Lajos Csontó

1964. Budapest
Biography
2007
Munkácsy-award
2006
Scholarship of the Municipal Art Board, Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy Rome
2000
Hincz Gyula-award
1994
The prize of the Magyar Grafikáért Foundation
1993
The prize of the Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója
1992-1995
Derkovits-scholarship
1992
The prize of the Művelődési Minisztérium, VIII. Esztergom Photo Biennal
1991
The prize of the Művészeti Alap, XVI. National Graphic Biennal, the prize of the Miskolc Fotóművészek Szövetsége, National Photo Biennal
1986-1992
Hungarian College of Fine Arts, duplicating graphics major
Solo exhibitions
2014
Come With Me, Inda Gallery, Budapest
2013
Funny Story, MODEM, Debrecen
2011
3/4, Óbudai Társaskör Gallery, Budapest (with Balázs Faa and Endre Koronczi) God Bless, Paksi Képtár, Paks Selection, Művészetek Háza, Miskolc
2009
Selected, Raiffeisen Gallery, BudapestLajos Csontó's exhibition, Líceum Gallery, EgerViennafair, Inda Gallery, ViennaJanco Dada Museum, Ein Hod, Israel
2008
Treaspassing (with Csurka Eszter and Kamen Stoyanov), Inda Gallery, Budapest Common Denominator, Kunsthalle - Dorottya Gallery, Budapest
2007
Literature, Budapest Gallery, Lajos Street Exhibition House, BudapestBud, (with Imre Bukta) Synagoge, Eger
2006
Knit one, knit purl, Cellar Gallery of Vajda Lajos Studio, SzentendreOne Shape is like the Other, Danube Museum, Europe Central Gallery, EsztergomHuman-smithing, MG Gallery, Budapest
2005
Anti-matter, Picture Gallery of Szentendre, SzentendreNot enough yet, Kunsthalle, Budapest
2004
The music is beautiful, Centre of Arts, PécsOne-two, Vintage Gallery, BudapestBath-projekt, Sofia Public Mineral Baths, Sofia
2003
Reflexinger, Kunsthalle, BudapestKortárs Fotó, Pécsi Gallery, Pécs
2002
Restart, Vintage Gallery, Budapest
2000
You Misunderstood Me, But That's Your Job, French Institute, BudapestDisplay, Vintage Gallery, Budapest
1999
Mindent értek apa, Vintage Gallery, Budapest
1998
My God' V.M.K. Photo Gallery, Nyíregyháza
1997
Photographies, Miskolc Photo Gallery, Miskolc
1996
Euphoria, Winter Gallery, Szentendre
1994
Gallery by Night, (with Imre Gábor) Studio Gallery, Budapest Galerie mladych U Recickych, Prague (with Endre Koronczi, Dvoøák Roman)
Group exhibitions
2010
Best Before End, Inda Gallery, Budapest
2009
A Little Hungarian Pornography, MODEM, DebrecenAnother Time – Another Place, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, WashingtonNew Acquisitions, Rarely Seen Works, Ludwig Museum, Budapest
2008
Our Ways, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Dunaújváros Nuit de l’Europe, Identities photographiques européennes, Gare de Lyon – Gare de Bercy Exhibition of Vajda Lajos Studio, Gallery, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Open Space, Colony of Artists in Mezőszemere, Municipal Gallery – Deák Collection, Székesfehérvár Optional Essence – Landscape after 2000, Gallery of Szombathely, Szombathely Segment, Cultural and Art Centre, Gyergyószárhegy, Romania Alteration, VAM Design Center, Budapest
2007
The Pathfinder, Pintér Sonja Gallery, Budapest Curators – Artists, Exhibition House of Budapest Gallery, Budapest The Light, Volksbank Gallery, Budapest 2007. évi Állami Díjazottak kiállítása, Olof Palme House, Budapest Group exhibition of the Vajda Lajos Studio, Contemporary Hungarian Gallery, Dunaszerdahely Segment IV, contemporary Hungarian exhibition, Igong Gallery, Daejeon, Korea Seoul Internationa Print, Photo & Edition Works Art Fair, Korea Body Language, Modem, Debrecen
2006
Roma in Miniatura, Hungarian Academy, Rome Narrative, Szent István Király Museum, Székesfehérvár MovieArt, Inda Gallery, Budapest Landscape with Double Sign, Kunsthalle – Dorottya Gallery, Budapest Hungarian Contemporary Art, National Taiwan University of the Arts, Taipei Sculptors, 2B Gallery, Budapest Europe-Frieze, Hungarian Academy of Moscow, Moscow Narrative, King Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár Europe-Frieze, Hungarian Academy of Rome, Rome
2005
Plug, Műcsarnok, BudapestFor a word, MissionArt Gallery, MiskolcNeofoton, MűvészetMalom, Szentendre
2004
Kogart-salon, Kogart-House, Budapest XXII. National Graphic Biennal, Gallery of Miskolc, Miskolc Symbiosis II., Mai Manó House, Budapest
2003
Rouge, Picture Gallery of Szombathely, Szombathely Real Image, Exhibition of Colony of Artists in Mezőszemere, Hatvan Museum, Hatvan
2002
A Little Luxury, Exhibition of the Colony of Graphic Artists in Makó, Gallery IX, Budapest Vajda Lajos Jubilee Exhibition, Kunsthalle, Budapest
2001
Self-Mythology in Drawing, Cellar Gallery of Vajda Lajos Studio, Szentendre Three Islands, Rákóczi Museum, Sárospatak Climate, Kunsthalle, Budapest
2000
National Graphics Biennial XX, Miskolc Budapest Gallery, Lajos Street Exhibition House, Budapest Document 5, Veszprém, Csikász Gallery Document 5, Budapest, Mai Manó House
1999
No Camera, Vintage Gallery, Budapest
1998
National Graphics Biennial XIX, Miskolc Ornamentation, Gallery of Szombathely
1997
Exhibition of the Colony of Artists in Szeged, Bartók Gallery, Szeged Idyll, Hetvennyolcas Gallery, Sopron Ljubljana Graphics Biennial
1996
FFS group exhibition, Győr, Mediawave FFS group exhibition, Esztergom Photo Biennial X, Esztergom Self-Portrait, Gromek Photo Gallery, Budapest Bratislava Month of Photography, Gromek Photo Gallery
1995
Annual exhibition of the Studio of Young Artists Association, Ernst Museum, Budapest Exhibition of the holders of Derkovits Scholarship, Prague Hungarian Institute, Prague Circle, Fire, Place ‘95, Csontváry Room, Budapest
1994
Exhibition of the Studio of Young Photographers, House of Arts, Pécs Collection ‘94, Uitz Room, Dunaújváros
1993
March Youths (with Imre Gábor, László Lugosy, Sándor Rácmolnár, András Wahorn, István ef Zámbó), House of Hungarian Culture, Prague Exhibition of the holders of Derkovits Scholarship, Palme House, Budapest International Graphics Biennial I, Maastricht