Ioannis Lassithiotakis was born in Heraklion of Crete in 1956. He studied painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. He has had more than twenty personal exhibitions in Greece and abroad and has won several distinctions. At the same time, he has participated in at least forty group exhibitions in Greece, U.S.A, Australia, Belgium, South Africa, United Arab Emirates. His artwork is displayed in various public and private collections. Giannis Lasithiotakis lives and works in Athens.