GEORGE PETRIDES - PRESS MATERIALS - OCTOBER 2026

Short biography
Born in Athens in 1964 and based in Athens and New York, George Petrides creates figurative sculpture for public spaces and institutions. His work gives lasting form to history, identity and remembrance through the human figure.

Extended biography
Born in Athens in 1964 and based in Athens and New York, George Petrides creates figurative sculpture for public spaces and institutions. His work gives lasting form to history, identity and remembrance through the human figure. His work has been placed in hospitals, museums, diplomatic missions, educational institutions, places of worship and corporate collections: 29 works installed or held in institutional collections and 11 forthcoming placements across seven sectors and eight countries. Institutions include Tiffany & Co., the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations and Aretaieion University Hospital, and his sculpture of Davy Crockett was accepted by the White House as a Presidential Gift in 2025. Since 2022, Hellenic Heads has reached eight cities, including Venice in parallel with Biennale Arte 2024. Its Berlin presentation continues through 8 January 2027.

IMAGE RECORDS
artist-portrait: George Petrides in his studio beside a sculpted head. Courtesy of Petrides Studio. Informal iPhone studio photograph; no named photographer. Approved by George Petrides for press publication.
aretaieia-installation: Aretaieia at the entrance of Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens. Photograph: Christos Simatos. . Approved by George Petrides for press publication.

CONTACT
studio@petrides.art | www.petrides.art
