A curated selection of interviews, articles and features that have accompanied Spiros Gelekas and his work through the years.
From early exhibitions and the first steps of Tales from Middle-earth to conversations about art, mythology, Tolkien and the creative process, these are voices that captured something worth keeping.
Not an archive of everything that was written, but a collection of words that remained.
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2025
TED NASMITH
INTRODUCTION · PERSONAL 2026 CALENDAR EDITION
From Spiros Gelekas’ personal The Hobbit 2026 Calendar edition, published in September 2025.
“He demonstrates a fluid, natural and loose style, with care to capture each character as the author describes them.”
— Ted Nasmith
2023
AVALON OF THE ARTS
FEATURE · AUGUST 2023
“The visual artist Spiros Gelekas exhibits at the Tolkien Society’s annual Oxonmoot event in Oxford.”
A feature on Spiros Gelekas’ participation in Oxonmoot 2023, his inclusion in the official Tolkien Calendar, and the artistic journey that led from his early Tolkien exhibitions to an international audience.
*Interview available in Greek.
2022
TED NASMITH
INTRODUCTION TO THE TOLKIEN CALENDAR 2023 · AUGUST 2022
“A mystical interface between the everyday world and the realms ofdreams.”
— Ted Nasmith
2022
TOLKIEN GUIDE
CALENDAR FEATURE — 2022
“It’s nice that HarperCollins is giving a platform like the calendar to some of these other artists to showcase their work to everybody.”
Tolkien Guide discusses Spiros Gelekas among the artists selected for the official Tolkien Calendar 2023, highlighting HarperCollins’ decision to give greater visibility to a new generation of Tolkien artists.
2022
THE NERD OF THE RINGS
OFFICIAL TOLKIEN CALENDAR 2023 · 2022
“I’m really pumped about this one just because of the variety.”
The Nerd of the Rings presents the official Tolkien Calendar 2023, highlighting its selection of artists beyond the traditionally dominant names in Tolkien art. Spiros Gelekas is mentioned among the featured artists, with his Misty Mountains painting shown during the presentation.
2019
ATHENS VOICE
FEATURE · OCTOBER 2019
"Recently, he impressed us with the exhibition Tales from Middle-Earth at the FantastiCon festival in Athens.”
Athens Voice featured Spiros Gelekas in an extensive interview following the presentation of Tales from Middle-Earth at FantastiCon 2019, discussing his artistic journey, his connection with Tolkien and his work between fantasy, mythology and Corfu.
— Manos Nomikos
*Feature in Greek.
2016
THE BEGINNING
Where the journey began
“Perhaps one day our names will be forgotten.
But the flame will continue to burn.
And perhaps, therein lies all the beauty.”
