1982 - Painter
Biography
György Király's visual world deals with the theme of silence through still life motifs. Initially, his focus was on representational painting, which gradually abstracted, eventually leading to the image carrying an independent content by translating experiences into a constant abstract phenomenon. His use of materials includes oil painting, watercolour, charcoal drawing, and etching techniques.
From 2003, he majored in painting at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts under Dóra Maurer and later Gábor Nagy. In 2008, he received the diploma prize from the Hungarian Association of Fine Artists. In 2009, he was awarded a studio apartment at the Szolnok Artist Colony, where he had the opportunity for in-depth painting work.
In 2009, he received the Barcsay Award and exhibited at the Barcsay Museum in Szentendre. His graphic activities began in 2013 with the support of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship at the Nuremberg Academy, where he created a series of etchings. Since then, his etching work has been developed in parallel with his painting. He is a member of the Hungarian Graphic Artists' Association and received the Rékassy Award at the 65th Vásárhelyi Autumn Exhibition.
Starting in 2016, his series Különös Csendek (Mystical Silences) has been supported annually by the National Cultural Fund. The theme of silence is expressed in both small and large-scale oil paintings, often titled after specific individuals or phenomena. The initial Kék-csendek (Blue Silences) series has expanded over the years to include the Vörös (Red), Fekete (Black), and Fehér (White) series. These works were awarded at the Szeged Summer Exhibition in 2019, the Eger Watercolor Triennial in 2021, the Tatabánya Charcoal Triennial and the Pastel Triennial in 2023, and the Salgótarján Spring Exhibition in 2024. In 2024, as a scholar at the Hungarian Academy in Rome, he is working on the Római-csendek (Roman Silences) series.
In 2021, he had a solo exhibition at the János Damjanich Museum in Szolnok, accompanied by the publication of the Különös Csendek (Mystical Silence) book edited by art historian Ágnes Képiró. In 2022, he held solo exhibitions at the Újpest Gallery and the Martyn Ferenc Gallery in Pécs, followed by an exhibition titled Stille at the Vielshofen City Gallery in Germany. His works are part of the permanent collection at the Damjanich Museum and are also held in collections at the Herman Ottó Museum, the Tornyai János Museum, the Rómer Flóris Museum, and the Dobó István Museum.
EDUCATION
2000-2003: University of Szeged, Faculty of Arts, English Studies
2003-2008: Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Painting Department under Dóra Maurer and later Gábor Nagy – Master’s Degree in Painting (MA)
2007: Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy – Erasmus Scholarship, Fall Semester
2013-2014: Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg, Germany – 14-month independent project with support from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship
2025
“Amor’Spazio / Love of Space” – Solo Exhibition, Újpest Gallery, Budapest (Opened by: Judit Faludy)
“Visible Silence” – Solo Exhibition, Monád Gallery, Gödöllő (Opened by: Ádám Galambos)
“Inner Axis” – Solo Exhibition, New Gallery (Új Galéria), Debrecen (Opened by: Réka Fazakas)
“Common Silence” – Synagogue Gallery, Debrecen (Curator: Eszter Láng)
“Silenzio Loci - The Silence of the Place” – Hirös Agóra, Kecskemét (Opened by: Ágnes Képiró)
Garden of Presence – Dunartcom Art Colony, Šamorín (Somorja), Slovakia
Csongrád Art Colony 50th Anniversary Exhibition – Csongrád Gallery
Promenade – Society of Hungarian Watercolorists, Újpest Gallery, Budapest
Szolnok Art Colony – Liszt Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
Unity/Doubt – Exhibition of the Szolnok Fine Arts Association (SzKT), Agóra Gallery, Szolnok
Tendencies – Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists, Nádor Gallery, Budapest
Budapest Contemporary – Orgona22 Gallery, Budapest
Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Tornyai Museum, Hódmezővásárhely
National Drawing Triennial – Dornyay Museum, Salgótarján
Kistorony Festival – Kert Gallery, Szolnok Art Colony
Support – T-Art Foundation, Esernyős Gallery, Budapest
Hajdú-Bihar Graphic Art Colony – Derecske
PleinAir ‘25 – Csongrád City Gallery
Szolnok Graphic Symposium – Szolnok Art Colony
Art Limes Symposium – Kernstok Villa, Nyergesújfalu
3rd National Salon – Műcsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest
XLIII Summer Exhibition – REÖK Palace, Szeged
Genius Loci – Artists of the Szolnok Art Colony, Lábasház, Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy), Romania
Reflections – Rákospalota Museum of Local History, Budapest
Kolosai Art Colony – Aranytíz, Budapest
2024
Budapest Contemporary – Group Exhibition
Exhibition of Rome Scholarship Recipients – Hungarian Academy in Rome, Italy – Group Exhibition
Liszt Institute Tallinn – Estonia – Group Exhibition
