1990 / Bachelors of Fine Arts, Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design in Jerusalem, Israel
1992 / Masters of Fine Arts, with honors, School of Visual Arts, New York City
2004 - present / Faculty, MFA Illustration as Visual Essay, School of Visual Arts, New York City
2007 - present / Director, Illustration Residency Program, School of Visual Arts, New York City

Regular contributor to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Nature magazine and his client list includes, Time, Newsweek, Esquire, The Economist, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Wired, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Reader’s Digest, Man’s Journal, GQ, Bloomberg, Fortune, Money, Forbes, The Financial Times, Nation, The Village Voice, Mother Jones, BusinessWeek, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Penguin Books, Random House, Doubleday, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Rizzoli, Houghton Mifflin Atlantic Records, Roadrunner Records, Virgin and the BBC. Mr. Koen’s work is regularly featured in books and publications worldwide.

DISTINCTIONS:
May 2012 / SND Award of Excellence, New York City
February 2010 / SND Award of Excellence, New York City
January 2008 / 2 Purchase Awards, Arcansas Art Center
March 2006 / EVGE Merit Award, Athens, Greece
November 2005 / Folio Awards - 2 Gold Metals, New York City
April 2005 / EVGE Awards - First Prize, Athens, Greece
June 2004 / First Prize - Bethesda International Photography Competition
May 2004 / SPD Merit Award, New York City
March 2004 / EVGE Merit Award, Athens, Greece
March 2004 / Digital Hall of Fame nomination, Stockholm, Sweden
March 2003 / EVGE Awards - First Prize, Athens, Greece
February 2003 / First Prize - Digital Hall of Fame, Stockholm, Sweden
January 2003 / International Digital Art Awards Distinction, Melbourne, Australia
October 2001 / Digital Hall of Fame nomination, Stockholm, Sweden
September 2001 / Featured artist, Artoconecto, Washington, DC
August 2001 / First Prize - Recent Work Exhibition Award, Limner Gallery, New York City
June 2001 / First Prize - Papp Gallery Contemporary Art Competition, New York City
February 2001 / Kounio/Hasselblad Award, Thessaloniki, Greece
May 2000 / First Prize - Viridian Gallery Eleventh National Juried Exhibition, New York City
February 1999 / New York Festivals Award, New York City
April 1999 / American Design Magazine Award for excellence, New York City
May 1996 / Paula Rhodes Award, New York City

PUBLICATIONS:
November 2012 / “Spectrum 17”, Underwood Books, US
Spring 2012 / “How typography influences behavior” by Steven Heller & Mirko Ilic
January 2012 / “Typography Sketchbooks” by Steven Heller & Lita Talarico, Princeton Architectural Press, USA
November 2011 / “Spectrum 16”, Underwood Books, US
December 2010 / “Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World’s Great Graphic Designers” by Steven Heller & Lita Talarico
October 2010 / “Sylvia”, The Hellenic Photography Center, Greece
April 2010 / “Digital Art Revolution” by Scott Ligon, Random House, USA
January 2010 / “Illustration Now” by Julius Wiedemann, Taschen, Germany
March 2009 / “Ornamental Type” by Steven Heller & Gail Anderson, Thames & Hudson, UK
June 2008 / “Style & Substance, a Visual History” by Steven Heller & Seymour Chwast, Harry N. Abrams, US
November 2007 / “Spectrum 14”, Underwood Books, USA
January 2007 / “Teaching Illustration” by Steve Heller & Marshall Arisman, Allworth Press, USA
November 2006 / “Spectrum 13”, Underwood Books, USA
June 2006 / “Art of the Digital Age” by Bruce Wands, Thames & Hudson Ltd., UK
November 2005 / “Spectrum 12”, Underwood Books, USA
March 2005 / “Vanity Studies” exhibition catalog - Attic Child Press, USA
November 2004 / “Spectrum 11”, Underwood Books, USA
October 2004 / “The Quest for Mug”, Graphopress., Greece
August 2004 / “Inside the Business of Illustration” by Steve Heller & Marshall Arisman, Allworth Press, USA
June 2004 / “Astonishing Photoshop Effects” by Steve Heller & Gail Anderson, HOW design books, USA
March 2004 / “Vanitas” by Aris Georgiou, Camera Obscura, Greece
October 2003 / “Spectrum 10”, Underwood Books, USA
May 2003 / “Foundations”, Watson - Guptill Publications, USA
December 2002 / “Metalheart II”, Harper Collins, USA
October 2002 / “Art Tomorrow” by Edward Lucie Smith, Vilo International, France
July 2002 / “Digital Exposure”, Harper Collins, USA
March 200 / “The Makers of Tlon”, Exhibition Catalog - The Jewish Museum of Greece
January 2002 / “Extreme Art” HOW Design Books, USA
November 2001 / “Six Centuries of Greek Painting” by Manos Stefanides, Militos Publishers, Greece
August 2001 / “Transmigrations” Exhibition Catalog - Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece
May 2000 / “Psycho/logic” Exhibition Catalog - Attic Child Press, USA
May 1998 / “FunnyFarm” ltd. Prints Portfolio - Attic Child Press, USA
December 1996 / “Lexicon, words and images of strange” ltd. - Attic Child Press, USA

