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Leading Ahead, issue 44 - October 2017

Issue 44 - Οctober 2017

Leading Ahead, issue 44 - October 2017 2

Page Title

3 Message from the Editorial Team

4 NBG won the title "Best Corporate Governance - Greece" awarded by Capital Finance Inter-national (CFI.co)

5 NBG participates in the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF-HELEXPO)

9-17/9/2017

6 Breakfast with the Management

7 6 prizes for NBG i-bank at this year’s Mobile Excellence Awards

8 A Reward Trip for Branch Network Staff

9 National Customer Service Week

10 NBG i-bank Open API Day 14.09.2017: presentations and commencement of a new NBG fintech season

11 Acceptance of China UnionPay (CUP) cards by NBG's ATMs and POS

12 New Card Management System

13 JABBER app

14 Ethniki Insurance offers Bancassurance Reward Trip for NBG staff

15 The NBG Cultural Foundation (MIET). Book Presentation

16 The Cultural Foundation recommends... a selection of its recent publications

17 From NBG’s Art Collection

Contents

Πρώτοι Εμείς - Leading Ahead Newsletter for the employees of the NBG Group

Published, coordinated, edited and designed by the Internal Communication Unit of NBG Group HR Strategy Division (978) Address: Aiolou 86, Athens 10559, Greece. T: +30 210-3342230 (internal 12230), +30 210-3342919 (int. 12919). Email: [email protected] For internal distribution only: No part of this publication may be republished, reproduced or altered, in any way or by any means, mechanical, electronic or photocopying, without the prior written consent of the publisher (under Greek Law 2121/1993 and international copyright laws).

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Message from the Editorial Team

Building on its business model that focuses on transparency and long-term value, National Bank of Greece was named, for the second year running, the company with the “Best Corporate Governance – Greece” by Capital Finance International (CFI.co), in recognition of the Bank’s endeavours to maintain a strong and healthy corporate governance framework.

The Bank has always sought to function in a spirit of responsibility and with integrity, and this includes of course respect for its workforce and people, and tangible recognition of the key role played by staff in the branch network. As a consequence, the Bank rewarded its staff for sales of i-bank POS with a three-day trip to Venice, while likewise Ethniki Insurance rewarded its staff for car insurance sales in the second half of 2016 with a trip to Saint Petersburg in Russia. In addition, NBG’s i-bank platform gained no less than six prizes at this year’s Mobile Excellence Awards.

The Bank also attaches particular importance to cultivating its customer-oriented focus. In this regard, NBG participated in National Customer Service Week organized by the Hellenic Institute for Customer Service. This reflects the Bank’s stance toward the community in which it operates, the economy more generally, and the business community, which it has supported throughout the years, as stated last September at the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair. Support for business activity is a key pillar of NBG’s strategy, which is currently seeking to enhance collaboration with new, innovative and creative fintech firms. Against this backdrop NBG takes on competition, upgrading its products and services on an ongoing ba-sis, and thereby succeeding in remaining –through constant improvements and adjustments– a flexible organization within today’s banking system, as well as a bank in which Greek society has absolute trust. We wish all of you a Happy New Year!

Internal Communication Unit

NBG Group Human Resources Strategy Division


NBG Group Division for Corporate Governance and CSR

NBG won the title "Best Corporate Governance - Greece" awarded by Capital Finance International (CFI.co)

For the second consecu-tive year, NBG was named "Best Corporate Governance - Greece" by Capital Finance Interna-tional (CFI.co). The activi-ties of CFI.co enjoy the support of international

bodies and organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

NBG won the distinction on the basis of its corpo-rate government practices, following examination by the CFI.co. The organization made a special mention of NBG's healthy and effective corporate governance framework, which received excellent reviews.

According to NBG CEO Mr. Leonidas Fragkiadakis "NBG throughout its 176-year history has demonstrated respect for its customers, share-holders and society as a whole by adopting a busi-ness model focusing on transparency and long-term value", and added that "NBG Group follow-ing best and effective corporate governance practices, seeks to sustain a business culture of integrity, responsibility and long-term deve-lopment". NBG shall continue to support in every way an effective corporate governance model, as part of its substantial contribution to the economy and society over time.

