Artist Tony Maridakis (b. August 15, 1961) received a Post-Baccalaureate degree with Distinction in Visual Arts from UC Berkeley Extension in 2010, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2013. At SFAI, Tony studied with renowned photographers, Linda Connor, Henry Wessel, John Priola, Debra Bloomfield, Meghann Riepenhoff and Sean McFarland. He has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, including: the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Photo 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; La Maison des Remparts in Saignon, France; Modern Book Gallery, the Jewish Contemporary Museum, Thoreau Gallery, and RayKo Gallery in San Francisco, CA; Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA, The Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz, CA; and Scope International Contemporary Art Show (Part of Art Basel) in Miami Beach, FL.

Tony’s work is inspired by his fascination with nature and its phenomena. Through the use of long exposure photography, he reveals aspects of the world not seen by the naked eye. Tony produces images that are visually engaging and often produce a vibrant tranquility. The subtleties of his images belie an almost musical complexity that opens as the images are more completely contemplated. The images set in motion a dialog exploring everyday phenomenon over the vastness of time and space.

Tony has been represented by Rise Art, London, UK; Klön Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco; Themes + Projects, San Francisco; Rêverie Arts Gallery, San Francisco; ZK Gallery, San Francisco, and is a member of the board of directors for the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and served on the board of director’s for PhotoAlliance, San Francisco. Tony currently lives and works in San Francisco and Sonoma, California and has dual Greek and United States Citizenship.