ESZTER BÉNYI

Biography

Bényi Esztertextile artist

• Born on 7 October ,1951 in Budapest
• 1977 Graduated at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest, Faculty of Carpet and Tapestry 1983 has worked at the Domestic Textile Company as a designer in Szombathely
• 1984 has regularly participated in the international domestic textile and carpet exhibitions Domotex, Hannover, Heimtex, Frankfurt; Milan Star, Milan

Memberships

• 1977 Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists
• 1979 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists,
• 1991Founding member of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art,
• 1996 Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists,
• 1998 „Olajág” Christian Association of Artists,
• 2000 Budacastle Workshop

Prizes, Scholarships

• 1997 1st prize of the Grabo Ltd.Competition, Győr
• 1998 Prize of the Foundation for art of textile at the 15th Hungarian Textilebiennale
• 2002 10th Veszprém-Bakony-Balaton Exhibition, prize of the HM Honvéd Cultural Provider
• 2006 „Water and light” exhibition Kyoto, 3rd prize
• 2006 Prize of Danubius Hotels Group, Keszthely
• 2006 „Personal public affairs”, 2nd prize of the MAK and the Hungarian Assotiation of Writers
• 2008 „Hymn of love” Jubilee 10th Contemporary Sacred Art exhibition, 3rd prize • 2012 Prize, St. Kristóf Foundation, Contemporary Sacred Art, Kékkő, Slovakia
• 2013 Main Prize, Ministry of Human Power, Pelso, Keszthely
• 2014 Bronze medal, 21st National Landscape Biennial Festival, Hatvan Gallery and the Grassalkovich Cultural Center, Hatvan
• 2017 Pro Cultura Újbuda díj

Solo Exhibitions

• 1980 Hotel Thermal, Hévíz
• 1982 Hospital, Cegléd
• 1983 Cultural Centre, Dunaújváros
• 1984 Budapest Gallery, Budapest
• 1985 Cultural House, Szolnok
• 1986 Kuny Domokos Museum, Tata
• 1987 School Gallery, Csepel
• 1990 Cultural Centre, Zalaegerszeg
• 1990 Italian-Hungarian Cultural Centre, Bologna,Italy
• 1992 Hungarian Institute, Helsinki, Finland
• 1993 Hőerőmű, Gyöngyösvisonta
• 1996 CWAG Buro Office House, Budapest
• 1997 Tóparti Gallery, Révfülöp
• 2001 „Yarn-design” Karinthy Salon, Budapest
• 2003 Bocskay Gallery, Budapest
• 2006 Scheffer Gallery, Budapest
• 2007 Óbuda Cultural Centre, Budapest
• 2008 Újbuda Gallery, Budapest
• 2008 Cultural House, Tata
• 2008 Museum, Pásztó
• 2009 Cultural House, Göd
• 2010 Morvai Győző Gallery, Hatvan
• 2011 Jászberény

Selected Foreign Exhibitions

• Eisenstadt, Austria
• Milan, Bologna, Italy
• Hannover, Frankfurt, Berlin, Germany
• Bratislava, Slovakia
• Helsinki, Finland
• Tirgu-Mures, Romania