George Petrides (b. 1964, Athens, Greece)

George Petrides is an internationally recognized sculptor based in Athens and New York, whose work explores the intersections of personal history and cultural heritage. Specializing in public sculpture, Petrides has installed 30 permanent works across seven countries as of December 2025. His institutional placements span the corporate (including Tiffany & Co.), educational, government (including The White House), healthcare, museum, and religious sectors.

Beyond his permanent installations, Petrides is the creator of two world-touring exhibitions. Hellenic Heads: A Personal Exploration of Greek History and Culture toured nine venues across the United States, Turkey, and Europe from 2022 to 2026, reaching an audience of over 100,000 visitors. His latest traveling exhibition, Lineage of Light: One Family, One Century, chronicles four generations of his family from 1922 to 2022. It will be exhibited in the Gulf region, accompanied by a 15-minute documentary.

Raised and educated in Athens and New York, Petrides is deeply rooted in the traditions of Ancient Greek sculpture and the artistic lineages it inspired. His creative process is a unique synthesis of ancient methodology and 21st-century technology; he evolves his works from traditional clay modeling to 3D scanning and digital sculpting, eventually utilizing custom-made machines to 3D print with recycled materials. He finishes each piece through traditional bronze casting or contemporary metal coating.

Petrides earned a Bachelor’s degree in Classics from Harvard College (1985) and dual Master’s degrees from Stanford University (1993). Before dedicating himself to art, he navigated a distinguished career on Wall Street, rising to Managing Director in M&A at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Having studied and created art part-time for over two decades, he chose to devote himself fully to sculpture in 2017. Today, he is a leading voice in public art, creating works of enduring resonance that merge historical research, personal narrative, and technological innovation.

For more information:

Public Works: www.petrides-public.art
Lineage of Light: www.lineageoflight.art
Hellenic Heads: www.hellenicheads.gr
Studio Portfolio: www.petrides.art
Documentaries: www.youtube.com/@PetridesArt

Public Collections

Agiou Georgiou Square (Athens, Greece) | REFUGEE - WOMAN OF SMYRNA

Archaeological Collection of Serifos (Cyclades, Greece) | Head of Medusa

Aretaieion University Hospital (Athens, Greece) | ARETAIEIA (Nickname "Big Mom")

Children's Oncology Unit "Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA" (Athens, Greece) | Kore II

Consulate General of Greece in New York (New York, USA) | Mother and Child, Abstracted

Consulate of Greece in Izmir (Izmir, Turkey) | Reduction of the Public Sculpture REFUGEE - WOMAN OF SMYRNA

Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Southampton, NY USA) | CONSTANTINE AND THE VISION OF THE CROSS (Girders from 9/11)

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkiye) | Constantine and the Vision of the Cross from Koimisis for Patriarch Bartholomew

Embassy of Greece to Italy (Rome, Italy) | Thalia II (Dark Bronze)

Embassy of Greece to Qatar (Doha, Qatar) | Head of Thalia III

Embassy of Greece to the USA (Washington DC USA) | Thalia: The Foundation of Western Civilization (Cast Bronze with Brown-Red Patina)

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (New York, USA) | Constantine the Great (Brass & Bronze)

Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies (Venice, Italy) | Archon II Reduction Bronze

Jewish Museum of Greece (Athens, Greece) | Man of Two Wars I Reduction

Malliotis Cultural Center (Brookline, MA USA) | Head of Thalia (Copper with White Dye Oxide)

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical Degree English Program (Athens, Greece) | Aretaieia Reduction (aka Big Mom)

National Hellenic Museum (Chicago, IL USA) | Part of Hellenic Heads

Nightingale Bamford School (New York, USA) | Thalia II in Nighthawk Colors (Silver and Navy Blue)

Old Age Home (Gökçeada / Imbros, Turkiye) | Constantine and the Vision of the Cross from Koimisis for Imvros Old Age Home

Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations (New York, USA) | Kore II

Simonopetra Monastery (Mount Athos, Greece) | Reduction of Refugee I (Medium Bronze)

Sismanogleio Mansion (Istanbul, Turkiye) | Constantine the Great (Brass & Bronze)

Tiffany & Co. (C. de Serrano, 72, Salamanca, 28001 Madrid, Spain) | Bust of Thalia I in Tiffany Blue

Tiffany & Co. (Ginza, Tokyo or Other Store) | Head of Thalia II in Tiffany Blue

Tiffany & Co. (Champs Elysees Store Paris, France) | Bust of Thalia IV or Head of Thalia II

Tiffany & Co. The Landmark (727 Fifth Avenue, New York NY USA) | Head of Thalia II in Tiffany Blue

Solo Exhibitions

2026 Embassy of Greece to France (Paris, France)

2025 Hagia Triada (Istanbul, Turkey)

2025 Seismanoglio Megaro (Istanbul, Türkiye)

2024 San Giorgio dei Greci (Venice, Italy)

2023–24 National Hellenic Museum (Chicago, IL, USA)

2022–23 Maliotis Cultural Center–Hellenic College Holy Cross (Brookline, MA)

2022 Muses Cultural Center (Southampton, NY)

2022 Embassy of Greece to the USA (Washington DC)

2021–22 Figure and Form: George Petrides and Nassos Daphnis (New York, NY)

2021 Mykonos KDEPPAM (Mykonos, Greece)

2020 Mykonos KDEPPAM (Mykonos, Greece)

Selected Publications

2025 Hellenic Heads: George Petrides- Venice Edition

2024 Hellenic Heads: George Petrides- USA Edition

2023 Figure and Form: George Petrides and Nassos Daphnis

2022 George Petrides: Recent Work: 2019-2021 (English/French language)

2022 Figure and Form: New York

2021 George Petrides: Recent Work: 2019-2021 (Greek language)

2020 George Petrides: The Beauty of Imperfection.