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Gábor Király
"The works I paint are rather pictures made up of memories, which are rooted in the lived reality as well as in the knowledge of previous eras. The figures in my pictures praise the simple life and are looking for islands of wildness. "
GÁBOR KIRÁLY (Kecskemét, August 10, 1979)
Education
2004–2006 University of Pécs, Faculty of Arts, Pécs – Visual Education Teacher
1997–2001 Eszterházy Károly Teacher Training College, Eger – Drawing and Visual Communication Department
1993–1997 Kandó Kálmán Secondary School of Arts, Kecskemét – graphic arts department
Awards, scholarships, nominations for awards/selection
2025 HAB Award 2024
2024 XX Biennial of Panel Painting, Szeged – Prize of the Municipality of Szeged City of County Rank
2023 Esterházy Art Award, shortlist
2022 68. Main Prize of the Vásárhely Autumn Exhibition: Tornyai Plaque
2018 65th Vásárhely Autumn Exhibition, Award of the Foundation for the Municipalities of Csongrád County
2018 3rd Watercolour Triennial of Eger, Herman Ottó Museum – Miskolc Gallery Artist's Award
2017 64. Vásárhely Autumn Exhibition, MANK Nonprofit Ltd.
2016 Grand Prize of the XVI. Biennial of Panel Painting, Szeged
2016 63. Vásárhely Autumn Exhibition, Award of the Ministry of Human Capacities
2013 Second National Drawing Triennial, Salgótarján – Prize of the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists
2013 Jenő Maticska Award - Day of Hungarian Painting
2012 XIV. Biennial of Panel Painting, Szeged – Prize of the City of Szeged
2009 Prize of the Hungarian Painters' Society
2007 INTAKE, Point of View, Indianapolis, USA
2007 POP! Goes the West, Art Contest, Intake / Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art/, Indianapolis, USA – II. prize
2006 Strabag Painting Award
2005 Derkovits Scholarship
2004 XII National Drawing Biennial, Salgótarján – Prize of the Foundation for Arts and Liberal Culture
opening: 5 February 2026 | 18:00 | opening by Erzsébet Vojnich
on view: 5 Feburary 2026 - 7 March 2026
opening hours: from Tuesday to Saturday | 13:00 - 18:00
address: Kahan Art Space Pest | 1072 Nagy Diófa street 34
