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Ádám Dóra 
(b. 1993)
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Ádám Dóra was born in 1993, Vác (Hungary). He lives and works in Budapest. He graduated at Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Painting (MA) in 2017. From 2019 to 2020 he was a Mentee in the Budapest Art Mentor Program.

 

The main body of his work - compromised mainly of oil on canvas pieces - is developed serially. These pictures are often the interlaced consequences of each other. He plays with the repetition and variation of recurring elements. The apparition of these motifs in new contexts creates a rich visual language that potentially has many interpretations. During his painterly practices of contemplation, he is searching for answers to the questions that are within the domain of painting, while reflecting on our present visual culture.

 

Hist first notable solo show called ‘Chunky Steps’ at Nagyházi Contemporary, Budapest (HU) was organized in 2021. He has participated in several group and duo exhibitions such as ‘Explorers 3.0’ at Budapest Projekt Gallery (HU), Esterhazy Art Award Short List 2021 at Ludwig Museum, Budapest (HU), ’Overlaps’ with Rita Koszorús at Hegyvidék Gallery, Budapest (HU), INSTA group show at Nick Gallery, Pécs (HU) and ‘Summer Wine’ at Einspach Fine Art & Photography Gallery Budapest (HU).

 

In 2020, he got a Special Prize at ‘Calling Across the Distance’ open call at Emergent Art Space, San Francisco (CA), USA and a Honorable Mention at ‘Minimalism’ open call at Envision Arts, Frisco (TX) USA. He was shortlisted at Kepesita Collection Art Award 2020 (HU), Esterházy Art Award 2021 (HU) and Strabag Artaward International 2022, 2023 (AT).

 

In 2022 he created a permanent installation /including a wall painting and three artworks/ to the Esterhazy Castle in Eisenstadt (AU) for the NOW Esterhazy Contemporary Private Collection, curated by Vitus Weh. He also had a solo exhibition at Artkartell Projectspace, Budapest (HU).

 

In 2023 he was invited to the Kunstlerstadt Gmünd AIR to Austria and the Piramidón Centre di Arte Contemporani AIR to Barcelona (ES). He had a solo exhibition in November 2023 at Einspach Fine Art & Photography, Budapest (HU). In 2024 his latest large format paintings were exhibited at the Triennale Milano by Rossana Orlandi with HFDA Agency in Milan (IT) and at the 'HOT STUFF' group show at Casa Estudio Granados in Mahón, Menorca (ES).

 

His works appear in many private and public collections, such as the NOW Esterhazy Contemporary (AT) and the Contemporary Collection of the Hungarian National Bank (HU). 

STUDIES

2011 - 2017 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Painting (MA), Budapest, HU / masters: Zsigmond Károlyi, Zoltán Ötvös / 


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Working With My Body, Einspach Fine Art & Photography, Budapest, HU

2022 Cloud Walker, Artkartell Projectspace / Curated by Gábor Rieder, Budapest, HU

2022 Overlaps / Duo show with Rita Koszorús, Hegyvidék Gallery, Budapest, HU

2021 Chunky Steps, Nagyházi Contemporary, Budapest, HU

2018 Képnapló, Villa Barabás, Budapest, HU 

2016 Atmosphere of a place - Duo show with Dávid Merényi, Rombusz Studio, Budapest, HU 


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 HOT STUFF, Casa Estudio Granados, Menorca, ES (upcoming)

2024 Triennale Milano by Rossana Orlandi, HFDA Angency, Milan, IT

2023 Summer Wine, Einspach Fine Art & Photography, Budapest, HU

2023 Luppart, Einspach Fine Art & Photography, Budapest, HU

2022 Fresh Pop, Nagyházi Contemporary, Szigliget Várudvar, HU

2022 INSTA, Nick Gallery, Pécs, HU

2021 Esterházy Art Award Short List, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, HU

2021 Huddle, Magyar Műhely Gallery, Budapest, HU

2021 Welcome Visions, SKURC, Budapest, HU

2020 New Era, LAVOR Collective, Budapest, HU

2020 Kepesita Collection Shortlist / online, Kunstmatrix Artspace

2020 Felfedezők 3.0, Budapest Projekt Gallerx, Budapest, HU

2020 ‘Calling Across the Distance’ online, Emergent Art Space, San Francisco, USA 2020 Minimalism / online, Envision Arts, Frisco, USA

