Christos Theofilis – the veteran Greek painter born in 1956 in Piraeus – has been a fixture on the Athens art scene since the early 1980s. After a prolific period that included the 1982 European‑Community award and a solo show The Moon at To Trito Mati (1989), he withdrew from the commercial market for two decades, returning only sporadically for group exhibitions (e.g., the 2003 “White Black” show). His work is noted for a “rebellious independence” and a unique handling of colour despite a form of colour‑blindness