RÓZSA POLGÁR

BIOGRAPHY

polgar rozsaMunkácsy and Kossuth Prize winner tapestry artist

• Born on 23 November, 1936 in Szombathely
• 1967 Graduated at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest,
• Faculty of Carpet and Tapestry
• 1968-70 Studies in Switzerland, France, Germany

MEMBERSHIPS

• 1980 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists
• 1984 Member of the Association of the Swiss Artists (Société des Peintres, Sculptures at Architectes Suisses)
• 1985 Member of the Association of the French Tapestry Artists (Association de Créatures en Tapisserie)
• 1992 Member of the Association of the Széchenyi Academy for Literatura and Arts
• 1996 Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists
• 2011 Chairman of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists

PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS

• 1973 Silver medal of the International Triennal of Contemporary Applied Arts, Milan, Italy
• 1980 Biennial Prie of the VI. Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 1986 Biennial Prize of the IX. Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 1991 1st. Prize of the Exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Béni Ferenczy and Noémi Ferenczy, Budapest
• 1991 Munkácsy Prize, Budapest
• 1996 Main Prize of the 14th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile (common work, Tapestry without Borders), Szombathely
• 1999 Nagy Sándor Prize, Gödöllő
• 1999 Kossuth Prize, Budapest
• 2008 Prize for the Hungarian Arts, Budapest

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 1969 Centre Oecumenique, Geneva, Switzerland
• 1977 Pataky István Cultural Centre, Budapest
• 1977 Horváth Endre Gallery, Balassagyarmat
• 1978 Galerie Rzezby, Warsaw, Poland
• 1979 Cultural Centre, Zalaegerszeg
• 1980 Handwerkskammer, Kassel, Germany
• 1981 Fészek Club, Budapest
• 1981 Cultural Centre, Dombóvár
• 1984 Galerie Faust, Geneva, Switzerland
• 1985 Galerie Dominikanerkloster, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 1985 Galerie Muscade, Paris, France
• 1986 Galerie Faust, Geneva, Switzerland
• 1987 Villa du Jardin Alpin, Geneva, Switzerland
• 1988 Jurisich Castle, Kőszeg
• 1991 Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Ulm, Germany
• 1993 Retrospective exhibition and Inaugural speech for Memberships of the Széchenyi Academy of Literatura and Arts, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
• 1994 City Gallery, Kiskőrös
• 1996 Woven Anthems, Palace Sándor, Budapest
• 1997 Hungarian Cultural Centre, Stuttgart, Germany
• 1998 Ráday Museum, Kecskemét
• 1998 Gallery Kölcsey, Lakitelek
• 1998 Museum Ráday, Kecskemét
• 1999 Cultural Centre, Marcali
• 1999 Woven memory 1956, Hillside Gallery, Budapest
• 2000 Festival of the Millenium, Embassy of the Hungarian Republic, Vienna, Austria
• 2001 “Selection of woven tapestries of 25 years”, Palace of Art, Budapest
• 2001 “Selection of woven tapestries of 25 years” Sopron
• 2001 “Selection of woven tapestries of 25 years” Cultural Centre, Martfű
• 2001 Art Gallery Budapest, Retrospective Exhibition „New Works of Art” , Sopron
• 2002 City Gallery Orosháza
• 2002 Castle Batthyány Körmend
• 2002 Atelier Budavár Budapest
• 2003 Cultural Centre Ráckeve
• 2003 Castle Nádasdy, Sárvár
• 2003 City Library, Győr
• 2003 Hungarian Cultural Centre, Paris, France
• 2004 Benedictines Abbey, Tihany
• 2006 City Gallery Orosháza
• 2006 Egry József Museum, Badacsony
• 2007 Lutheran Museum, Budapest
• 2007 Gallery Csók István, Budapest
• 2008 Royal Castle, Gödöllő
• 2009 Museum of Fonyód
• 2010 Erdős Renée House, Budapest
• 2011 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

SELECTED FOREIGN EXHIBITIONS

• Rome, Milan, Italy
• Paris, Beauvois, Joinville, France
• Barcelona, Spain
• London, Leicester, United Kingdom
• Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
• Vienna, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
• Tournai, Mons, Brussels, Belgium
• Leipzig, Berlin, Ulm, Germany
• Warsawa, Lodz, Poland
• Tokyo, Japan
• New Delhi, India
• Tunis, Tunisia
• St. Louis, USA
• Helsinki, Finland