Painter

Lajos Veszeli
Painter
He was born in 1945. Mr. Veszeli graduated at the
Teacher Training Faculty of Szombathely College,
specialized in drawing. Later he studied aesthetics
in Budapest. He had been working for 12 years as
a drawing artist and editor of fine arts for the
county daily Veszprémi Napló, and as a managing
and arts editor of the arts monthly Új Balaton.
He has been a free-lance painter since 1992. He is
regular participant to exhibitions in Hungary and
abroad. For more than a decade he spent and
worked two months each year in Greece. He has
been living and working in Balatonalmádi.
Genius loci, i.e., the protective spirit of the place
has influenced his art. His present exhibition
reflects the phenomena of his closer vicinity
through ethereal watercolour paintings. His flat
plastic paintings prepared in a special technique
have continuously commanded spectators‘ interest.
His memberships include:
National Association of Hungarian Creative and Industrial Artists
Association of Hungarian Creative Artists
Society of Hungarian Painters
Veszprém County Art Guild (President)
His major recent individual exhibitions in Hungary:
Budapest: Vam Design Center 2010.
Veszprém : The Archbishop’s Palace 2012.
Tihany: Gallery of the Benedictine Abbey
His major individual exhibitions abroad:
Vienna: Collegium Hungaricum
London: Europe Gallery
Liverpool: Vision Feast
Kuwait City: SAS Hotel Gallery
The Isle of Hydra: Melina Mercouri Gallery
Athens: Karidis Gallery
Stuttgart: Gallery of the Hungarian Cultural Institute
István Jager
Graphic artist
He was born in Veszprém, Hungary, in 1955.
Between 1970 and ’74 at Thuri György Secondary Grammar
School his drawing tutor was Gábor Újhelyi. Mr. Jager
graduated in 1979 at the Teacher Training College of
Szombathely (Hungary) as a teacher of Mathematics and
Drawing. His tutors were János Horváth and János Szurcsik.
Jager goes back to the simplest elements of the tongue of
plasticity and builds up his own language from it. What
features this system is the projection of points, lines, patches,
values and simple geometrical forms (circle, square, triangle)
on plain surfaces within an extremely precise composition.
From these apparently simple forms Jager shapes his plastic
message.
Since 1996 he is member of the Society of Hungarian Artists,
in 1999 he became member of the Society of Hungarian
Graphic Designers.
Jager appears in numerous exhibitions in Hungary and abroad
and holds several prizes and awards. His works can be found
in the following collections: Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Baron
Gérard, Bayeux, France,Galerie Art Metiers du Livre, Paris,
France,Museum Martyno Mažvydo, Vilnius, Lithuania,Gallery
Zyhdi, Raciborz, Poland,University Library, Rijeka, Croatia
Zoltán Szabó László
Autodidact Sculptor
Z. Szabó László was born in 1941 in Györ, Hungary
and attended his primary schools there.
He has been living in Vöröstó, a small village in the
Balaton Highlands. Besides making and restoring fine,
inlaid furniture, he creates sculptures of wood and
stone.
He joined the Veszprém County Art Guild more than
ten years ago.
He appeared at a number of individual and collective
exhibitions. Eleven of his sculptures are erected on
public areas in Hungary, Finland and Argentina. Mr.
Szabó took part on about 40 domestic and international
sculpture symposiums - among others - in Argentina,
Italy, Germany, Finland and France, several times.
He organized 14 international stone sculpture
symposiums in the Balaton region (Balatonfüred, Tihany
and Vöröstó).
Ferenc Kisnémeth
Painter, Graphic Artist, Photographer
He was born March 10, 1955 in Szombathely, Hungary. Since as
early as 1960 he was student of painter Istvan Jaksa. Between 1970
and 1974 he studied at the Secondary School of Fine and Applied
Art. He graduated at the Hungarian College of Applied Art,
Typography in 1981.
He is Member of MAOE (National Association of Hungarian
Creative and Industrial Artists) since 1981, and the Veszprém Art
Guild since 2012.
His artistic activity complies painting, graphic work, illustration,
book design, photography, advertisement design and music.
His main awards:
Advertisement design: 1992 Gold Pegasus, 1993 Bronze Pegasus,
1994 Bronze Pegasus,
1995 Bronze Pegazus, 1996, Gold Pegasus, 2002 EFFIE (with peer
designers of ‘Hat Reklám’)
2013 “I. Water-Mark” International Fine Art Biennale – special
award of Rotary Club
He is regular participant of many major collective exhibitions
nationwide.
Janka Major
Sculptor
She was born in Keszthely, Hungary on 11 December 1987.
She studied at the Hungarian Academy of fine Arts, between
2006 and 2012, majoring sculpture. Her master was Mr. Pál Kö.
Awards:
Hungarofest competition 2nd place 2011th
SZÉPMA Foundation Scholarship 2011th
She appeared in many major exhibitions and several workshops
nationwide.
