He was born in Chios. Studied at the school of Fine Arts in Athens painting and printmaking. In 1995 under Erasmus he went to Edinburgh college of Art and in the year 2000 he was awarded a master degree in Visual Communication from the University of Kent (Kent Institute of Art & Design). He has made 17 solo shows and participated in various group shows locally and internationally. He was chosen to participate in Biennale of Sarajevo, Tel-Aviv, Prague, Athens and Istanbul.
From 2002 to 2018 he teached at University of West Aticca and in 2012 – 13 he was invited to teach as visiting professor in Konkuk University Korea. He founded with other artists the non-profit platform Lo & Behold which was active for a decade till about 2018.
In recent years, the artistic research of Nikos Papadimitriou pursues the theme of human competitive nature. The driving force of his artistic expression is the human need for prevalence and domination, the agony to impose oneself upon fellow men, as an individual or as a group, in different facets or forms.
Papadimitriou implements a variety of materials and techniques to create drawings, paintings, sculptures or installations.