SELECTED ONE MAN SHOWS:
September 2013 / Photoville, Brooklyn, New York
June 2013 / International Conference on Typography & Visual Communication, Nicosia, Cyprus
October 2012 / United Photo Undustries, Brooklyn, New York
May 2012 / Kalos&Klio Showroom, Thessaloniki, Greece
March 2012 / The Type Directors Club, New York City
November 2011 / Ghikas Gallery/HAU, Athens, Greece
September 2011 / The Coningsby Gallery, London, UK
June 2011 / Irene Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
January 2011 / The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
October 2010 / The Jewish Museum of Greece, Athens, Greece
June 2010 / Famagusta Gate Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
January 2010 / Consulate General of Greece, New York
October 2009 / Museum of Contemporary Art, Rethimnon, Greece
October 2007 / Angelon Vima Gallery, Athens, Greece
November 2006 / Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
April 2005 / Fraser Gallery, Georgetown D.C.
March 2005 / Astrolavos Gallery, Athens, Greece
January 2004 / Paratiritis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
November 2003 / Slovak National Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
September 2003 / Photography Center of Athens, Greece
May 2003 / LeVall Gallery, Novosibirsk, Russia
May 2003 / Astrolavos Gallery, Athens, Greece
February 2003 / Eirmos Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
October 2002 / International Month of Photography, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
April 2002 / Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles
March 2002 / The Jewish Museum of Greece, Athens, Greece
January 2001 / Gallery 402, New York City
May 2001 / Paratiritis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
February 2001 / Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
December 2000 / Viridian Artists, Inc., New York City
September 2000 / Gazi Exhibition Complex, Athens, Greece
May 2000 / Artower Gallery, Athens, Greece
January 2000 / Paratiritis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
July 1999 / The Chapel Gallery, New York City
June 1998 / Mary Anthony Galleries, New York City

