Michalis Niko Garoudis. Born on 20.01. 1940 in Dimotika, Greece. In 1965 graduated in painting at the Art Academy in Sofia under Prof. Iliya Petrov. Since 1986 lives and works in Thessaloniki. Works in the field of monumental arts, painting, collage. His works are owned by many museums and private collections in Bulgaria and abroad. Died in 2021