Csilla Babinszky
Born: Kecskemét, Hungary
1984-1988 István Tömörkény School for Arts and Crafts Szeged, Hungary
1989-1994 Hungarian University of Fine Art, Budapest, Hungary
1994 MA Diploma of Fine Art and Art History
1994-1996 MFA degree Postgraduate Master course, Hungarian University of Fine Art
1996 MA Degree of Art History, Geometry, Pedagogy
2016-2020 PHD Study at the University of Pécs Faculty of Visual Art
2024 Doctor of Liberal Arts
2024 Professor at the Budapest Metropolitan University
Group exhibitions
2026 -Happy Revelation. MMG Gallery Budapest
2025 -Non-fungible Tokens. Kunsthalle Budapest
2025 -Matrix Mamű. Transylvanian Art Centre. EMŰK, Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania
2025 -Low Point. Random VII. Mamű Gallery, Budapest
2024 -Portraits of Women and Portarying Women. First Hungarian Sight Collection. Tapolca-Diszel, Hu
2023 -Tolerable Depth. Viltin Gallery, Budapest
2023 -Blue Velvet. 25 contemporary female artists. Gallery Max, Budapest
2023 -Animula 2. Horváth Endre Gallery, Balassagyarmat, Hu
2023 -Collector’s Pop Art. Selection from the Club of the Art Collectors. Bodó Gallery, Budapest, Hu
2022 -Inventory of Unpossessed Phenomena. Hungarian Contemporary Drawing. ÖNZINE. Galeri Ffrindiau, Budapest
2022 -BEYOND CODE & TIME. Pavilion 0. / 4. Spazio Thetis Palazzini Moderni, Venice (Italy)
2022 -Animula. Mamű Gallery, Budapest
2022 -Symularis 6. Galeria Fx, Akadémia umeni v Banskej Bistrici, Slovakia
2021 -Art Camp 30! Főnix Műhelyház, Jászberény, Hu
2021 -Art Market Budapest. Bálna, Budapest
2021 -Honor to Krisztina Jerger. Fészek Gallery, Budapest, Hu
2021 -Existence – Outside of Ourselves. FUGA Gallery, Budapest, Hu UPCOMING
2021 -Random V. – Happy End. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest, Hu
2020 -Mamű Training. Kilroy Art, Csákberény. Hu
2020 -Artonomy. Kunsthalle, Budapest
2020 -Instead of Ovidius. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2019 -Multivitamin.Exhibition of the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Arts, University of Pécs. Nádor Gallery, Pécs
2019 -A tollrajztól a szénrajzig. Újpest Galéria, Budapest
2018 -Pseudo Random III. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2018 -Exposition Magyars. Auditorium Rainer III. Monaco
2018 -Shelter. Velence-iland, Velence lake, (Hu)
2018 -Shadow. Teleki-castle, Gernyeszeg (Gornesti), Romania
2018 -Kabala. Vajda Lajos Studio Gallery, Szentendre (Hu)
2018 -Entity stories. Nádor Gallery, Pécs (Hu)
2018 -Self-Subjective. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2017 -Art Market Budapest, B/G703 stand, Millenáris, Budapest
2017 -DLA. Pécs Science University, Art Faculty, Doctorschool. Nádor Gallery, Pécs, (Hu)
2017 -Enlargement. Hiperrealistic tendencies in the Hungarian art. Balassi Institute, Paris (France)
2017 -Optimal Distance. M21 Gallery, Zsolnay District, Pécs (Hu)
2017 -Upmost layer II. Udvarház Gallery, Veresegyház, Hu
2016 -III. National Drawing Triennale. Dornyai Béla Museum, Salgótarján, Hu
2016 -DLA Intro, Re:public Gallery, Zsolnay district, PTE, Pécs, Hu
2016 -Art Market Budapest, B épület, G704 stand, Millenáris, Budapest
2016 -Gyermely Workshop Exhibition of the MAMŰ Society, KAS Gallery, Budapest, Hu
2016 -100 years of Dadaism. Vajda Lajos Studio, Szentendre, Hu
2015 -Upmost layer. Udvarház Gallery, Veresegyház, Hu
2015 -Relation in low point. Vajda Lajos Studio, Szentendre, Hu
2014 -Freehand. The Drawing in the Hungarian Art Yesterday and Today.
MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Center Debrecen, Hungary
2013 -Budapest Immersion – New Budapest Gallery, Bálna Warehouse, Budapest
2013 -II. Drawing Triennale. Dornyai Béla Museum, Salgótarán, Hu
2013 -Time-Dependence. 35 years anniversary exhibition of Mamű.
