Νίκος Β. Λελεκάκης M.Sc.

Nikos V. Lelekakis is a professional Iconographer, born in Ierapetra, Crete. He pursued higher education at the Faculty of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and further specialized in Iconography at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He holds a Master’s degree in Iconography, with a concentration in Byzantine Archaeology and Art, awarded by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the same field. He received traditional training under esteemed iconographers in both Athens and Crete, acquiring deep knowledge and mastery of the sacred art. Over a period of sixteen consecutive years, he served as an instructor of Iconography at the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School, as well as in various public and private educational institutions, and in the training schools of the Metropolises of Athens and Attica. Mr. Lelekakis is a registered member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece and of the Panhellenic Association of Iconographers. He has been professionally active in the field of Iconography since the year 2000. His works are featured in churches, public institutions, and private collections both in Greece and abroad. He also regularly participates in exhibitions of ecclesiastical and fine art. He is married and the father of three children. Since 2016, he has resided in Crete, where he continues to teach and to undertake iconographic commissions throughout Greece and wherever the Sacred Art calls him. Deeply grateful for all blessings to my Benefactor, the Triune God. */*EN FRANÇAIS. Nikos Lelekakis est un artiste d'icônes saintes, né à Ierapetra en Crète. Il est diplômé de l'Université Théologique d'Athènes et l’ Haute Ecole des Beaux Arts d'Athènes et plus particulièrement dans l'art des icônes saintes. Il est détenteur d'un master dans l'art des icônes saintes (art et archéologie byzantine) délivré par l'Université Nationale Kapodistrienne d'Athènes et il est candidat au PhDdoctorat . Il a dispensé des cours d'art des icônes saintes aux étudiants de l'Ecole RizarioEcclesiastique d'Athènes. Pendant 16 années, sans discontinuité, il a enseigné dans des instituts professionnels tant privés que publics dans les écoles des Μétropoles de la région d'Athèneset la province d'Attique. Par ailleurs, depuis 2000, il est membre de la Chambre des Beaux-Arts de Grèce et artisteprofessionnel d'icônes saintes. Ses œuvres d'art décorent des collections tant publiques que privées en Grèce et à l'étranger. Il est marié avec trois enfants. Depuis 2016 jusqu'à ce jour, il vit et enseigne en Crète. Il se déplace, également, là où ses connaissances de l'art des icônes l'appelle. Je suis reconnaissant de tout ce que Dieu, mon Bienfaiteur, sa Sainte trinité me procure dans ma vie.