Christos Dikeakos

Christos Dikeakos (b. 1946, Thessaloniki, Greece) is an established conceptual photographer whose work often explores the urban environment, particularly Vancouver’s, and the social and natural histories that are tied to place, community, and politics. Dikeakos is well known for his large-format images. 

As a child, Dikeakos emigrated from Greece to Vancouver, British Columbia with his family in 1956. In 1970, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia. Throughout his over 50-year career as an artist, Dikeakos has influenced significant movements in the Vancouver art scene, specifically the formation of the “school” of Vancouver Photoconceptualism. In his work, he consistently explores local histories, the conditions of modernity and the socio-economic relations of specific places. 

Dikeakos has participated in more than 40 group exhibitions and over 20 solo domestic and international exhibitions in venues including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Kelowna Art Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon), Mezzanine Gallery (Halifax), EpidedaGallery (Athens, Greece), and the Canadian Cultural Centre (Rome, Italy). Dikeakos’ work is held in numerous public collections including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Vancouver Art Gallery, Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), Market Gallery (Toronto), MOMus Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, and the Utah Museum of Fine Art (Salt Lake City, USA). 

Dikeakos lives and works in Vancouver.