Artists



Balogh, Edit

Biography

1958 Born on 27 October, in Tirgu Mures, Transylvania, Rumania
1985

Graduated at the Ion Andreescu Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Cluj.

Faculty of Carpet and Tapestry

Since 1986 has been living and working in Budapest

Individual exhibitions

1978 Apollo Gallery, Tirgu Mures, Romania
1986 „Young Artists" Club, Budapest
1990 Castle Gallery, Szirák
1991

Budatétény Gallery

Budapest Újpest Gallery

Budapest Gallery of the Federic Joliot Curie Radiobiology Institute, Budapest

1993 Kemenesalja Cultural Centre, Celldömölk
1994 Maison de la Culture Mercier, Montreal, Canada
2000 Hungarian Cultural Centre, London, United Kingdom
2006 Fészek Club, Budapest
2007

House of Rózsavölgy, Community Centre, Budapest

Várnegyed Gallery, Budapest

2008

22th district Town Hall, Budapest

Gallery Zikkurat, Budapest

Klauzál Gábor Cultural Centre, Budapest

2010 Church Gallery, Gyöngyös

Memberships

1986
Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists MAOE
1987-2000 Member of the Studio of Young Designers Association
1987-1990 „Gobelin 14" group
1990 Member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists
1991 Founding member of the Cultural Foundation for Textile Art
1992  Member of the board of the Árkád Gallery
1996  Founding member of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists
2000  Budacastle Workshop
2007-2011  Vice-president of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists
2011  President of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists

Prizes and Awards

1983 2nd Prize of the National Design Exhibition, Bruchental Museum, Sibiu, Romania
1986 Scholarship of Studio of Young Designers Association
1987 Prize of the Department of Fine Arts and Applied Arts at the Exhibition of the Studio of Young Designers Association, Budapest
1988-1991 Kozma Lajos scholarship for Applied Artists
1992 Biennial Prize of the 12th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile, Szombathely
1993 Festival of East-European Art „New-Democracies", Canada
1994 Biennial Prize of Friends of Szombathely Gallery at the 13th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile
1996 Main Prize of the 14th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile common work, Tapestry without Borders, Szombathely
1999 Frankfurt '99 International Bookfair, Hungarian Tapestry CD
2000 Ministerial Award at the „Agriculture in art" Exhibition, Budapest
2001 Award of Tapestry Design, Árkád Gallery
2005

Prize of Equestrian Order of Wine „Da Bibere", Exhibition Pelso, Keszthely

Main Award of „Kárpit 2" Second International Tapestry Exhibition „Metamorphoses" Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

2007 „Artist of the month" Budafok-Tétény, City Hall
2009 Prize of Fine and Alliance of Applied Art, 3rd Triennial of Textile Art Szombathely
2011

Ferenczy Noémi Prize

1st Prize of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Pelso'11 at 8th National Biennial of Ceramics and Tapestry Art, Keszthely