Mr. Panagiotis Dasmanoglou, General Manager of Group Compliance & Corporate Governance, stressed that "this award is a tangible acknowledgement of the Bank's effort to apply an effective corporate governance framework, and is a token of the emphasis placed by the Bank on effective corporate governance as well as strong compliance and internal audit mechanisms, as key elements in maintaining a viable business deve-lopment model". Also, Mr. Dasmanoglou stated that "The NBG Group monitors continuously de-velopments regarding issues related to corporate governance, compliance and CSR, and incorpo-rates the best international practices in its activi-ties".

With two Corporate Governance Awards for the

year 2016 (CFI – Best Corporate Governance

Greece 2016, Global Banking and Finance Review

– Best Corporate Governance Bank Greece 2016),

NBG continues to give absolute priority to the on-

going integration and implementation of interna-

tionally recognized corporate governance practi-

ces and the maintenance of a comprehensive

framework for its operations that adheres faithful-

ly to the principles of transparency, equality, in-

tegrity and responsibility.


Group Marketing & Communications Division

NBG participates in the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF-HELEXPO) 9-17/9/2017

For yet another year NBG participated in the 82nd TIF with China as the honored country. A key fea-ture of the 82nd TIF was the intense business fo-cus and emphasis on export activity, which in combination with the great number of the partici-pating exhibitors and the increased number of visitors, made it the biggest TIF of the past de-cade. On Saturday, 9 September the opening of the NBG Branch at the TIF venue was celebrated, with proceedings led by Mr. Takis Thomopoulos, Chairman of NBG, Mr. Leonidas Fragkiadakis, NBG CEO, and many senior NBG executives.

NBG's presence at TIF this year aimed at pro-moting the development of entrepreneurship, alternative payment networks, as well as its initia-tives to support the economy and society.

On Thursday 7 September, NBG Management, as every year, organized a gala dinner at Makedonia Palace, for its business clientèle in Northern Greece. Business representatives and customers visited our Branch during the opening ceremony, besides NBG's Board members and executives.

Takis Thomopoulos, Chairman of the Board, Leonidas Fragkiadakis, CEO, members of the Board and other executives at the entrance of TIF Branch at the opening ceremony

CEO Leonidas Fragkiadakis in the NBG Branch at the TIF's venue


Branch Network Strategy Division

The meeting took place in a pleasant en-vironment, in the office of Leonidas Fragkiadakis, CEO of NBG, in the Karantzas Building, and lasted for about two hours. Front-line staff were given the chance to discuss constructively with the Bank's senior managers on issues with which the Branch officers are confronted every day, and ask questions regarding their concerns. Mr. Fragkiada-kis showed his strong interest in Branch Network issues and highlighted the strategic role of the Branches in NBG's long history. In addition, he expressed his satisfaction with the efforts and dedication of the Branch Network staff in striving to achieve the Bank's targets. The meeting was concluded with positive impressions for both sides.

It was attended by the following Board members: P. Thomopoulos, Chairman of the Board, L. Fragkiadakis, CEO, N. Tzakou, General Manager Retail Banking, D. Pavlineris, Assistant General Manager Branch Network, and V. Skiadiotis, Assistant General Manager Retail Banking. The Branch Network was represented by Mr. Di-mitris Kalogeropoulos, Manager of Branch Network Division I, Mr. K. Melanakis, Manager of Regional Division I.5, Ms. E. Valvi (Korydallos Branch), Mr. K. Dendrinos (Nikea Branch), Mr. E. Zarifis (Leros Branch), Ms. M. Boukali (Grigoriou Lambraki Amfialis Branch), Ms. E. Papamerkouri (Leoforos Vouliagmenis Branch), Mr. G. Tseggenes (Keratsini Branch) and Mr. K. Fountoukidis (Syros Branch).

Meeting participants

Breakfast with the Management

The first scheduled meeting was held on Tuesday, 19 September 2017 signalling

the commencement of similar future meetings


Digital Channels Division

NBG was awarded six prizes at the Mobile Excellence Awards 2017 ceremony which was held on Tuesday, 19 September by Boussias Communi-cations and the E-Business Research Center of the Athens University of Economics & Business (ELTRUN). Mr. Theodoros Fessas, Chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) formally opened the award ceremony that took place at the Hellenic Motor Museum and was attended by more than 300 executives from the mobile busi-ness & marketing sector. i-bank Pay, the new pioneering eWallet by NBG won the 4 prizes listed below:

1. GOLD prize in the "Mobile Payments Partnership" category for i-bank Pay’s function as "Mobile Wallet as a Service", with deep linking of the i-bank Pay app to COSMOTE Prepaid 2. GOLD Prize in the "Use of Mobile for Money Transfer" category for i-bank Pay & i-bank Pay 4 Business 3. SILVER prize in the "Mobile Services for CSR" category for charity donations carried out via i-bank Pay

4. SILVER prize in the "Mobile App Design/ Aesthetics" category for the modern and user-friendly design of the i-bank Pay app

Also, NBG won an important distinction for its i-bank payband—a waterproof wristband for contactless transactions, the first of its kind launched in the Greek banking market:

5. GOLD prize in the "Smartphone/ Tablet/ Wearable Technology" category for i-bank payband

6. Last, the crowning moment of the event was the Grand Awards ceremony. Only 6 companies won such an award, including NBG, as a result of their receiving four prizes overall, at least two of which Gold.

The 6 new prizes that have been added to NBG's collection confirm the strategic emphasis placed on the development of digital channels with a view to providing the best customer service and meeting effectively customer expectations and needs.

6 prizes for NBG and NBG i-bank at this year's Mobile Excellence Awards!



A Reward Trip for Branch Network Staff

Twenty employees, two from each of the top 10 Network Branches that reached the new i-bank POS sales targets, were rewarded with a trip to Venice on 5-7 September 2017 in the context of the 74th Venice Film Festival, the longest running film festival in the world.

The program of the three-day trip, sponsored by Master-card, included two nights in Venice in the famous hotel "Danieli", attendance of the Film Festival and related events, a guided tour in the city of Venice, plus more surprises!

On the day of their arrival in Venice, the NBG people arrived at the hotel in a luxury water taxi passing through the city's Grand Canal. In the evening, they had dinner on the terrace of hotel "Danieli" enjoying the city's magical view.

On the second day, after receiving spa and beauty treatments as part of their prepara-tion before the Festi-val's red carpet, the Bank's staff visited the historic Palazzo del Ci-nema to await the screening of the film alongside the celebrity guests, and enjoyed a glass of champagne. When the film ended, the guests were trans-ferred to a renaissance palace by water taxi, at which Mastercard had organized a special dinner with a view over the Grand Canal, offering the Bank's team yet another un-forgettable experience.

The last day was a free day for walking around the city, visiting the monu- ments and the picturesque squares, until the evening return flight.

The 20 NBG staff who participated in the trip are employed in Branches of all three Network Divisions from all over Greece.

Snapshot from the evening of the 74th Venice Film Festival with the Bank's officers attending the event

With a trip to Venice, including the 74th Venice Film Festival, NBG rewarded the Branch Network staff in recognition of the important role of the Branch Network in the Bank's effort to achieve its business targets


NBG focusing always on the customer and seeking to offer the best customer service, participated successfully in the National Customer Service Week held by the Hellenic Institute of Customer Service Institute from Monday 2 to Saturday 7 October 2017. In the context of the National Customer Service Week, NBG held a series of actions that reflect the special emphasis it places on quality customer service, its ongoing upgrade, and its enhancement of a customer-oriented business culture. The aforementioned action in selected Branches included: promotion of the Bank's modern digital

channels offering customers the option to carry out transactions whenever they want, wherever they are;

provision of privileged terms for purchasing the pioneering i-bank payband, the modern means of making electronic payments;

information meetings with local business customers on best business practices and cutting-edge solutions that promote entre-preneurship;

broad-ranging communication of the action.

The 17 participating branches from all over Greece are: Odou Stadiou (080), Glyfada (121), Emporikou Kentrou Athinas (103), Ilioupoli (089), Kolonaki (139), Leoforou Vouliagmenis (715), Aktis Miaouli (702), Business Center Psychiko (614), Golden Hall (614_3), Kifisia (141), Peristeri (164), Koropi (140), Lamia (396), Patra (225), Thessaloniki A (210), Pre-mium Aristotelous (210_5), Odou Ermou Thessalo-niki (212). Mr. Dimitris Pavlineris, Assistant General Manager of Branch Network noted: "Through the National Customer Service Week our Bank has the oppor-tunity to promote its excellent customer service and state-of-the-art customer service solutions, as well as expand further the collaboration with its clientèle".