Public works:
2006 - Altar statue of St. Michael and St. Mary's relief,
Vonyarcvashegy, Hungary, St. Michael's Chapel
2014 - Vonyarcvashegy relief showing the history of a 5-part
series, Vonyarcvashegy, Almond Park
2014 - Layering , Balatonalmádi, Europe Statue Park
Csanád Beretvás
Sculptor
Born in Budapest in 1973. Stone and wood sculptor. He mades statues,
embossments, ornamental pieces and articles for personal use. He exhibits
since 1998. He has 10 statues in public places.
He had 25 individual exhibitions, and participated in more than 100
collective exhibitions. His works are natural, organic forms, sometimes
conceived from an unusual point of view. He participated in symposiums
in Hungary, Romania, Italy, Slovakia and Germany.
Selected Prizes:
2011 Szeged, Hungary - REÖK Palota XXXV. Szeged Summer Exhibition Prize of the Ministry of Human Capacities
2010 Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary – City Gallery „Connections” MidHungary Young Fine Artists Creators’ Biennale - 1st Prize
2008 Vác, Hungary - Madách Imre Cultural Center Amateur Artium - Pest
County Plasztikai Prize
Budapest - Csepel - Csepel Gallery, House of Arts, Anno Domini XXVIII Királyerdei Workshop Prize
2007 Budapest- Csepel - Csepel Gallery, House of Arts, Anno Domini
XXVII. - Közönségdíj
2003 Budapest - Vajdahunyad Castle Amateur Artium XVIII. National
Technical and Fine Arts Exhibition - Sculpture - Grand Prize
Erika Illés
Sculptor
Ms. Illés became a certified restaurateur a year
after finishing her secondary school, in 1986. In
1991 she attended the Salzburg Summer Academy
in Austria, her master there was Costa Radovani.
She graduated at the Hungarian Academy of Fine
Arts in Budapest, in 1996. In 2010 she gained a
postgraduate diploma on Art-therapy at the
Medical and Art Faculty of the University of Pécs,
Hungary.
Illés appeared on many individual and collective
exhibitions in Hungary and abroad.
Nine of her statues are exhibited on public areas
in West Hungary.
Erika Illés has been living in a scenic, small village
of Nemeskocs, Western Hungary.
Péter Baky
Painter
He was born on 29.11.1950, in Budapest. Between 1965 and 69 he attended the
Hungarian Secondary School of Visual Arts. He graduated at the Hungarian University
(Academy) of Fine Arts in 1978.
He was admitted to the National Association of Hungarian Creative Artists in 1977.
Among others, he is also member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied
Artists, the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists, the Society of Hungarian Painters,
and the Veszprém County Art Guild.
Between 1993 and 2012 he was Director of the Szekszárd House of Arts; in the
meantime, between 1995-2010, Art Director of the Ferencváros Basement Gallery in
Budapest.
His first individual exhibition took place in 1980, followed by many others both at
home and abroad. He is regular participant of the national art shows and tenders. He
has headed several Art Colonies from 1990 to 2005. He organised/acted as curator of
several national and international exhibitions.
A number of his works are displayed at public institutions, in public collections. Public
sculptures, mural works: Designer of World War II Memorial, 1990, Szekszárd;
Szekszárd Wine Fountain,1994 Creator of Stations of the Cross, panel painting, 17
parts, Szekszárd Kolping SchooI 1997; History of Szekszárd, 2x18 sq. m panel paining,
Szekszárd Mayor’s Office.
Main awards: Pro Urbe Szekszárd, 2000; Millennium Gold Medal, 2001; Babits Mihály
Prize, 2002; Tolna County Prima Prize, 2009; Hungarian Cross of Merit, 2014.
Main individual exhibitions: 1980: Budapest Ferencvárosi Pincegaléria; 1981: Szeged;
1984: Lomza, Poland; 1987: Nienburg, Germany; 1988: Bremen, Germany; 1989:
Worpswede, Germany; 1996: Brassó, Romania, Budapest, Kortárs Gallery;
2000 :Stuttgart, Germany; 2002: Budapest, Vigadó Gallery.; 2005: Budapest, Arany 10
Gallery; 2007: Kecskemét Művelődési Központ.
Main collective exhibitions in Hungary: 2012: „Reality and Illusion”, Budapest; 2013
„Casus bibendi” Budapest; „Four Elements”, Szentendre; „Connection”,
Dunaszerdahely; 2014: „Labirinth” Szentendre.
László Fábián
Graphic Artist
Fabian was born August 8, 1951 in Balatonszemes Hungary.
He graduated in 1977 at the Pécs Teacher Training College as
teacher of Geography and Drawing. His talent as graphic
artist has been appealed during the College years. He took
part and won prizes at College and national competitions and
exhibitions.
After three years of teaching in Balatonalmádi he was
appointed as Director of the Elementary School No. 1 in
Balatonalmádi. In this position he has been enjoying the
confidence of the Board of Representatives as well as the
parents and fellow teachers for more than three decades.
As a teacher in Drawing and Graphic Art he showed example
of openness in methodology and progressive approach.
As Graphic Artist he organized local exhibitions and art
shows by which he did his utmost for the reputation of the
city of Balatonalmádi.
Since 2010 he is also editor in chief of the periodical “Új
Almádi Újság” (New Almádi Magazine)