RITTA HAGER

Biography

Hager RttaMunkácsy and Kossuth prize textile artist

• Born on 20 February, 1931 in Budapest.

• 1948 Graduated at the Hungarian School of Applied Arts in Budapest, Faculty of Textile Sience

Memberships

• 1957 Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists MAOE,
• 1971 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists,
• 1989 KÉSZ Society of Christian Intellectuals,
• 1991-2000 Founder and member of the board of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art,
• 1992-1997 Member of the Cultural Subcommitee of the UNESCO,
• 1992 Member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts,
• 1996 Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists,
• 1998 “Olajág” (Olive-branch) Christian Society of Art,
• 2000 Budacastle Workshop,
• 2007 Founding member, Verõce Workshop Society of Artist,
• 2007 Hungarian Academy of Arts

Prizes, Scholarships

• 1979, 1981, 1984 Participance at “Plener” International Workshop of Fine Arts, Kowary, Poland
• 1987 Ministry of Cultural’s Prize for artistic excellence, Budapest
• 1988 Munkácsy Prize 1992 Prize of the Department of the Fine Arts and Applied Arts, 12th 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
• 1999 “Poetry of Sándor Petőfi”, Prize, Budapest
• 2000 International Biennial of Miniature textile, Szombathely, Prize of Ministry of Hungarian Cultural Heritage  
• 2003 Kossuth Prize
• 2004 Headal Reward of Head of Hungarian Republic
• 2005 Prize of National Ministry of Cultural Heritage at 2nd Contemporary Christian Iconography, Kecskemét
• 2014 The Artist og the Nation
• 2015 Pro Cultura Christiana (Bench of the Humgarian Catholic Bishops Conference Award)
• 2015 Budapest for 2nd District Medallion
• 2017 Kárpit3 International Jury’s Diploma

Solo Exhibitions

• 1948 International Youth Exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic
• 1950 Scenery and Costume Design, Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest
• 1955 3rd National Exhibition of Applied Arts, Műcsarnok, Budapest
• 1957 World Youth Festival, Moscow, Russia
• 1959 4th National Exhibition of Applied Arts, Műcsarnok, Budapest
• 1968 Tapestry ’68, Ernst Museum, Budapest
• 1969 “Horizon”, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Budapest
• 1969 Tapestry’69. Savaria Museum, Szombathely; The Atelier, Sopron
• 1970 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
• 1972 Benczur Gyula Gallery, Nyíregyháza
• 1977 Rathaus, Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
• 1977 Institute for International Cultural Relations, Budapest
• 1978 County Cultural House, Zalaegerszeg
• 1982 Somogy Picture Gallery, Kaposvár
• 1986 Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
• 1987 Collegium Hungaricum Vienna, Austria
• 1988 Stefanuswerk Kloster, Heiligkreuztal, Germany
• 1988 St. Bonifaz Pfarrsaal, Munich, Germany
• 1992 Újpest Gallery, Budapest
• 1993 Retrospective exhibition and Inaugural speech for Memberships of the Széchenyi Academy of Literaura and Arts, ”Vigadó” Gallery, Budapest
• 1994 Caisse d’Epargne Galerie, Angers, France
• 1995 Carrá de la Farine Galerie, Versailles, France
• 1995 Hungarian Cultural Centre, Bucharest, Rumania
• 1997 Gorka Museum, Verõce,
• 2000 Pro Arte Gallery, Budakeszi,
• 2001 Balassi House of Books, chamber exhibition, Budapest
• 2003 Study House at Benedictian Order
• 2004 Gorka Museum, St Cross Chapell, Verõce
• 2005 House of Hungarian Ambassador, Berlin, Germany
• 2006 Benedicitian Abbey, Tihany
• 2007 Zikkurat Gallery, Budapest
• 2009 Royal Castle, Gödöllõ
• 2009 Gallery of Town Library, Vác
• 2011 Contemporary Hungarian Gallery, Dunajska streda
• 2011 Battyhányi Castle, Bicske
• 2011 St. Elisabeth House, Sárospatak

Selected Foreign Exhibitions

• Prague, Czech Republic
• Moscow, Russia
• Graz, Vienna, Austria
• Berlin, Leipzig, Erfurt, Heiligkreuztal, Munich, Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
• Tunis, Tunisia
• Warsaw, Okregowe, Gorze Jeleniej, Lodz, Poland
• Copenhagen, Aalborg,Denmark
• New York, Knoxwille, USA
• Riga, Latvia,
• Nottingham, London, Barnsley, Leicester United, Kingdom
• Murska Sobota, Slovenia,
• Epau, Beauvais, Joinville, Versailles, Angers, France
• Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain
• Tournai, Brussels, Belgium
• Milan, Rome, Italy
• Bucharest, Rumania