IDA LENCSÉS

Biography

Lencsés IdaFerenczy Noémi Prizer tapestry artist

• Born on 24 January, 1957 in Mohács

•1983 Graduated at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest, Faculty of Carpet and Tapestry

Memberships

• 1983 National Association of Hungarian Artists MAOE,
• 1983-90 „Gobelin 14” group,
• 1983-92 Member of the Studio of Young Applied Artists,
• 1983 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists,
• 1991 Founding member of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art,
• 1994 Founding member, and member of the board of the Downtown Artists’ Society,
• 1996 Founding member and vice-president of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists,
• 1999 Member of the board of the National Society of Hungarian Creative Artists,
• 2000 Member of the board of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists
• 2000 Member of the board of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art,
• 2000 Budacastle Workshop,
• 2003-05Vice-president of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art,
• 2005Member of the Copyright Professional Board ,
• 2005-08NKA, curator of the Design Art College,
• 2007-2010President of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists,
• 2010MAOE, head of the Design Art section,
• 2011Vice-president of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists,
• 2014 Non-academic public member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts

Prizes, Scholarships

• 1983 3rd Prize of the National Tapestry Competition, Budapest
• 1987 Prize of the Ministry of Cultural at the Exhibition of the Young Applied Artists’ Studio, Budapest
• 1987–1990 “Kozma Lajos” scholarship for Applied Artists
• 1989 Prize of the Defence Competition, Budapest
• 1996 Rózsa Anna Prize, 14th Hungarian Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 1996 Main Prize of the 14th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile (common work, Tapestry without Borders), Szombathely
• 1998 Wine Festival, Hungarian Culture Foundation, Budapest
• 1999 Harmony-Disharmony, Nádor Gallery, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Budapest
• 1999 ”. my heart was woven through and through” ”Vigadó” Gallery, Budapest
• 2000 MAOE Prize of 16th Biennial of Spatial and Tapestry Textile,
• 2000 Picture Gallery, Szombathely
• 2000 Cultural Prize Downtown-Lipottown, Budapest ,
• 2001 Textile Triennale Design Competition, Árkád Gallery, Budapest
• 2001 Velky Format, International Painting Symposium, Valtice, Czech Republic
• 2003 Ferenczy Noémi Prize
• 2003 Simsay Ildikó Prize
• 2003 HUNGART scholarship, MKITSZ, Budapest
• 2005. 1st Prize Earth, Stream-Painting, Municipal Library of Szigetszentmiklós
• 2006 Scholarship of Budapest Capital, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2008 MLYN International Painters’ Colony at Roznava, Slovakia
• 2009 Captain’s Prize at Siklós exhibition in Siklós Fortress, Siklós
• 2009 Plastic, Hungarian Painter Association, Szigetszentmiklós
• 2011 Pro Civibus Prize, Downtown-Lipottown, Budapest
• 2011 NCF creative support, Budapest
• 2013 Main Prize of the Ministry of Human Power, Pelso, (Common work: Duna-Limes), Keszthely

Solo Exhibitions

• 1984 Bástya Gallery, Budapest
• 1985 Hotel Thermal, Budapest
• 1986 Bástya Gallery, Budapest
• 1986 Bartók Béla Cultural Centre, Mohács
• 1986 “GAMF” Gallery, Kecskemét
• 1993 Bartók Béla Cultural Centre, Mohács
• 1995 Gobelins, Dorottya Gallery, Budapest
• 1996 Bálint Jewish Community Centre, Budapest
• 1996 Hotel Pannónia Med, KPB, Sopron
• 1996 Gobelins and graphic art, Lappiatali, Rovaniemi, Finland
• 1996 Gobelins and graphic art, Hungarian Institute, Helsinki, Finland
• 1997 Gobelins and graphic art, National Library, Tallin, Estonia
• 1998 Primary Scroll, French Institute, Budapest
• 1999 Primary Scroll, Hungarian Institute, Paris, France
• 1999 2000 Continuity, Táltos Klub, Budapest
• 1999 Primary Scroll, Tarisznyás Márton Museum, Gyergyószentmiklós, Romania
• 1999 Primary Scroll, Museum of Ethnography, Torockó, Romania
• 1999 Continuity, Moldvay Győző Gallery, Hatvan
• 2003 L.I.&GÉM, Bartók Hall, Mohács
• 2003 Continuity, Fészek Club, Budapest
• 2003 Primary Scroll, Nádor Gallery, Budapest
• 2004 Primary Scroll, Keve Gallery, Ráckeve
• 2005 Gallery Arcis, Nádasdy’s Castle, Sárvár
• 2009 Primary Scroll, Castle, Kapolcs
• 2009 Primary Scroll of Main, Art9 Gallery, Budapest
• 2010 Island, Gallery of Viziváros, Budapest
• 2012 Ökollégium Art Gallery, Budapest

Selected Foreign Exhibitions

• Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Tsukuba, Japan
• Los Angeles, Washington DC, USA
• Munich, Berlin, Deggendorf, Germany
• Roznava, Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia
• Toronto, Canada
• Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• Tournai, Belgium
• Murska Sobota, Slovenia
• Szofia, Bulgaria
• Epau, Senlis, Paris, Strasbourg, France
• Acre, Israel
• Geneva, Switzerland
• Valtice, Czeh Republic
• Rovaniemi, Helsinki, Finland
• Tallin, Estonia
• Gyergyószentmiklós, Torocko,Bucarest, Romania
• Rome, Ceri-Cerveteri, Italy
• Zagreb, Croatia