Gábor Arion Kudász
Budapest, 1978
updated: 6th of August, 2010

Solo Exhibitions

2010
Bonsai-land, Nádor Gallery, Széchenyi square, Pécs
Bonsai-land (Japan Today Vol.12: Silva Bingaz and Andreas Gefeller), Sanat Limani, Istanbul

2009
Photographs, Vintage Gallery, Budapest
Waste Union, HCC - Hungarian Cultural Centre, London
Green Area, Café Foto, Fotofestiwal, Lódz

2008
After the Eden, PMKK - Hungarian Cultural Centre, Prague
Green Area, Fiducia Galeria, Ostrava
Waste Union, Lumen Gallery, Budapest

2007
Under The Concrete, ZAK Gallery, Berlin

2006
Green Area, Lumen Gallery, Budapest

2005
Emese and Arion, Hegyvidék Galéria, Budapest

2001
Photo Digital, Budapest
Sisters and Brothers, Budapest

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010
Art Fanatics - Art Collections 2, Műcsarnok, Budapest
Felhőgyár - FFS, Mai Manó House (House of Hungarian Photographers), Budapest
La Biennale Jeune Création Européenne, City Gallery, Bratislava
Rarely Seen Photographs - Collection of The Hungarian Museum of Photography, Mai Manó House, Budapest
Live Sync - Hungarian Art Forum, MOCA, Shanghai

2009
La Biennale Jeune Création Européenne, Fabrique ą Montrouge, Montrouge
Expanded Realities, Contemporary Hungarian Photo, Pécsi Galéria, Pécs
Regardez-moi - I’m Back, Immanence, Paris
Urbanity - Twenty Years Later, City Gallery, Prague
The sunny side. Modern Hungarian Photography, Galeria Młodzi, Fotofestiwal, Lódz
FIKA (Young Contemporary Statements), Zsolnay Factory, Pécs
K&H Bank Collection, Ferenczi és Tsai Galéria, Budapest
I am back, Artbázis, Budapest

2008
One Step Further - FFS, Month of Photography 2008, Vam Design Center, Budapest
What’s Up? - a panorama of contemporary hungarian art, Műcsarnok, Budapest
Transylvania Photography Awards, Szabadság Square, Budapest
MOMENTS, Media Center Lume, Helsinki
MOMENTS, Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin
MOMENTS, Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest
Pécsi József scolarship, Mai Manó House, Budapest
Stalking Utopia, Institute for Contemporary Art, Dunaújváros
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Ungarn, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Ungarn, Hallescher Kunstverein, Halle an der Saale
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Ungarn, Galerie der Stadt Sindelfingen, Sindelfingen
Photo50, London Art Fair, London

2007
Gallery for wintertime, ZAK Gallery, Berlin
reGeneration, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Pasadena
Muse, Körzőgyár, Budapest
Pécsi József Grant, Accademia d’Ungheria, Rome
Elek, Fabricius, Kudász, Vintage Galéria, Budapest
Question of the Point of View!, Metro Galéria, Budapest
Temporary, Karton Galéria, Budapest
Stalking Utopia, Institute for Contemporary Art, Dunaújváros

2006
Budapest Feeling, Month of Photography in Krakkow, Jagiellonian University
24 Minutes, Berlin Budapest Festival, Tűzraktér – Budapest, Berlin
ConZerve? Kortárs Építészeti Központ (KÉK), Budapest
Triptichon, Jövő Háza, Budapest
reGeneration, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao
reGeneration, Aperture Gallery, New York

2005
The Digital Print, Millenáris, Budapest
Balett, Westen City Center, Budapest
Hungarian Press Photo, Palace of Arts, Budapest
reGeneration – 50 photographers of tomorrow, Musée de L’Elysée, Lausanne
reGeneration, Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan
ARC Poster Exhibition, Budapest