Society of Watercolorists Exhibition – Szép3, Budapest – Group Exhibition
2023
“Silentium” – Solo Exhibition, MTA/MMA Regional Headquarters (SZAB), Szeged (Opened by: Kristóf Fekete)
“Intermediate Silence” – Solo Exhibition, Csongrád Gallery (Curator: Ágnes Képiró)
Celebration – Kert Gallery, Szolnok Art Colony – Group Exhibition
Water-Color-Space – Sárvár – Group Exhibition
T-Art Foundation Support Exhibition – San Marco Gallery, Óbuda – Group Exhibition
Summer Exhibition – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Tornyai Museum, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
Miskolc Graphic Triennial – Miskolc Gallery – Group Exhibition
Plein Air Art Colony – Csongrád Gallery, Csongrád – Group Exhibition
New Horizons – New members of the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists, Vízivárosi Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Between Rivers – Group exhibition of the Szolnok Art Colony, Bácska Cultural Center, Baja – Group Exhibition
Szolnok Art Colony – Bartók1 Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
2022
“Stille” – (Jointly with sculptor Mona Zimen) Stadtturmgalerie, Vilshofen, Germany (Curator: Judit Faludy)
“Silences // Sublimatio” – Martyn Ferenc Gallery, Pécs (Curator: Eszter Láng)
“Sensations of Light” – Újpest Gallery, Budapest (Opened by: Judit Faludy)
“Grillenöd Künstlerbesuch” – Hof Grillenöd, Passau-Haarbach, Germany
V National Drawing Triennial – Dornyay Museum, Salgótarján – Group Exhibition
In Memoriam András Butak – Újpest Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Searching for T-Art – St. Joseph House, Budapest – Group Exhibition
120 Years of the Szolnok Art Colony – Cegléd Gallery – Group Exhibition
Limes - Izsa Symposium Exhibition – Kuny Domokos Museum, Synagogue, Tata – Group Exhibition
Living Hungarian Painting – Szolnok Gallery – Group Exhibition
68th Autumn Exhibition – Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
G7 Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland – Romania – Group Exhibition
II Szolnok Graphic Symposium – Szolnok Art Colony – Group Exhibition
36th Hajdú-Bihar Graphic Art Colony – Derecske – Group Exhibition
Panel Painting Biennial – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
Continuum / 120 Years of the Szolnok Art Colony – Agóra Gallery, Szolnok – GroupExhibition
IV Hatvan Small Graphic Biennial – Moldvay Gallery, Hatvan – Group Exhibition
Fine Art Hungary – Artotek, Max City Gallery, Törökbálint – Group Exhibition
2021
“Strange Silences” – Solo Exhibition, Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok (Curator: Ágnes Képiró)
Living Hungarian Painting – Agóra Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
Szolnok Fine Arts Association National Exhibition – Szolnok Gallery – Group Exhibition
Searching for T-Art – St. Joseph House, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Transparent / Society of Hungarian Watercolorists – Újpest Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Garana 2021 / Collection of the Herczeg Foundation – National Museum of Banat, Romania – Group Exhibition
IV Eger National Watercolor Triennial – Kepes Institute, Eger – Group Exhibition
I Szolnok Graphic Symposium – Kert Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
XLI Summer Exhibition – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
2020
67th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
Continuum - Artists of the Szolnok Art Colony – Hungarian Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia – Group Exhibition
Dialogue of Drawings – Újpest Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Master and Students / Gábor Nagy – Csongrád Gallery, Csongrád – Group Exhibition
Searching for T-Art II. – Józsefvárosi Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Trans – Agóra Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
“Conquered Borders” – MANK Grant, Agóra Gallery, Szolnok – Group ExhibitionII Charcoal Drawing Triennial – Contemporary Gallery, Tatabánya – Group Exhibition
Miskolc Graphic Triennial 2020 – Miskolc Gallery, Miskolc – Group Exhibition
XVIII Szeged Panel Painting Biennial – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
III Hatvan Small Graphic Exhibition – Moldvay Gallery, Hatvan – Group Exhibition
2019
III National Drawing Triennial – Dornyay Béla Museum, Salgótarján – Group Exhibition
Searching for T-Art – St. Joseph House, Óbékásmegyer, Budapest – Group Exhibition
66th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
“Story” – Agóra Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
XL Summer Exhibition – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
Atelierbesuch Europa Symposium – Hof Grillenöd, Germany – Group Exhibition
“Presence - Artists of the Szolnok Art Colony” – Halász Mansion, Kápolnásnyék – Group Exhibition
2018
Exhibition of Awardees of the 65th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Bartók1 Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
Living Hungarian Painting – Hungarian Painting Day, Kepes Institute, Eger – Group Exhibition
65th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
