Aris Katsilakis is a Greek sculptor who studied marble sculpture at the Educational School of Fine Arts in Panormos (island of Tinos), a well-known School for its long history in the art of marble. He graduated in 2001, receiving a scholarship to attend the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he studied Sculpture under Professor Τ. Papagiannis and Photography under Professor M. Baboussis. He held solo exhibitions and he participated in group exhibitions. In 2019, he participated in the 7th Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki with two installations (MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki and MOMus-Museum Alex Mylona, Athens). In the same year, he held a solo exhibition at the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki, and is currently participating in the 8th Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki. His works can be found in public and private collections, both in Greece and abroad. He held a position as Lecturer of Sculpture (2007-2011) in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts in the University of Western Macedonia, Florina. He taught (2011-2015) Sculpture and Pottery at the Department of Interior Architecture, Interior Design and Drawing Objects in the Technological Education Institution in Serres. In November 2017 he was elected Assistant Professor at the Visual and Applied Arts Department of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and in 2022 re-elected as an Associate professor. He lives and works in Thessaloniki.