1. Marosvásárhely (Romania), 2. Sepsiszentgyörgy (Romania) 3. Veszprém (Hungary)
2012 -Reloaded. Selection from the collections of Kogart. Kogart House, Budapest
2012 -Animalicious. Faur Zsófi Gallery, Budapest
2011 -SCULPTURE and OBJECT XVI./Conetmporary Hungarian Sculpture. House of Art, Bratislava (Slovakia)
2011 -Captured Personal Time. Magyar Műhely Gallery, Budapest
2010 -Budapest Art Fair. Kunsthalle, Budapest
2010 -Szentendre in the Gödör. Gathering of Casual Progressive Artists. Gödör Exhibition Hall, Budapest
2010 -Tabula Rasa. No.I. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2010 -Together. KAS Gallery, Budapest
2010 -BP PSYCH BP SPIRIT. G13 Gallery, Budapest
2010 -Art Fanatics. Hungarian Contemporary Art Collections 2. Kunstahalle, Budapest
2010 -Kogart Contemporary Art Collection 2009. KOGART Budapest
2009 -Hidden "selfs" (photographical overlappings.) MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2009 -Feminine. Progressive wiew from contemporary women artists. K-Arts Kész Art Collection. Kecskemét (Hungary)
2009 -... than wall gives the other one! Millenáris Teátrum, Budapest
2009 -Inhabited Island. Vízivárosi Gallery, Budapest
2008 -Spacecollage and side effect. Művészetmalom, Szentendre (Hungary)
2007 -100 grafic - 100 contemporary artist. Academy of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall, Budapest
2007 -Breadfactory project 2007. Siófok (Hungary)
2006 -Is it underground. Between trends. Hattyúház Contemporary Exhibition Hall, Pécs, (Hungary)
2005 -Open Studio, Basel, (Switzerland)
2005 -Jumi Project, Basel , (Switzerland)
2004 -MAMŰ Ludens. Magyar Műhely Gallery, Budapest
2004 -Still-Lifes. Ernst Museum, Budapest
2004 -Energy and counter-value. Art Mill, Szentendre
2004 -Art Forum. Art Assistance from Union of Hungarian Artists. Palme Ház, Budapest
2003 -Wheel. Art Camp Symposion. Művésztelepi Gallery. Szolnok (Hungary)
2003 -Breaking silence. XI. Inner Spaces Multimedia Festival. Poznan (Poland)
2003 -Jubilee exhibition. Gallery 78, Sopron (Hungary)
2003 -Selection from the works of the Derkovits fellowship holders. Kassa (Slovakie)
2003 -Exhibition of the Derkovits fellowship holders. Ernst Museum, Budapest
2002 -Ruling the Nature. Kunsthalle FAUST, Hannover (Germany)
2002 -Sound and Image. X. Inner Spaces Multimedia Festival. Inner Spaces Gallery, Poznan (Poland)
2002 -Stork. Art Camp Symposion. KAS Gallery, Budapest
2002 -Table network. Appetite Festival. Pécs (Hungary)
2002 -Free-Hand-Drawing. Gallery 78, Sopron (Hungary)
2002 -Exhibition of the Derkovits fellowship holders. Ernst Museum, Budapest
2001 -Roman vacation. Exhibition of the fellowship holders of Rome. Accademia d’ Ungheria, Roma (Italy)
2001 -Be in bad, in good. Exhibition of the MAMŰ Society. Picture Gallery, Kecskemét (Hungary)
2001 -Selection from the works of the Derkovits fellowship holders. Hungarian Cultur Centre, Moskow (Russia)
2001 -The last woman. IX. Inner Spaces Multimedia Festival. Poznan (Poland)
2001 -Only gently. Art Mill, Szentendre (Hungary)
2001 -Unified reading mode. Artpool, Budapest
2001 -Invitation for a hunting. Art Camp Symposion. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2001 -Exhibition of the Derkovits fellowship holders. Ernst Museum, Budapest
2001 -In Black and White. Graphic Exhibition. Kunsthalle, Budapest
2000 -Graphic Arts 2000. Exhibition Hall of Budapest Gallery, Budapest
2000 -Baggage. Consulate of the Hungarian Republic, New York (USA)
2000 -Step in the future. Cellar Gallery of Vajda Lajos Studio, Szentendre (Hungary)
2000 -Art Camp Symposion. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2000 -Art Expo Fresh. Art Mill, Szentendre (Hungary)
1999 -Dorothea. Gallery 78, Sopron
1999 -Disappearance. Galerie Barakk, Berlin (Germany)
1997 -Idyll. Gallery 78, Sopron
1996 -Exhibition of the Association of Young Artists. Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
