Frigyes Kőnig

painter | 1955, Székesfehérvár

He completed his studies in painting, sculpture and graphic art at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts between 1975 and 1982. He graduated from the university’s doctoral school in 2000. He received the Munkácsy Award in 1998 and the Mednyánszky Award in 2010. He has been a teacher at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts since 1991, its habilitated professor since 2002, full professor, head of department and the president of the Doctoral Council since 2013 and Rector Emeritus since 2017. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Hungary and abroad, including his participation in the Venice Biennial in 2000 and 2017. His works can be found in several Hungarian public collections, such as the Hungarian National Gallery and the Ludwig Museum in Budapest, the Saint King Stephen Museum in Székesfehérvár and others.

Anniversary I

2020
oil on canvas
60 × 165 cm
photograph: Miklós Sulyok

Anniversary I