ography ▁of ▁Brazil ▁Austria ▁Category : A ust rian ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁Brazil ▁Category : Exp ed itions ▁by ▁country ▁of ▁origin ▁Category : S outh ▁American ▁exped itions ▁Category : Ex pl or ers ▁of ▁Ama z onia <0x0A> </s> ▁K oul is ▁Ster ik as ▁( , ▁ 1 9 2 2 - 1 9 9 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Greek ▁painter . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁pain ters ▁in ▁Flor ina , ▁north western ▁Greece , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁The ▁Sh elter ▁of ▁Art ▁Lo vers ▁and ▁the ▁Flor ina ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art . ▁ ▁Ster ik as ▁born ▁in ▁Kor ç ë , ▁southern ▁Alban ia ▁( known ▁as ▁Northern ▁Ep irus ▁among ▁Gree ks ). ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Flor ina , ▁north western ▁Greece ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁Ster ik as ▁became ▁a ▁self - t aught ▁painter ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁receive ▁any ▁academic ▁education . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁he ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁work shop ▁in ▁Flor ina . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁cultural ▁life ▁of ▁Flor ina ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Ster ik as ▁founded ▁the ▁Sh elter ▁of ▁Art - lo vers ▁() ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁president ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁The ▁Sh elter ▁of ▁Art - lo vers ▁still ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁organization ▁in ▁ ▁cultural ▁life ▁of ▁Flor ina , ▁responsible ▁for ▁the