Upcoming Exhibitions

George Kordis: A Contemporary Iconographer, celebrates the innovative and captivating works of the Athens-based iconographer. Dr. George Kordis is internationally recognized as a leading artist and scholar in the contemporary revival of the Byzantine icon tradition and has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout Europe.

This intimate selection of icons represents Kordis’s artistry and his deep understanding of how color and form interrelate to create a visual narrative. Kordis’s palette is comprised of broken hues on the cooler end of the color spectrum. He uses tints that diverge gently from one another and combine to create soft, flowing forms that complement the crisp, gently edged shapes. Often, a hand, leg, wing, billow of cloth, stone, or chain extends beyond the inner rectangle and onto the border. The color and form of these elements are especially important, as they bring the image out into the world, involving the sacred events in the lives of the viewer, who in turn is invited into the story.

In the artist’s own words:
“The aim of my painting is to create an embrace between the depicted object and the viewer. Each artwork is created in direct reference to the viewer. In this way, the beholder becomes part of the artwork and the artwork part of the beholder.“

The exhibition will be on display in the South Gallery of the Museum, offering a quiet and contemplative atmosphere for visitors. Dr. Kordis will give a talk about his work and contemporary Byzantine iconography on June 22nd. To learn more, please visit the Museum’s calendar. The artist’s talk will take place in conjunction with the US premiere of a new documentary, Heaven on Earth, which shares Kordis’s creative process as he designed and painted the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Mannheim, Germany in November of 2023.