John Christoforou

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John Christoforou is a British painter. He was born in London in 1921 of Greek parents. He spend his childhood in Greece, but returned back to England in 1938 and with the outbreak of the war, he joined the Royal Air Force where he flew missions in the Far East.

Back in London now 25 years old, he began painting and in 1949 he had his first exhibition. In 1957 he moved to Paris and participated in a show together with Enrico Baj, Jorn and Mihailovitch at Galerie Rive Gauche.

Collections Include: Tate Gallery, London; Frissiras Museum, Greece; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries; Beaux Art Museum, Toulouse; Beaux Art Museum Nantes; Contemporary Art Society, London; Museum of 20th Century Art, Vienna; Kunst Museum, Randers, Denmark; Kunst Museum Silkeborg, Denmark; Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris