Lefteris Valakas Artist

Lefteris (Eleftherios) Valakas (Greek: Λευτέρης (Ελευθέριος) Βαλάκας) (8 May 1944 - November 1982) was a Greek sculptor. He was born in the village of Pyrgos on Tinos island in Greece. Valakas after concluding his basic education in Pyrgos, enrolled in the School of Fine Arts of Pyrgos. After graduating, he continued his studies in the respective school of Athens, Athens School of Fine Arts, for two years. After receiving scholarship by the Evangelistria Institution of Tinos, he concluded the studies in sculpture in the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.Valakas had made many works across Greece and during the last years of his life, he worked in the reconstruction works of Acropolis of Athens.He was married to Andromachi Karali and had three children Antonis, and the twins Costas and Nassos. Lefteris Valakas died unexpectedly on Tinos at the age of 38.