Josef Kote

Josef Kote has been painting since the age of fourteen. He graduated from university with a master's degree in Fine Arts. Soon after his arrival in Toronto, he established a fruitful and dynamic working relationship with Art Avenue Gallery which very early on became Josef Kote's exclusive representative.

Ultimately what resulted through the years of cooperation was: a shift from his classical training, an introduction of a new colour palette and the emergence of a new looser and bolder technique that has become truly recognizable as his own. Today, Art Avenue Gallery has the largest collection of Josef Kote's work in North America.

Selected Exhibitions:

§ 2006 New work exhibition; Art Avenue, Toronto
§ 2005 Reflections; Art Avenue, Toronto
§ 2004 'Tis The Season; Peterson Fine Art, Toronto
§ 2003 Celebrating Summer; Peterson Fine Art, Toronto
§ 2003 Water; Peterson Fine Art, Toronto
§ 2003 The Four Seasons Revisited; Peterson Fine Art, Toronto
§ 2003 Praxis Gallery, Toronto
§ 2002 Grand Opening; Peterson Fine Art, Toronto
§ 2001 Toronto International Art Fair
§ 2001 Tales Of The City; Peterson Fine Art, Toronto
§ 1996 Moschopolis, Thessalonica, Greece
§ 1990 Tirana, Albania
§ 1989 Tirana, Albania

Collections:

§ Art Avenue, Toronto: Permanent Collection
§ Numerous supportive and dedicated patrons in Toronto
§ Numerous private and corporate collections in Canada, England, The United States, Norway and Argentina
including the National Research Centre Thessaloniki, Greece
§ Numerous prominent private and public collections in Italy
§ Federal ministries and institutions in Greece.

Most Notables:

§ Portrait of Greek president commissioned by the greek community in Toronto
§ Portrait of the founding father of modern Greece
§ Competitions: First place in Italy's film festival for the creation of the children's animated short film: Lisia