Born of Greek descent in 1927, Oakland, California, Lambro Ahlas studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and the American Art School in New York with Artist-Professor, Raphael Soyer.
In 1952, he began exhibiting his work in California. Then after visiting Europe in 1957 and establishing a new home in Athens, Greece, he returned to the United States for his first New York exhibition in 1959.
He continued actively showing his work for the next 50 years in New York, New Jersey, Athens, and Cyprus.
Lambro Ahlas currently resides in Athens, Greece, and his work can be found in various significant private collections and museums in Greece, Europe, and America.