HOLY ICONS
THEMIS
PETROU
THEMIS PETROU – HAGIOGRAM
Born in Lamia, Phthiotis in 1957, Iconographer Themis Petrou is the head and “soul” of the HOLY ICONS workshop. He has studied Byzantine Iconography and Conservation of Works of Art in Athens. He has also taught iconography for a number of years and served as Director of Studies at the GAIA School of Iconography.
A man dedicated to his art, modest and meticulous, Themis Petrou belongs to those people who were lucky enough to meet in their lives what they were born to do. He has been a member of the Greek Chamber of Arts since 2001. His works are in churches and monasteries throughout Greece as well as on Mount Athos. Abroad, he participates in all exhibitions and Clergy-Laity assemblies of the Holy Archdiocese of America. He has painted and is painting icons in important churches in the USA.