National Customer Service Week

I. Kozyrakis, Branch Manager and executives of Odou Stadiou Branch (080) - one of the 17 branches participating in the Na-tional Customer Service Week

N. Tzakou, General Manager Retail Banking and I. Gatzionis, Manager of Branch Network Strategy Division visiting Emporikou Kentrou Athinas Branch (103) and K. Theos, Branch Manager

Snapshot from Premium Aristotelous Branch in the context of the National Customer Service Week


Digital Channels Division

NBG i-bank Open API Day 14.09.2017: presentations and commencement of a new NBG fintech season

On 14.9.2017, the NBG i-bank Open API Day was held in the premises of the be finnovative innova-tion lab with more than 100 participants, marking the start of this year's fintech session. A great number of developers interested in using NBG's API, business representatives, startup members and NBG staff interested in fintech developments, attended the event. Mr. Stavros Petroulas, Digital Channels Manager addressed the participants and presented the

Bank's plans on fintech for the period 2017-2018.

Then Mr. Kostas Kalogerakis, be finnovative Program Manager of the Digital Channels Division and Mr. Spyros Kapetanakis, Entrepreneurship Evangelist, Crowdpolicy, introduced the be finnovative program and discussed the results of the first season and the timetable for this year's actions including the upcoming NBG i-bank #fintech2 crowdhackathon and the 2nd round of the be finnovative program.

Mr. Giorgos Karamanolis, CTO/CIO Crowdpolicy, presented the procedure for the NBG i-bank #fintech2 crowdhackathon that will take place on 20-22 October at the be finnovative venue, as well as the way to take part, and the challenges and trends that may emerge. He also referred to the Bank's needs for specific solutions that some teams may choose to implement in the context of the crowdhackathon.

Mr. Stavros Katsoulis, Chief Software Architect, Crowdpolicy, presented the topics related to the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2), as well as some API use cases, which are currently running productively.

Mr. Giorgos Marinos, Manager for Digital Transfor-mation presented the ΝBG i-bank API and pointed out that its new version will be available as a sand-box in early October.

Last, Mr. Nikos Oikonomakis, Manager of Custo-mer Delivery, Mastercard- introduced Mastercard API and the applications that it can support. It should be noted that Mastercard will be the sponsor of NBG i-bank #fintech2 crowd-hackathon as well as of the 2nd season of be finnovative.

The NBG i-bank #fintech2 crowdhackathon was held on 20, 21 and 22 October in the "be finnovative" venue. For further information you can visit http://crowdhackathon.com/fintech2/ or contact Kostas Ka-logerakis at 27111, Digital Channels Division for more details.

At the presentation: N. Tzakou, General Manager Retail Banking and K. Kalogerakis, be finnovative Pro-gram Manager


Card Issuing, Business Processes & Analysis Divisions

Acceptance of China UnionPay (CUP) cards by NBG's ATMs and POS

As part of its strategy to expand and enhance its payment card acceptance and settlement services, National Bank of Greece entered into an agreement with China UnionPay (CUP) in order to accept card transactions with this particular scheme. Set up in 2012, China UnionPay is the only Chi-nese card scheme that provides services to all Chinese Banks. It collaborates with nearly 400 domestic banks and has issued over 3 billion cards by end-2012, making it the lead card issuer throughout the world. By the end of 2012, the China UnionPay network provided services at 1.5 million ATMs, 10 million POS, and 8 million merchants. The same year, interbank transactions reached a total value of €3 trillion. At the end of 2012, UnionPay International was established (a subsidiary of China UnionPay) with a view to not only enhancing card acceptance but also enhancing the issue and use of UnionPay cards worldwide. UnionPay International operates in 141 countries, and has a network of 3 million POS and 1 million ATMs, and its transaction volume amounts to some €50 billion. By the end of the same year, 27 countries and 97 banks had issued 17.7 million UnionPay cards.

The new service supports CUP card acceptance, compatible with magstripe and chip, at the NBG ATM network for making balance enquiries and cash withdrawals and purchases at the i-Bank POS terminals. At a later stage, the service will be broadened in order to support contactless transactions using the CUP cards, and it will expand to other providers collaborating with the Bank (Cardlink, Euronet and others) that clear card transactions.

This collaboration is of great importance for NBG, as Greece is a tourist destination for China UnionPay cardholders. In addition, this agree-ment will enable retailers and other businesses to further enhance their sales, especially in areas of tourist attraction.

