MARIKA SZÁRAZ

BIOGRAPHY

Száraz MarikaTextile designer

• Born on 30 december,1947 in Zalaegerszeg
• 1972 Institute of Applied Arts – Budapest
• 1976 Academy of Arts – sculpture nonfigurative, Brussels, Belgium
• 1985 Graduat of ENSAV (Ecole Nationale des Arts Visuels de la Cambre), Brussels, Belgium
• 1990 John F, Kennedy University, San Francisco, USA.
• Luxemburg nationality

MEMBERSHIPS

• International relations Commissioner of association Domaine de la Lice – Brussels, Belgium
• Arelis Paris, France
• Foundation Mary Toms – Pierre Pauli, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Association ATA – (American Tapestry Alliance) New York, USA.
• Association of Hungarian tapestry Artists – Budapest
• MADI International (Movement, Abstraction, Dimension, Invention)
• President of association Applied Art of Brussels, Textile department

PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS

• 1989 2nd prize – Competition of “Integration d’une tapisserie à une architecture
• 1990 Laureat of Fondation S.P.E.S. Brussels, Belgium 1st prize – Competition of “Integration d’une tapisserie à une architecture” Tournai
• 1996 Sosset Prize – Arts, Antiques, Auctions Brussels, Belgium
• 2000 2nd price – Competition Carton of tapestry – Audenarde
• 2007 Honorable mention – Cheongju International Craft Biennale , Cheongju, South Corea
• 2008 Bronze Award, “ Lausanne-Beijing”exhibition, China
• 2016 Sélection Shortlist Cordis prize – Edinburgh, Scotland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 1976 Gallery Astelle, Brussels, Belgium
• 1978 Galerie Piedestal, Brussels, Belgium
• 1978 Hôtel Sheraton Luxembourg Ville, G.D. in Luxembourg
• 1982 Université Louvain-en Woluwe Brussels, Belgium
• 1987 Salle Herman – Fészek Club, Budapest
• 1994 Galerie des Contemporains, Brussels, Belgium
• 1996 “Shambala” Centre d’études Tibétaines, Brussels, Belgium
• 1996 “CRAT” Centre Régional d’Art textile, Angers, France

SELECTED FOREIGN EXHIBITIONS

• Beijing, China
• Lodz, Poland
• Cheongju, South Corea
• Moscow, Russia
• St. Gallen, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Montreal, Canada
• Aalborg, Denmark
• Kaunas, Latvia
• Helsinki, Finland
• Kentucky Denver, New Hampshire, Rochester, Memphis, Chicago, New York, Boston, Georgia, Philadelphia, USA
• Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Krefeld, Hannover, Germany
• Aubusson, Paris, France
• Luxemburg
• Antwerpen, Hessenhuis, Tournai Brussels, Belgium
• Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan
• Bratislava, Slovakia
• Tilburg, the Netherlands
• Budapest, Hungary
• Lausanne, Switzerland
• Zagreb, Croatia