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Dimitris Karlaftopoulos was born in 1971 in Athens. He studied at the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2003) with V. Dimitreas in painting and Xenis Sachinis in printmaking. Since 1998 he has been teaching engraving at the Centre of Engraving "Ilios" in Neapolis, Thessaloniki. He has contributed to the artwork for the artwork of the magazine "Intellectum". In 2002 he was awarded with the First Prize at the Artistic Symposium of Ohrid and in 2005 with a Commendation at the 1st International Exhibition Ex Libris in Lefkada. He has participated in more than 25 group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.