Marios Simopoulos has been a visual arts educator for 18 years in primary education and is actively involved in street art (urban art) as a muralist.
He was born and raised in Thessaloniki. He studied at the School of Fine and Applied Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the workshop of Teta Makri, specializing in painting. He has become known for numerous murals created in primary schools as well as in high schools and secondary schools across Thessaloniki and beyond. Notable examples include the murals of Miltiadis ‘Miltos’ Tentoglou and Giannis Antetokounmpo at Pefki High School, as well as other prominent athletes like Paralympic gold medalist Antonis Tsapatakis and the late Alexandros Nikolaidis.
His goal is to convey social messages to students, the entire educational community, and society at large through his murals.
