples; Galerie Folker Skulima, Berlin; Jean Bernier Gallery, Athens; Galerie Konrad Fischer, Dusseldorf; Galleria Christian Stein, Milan & Turin; Anthony d' Offay Gallery, London; Galerie Lelong, Paris & Zurich).
1977	First one - man exhibition in Greece (Jean & Karen Bernier Gallery)..
1985	Exhibition in a wool warehouse at Bordeaux (CAPC / Musee d'art contemporain).
1986	Retrospective exhibition in Chicago (Museum of Contemporary Art).
1988	Exhibition in Turin (Castello de Rivoli).
1989	Exhibition in Barcelona (Espai Problenou).
1991	Retrospective exhibition in Moscow (Casa Centrale degli Artisti, Nuova Tretjakov).
1993	Exhibition "Esposizione di paesaggi invernali" in Pistoia (Palazzo Fabroni).
1994	The J. F. Costopoulos Foundation organises the first retrospective exhibition of the artist in Greece (cargo vessel IONION, Piraeus).
1995	Exhibition in Bologna (Galleria d'Arte Moderna "La Salara").
1996-1997	Retrospective exhibition in Madrid (Centro de Arte Reina Sofia).
1997	Exhibition in Cologne (Museum Ludwig - Kelk).