Manager of South Europe Yunfeng Gao together with NBG Manager of Card Issuing G. Hantzandreou, making the first transaction using the UnionPay International card


On Monday 11 September 2017 National Bank of Greece launched its new Card Management System (CMS), stepping up its efforts to upgrade its systems and develop innovative products and services in order to effectively address competition.

By setting up a state-of-the-art and flexible platform for the management of NBG cards, the Bank lays the basis for developing a new business card model, cost-effective, with a competitive advantage in the market and centralized management capability. The new CMS will:

support the Bank's Business Units needs in developing innovative products and services, today and tomorrow

reduce significantly, at Group level, the IT costs for card support (in-house & outsourcing)

release the Bank from the need to make significant outlays in the future and constant changes to the Card Systems, in

order to comply with International Organizations' mandatory directives as well as the payment systems as applicable in each country where the Bank operates achieve synergies between Units, both in

operational management and in developing new products.

Upon completion of the project, all debit card products issued by NBG successfully switched to the new Way4 system, which is considered a leading software platform globally. Furthermore, besides the switch and service of more than 4 million debit cards in the new system, the operational characteristics and pricing of products were upgraded. In addition, NBG became the first bank in Greece, and among the first globally, to supply credit cardholders with the upgraded secure identification verification method for online purchases, by means of MasterCard Identity Check. By using the new service for online purchases at secure e-shops, the user does not generate a static password, but receives a One-time password (OTP) via sms or email.

In the next phases, NBG's prepaid cards and credit cards as well as the acquiring portfolio will switch platform, and all the activities and services that make up the turnover in card business will thereafter be developed and supported by this state-of-the-art integrated card management platform.

Card Issuing, Business Processes & Analysis Divisions

New Card Management System

Staff from the Project Team after successfully completing the switch to the CMS


JABBER app

Group IT Operations & Infrastructure Division

Our Bank needed a collaboration tool that would enable continuous and secure communication available both within and outside the "walls". There was a need for communication not to be limited to just between bank staff, but to remain open for customers and associates as well. The point was to forward incoming calls to the direct lines of the staff to their laptops or mobile devices no matter where they are. Users can access the app through their smartphones, tablets, laptops and pc/mac desktops. Accordingly, we designed and implemented an innovative collaboration solu-tion, by linking the Bank's IP phones with mobile devices and laptops, thereby providing a unique communication experience.

Features and benefits: Instant Messaging & Presence: view the

availability of users and initiate a chat

Business-Class IP Voice & Video calls

All-round communication experience

Mobile Collaboration, wherever you are from any device

The system provides HD voice and video calls whether you are in the office or using your mobile device. In cases of remote access, you can use the services outside the corporate network while maintaining the same level of security for your personal data and the connection data. This inte-gration allows you to receive calls via the Bank's IP corporate infrastructure, using any wireless net-work such as LAN/WLAN and mobile data net-works.

With the launch of the new system all smart devices are transformed to registered devices with

the central telephony infrastruc-ture, i.e. they be-come an extension of the cor-porate office desk phone, thus enabling all calls, wherever made, to appear as internal calls. The solution delivers high-ly secure, encrypted, and reliable communications for both your personal data and the data transmitted during calls. Also, voice, video, and instant messaging are accompanied by the Pre-sence service, enabling you to see the availability of colleagues within the organization. You can immediately see who is online, available, away, on the phone, at a meeting, and so on. For the sixth consecutive year, on Thursday 29 June 2017, the tech festival IMPACT BITE Awards 2017 was held, attended by more than 500 leading business representatives. The majority of this year's candidate projects were notable for display-ing innovation, inventiveness, and clear business benefits. NBG received an award for the JABBER app.

V. Koukos and I. Blatsioris try out the app on their PCs

Head of Communications A. Chatziparaskevas receives the award at the IMPACT BITE Awards 2017, for NBG's JABBER app


Retail Banking Division

NBG's Bank Network staff was rewarded for achieving the vehicle insurance targets for H2 2016, with a reward trip to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Saint Petersburg was once the capital of the Russian Empire. The dazzling palaces, the public buildings, the fine churches, and the picturesque canals make St. Perersburg the jewel of Northern Europe. Our staff was received with a warm "bread and salt" welcome in traditional Russian fashion, accompanied by folk music. The winners of the competition as well as NBG and Ethniki Insurance management representatives, were given a guided tour of the Hermitage Museum, the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, the Peterhof Palace, the Summer Palace of Peter the Great with its impressive fountains, and watched a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at the

Hermitage Theater. They also travelled by river launch on the city's rivers and canals, and had the chance to see the spectacular opening bridges that allow ships to pass through, here where the summer nights last only a few hours.