2004
A Painting for Sale, Nocatting Project, Barabás Villa, Budapest
Dokumentum 6, Mai Manó House, Budapest
Nem térkép e-táj, Millenáris, Budapest
Offline 2, Vizivárosi Galéria, Budapest
Stardust, Ponton Galéria, Budapest
Székfoglaló, Ponton Galéria, Budapest
Morfomans, Fort of Monostor, Komárom

2003
Invitation, Nocatting Project, Fotocella, Budapest
Last Drop Festival, Budapest
Diploma, Millenáris, Budapest

2002
Final Exhibition, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens
ARC Poster Exhibition, Budapest
XIII. Országos Tervező Grafikai Biennále, Békéscsaba
Labiritmus, Sziget Festival, Budapest
Last Drop Festival, Budapest
European Way of Life, Paris
Us and the Others, Goethe Institut, Budapest, Porto, Rotterdam
Socrates-Erasmus scolarship exhibition, Budapest

2001
ARC Poster Exhibition, Budapest

2000
Sziget Festival stage designs, Budapest (2000-2002)

1999
Self-Portraits, Budapest

Awards and Grants

2010 “Márciusi Ifjak” award of the Republic of Hungary
2008 Transylvania Photography Awards, Category of Nature and Environment, Main Prize
2007 József Pécsi Art Photography Scholarship, Second Year
2006 Sittcomm Award, Short listed
2005 Hungarian Press Photo, Nature and Environment (series), 1st prize
Pro Cultura Urbis, Budapest Photographic Scolarship
Epson Art Photo Award, best selected work
2004 József Pécsi Art Photography Scholarship, First year
2002 ARC Poster Exhibition, Prize of Quality
’Us and the Others’ International Photo Competition, 2nd prize
2001 Hewlett-Packard Invision International Digital Photo Competition, Overall winner

Projects

2010 Bonsai-land
2007-2010 Waste Union
2007 Time Capsule
2003-2008 Tourists In Environment
2005-2006 Green Area
2004-2005 Camp
2002-2003 Transit

Academic Experience

2008 International Summer School of Photography, Latvia, Lecturer
2007- Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Department of Photography, Assistant Lecturer
2003-2007 Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Department of Photography, Artist teacher

Education

2007- Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, DLA program (MOME)
2004 Transatlantic Culture Exchange, Choice mastercourse
1998-2003 Hungarian University of Craft and Design, Budapest (MIE)
1997-1998 Pázmány Péter Catholic University, English-Communication (PPKE)

Residencies

2010 European Eyes on Japan, Eu-Japan Fest Committee, Tottori, Japan
2002 Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) - Erasmus
2000 Ioan Andreescu Academy of Visual Arts in Cluj-Napoca - Ceepus
1995 Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA - Youth For Understanding (YFU)

Memberships

Association of Hungarian Artists (MAOE)
Studio of Young Photographers (FFS)
Young Photographers United (YPU)

Works in collections

Magyar Fotográfiai Múzeum, Kecskemét
Musée de L’Elysée, Lausanne
Collection of Péter Szép
K&H Bank contemporary collection, Budapest

Books

Tábor (Camp), Holnap Kiadó, Budapest, 2007, ISBN 978-963-346-731-2
Mai Magyar Fotóművészet No.6, Faur Zsófia - Ráday Galéria, 2010, ISSN 2060-0119
Camp, Blurb.com, 2010, ISBN 978-963-06-9766-8

