Petros Christoulias was born in Chalkida, Greece in 1979. He studied Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessoloniki. He works as an illustrator and comic creator in Athens. He has collaborated with the Greek Ministry of Culture in designing and producing two educational comic books, and with the University of Athens’ Dept. of Informatics and Telecommunications in producing a digital tour of the university’s History Museum. In 2014 he designed the logo for the SNFCC’s summer campaign “Future Library”. “Trenches” was exhibited at the National Library of Greece, in 2014, as part of the EU’s Europeana initiative. His book "Η Ατμομηχανή του Χρόνου" was nominated for a National Award for a Children’s Literary Book.
awards :
2005: awarded from the macedonian museum of contemporary art for a video art at the exhibition of graduates of fine art school of thessaloniki
2009: golden EBGE award for the illustrated book "istories ton melanoupoleon" honorable mention at the EBGE awards for the design of the mascot of the animation festival "animasyros"
2011 : 4th place (honorable mention) at the european comic competition "CONFLICTS WAR BALLOONS" taking place in Genova for the comic series "harakomata" (trenches)
2013: best artist (comicdom awards) for the comic album "IN THE CITY OF VICTORY" best self published comic (comicdom awards) for the self-published album " MPATMAN AFTI I ATHERFI 2"
2015: Greek Comic Awards - BEST DESIGN for the "Harakomata-istories apo tin odo gagrenas" comic album. Greek Comic Awards - BEST COVER for the "Harakomata-istories apo tin odo gagrenas" comic album. Greek Comic Awards - BEST WEBCOMIC for "Girno san nixterida".
2020: Greek Comic Awards 2020 - BEST COMIC for Psifidoto.