2019 SETUP, MAMÜ Gallery, Budapest, HU

2018 HighFive,, Belgrád Rakpart 27., Budapest, HU

2018 All You Can Eat / Clear Fracture, Udvarház Gallery, Veresegyház, HU

2018 Angyal - Mail Art, Újlipótvárosi Klub Galéria, Budapest, HU

2015 Studio corner / Contemporary reflections to István Csók, HUFA, Budapest, HU 2015 Third year, Fourth year ..., B32 Gallery, Budapest, HU

2014 Firtosváralja Artist Residency Exhibition, Székelyudvarhely, RO

2014 Fundamenta - Amadeus Art Award, Barcsay Hall, Budapest, HU

2013 Quadlibet, Arcus Gallery, Vác, HU

2011 Sketch Up!, Körönd Gallery, Budapest, HU

AWARDS / PRIZES / NOMINATIONS 

2023 STRABAG Artaward International / Preselected, Vienna, AT

2022 NKA alkotói Scholarship

2022 STRABAG Artaward International / Preselected, Vienna, AT

2021 Esterházy Art Award / Shortlisted, Budapest, HU

2020 Kepesita Collection / Shortlisted, Budapest, HU

2020 ‘Calling Across the Distance’ / Különdíj, Emergent Art Space, San Francisco, USA

2020 ‘Minimalism’ / Honorable Mention, Envision Arts, Frisco, USA

2015 Kiss József Scholarship, Budapest, HU

2012 Winter Exhibition, Special Award, Vác, HU

 

PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS

2023 Az anyag érzékisége / Judit Jankó, MNB Arts & Culture

2023 Fiatal Kortársak V. - Dóra Ádám / Katica Kocsis, orszagut.com

2023 A digitális forradalom gyermekei az MNB gyűjteményében / mnbarts.hu

2022 Cloud Walker - Viewing Room / David Kovats, London

2022 Rücskös gumitalpak és colour-field gesztusok / Etentuk Inemesit, Artlocator Magazine

2022 Cloud Walker - Artkartell Bigpicture / Artkartell Magazine

2022 Ádám Dóra at Artkartell Projectspace / artmirror.org

2022 Absztrakció és Figuralitás határán - Beszélgetés Dóra Ádámmal / Judit Jankó, Új Művészet Print, 2022_06

2022 Overlaps/Átfedések – Koszorús Rita és Dóra Ádám munkái / kultura.hu 2022 Az Esterházy Art Award jelöltjeinek alkotásaiból nyílt kiállítás / Zsolt Várkonyi, Librarius

2022 „Mondd képekben” – Esterházy Art Award 2021 kiállítás / Judit Tóth Nikoletta, Artnews.hu

2021 Túlpuhított találkozások a patchworkszerű utcával / Patrick Tayler, Új Művészet Online

2021 'Hownow' project interview / Laura Farkas, Önzine

2021 'Chunky Steps' - artist collections, New.Figurative / emerging artist community

2020 Explorers 3.0 / Vági Bence , Hamu és Gyémánt Absztakció és ábrázolás határainak feszegetése - Interview / Laura Farkas, Papageno

2020 'Natura Architektura' - artist series / Emergent Art Space, San Francisco, USA

2019 Smashing the planned and the random - Interview/ Bertalan Eged, ArtConscious

2019 Setup / Lili Farkas-Zentai, HypeandHyper

2018 All You Can Eat / Clear Fracture Group Exhibition / Csaba Kozák, Balkon 2018_8

 

PRINTED CATALOGUES 

2023 Ádám DÓRA, Künstlerstadt Gmünd, AT

2022 / 2023 STRABAG Artaward International, Vienna, AT

2021 cARTc, emerging artist catalogue, Budapest, HU

2020 'Calling Across the Distance’ catalogue, Emergent Art Space, San Francisco (CA), USA

Archangels / kiállítás katalógus/ Editor: Gergely Kósa, Pannonia Press 2019

ARTIST RESIDENCIES 

2024 Piramidón Centre di Arte Contemporani, Barcelona, ES (5 month)

2023 Piramidón Centre di Arte Contemporani, Barcelona, ES (1 month)

2023 Studio Maltator - Künstlerstadt Gmünd, AT (2 month)

2014 Firtosváralja Transylvania, RO

 

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

2022 Esterhazy NOW, Art-In-Situ, Schloss Esterházy, Eisenstadt, AT

MNB Art & Culture / Contemporary Collection of Hungarian National Bank, HU

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