1995 -Exhibition of the Association of Young Artists. Bercsényi Galéria, Budapest
1995 -Selection from the students of Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. Athen (Greece)
1994 -Diploma exhibition. Barcsay Hall, Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest
1994 -Exhibition of Gallery 78. Szeged (Hungary)
1993 -Exhibition of Barcsay prizes. Barcsay Museum, Szentendre (Hungary)
1993 -International Exhibition of european Academies of Fine Arts, Maastricht (Holland)
1993 -Exhibition of Gallery 78. Gallery 78, Sopron
1993 -Exhibition of Barcsay prizes. Barcsay Hall, Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest
1989 -Rembrandt Graphic Circle. Almássy téri Szabadidõközpont, Budapest
Solo exhibitions
2022 -Concurrence for No Apparent Reason. Fészek Gallery and Herman Room, Fészek Art Club Budapest
2021 -Front and Reverse. House of Arts Veszprém, Csikász Gallery, Veszprém, Hu
2017 -Dream of the MInd. HICC. Delhi, India - with Mojzer Zsuzsa
2015 -Reversible Processes. K.A.S. Gallery, Budapest
2013 -Sweet Wear / Képmutatósdi / solo show. Óbudai Társaskör Gallery, Budapest
2011 -Gesso. Solo show with Barna Illés. Vízivárosi Gallery, Budapest
2011 -Doubt. Trollwerk Art e.V., Potsdam, Germany
2008 -Tread Gently. Budapest Gallery, Budapest
2006 -Pool. Magyar Műhely Gallery, Budapest
2004 -Are you an optimist? Karton Gallery, Budapest
2003 -Still-lifes. Vízivárosi Gallery, Budapest
2002 -Home puzzle. Közelítés Gallery, Pécs (Hungary)
2001 -Benczúr Gallery, Benczúr House, Budapest
2000 -Home puzzle. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
1999 -Gallery Erlin, Budapest
1999 -Fragile Ideography. Óbuda Cellar Gallery, Budapest (Hungary)
1995 -Inventary. University Theatre, Budapest -with András Dániel, Joseph Tasnádi
1994 -Pál Kocsis Liceum of Agricultural, Kecskemét (Hungary)
1994 -Pink Action. Szentendre (Hungary) -with András Dániel, Joseph Tasnádi
1994 -Alef. Óbuda Cellar Gallery, Budapest -with András Dániel, Joseph Tasnádi
1994 -Grass. Active Art Gallery, Szentendre (Hungary) -with András Dániel, Joseph Tasnádi
1993 -Exhibition of the Prohászka Prize. Picture Gallery, Kecskemét (Hungary)
1991 -College of the Finance and Accountancy, Budapest (Hungary) -with István Bandzsók
Grants / Awards / Fellowships
2016 Prize III. National Drawing Triennal, Foundation for the Hungarian Graphic Arts
2014 Munkácsy Award. Professional State Honor
2010 Djerassi Resident Artists Program, California, USA
2005 Artfellowship of Budapest and Paris, Cité des Arts, Paris, France
2005 Artists in Residence IAAB Studio, Christoph Merian Stiftung Basel, Switzerland
2001 Art fellowship of the Hungarian Academy in Rome, Italy
2000 - 2003 Derkovits fellowship
1996 fellowship of Hungarian Ministery of Culture for a Studytrip in Spain
1993 Prohászka Award
1992 Barcsay Award
Workshops / Colony Residencies
2009 Krapanj, (Croatia)
2007 Krapanj, (Croatia)
2006 Krapanj, (Croatia)
2003 Art Camp, Szolnok
XI. Inner Spaces Multimedia Fesztivál, Poznan, (Poland)
2002 Art Camp -Jászberény (Hungary)
X. Inner Spaces Multimedia Festival - Poznan (Poland)
2001 Art Camp -Jászberény (Hungary)
IX. Inner Spaces Multimedia Festival - Poznan (Poland)
2000 Art Camp -Jászberény (Hungary)
2016 Gyermely, (Hungary)
2017 Miszla workshop, Hungary
Paks, workshop, Picture Gallery Paks (Hungary)
2018 V. Castle park Art Colony, Gernyeszeg (Romania)
XII. Velence Symposion, Velence lake (Hungary)
Catalogues / Publications / Reviews and Articles
LIFE and LITERATURE. LIterary and political journal. LXVI. 40. issue. / István Sinkó: Is this, what we see? to Csilla Babinszky’s works
Csilla Babinszky: Interference. Artist comment in the contemporary art practice. Lecture. Hybrid Media (Contemporary Media / Art) Symposium. MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest, Oktober 4, 2019.
