Born in Agrinio in 1931, he studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1951-1956) under Yannis Pappas and continued on a Greek State scholarship at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1960-1963) under Louis Leygue.
He presented his first solo exhibition in 1969 (British Council, Athens). He worked with stone, marble, metal and wood, making complexes dominated by the human figure. As his work demonstrates, he was conversant with the contemporary trends in sculpture as well as the folk traditions. Often solid and frontal, his compositions have a static quality reminiscent of archaic art. Their monumental character is reinforced by references to cubism and abstraction. The human presence is often combined with an abstract rendering of the natural setting, with the latter having a dominant presence in his late works. The typical trait of his visual idiom is the harmonious alternation of solid masses with cavities and recessions on the surface of his material.
He produced many works for public spaces such as the National Resistance monuments in Pyrgos, Lamia and Amfissa, the monument to the tobacco-growers’ revolt at Sfina, the war heroes’ monument on Dimadi Sq, Agrinio, and many other.
A founding member of the Centre for the Visual Arts (KET, 1974-1976), he taught sculpture as a professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1972-1998) and as visiting professor at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Thessaloniki (1986-1987).
He presented his work in solo exhibitions in Greece as well as in Canada (1972), and participated in group and international exhibitions such as the Biennales of Alexandria (1965; silver medal), Sao Paulo (1969), Budapest (1971) and Venice (1972). He attended also almost all exhibitions of the Sculptors’ Union, being a founding member and its chairman for six years.