GIZELLA SOLTI

BIOGRAPHY

Solti GizellaMunkácsy, Merited and Kossuth Prize winner tapestry artist

• Born on 18 november, 1931 in Budapest
• 1955 Graduated at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts, Department of Tapestry
• 1993 Member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts

MEMBERSHIPS

• 1955 Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists MAOE
• 1969 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists
• 1991 Founding member of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art
• 1996-2007 Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists
• 2000 Budacastle Workshop
• 2008 Member of the Dobrányi Ildikó Foundation

PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS

• 1974 Munkácsy Prize, Budapest
• 1980 1st Prize of the 6th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• Prize of the Ministry of Cultural for artistic excellence
• 1984 Holder of the title “Merited Artist” Prize of the VIII. Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 1986 Prize of the 9th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 1988 Holder of the title “Excellent Artist’ Outstanding Artist
• 1996 Main Prize of the 14th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile (common work, Tapestry without Borders), Szombathely
• 2000 King Stephen’s Admonitions, Gizella Prize, Kecskemét
• 2000 Prize of the 16th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
• 2006 Kossuth Prize, Budapest

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 1962 Fényes Adolf Gallery, Budapest
• 1971 Palace of Exhibitions, Győr
• 1976 Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
• 1979 Helikon Gallery, Budapest
• 1980 Hungarian Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1980 Cultural House, Szeged
• 1981 Madách Imre Cultural Centre, Vác
• 1981 Cultural House, Gyula
• 1982 Old Tower, Kőszeg
• 1984 Fészek Club, Budapest
• 1985 Theatre Gallery, Székesfehérvár
• 1988 Lajos Street Gallery, Budapest
• 1994 Lajos Street Gallery, Budapest
• 1995 Nádasdy Castle, Sárvár
• 1997 National Monument Protection Office, Budapest
• 1997 Art-X Gallery, Budapest
• 2000 Gödöllői Új Művészet Foundation Creative House, Gödöllő
• 2000 Contemporary Art Gallery, Győr
• 2001 Budacastle Workshop, Budapest
• 2006 Árkád Gallery, Budapest
• 2007 Benedictian Secondary School and College, Attic Gallery, Pannonhalma
• 2009 Budapest Gallery, Budapest
• 2011 City Concert and Exhibition Hall, Zalaegerszeg
• 2012 Fuga Gallery, Budapest

SELECTED FOREIGN EXHIBITIONS

• Madrid, Spain
• Tkacka, Warsaw, Poland
• Piran, Slovenia
• Genova, Rome, Italy
• Nottingham, Wapping, London, Barnsley, Leicester, United Kingdom
• Tokyo, Japan
• Brussels, Tournai, Mons, Belgium
• Dortmund, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Germany
• Vienna, Austria
• Paris, Joinville, France