XVII Panel Painting Biennial – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
2017
“Limes” – Exhibition of the Szolnok Fine Arts Association, Agóra Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
Exhibition of Artists of the Szolnok Art Colony – Limes Gallery, Komárno, Slovakia –Group Exhibition
Living Hungarian Painting – Hungarian Painting Day, Bálna, Budapest – Group Exhibition
64th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
XXXIX Szeged Summer Exhibition – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
II Hatvan Graphic Exhibition – Group Exhibition
Selected Collection of the Csongrád Art Colony – Jászberény – Group Exhibition
Exhibition of Szolnok Art Colony Artists – Ferihegy Airport Diplomatic Lounge, Budapest – Group Exhibition
2016
63rd Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – GroupExhibition
Kunstpreis der Nürnberger Nachrichten (Exhibition of Nominees) – Kunsthaus, Nuremberg, Germany – Group Exhibition
2015
“Graphics” – Solo Exhibition, Túri Pottery Museum, Mezőtúr (Opened by: György Verebes)
Artists of Amaház – Miskolc Gallery, Miskolc – Group Exhibition
Group Exhibition of the Szolnok Art Colony – MANK Gallery, Szentendre – Group Exhibition
62nd Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
2014
III Graphic Review of Szeklerland – Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania – Group Exhibition
Barcsay25 Exhibition – MűvészetMalom (Art Mill), Szentendre – Group Exhibition
Kunstpreis der Nürnberger Nachrichten (Exhibition of Nominees) – Kunsthaus, Nuremberg – Group Exhibition
Jahresausstellung – Akademie dBK, Nuremberg – Group Exhibition
Furament_2014 Biennial – European Art Colonies, Tervuren, Belgium – Group Exhibition
“Residency 2010-2013” – Rathaus Gallery, Reutlingen, Germany – Group Exhibition
Akademie Galerie – Nuremberg, Germany – Group Exhibition
2013
Mednyánszky Society – Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely), Slovakia – Group Exhibition
Artists of the Szolnok Art Colony – Minerva House, Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár), Romania – Group Exhibition
XXXVII Summer Exhibition – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
Budapest Art Expo – MűvészetMalom (Art Mill), Szentendre – Group Exhibition
2012
“Here” (Itt) – National Exhibition of the Szolnok Fine Arts Association, Szolnok Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
Awardees of the Unicredit Talent Program – Dorottya Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
“Sport” – Hungarian Academy in Rome, Italy – Group Exhibition
Szeged Panel Painting Biennial – REÖK Palace, Szeged – Group Exhibition
59th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
2011
“Stilleben” – Residency 2011, Reutlingen, Germany
“Only I Am” – Solo Exhibition, Downtown Chamber Gallery, Szeged (Opened by: Pál Szuromi)
58th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
2010
Barcsay Prize 2009 – (with Ágnes Kántor) Barcsay Collection, Szentendre (Opened by: Ádám Kéri)
57th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely – Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely – Group Exhibition
I Graphic Biennial of Szeklerland – Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania – Group Exhibition
2009
“In Memoriam Csontváry” – House of Public Education, Tatabánya – Group Exhibition
“Face to Face to Face” – Rög Group, Kert Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
2008
“Quiet Little Lives” – Solo Exhibition, Százszorszép Cultural Center Gallery, Szeged (Opened by: Pál Szuromi)
MKE - New Graduates ’08 – Keve Gallery, Ráckeve – Group Exhibition
Portaan Akkatemia Residency – Porras/Forssa, Finland – Group Exhibition
2007
XXXIV Summer Exhibition – Italian Institute, Szeged – Group Exhibition
Exhibition of Barcsay Competition Awardees – Hungarian University of Fine Arts (MKE), Budapest – Group Exhibition
2006
Articum II Fine Arts Biennial – Szolnok Gallery, Szolnok – Group Exhibition
MKE / Gábor Nagy Class Art Colony Exhibition – Csongrád City Gallery, Csongrád – Group Exhibition
2005
Dóra Maurer Class Exhibition – Geological Institute, Budapest – Group Exhibition
2004
Dóra Maurer Class Exhibition – Artpool Gallery, Budapest – Group Exhibition
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
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Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok, Hungary
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Rómer Flóris Museum of Art and History, Győr, Hungary
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Herman Ottó Museum, Miskolc Gallery, Graphic Collection, Miskolc, Hungary
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Tornyai János Museum, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
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Dobó István Castle Museum, Eger, Hungary
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Municipal Art Collection, City of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Collection of the Csongrád Art Colony, Csongrád, Hungary