Budapest Foto Festival 2022. Catalogue. 66-67. pages
Portre: Interview with the Artist Csilla Babinszky. Theory Should not Eat the Sight. Műértő. Művészeti és műkereskedelmi folyóirat. XXIV. évfolyam 11.12. XXV. évfolyam I. szám 2021.
Andrea Bordács: The Mild Intoxication of the Freedom in the Art of Csilla Babinszky. Ex Symposion 108. szám 67. pages
Csilla Babinszky: The Triumph is on Our Shoulder. Polemies of Art Theories. Ex Symposion 2021./108. szám 91-94. pages
Sabadság szerelem. Ex Symposion 108. A szám képzőművészeti anyaga Babinszky Csilla munkája. 2021. Oktober
Andrea Bordács: The illusion of illusion. Csilla Babinszky: Reversible processes. in: Andrea Bordács: Múzsák lázadása. About feminist and female artists. Savaria Universitas Press, Szombathely 146. old; 2021. 226-228. pages.
Csilla Babinszky: Interference – The verbal challenge of the visual praxis. The artist comment. Képírás. 2020/11
http://kepiras.com/2020/11/babinszky-csilla-interferencia-a-vizualis-praxis-verbalis-kihivasai-a-muveszi-kommentar/
Szabadjáték. II. Catalogue, Kunsthalle 2020. (066-067. pages.)
Instead of Ovidius Csilla Babinszky ( Metamorphoses ) Videocomment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=794eMpuoV_A
Kinga Orgován: “The sun, that glows red on me break into a shadow in front.” V. Castlepark International Workshop in Gernyeszeg.
Új Művészet 9/2018 Budapest (pp. 23-24.)
Power of Space II. Land Art. Miszla 2017. Catalogue. PTE Art Faculty Doktoral School, 2017 Pécs. 6-7- old.
István Sinkó: In Paks, in Csenger. Art Camps on summer 2017. Új Művészet 2017/9. Budapest (21.old.)
György Szücs: Reversable process – about Csilla Babinszky’s exhibition. Kortárs, Budapest, 05/2015 (p.81.)
Andrea Bordács: The illusion of the llusion. Élet és Irodalom, 27. March 2015. Budapest, (p.22.)
Anica Rudolf: Reversible processes. about Csilla Babinszky’s exhibition. Új Művészet 3/2015 Budapest, (p.54.)
Budapest Immersion Catalogue. (p. 22.) ( web version: https://readymag.com/u59868642/13558/ ; https://readymag.com/u59868642/13558/4/
Rita Somosi: Branding, or what you want. About Csilla Babinszky’s solo show. Új Művészet 11/2013 Budapest (pp. 110-111.)
http://www.ujmuveszetfolyoirat.hu/
KONTEXTUS. Adalékok – Hogyan Közelítsünk Kortárs Vizuális Művészethez. Karton Publisher, 2012 Budapest ( pp. 72-73.)
ARTslant Worldwide Showcase Watchlist: Csilla Babinszky http://www.artslant.com/ew/articles/show/32049
Eszter Götz: Gesso. Kultura.hu 4/11/2011 http://www.kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=948&articleID=319146&ctag=articlelist&iid=1
Steffi Pyanoe : Zwischen Zweifeln und Zettelwolken PNNDE Potsdammer Neueste Nachrichten Freitag, 02. September 2011 (p.27.) http://www.pnn.de/potsdam-kultur/573053/
Elisabeth Mandl: Von der Muse geküsst. Der Künstlerische Projekte in der Schiffbauergasse / Grose themen anschaulich gemacht Markische Allgemeine 02.09. 2011 (p. 16.) http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/beitrag/12164671/60709/Drei-kuenstlerische-Projekte-in-der-Schiffbauergasse-Grosse-Themen.html
NKK Neuer Kunstalender Potsdam: Doubt - Csilla Babinszky http://www.neuer-kunstkalender.de/?dfx_tpl=detail&tid=599856&item_start=0
repertoArt Issue of the Fine Art. Hamu és Gyémánt Publisher, Budapest, 2010 December
Catalogue: Kogart Contemporary Art Collection. Kovács Gábor Art Foundation, 2010, Budapest
Endre T. Rózsa: Krapanj, az Éden, karnyújtásnyira. Balkon, Budapest 2009/3.
