1929 Nicolas Vlavianos is born on February 7th, in Athens, Greece.

1956 Lives in Paris until 1961. Studies sculpture at the Académie de la Grande
Chaumière, with the sculptor Zadkine. Produces his first works in welded
iron at Lazslò Szabo’s Académie du Feu.

1958 13ème Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de
Paris.

1959 14ème Salon des Réalités Nouvelles.

1960 Salon de la Jeune Sculpture, Musée Rodin, in Paris.

1961 One man show at the Institut Français d’Athènes; receives an award from
the Greek Ministry of Education during the VI Pan-Helenic Exhibit, in
Athens; XVII Salon de Mai, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville Paris and
Salon de la Jeune Sculpture, at the Musée Rodin, Paris; travels to Brazil, as
part of the delegation of Greek artists in the VI São Paulo International
Biennial.

1962 Settles down in São Paulo; one man show in Brazil, Galeria São Luiz, in
São Paulo.

1963 VII São Paulo International Biennial.

1964 One man show Seta Gallery, in São Paulo.

1965 One man show at the Astréia Gallery, in São Paulo; is awarded the
following prizes: 2nd Prize for Sculpture by the 1st Esso Salon for Young
Artists, Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro; 1st Prize for
Sculpture by the XX Fine Arts Municipal Salon, at the Belo Horizonte City
Council Museum of Art; Acquisition Award by the Brazilian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs during the VIII São Paulo International Biennial.

1966 One man show at MAM in Rio de Janeiro; I Visual Arts National Biennial, in
Salvador, where he receives a Special Award.

1967 IX São Paulo International Biennial and the IV Federal District Modern Art
Salon, in Brasília (he receives an Acquisition Award.

1968 One man show Petite Galerie, Rio de Janeiro.

1969 Starts his teaching career at Visual Arts School of Armando Alvares
Penteado Foundation (FAAP)

1971 Retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Brazilian Art (MAB) of FAAP, in
São Paulo.

1972 One man show at the Astréia Gallery, in São Paulo; takes part in the V
Panorama of Brazilian Art, Sculpture, at MAM, São Paulo, and at the V
Young Contemporary Art Exhibition, at MAC-USP, São Paulo.

1974 One man show at the Multipla Gallery, in São Paulo; is awarded the State
Council Award for Culture at the V Paulista Contemporary Art Salon, at the
São Paulo Biennial Pavilion, and the APCA Award for the Visual Arts.
Escultura Progresso height 8m now in Largo do Arouche, São Paulo.

1975 Is appointed Commissary for the XIII São Paulo International Biennial by
the Greek Ministry of Culture and Science. III Small Sculpture International
Biennial, in Budapest, receives the First Prize; VII Panorama Brazilian Art /
Sculpture, at MAM, São Paulo.

1976 One man show Multipla Gallery, in São Paulo, and travels to Italy for a solo
exhibition in the Brazilian Embassy Gallery in Rome.

1977 MAC-USP, São Paulo; Goes to Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, at the invitation
of the Municipal Council to take part in the I National Meeting of Sculptors.

1978 One man show at Multipla Gallery, in São Paulo; The Object in Art: Brazil in
the Sixties, at MAB – FAAP, São Paulo. Escultura Nuvens sobre a Cidade
in Praça da Sé , São Paulo.

1979 Receives the Mário de Andrade Medal by the State Government of São
Paulo; becomes an Art Council member of the Santa Marcelina Higher
Education Art School.

1980 One man show Skultura Gallery, in São Paulo, and at Clementina Duarte
Gallery, in Recife. Takes part in: A Panorama of 20th Century Brazilian
Sculpture, at SESC Brasílio Machado Neto, São Paulo; Ochenta Años de
Arte Brasileño, Buenos Aires and Lima; Appointed by the State of São
Paulo Secretariat for Culture, he becomes a full member of the Supervising
Council for the State Art Gallery of São Paulo, until 1982.

1981 One man show Guignard Gallery, in Porto Alegre; takes part in the
exhibition Nine Sculptors from Brazil, in the Brazilian-American Cultural
Institute Art Gallery, in Washington, DC; Wins the Acquisition Award for the
Panorama of Current Brazilian Art Sculpture, at MAM, in São Paulo.

1982 A Century of Brazilian Sculpture, at MASP, São Paulo; Member of the MAM
Arts Council in São Paulo; takes part of the selection and awarding jury at
the III Rug-Making Triennial, sponsored by MAM; goes to New York, One
man show at Kouros Gallery.

1983 One man show at the Singular Gallery, in Porto Alegre.

1984 One man show at the Kouros Gallery; takes part in the exhibition
Tradition and Disruption, organized by the São Paulo Biennial Foundation.

1985 One man show at Skultura Gallery, in São Paulo; takes part in the following
exhibitions: V Sculpture International Biennial, in Athens; Indoors for
Outdoors, in the Kouros Sculpture Center, Connecticut; Panorama of
Current Brazilian Art, at MAM in São Paulo.

1986 One man show in the Aktuel Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.

1987 Art and New Technologies Optic: Fibers, MAC-USP, São Paulo.

1988 Takes part in the Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, MAM, São Paulo.

1989 Goes to New York for the one man show Objets d’Art, at Kouros Gallery.

1990 Exhibition Without Walls: Art Environmental Sculpture Exhibition, in the
Kouros Sculpture Center, Ridgefield, Connecticut.

1992 Exhibition The Seduction of the Volumes: The Three-Dimensional of MAC,
at MAC-USP, São Paulo.

1993 Retrospective exhibition Vlavianos: 35 Years of Sculpture, at MASP, São
Paulo; A Sculptural Survey, at the Kouros Sculpture Center, Ridgefield,
Connecticut, NY.

1994 Exhibition Brazil XX Century Biennial, at the São Paulo Biennial
Foundation, and Art Contemplates Nature, at the Kouros Sculpture Center,
Ridgefield, Connecticut.

1995 Exhibition Art in the Environment, at the Kouros Sculpture Center,
Ridgefield, Connecticut.

1996 Teaches post graduate courses in sculpture at the Higher Center for
Professional Development (CENAP) at FAAP, until 1997. Exhibition Art and
Urban Space, organized by Athos Bulcão Foundation, Brasília, DF.

1997 He is invited to take part in the Managing Council of the International
Sculpture Centre (ISC), with headquarters in Washington, DC; Exhibition
Brazilian Sculpture from 1920 to 1990: Profile of an Identity, in the Cultural
Centre of the Inter-American Bank for Development, Washington; travels to
New York to take part in the Annual Board Meeting of the ISC. Sculpture for
Sculpture Garden of the new State Archives of São Paulo.

1998 Pier Walk’98 Maquette Exhibition in the Wood Street Gallery, Chicago;
International exhibition Pier Walk’98 at Navy Pier in Chicago.

1999 One man show at Multipla Gallery, São Paulo.

2000 Exhibition Brazilian Sculpture at Luz, at Parque da Luz, State Art Gallery of
São Paulo.

2001 Sets up the exhibition Vlavianos, Sculptoric Praxis at the Museum of
Brazilian Art of FAAP, São Paulo. Receives the APCA award.

2003 Art Athena 2003, Arte Queune – Brasil/Europa, Brasília – DC

2004 Art Athena

2007 One man show at Multipla gallery Sào Paulo. Reflections on Sculpture,
Kouros Gallery, New York.