Artists



Varga-Amár, László

Biography

László Amár-Varga was born on 13th July, 1955 in Budapest. He finished his studies at the Budapest Academy of Arts in 1979 as a student of Lajos Sváby and Ignác Kokas, painters. He continued his studies at the Academy until the next year. Since then he has been present on the Hungarian art scene with more than 80 solo and several group exhibitions both in his native country and abroad. In now days he lives in Budapest. He has three children.

Awards

1984 Ghi International Watercollor Biennial Special Award, Rome
1988 Ghi International Watercollor Biennial Special Award, Rome
1998 Wine-Culture International Painting Competition, I. award, Budapest
1999

Disharmony, Award of International Cultural Heritage Ministry, Budapest

Painting Triennial (Hungarian Painters Association), Budapest downtown prize, Szekszárd
2001 Baktay large medal, Dunaharaszti
2003 In memoriam Egon Schiele, Tatabánya city prize, Tatabánya
2004 "Water" Exhibition, Zenner Hungaria Award, Szigetszentmiklós
2005 Kölcsey award (Hungarian Culture Day)
2006 Self-statement, Grand Prize of Pesterzsébet Government Cultural Committee, Budapest
2007 Siklósi Salon prize, Siklós
2009 Balaton Exhibition, Award of Fine and applied arts Lectorate, Balatonalmádi

Important one-man shows

1985 Young Artists Club, Budapest
1986 Studio Gallery, Budapest
1987 Dom Sztuki (House of Arts), Warsaw, Poland
1988 Polish Information and Culture Centre, Budapest 
1989

Bergerhaus, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria

Creativ Centrum, Baden, Austria

Munkácsy Mihály Museum, Békéscsaba
1990 City Gallery, Tarnów, Poland
1991 Kulturzentrum „Lilablasblau", Schambach, Germany
1993 Vízivárosi Gallery, Budapest
1998

House of Arts, Szekszárd

Centrum Kultury, Tarnów, Poland

Nádor Gallery, Budapest
1999 Tarisznyás M. Museum, Gyergyószentmiklós, Romania
2000

Godot Gallery, Budapest

Millenium Salon, Budapest
2001 Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
2002

Kecskemét Gallery (Cifra Palace), Kecskemét

Bartók'32 Gallery, Budapest

City Art Museum, Győr
2003

Újlipótváros Club Gallery, Budapest

Limes Gallery, Révkomárom, Slovakia
2006 Art 9 Gallery, Budapest
2009

Artitude Gallery, Budapest

Symbol Art Gallery (Painting Day), Budapest

Karinthy Salon (District Day), Budapest
2011 Ferencváros Cellar Gallery, Budapest
2012
Boltíves Gallery, Budapest
2014 Semmelweis Salon, Budapest

Important group exhibitions

1980 Studio'80, Műcsarnok, Budapest
1986 Studo'86, Castle Museum, Budapest
1984 Ghi International Watercolor Biennal, Rome
1988 Stuio'88, Ernst Msueum, Budapest
1991 Sa˛siedzi (Neighbors), Galerii Prizmat, Krakow
1997

White pictures, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest

Budapest 125., Budapest Gallery, Budapest
1998 Contemporary Hungarian Art, Contemporary Hungarian Gallery, Dunaszerdahely
1999 Letter in the picture, Painting Triennial,  House of Arts, Szekszárd
2000

Contemporary Hungarian Art, Washington

Pest County Exhibition, Art Mill, Szentendre
2001 Black and white, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2002

Montmartre en Europa Biennial, Paris

Contemporary christian iconography, Kecskemét Picture Gallery, Kecskemét
2003 In memoriam Egon Schiele, Contemporary Gallery, Tatabánya
2004

Dialogue I. II., Millenium Salon, Budapest

Artist-money, Nádor Gallery, Budapest; Hungarian Institute, Paris
2005 Chess-mat, Nador Gallery, Budapest, Gigant Kunst im Palais, Vienna
2006 Dante, Italian Institute, Budapest, Rome, Pescara, Abruzzo
2007 Siklósi Salon, Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna
2008 Ars Pannonica, Szombathely Picture Gallery, Szombathely
2009

Reference, MA-HÁZ, Budapest

Balaton Exhibition, Balatonalmádi
2010 Vásárhely Autumn Exhibition, Alföld Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely
2011 Siklósi Salon, Castle Museum, Siklós
2012 "We belong together" group exhibition, Forrás Galéria, Budapest

Memeberships

Sience 1979 Association of Hungarian Artists
1980-1990 Young Artists' Studio
Sience 1995
Association of Painters from Downtown
1996-2003   Association os Hungarian Painters
Sience 2000
Siklósi Saloon
2001-2006  Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists

Exhibitions