Béla István Szabó: Csillámló víz. 2009 Gondola.hu - Képzőművészet
Eszter Götz: Egy tenyérnyi földdarab. 2009 Kultura.hu
József Mélyi: A művész nyaralás közben. Élet és Irodalom, Budapest, 2009 január 30.
Anna Bálint (Kisgyörgy Lilla): Psychological abstrakcions. Balkon, Budapest, 2009/1. (pp.38-39)
Tread Gently. Euroastra Internet magazin, 2008
Eszter Götz: Érzékek Színpada. 2008 Kultura.hu
Csilla Babinszky: MedenceCd-Room, 2008
Erika Baglyas: Mindenkinek dolga ez nem? Balkon, Budapest, 2006/2. (p. 20.)
Csilla Babinszky: Cream Pixel-books series, Magyar Műhely Publisher, Budapest, 2006
Orsolya Merhán: Babinszky Csilla: Medence. Magyar Műhely 138. Budapest, 2006/1. (pp. 62-63.)
Balkon, Budapest, 2006/1. (pp. 24-25.)
Babinszky - works Babinszky Csilla, Budapest, 2006
Zsolt Sőrés: A szakrális fény festészete. Magyar Műhely 138. issue, Budapest, 2006/1. (pp. 60-61.)
András Bohár: Babinszky Csilla: Cream. Szépirodalmi Figyelő, Budapest, 2006/1. (pp. 151-153.)
Magyar Műhely 136. issue Budapest, 2005/3. (pp. 2-5.)
Zsolt Sőrés: Optimista Ön? Új Művészet, Budapest, 2004 XV./7. (p.42.)
Bálint Szombathy: Az illúzió képi csapdái. Balkon, Budapest, 2004/5. (pp.27-29.)
Csilla Babinszky: Still-Lifes. Published by Magyar Műhely 131. Budapest, 2004/2. (pp. 51-55.)
Catalogue: Still Lifes. Ernst Múzeum, Budapest, 2003 (p. 5.)
István Sinkó: Az új pszeudo. Új Művészet, Budapest, 2003 XIV./6. (p.44.)
Csilla Babinszky: Instalujac martwa nature. Rita Baum nr 7. Wroclaw, winter 2003. 366/29 (pp.178-179.)
Catalogue: Vízivárosi Galéria (pp. 17-18.)
Catalogue: Ma Születő Művek. Jubilee issue of MAMŰ Society, Budapest, 2002 (p. 6.)
Catalogue: In Black and White. Kunsthalle Budapest, 2001 (pp. 22-23.)
Catalogue: Vacanze a Roma 1999-2001 Accademia d’Ungheria a Roma, Roma, 2001 (p. 3; 7; 13; 41.)
Orsolya Merhán: Home Puzzle. Balkon, Budapest, 2000/12, 2001/01. (pp. 34-35.)
Csilla Babinszky: Fragile Ideography 2001 Artpool.hu
Catalogue: Budapest Art Expo Friss Budapest Art Expo Foundation, Budapest, 2000 (p. 8.)
Joseph Tasnádi Joseph Tasnádi, Budapest, 2000 (pp. 14-19.)
Baggage MaMű Society, Budapest, 2000 (p.2.)
Catalogue: Fellowships 2000 ; Fellowships 2001 Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma, Budapest
Catalogue: Graphic Art 2000 Budapest Galéria, Budapest, 2000 (pp. 7-8.)
János Szoboszlay: Jam Session Új Művészet, Budapest, 1995/4. (pp. 4-6.)
József Gaál: Zöldföld Alef Élet és Irodalom, Budapest, 16. december 1994 (p. 19.)
Magyar Szemle 1993/4. issue (p. 418.)
Works in Public Collections
King Saint Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Beyeler Foundation, Basel, Switzerland
Kogart Contemporary Art Collection, Kovács Gábor Art Foundation, Budapest, Hungary
K-Arts, Kész Art Collection, Kecskemét, Hungary
Kozma-kArton Collection, Budapest, Hungary
Luciano Benetton Foundation Imago Mundi Collection
Collection of the University of Pecs