What made the trip particularly enjoyable for everyone involved was the chance to share expe- riences and exchange views on best practices in the workplace. The successful NBG employees were accompanied by Nelly Tzakou-Lambropoulou, General Manager Retail Banking, Branch Network Division Managers D. Kalogeropoulos, Ch. Asima-kopoulos and A. Nazidou, Regional Managers Ch. Granitsas and K. Melanakis, the Head of NBG Bancassurance D. Nodaros, and senior managers of Ethniki Insurance: Chairman Ch. Sardelis, Deputy CEO S. Konstantas, and Manager of Banc- assurance, Marketing, Advertising & Alternative Distribution Cooperations I. Sifakis.

The members of senior management thanked the staff for the successful operations of the Bancassurance Network, and promised that they will support them in achieving even better re-sults. With incentives such as this, you can be sure that everyone will do their best!

Ethniki Insurance offers Bancassurance Reward Trip for NBG staff

The participants at the Grand Duke Vladimir Palace


Aivali and Aeolis of Asia Minor was the life-long work of architect Dimitros Psarros, who re-searched and wrote this book over the period from 1969 until his death in 2008. The book com-prises an architectural and urban-planning study that seeks to give a reconstruction of this demo-graphically unique city of Asia Minor, whose po-pulation was almost exclusively Greek until 1922. The research of Psarros, as he stated in his own words, “uncovers step by step the development of the city and its environs, drawing on information found in the written historical sources and on oral evidence”. The book pre-sents drawings and photographs that illustrate the architectural wealth of the city “in an en-deavour to preserve, albeit in images, something of what has been lost or will shortly disappear for good”.

The text traces, parish by parish, the urban deve-lopment of Aivali, Moschonisia and Yenitsaro-chori, and is accompanied by a detailed account of the surrounding areas, including monasteries, chapels, and the islets that make up the nearby archipelago. Last, the appendices include an extensive chronological overview of the region (from 1000 A.D. to 1923), as well as other histori-cal, demographic and anthropological data, followed by a bibliography. The illustrative mate-rial includes photographs from the late 19th century through to our own times, and original topographical and architectural drawings by both the author and Turkish students of the architectural heritage of the lands in question.

The NBG Cultural Foundation (MIET) Book Presentation

Dimitros E. Psarros

Aivali and Aeolis of Asia Minor (in Greek)

Edited by Kostoula Sklaveniti

MIET, 2017 , 627 pp.


Title: Avraam Pavlidis, New Ruins

Text: Iraklis Papaioannou

Published by: MIET, Thessaloniki, 2017

111 pp, with 91 color photographs

Title: Cicero, On Duties (De officiis)

Introduction, translation, commentary and biographical details: Dionysio Chalkomatas

Published by: MIET, Athens, 2017

440 pp

The Cultural Foundation recommends... a selection of its recent publications

Photography exhibition by Avraam Pavlidis at The Eynard Mansion (Agiou Konstantinou 20, Athens)

Avraam Pavlidis

NEW RUINS

Duration of Exhibition: 5 Οctober – 25 Νοvember 2017


Rania Bellou was born in 1982 in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the School of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki University, in 2005, and then gained her MA (2006) in stage design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. In 2008, she was awarded First Prize by the Jannis and Zoe Spyropoulos Foundation.

Rania Bellou has participated in shows and art festivals in Greece and abroad (UK, USA, Mexico, Switzerland). In 2009, she exhibited at the Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy in London, and at the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art (“1001+1Praxis”), while the Kalfayan Galleries hosted her solo show “Living in a Cerebral Fortress”. In 2010, she took part in the 2nd International Biennale for Young Art in Moscow titled “Qui Vivre?”; in the LuccaDigitalPhotoFest in Lucca, Italy; in Action Field KODRA 10 (10th Visual Arts Festival) in Thessaloniki, and in the “Oasis and A-oasis” show in the Skironio Museum Polychronopoulos in Megara. In 2011 she participated in two group exhibitions in Mexico City in the Ex Teresa Museum and the National School of Arts (UNAM).

From NBG’s Art Collection

Rania Bellou (Ukraine)

“Days of Childhood (2016)”. Lead pencil on Japanese paper 50 x 70 cm.

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