Nikos Tranos

Nikos Tranos (Greek: Νίκος Τρανός; 1957) is a Greek sculptor and former rector of the Athens School of Fine Arts.

Born in Zarakes, a village in the southern part of Euboea,^[1][2] Tranos entered the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1983, studying sculpture under George Nikolaidis.^[1] After his graduation in 1988, he continued his studies as a postgraduate student at ASFA, and also at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris through Erasmus Program.^[1] He is a teacher of sculpture at ASFA since his appointment in 1995.^[1][3][4] He also served as rector of the institution from 2019 to 2023.^[5] Many of Tranos artworks are installations with a variety of media and materials while he is known for the diversity of his work including three-dimensional constructions, drawings, sculptures, photographies and videos. His work has been showcased in various solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries in Greece and abroad (Belgium, France, Italy etc.).^[1] Many of his artworks acquired by Greek museums and galleries, including the National Gallery of Greece, the National Museum of Contemporary Art and the MOMus–Museum of Contemporary Art.^[2][4][6]

• Κομίνη-Διαλέτη, Δώρα· Ματθιόπουλος, Ευγένιος Δ (1997). Λεξικό Ελλήνων Καλλιτεχνών:Ζωγράφοι, γλύπτες, χαράκτες, 16ος-20ός αιώνας. Καλλιτεχνική βιβλιοθήκη. 4. Athens: MELISSA Publishing House. pp. 306–7. ISBN 9789602042267.

• National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum
• "Ψηφιακή Πλατφόρμα ΙΣΕΤ : Artists – Tranos Nikos". dp.iset.gr
• "Tranos, Nikos". Εθνικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης.
• "Νίκος Τρανός". www.asfa.gr