Nikos Alexiou was born in 1960 in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. In 1982, at the age of 22, he moved to Austria and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Two years later, he moved to Athens to attend the Athens School of Fine Arts.[1] His list of personal exhibitions and participation in group art events as a contemporary and visual artist is extensive, with presence outside the borders of his country. Along with the 'pure' art of his installations, he also offered his talent to the public as a scenic (set) director, in selected theatre plays and dance performances