ÁGNES VASTAG

BIOGRAPHY

Vastag ÁgiTapestry artist

• Born on 11 December, 1967 in Szeged
• 1992 Graduated at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Art in Budapest Faculty of Textile designer and “graphics and environmental culture”
• 1994-96 Secondary Grammar School of Evangelical Church
• 1997-től Eötvös Lóránd University of Science, Faculty of Training-college Department of Visual Education

MEMBERSHIPS

• 1995 Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists MAOE
• 1996 Member of the Studio of Young Applied Artists
• 1996 Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists
• 2000 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists

PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS

• 1991 Sponsoral Prize of the Exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Béni Ferenczy and Noémi Ferenczy, Budapest
• 1995 Moholy – Nagy scholarship, Budapest
• 1998 FISE scholarship, Budapest
• 2004 MAOE scholarship, Budapest

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 1999 Art Line Gallery, Budapest
• 1999 Stefania Palace, Budapest
• 2000 Horváth M. street Gallery, Szeged
• 2000 Budacastle Workshop, Budapest
• 2001 Balassi Bookshop Gallery, Budapest
• 2003 Hungarian Institute, Paris, France
• 2005 Book launch and exhibition, Tiara club
• 2009 Toys for Children exhibition at the „Pittypang” Art Nursery School
• 2010 ’ Carpet images and tapestries’ exhibition, FISE Gallery

SELECTED FOREIGN EXHIBITIONS

• Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• Tournai, Belgium
• Komárom-Komárno, Slovakia
• Kuopio, Finland