Michalis Argyrou is a visual artist, creative director, and scenographer. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, at the independent photography studies workshop Focus, and at the Royal College of Art in London. He is the founder of the event organization company “Sambo Events”, the cultural management company “LineCulture”, and the architectural office “Create New Ideas Architects.” He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad and has curated, organized, and designed numerous performances and cultural events, as well as architectural projects. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Director of the international contemporary art fair “Art Athina.” From 2009 to 2020, he created the Beton7 Art and Culture Center, a venue that became a hub for new ideas and trends in contemporary art and culture. In 2011, he founded beton7artradio, “we speak art,” a radio station dedicated to art and culture, highlighting contemporary artistic creation. He also participates as a producer, hosting the program titled “Ego to Teras” (Me, the Monster). From 2015 to 2018, he served as Director in Greece of the “Hellas Filmbox Berlin” Greek Film Festival, founded in the spring of 2015 with the aim of introducing German audiences to contemporary and artistically significant Greek cinema. From 2016 to 2019, he was Co-Director of the “Athens Biennale”.The Athens Biennale operates within an international network of large-scale periodic contemporary art events. It emerged from the growing cultural activity that has established Athens as one of the most interesting locations for contemporary art and aims to function as a continuous force for change and renewal, a framework for creativity and dialogue, and a broad platform for showcasing artistic production and engaging with the international art scene and culture. He is Co-Director of the international exhibition of independent art platforms “Platforms Project.” From 2013 to 2026, the exhibition has presented platform-based artistic actions from groups representing more than 41 countries, featuring over 7,200 artists from five continents, fostering unexpected dialogues around culture and art. Since 2024, he has been Co-Founder of the art space “Splitart Project”, a new venue in the center of Vienna. Designed by art professionals, the space was created to host new proposals across the full spectrum of contemporary artistic creation, including visual arts, performance, video, cinema, fashion, as well as projects from the field of applied arts. In February 2025, he founded Mavili Theatre. Located in Mavili Square, one of the most vibrant and busy areas of Athens, it is the first theatre space established in the square, aspiring to become a new hub of cultural life in the city center. “Theatrο Mavili” is conceived as a space for contemporary artistic creation, centered on theatre and open dialogue with performance, dance, music, and theoretical discourse. Special emphasis is placed on new Greek dramaturgy, contemporary forms of theatrical storytelling, and the coexistence of diverse artistic approaches from Greece and abroad.