ILONA FÜRTÖS

Munkácsy Prize tapestry artist

• Born on 12 May, 1941 in Pécs – died on February, 2007
• 1964 Graduated at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest. Department of textile designer
• 1990 Assistant professor at Janus Pannonius University of Science, Pécs

Memberships

• 1964 Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists,
• 1971 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists
• 1996 Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists,
• 2000 Budacastle workshop,
• 2000 Tapestry workshop of Pécs and Associatiotn of Textile Art

MKE Common Works

• 1996 „Tapestry Without Borders”

Prizes, Scholarships

• 1972 1st Prize at the 2nd Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 1972 1st Prize Jubilee scholarship Janus Pannonius, Pécs
• 1977 Munkácsy Prize
• 1981 1st Prize of Centenary Competition for 100th Anniversary of Béla Bartók, Pécs
• 1996 Main Prize of the 14th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile (common work, Tapestry without Borders), Szombathely
• 1996 1st Prize Millecentenarian Competition, Nagykanizsa
• 2002 Special Prize, Saloon of Siklós
• 2004 1st Prize, “Water and Light 2”, Keszthely

Solo Exhibitions

• 1966 Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs
• 1968 St. István King Museum, with Sándor Rétfalvi, Székesfehérvár
• 1971 Fészek Club, Budapest
• 1974 “Gallery of the TV “, Palace of Exhibitions, Budapest
• 1974 Palace of Exhibitions, Győr
• 1974 Cultural House, Lenti
• 1976 Hevesi Sándor Cultural House, Nagyatád
• 1978 St. István King Museum, Székesfehérvár
• 1978 Celldömölk
• 1979 Cultural Centre, Nagyatád
• 1982 Szekszárd
• 1983 Castle of Siklós
• 1990 House of the Arts, Pécs
• 1996 „Rétfalvi, masters and followers”, Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre, Nagykanizsa
• 1997 Butterfly-dance, Egri József Gallery, Nagykanizsa
• 2001 Carnival exhibition, Petro Gallery, Nagykanizsa
• 2008 Dom museum, Pécs
• 2012 Pécsi Gallery, Pécs