Born in Athens, where he lives and works, he graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts under professor Rena Papaspyrou in the School’s 3rd painting studio. He has attended Iconography classes, as an optional module, under the mentorship of Mr. Sozos Giannoudis. Faitakis’s works have been displayed in various solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. His most recent solo exhibition took place in 2018 at the Rabouan Moussion Gallery in Paris entitled “Scientific Doctrine”. In addition to painting, he regularly practices martial arts, taking part in Osteopathy seminars, Qigong and other elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine.