Andreas Kontellis was born in Athens in 1966.
He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA, 1984-1990),
with a scholarship by the State Scholarship Foundation, under P. Tetsis.
He continued his studies at the Middlesex University London (1999-2001),
with a scholarship by the Athens Academy (Akadimia Athinon), under J. Thompson και J. Mooney.