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
October 2013 / Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens, Greece
June 2013 / National Museum of Contemporary History, Ljubljana, Slovenia
April 2013 / Last Rights Gallery, New York City
March 2013 / University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
January 2013 / Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Gallery, New York City
December 2012 / Golden Bee Biennale, Artplay Design Center, Moscow
December 2012 / Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens, Greece
November 2012 / Athens International Comics Festival, Athens, Greece
September 2012 / Visual Arts Gallery, New York City
June 2011 / ACNY Gallery, New York City
June 2011 / Gallery Villa Mai Nau, Zurich, Switzerland
May 2011 / Greek Film Archives, Athens, Greece
January 2011 / CRG Gallery, New York City
October 2010 / Tangent Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
October 2010 / Visual Arts Gallery, New York City
July 2010 / Last Rites Gallery, New York City
June 2010 / Museo De La Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
May 2010 / Art Athina, Athens, Greece
January 2010 / ZieherSmith Gallery, New York City
October 2009 / Tangent Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
September 2009 / Emily Harvey Foundation, New York City
September 2009 / Totem/Materia Prima Exhibition Complex, Maxéville, France
July 2009 / Giant Robot Gallery, New York City
January 2009 / Scarfone Gallery, Tampa, Florida
October 2008 / Prints Triannale, Thessaloniki, Greece
September 2008 / Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, Ohio
July 2008 / Device Gallery, La Jolla, CA
July 2008 / Fuse Gallery, New York City
June 2008 / L’imagery Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
February 2008 / Bert Theater, Detroit, Michigan
February 2008 / Canvas Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
January 2008 / Art District 798, Beijing, China
January 2008 / CPop Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
January 2008 / Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
January 2008 / Arcansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arcansas
December 2007 / Graphite Gallery, Perth, Australia
December 2007 / Neapoli Print Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
November 2007 / Athens International Airport, Greece
October 2007 / Hall of Science, University of Graz, Austria
October 2007 / Strychnin Gallery, London
August 2007 / Siggraph Gallery, San Diego, CA
July 2007 / Visual Arts Gallery, New York City
March 2007 / Hellenic American Union Gallery, Athens, Greece
February 2007 / Strychnin Gallery, New York City
February 2007 / The Dirty Show 2007, Detroit, Michigan
January 2007 / Scarfone Gallery, Tampa, Florida
December 2006 / Palazzo della Ragione, Mantua, Italy
November 2006 / Teloglion Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
October 2006 / Strychnin Gallery, New York City
October 2006 / Tsihritzis Foundation, Athens, Greece
October 2006 / Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
September 2006 / Athens International Airport, Greece
September 2006 / Visual Arts Gallery, New York City
July 2006 / Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
July 2006 / Skopelos Center for Photography, Greece
July 2006 / Siggraph Gallery, Boston
June 2006 / Bodenburg Castle, Germany
June 2006 / National Museum, Canberra, Australia
June 2006 / Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
March 2006 / Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Siberia
March 2006 / Neapoli Print Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
October 2005 / DeVos Art Museum, Michigan
September 2005 / Museum of American Illustration, New York City
July 2005 / Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland
June 2005 / Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
May 2005 / State Museum in Novorsibirsk, Russia
May 2005 / Archeological Museum of Mytilene, Greece
April 2005 / State Museum in Novorsibirsk, Russia
April 2005 / Hyehwa-dong Gallery, Sang-Myung University, Seoul, Korea
February 2005 / Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
February 2005 / John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
February 2005 / Photography Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece
December 2004 / Museum of American Illustration, New York City
December 2004 / Paratiritis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
December 2004 / Brent Sikkema Gallery, New York City
October 2004 / Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
September 2004 / Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY
August 2004 / Siggraph Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
July 2004 / Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
July 2004 / Photography Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece
June 2004 / Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland
May 2004 / Millennium Art Museum, Beijing, China
May 2004 / International Festival of Photography, Sydney, Australia
April 2004 / The Jewish Museum of Greece, Athens, Greece
February 2004 / Bishkek Museum of Art, Kyrgyzstan
November 2003 / Citta della Scienza, Naples, Italy
November 2003 / Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
October 2003 / Dabora Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
September 2003 / Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
September 2003 / Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY
September 2003 / Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France
September 2003 / Hawthorn Gallery, Woodstock, NY
July 2003 / Siggraph Gallery, San Diego, CA
April 2003 / Arcade IV, Hull, United Kingdom
March 2003 / Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
March 2003 / Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
February 2003 / Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
February 2003 / Visual Arts Museum, New York City
December 2002 / International Digital Biennale, St.Petersberg, Russia
December 2002 / Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
November 2002 / Paratiritis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
October 2002 / Digital Hall of Fame, Milan, Italy
October 2002 / Fine Arts Center Galleries, Kingston, Rhode Island
September 2002 / Q.U.T. Art Museum, Brisdane, Australia
July 2002 / Siggraph Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
July 2002 / Rocky Mountain Digital Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
May 2002 / Academy of the Arts, Tasmania, Australia
April 2002 / Ceiba Records Gallery, San Francisco, California
March 2002 / Artlink Gallery, New York City
February 2002 / Wethersfield Museum, Hartford, Connecticut
February 2002 / Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
February 2002 / Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
January 2002 / Museum of American Illustration, New York City
December 2001 / Visual Arts Museum, New York City
October 2001 / Oksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
October 2001 / Affinity Lab, Washington, DC
September 2001 / Gazi Exhibition Complex, Athens, Greece
September 2001 / Limner Gallery, New York City
August 2001 / Papp Gallery, New York City
May 2001 / Rethimnon Center for Contemporary Art, Crete, Greece
February 2001 / Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
September 2000 / Paratiritis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
June 2000 / Viridian Artists, Inc., New York City
February 2000 / Hellenic American Union Gallery, Athens, Greece
January 2000 / New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
December 1999 / Mary Anthony Galleries, New York City
September 1998 / Parsons School of Design, New York City
July 1997 / Foundation for Hellenic Culture, New York City
June 1997 / Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
November 1996 / Design Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece
September 1996 / Parsons School of Design, New York City
May 1993 / Visual Arts Museum, New York City
November 1992 / Art Directors Club, New York City
May 1990 / Jerusalem Museum of Art, Israel

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