Selected Publications

Bánkuti, András (ed): Pictures of the Year 2004 Budapest, 2005, ISSN 1216-7770
Böröczfy, Virág: Heterogén tárlat Fotóművészet, p. 45., 2008/2., HU ISSN 0532-30-10
Csatlós, Judit, Orbán György (ed.): Green Area Lumen Gallery Book 2, Lumen, Budapest, 2007, ISBN 978-963-06-2068-0
Einspach, Gábor (ed): Na mi van? in. Artmagazin, 2008/3., ISSN 1785-30-60
Ewing, William A.: reGeneration at work in. Portraits de Manufacture, Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, 2006
Ewing, William A., Herschdorfer, Nathalie, Blaser, Jean-Christophe: reGeneration - 50 photographers of tomorrow 2005-2025 Thames and Hudson, London, 2005, ISBN-13 978-0-500-28582-4
Fisherová, Lucia L.: Gábor Arion Kudász|Green Area Fotografická Galerie Fiducia, Ostrava, 2008
Gera, Mihály: The wings of time in. Holidays, Just Pictures series, Városháza, Budapest, 2003, ISBN 963-9170-67-4
Halasi, Rita Mária (ed): Taste Moments MOME, 2008, ISBN 978-963-7164-90-3
Jokesz, Antal: Reality strikes back Fotóművészet, p. 53., 2004/1-2, HU ISSN 0532-30-10
Kemény, Zoltán (ed): Pécsi József Art Photography Scholarship 2008 Hungarian House of Photography, Budapest, 2008, ISBN 978-963-87620-0-9
Kikuta, Mikiko: European Eyes on Japan / Japan Today Vol.12 Eu-Japan Fest Committee, Tokyo, 2010
Kloever, Horst: One Step Further in. Dialogue, Association of Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, 2008, ISBN 978-963-87736-5-4
Kopek, Gábor: The Hungarian University of Craft and Design Imago, p. 48., No. 18, 2004 Summer
Petrányi, Zsolt: At the Crossroads: Notes on Hungarian contemporary photography and its background in. Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Ungarn, Edition Braus, Heidelberg, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89904-309-9
Petrányi, Zsolt, Angel Judit: What’s Up? - Contemporary Hungarian Art Kunsthalle, Budapest, 2008, ISBN 978-963-9506-29-9
Pfisztner, Gábor: Valamikor, Valahol, Valahogy Fotóművészet, p. 17., 2006/5-6, HU ISSN 0532-30-10
Pfisztner, Gábor: The responsibility of free creating Fotóművészet, p. 24., 2003/3-4, HU ISSN 0532-30-10
Pfisztner, Gábor: Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow Imago, p. 10., No. 24, 2007 Summer
Révész, Tamás: Landscapes of Desolation Amid Civilization’s Progress, in. Choice, Credit Suisse Masterclass for Photojournalists from Central and Eastern Europe, Herald, Budapest, 2004, ISBN 978-963-217-253-1
Somogyi, Zsófia: Az írás a felejtés eszköze (Writing is The Tool of Forgetting in. Tábor (Camp), Holnap Kiadó, Budapest, ISBN 978-963-346-731-2
Somogyi, Zsófia: A lét változtathatatlan könnyűsége Fotóművészet, p. 56., 2007/4, HU ISSN 0532-30-10
Szarka, Klára: A város mint élőbeszéd Fotomozaik, p. 18., 2007/6, HU ISSN 1587-4818
Szarka, Klára: Sajtófotó sajtó nélkül Fotóművészet, p. 19., 2005/3-4, HU ISSN 0532-30-10
Szemethy, Imre: Pyramus és Thisbe között Mozgó világ, p. 46., 2001/5, HU ISSN 0324-4601
Szentpéteri, Márton: Nem-helyek (Non-Places) in. Tábor (Camp), Holnap Kiadó, Budapest, ISBN 978-963-346-731-2
Szilágyi, B. András: Város Korallvirággal (City with Kalanchoe) in. Tábor (Camp), Holnap Kiadó, Budapest, ISBN 978-963-346-731-2
Tóth, Ali, Perlaki, Márton (ed): Night Scenes the Room #4, p. 266, Volume III. Issue 2., 2006, HU ISSN 1787-3126
Tóth, Ali, Perlaki, Márton (ed): The Time is Now the Room #6, p. 28-29, Volume IV. Issue 2., 2007, HU ISSN 1787-3126