Antal Banhegyesy

	I am a Romanian photographer who believes photography allows me to share impulses, impressions, and thoughts in an open format, welcome to all interpretation.   After 10 years of experimenting with numerous genres, it appears I have found my niche. Despite living in Budapest, my interest revolves around social issues and phenomena surrounding present-day Romania.

 

 

Bridging Cultures Through Art

After I moved to Budapest to graduate from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and find a broader range of career opportunities, I also had the chance to study in Paris at the School of Images Gobelins.

Despite the focus being the cultural background of one country, I believe this can appeal to a more universal context as well. This is because, I hope to leave, through my work, the audience with multi-perspectivity in interpretation and not a polarized two-tone conclusion.

 

Education:

2017 – 2019  Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (photography MA), Budapest

2016 – 2016  Ecole de l'image Les Gobelins (photography), Paris

2014 – 2017  Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (photography BA), Budapest

2008 – 2012  Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Informatics), Cluj

2004 – 2008  Báthory István High School, Cluj

 

Awards:

2018 // Finalist / New East Photo Prize 2018 / London

2018 // Honorable mention award / Press Photo Contest / Budapest

2016 // Fellowship granted by the Hungarian Republic / Hungary

2016 // Erasmus prize / Ecole de l'image Les Gobelins / Paris

2016 // Best photo riporter under age 30 special prize / Press Photo Contest / Budapest

2016 // Third prize / Press Photo Contest / Budapest

2016 // Shortlisted / Brassaï Press Photo Contest / Cluj

2015 // Shortlisted / Press Photo Contest / Budapest

2014 // First prize / Lurdy House Photo Contest / Budapest

2013 // First prize / Transindex Photo Contest / Cluj

2013 // Third prize / CEWE International Photo Contest / Berlin

2013 // Shortlisted / See.Me International Photo Contest / New York

2012 // First prize / Black and White Photographer of the Year International Photo Contest / London

2009 // First Prize, Special Prize / Nature Photography Contest / Cluj

2008 // First Prize, Special Prize / Bátor Photography Contest / Cluj

2007 // First Prize, Special Prize / Bátor Photography Contest / Cluj

2007 // Third Prize / HTMIK international Photo Contest / Budapest

2007 // Second Prize / National Geografic Photography Contest / Budapest

 

Exhibitions:

2018 – Collective exhibition, Calvert 22 Gallery, London

2018 – Collective exhibition, Capa Center, Budapest

2018 – Collective exhibition, B32 Gallery, Budapest

2018 – Collective exhibition, winners of the 36th Hungarian Press Photo Contest, Capa Center, Budapest

2018 – Collective exhibition, Artery Prague Gallery, Prague

2018 – Collective exhibition, Romer Floris Art And History Museum, Győr

2018 – Collective exhibition, Hybrid Art Gallery, Budapest

2018 – Collective exhibition, Student Gallery, Pilsen

2018 – Collective exhibition, Nick Art&Design Gallery, Pécs

2018 – Collective exhibition, AllArts Festival, Székesfehérvár

2018 – Collective exhibition, MaJel Rovás Center, Kosice

2018 – Collective exhibition, Hungarian Institution, Bratislava

2018 - Collective exhibition, Ballasi Institution, Ljubljana

2018 – Collective exhibition, Hungarian Institution, Warsaw

2017 – Collective exhibition, Szatyor ArtSpace, Budapest

2017 – Collective exhibition, Art Moments Festival, Budapest

2017 – Collective exhibition, Hybrid Art Gallery, Budapest

2016 – Collective exhibition, Photographic Street Festival, Budapest

2016 – Collective exhibition, winners of the 34th Hungarian Press Photo Contest, Capa Center, Budapest

2014 – Solo exhibition, F64 Gallery, Bucharest

2013 – Solo exhibition, Korunk Gallery, Cluj

2013 – Collective exhibition, shortlisted photographers of See.Me international photo contest, New York

2012 – Collective exhibition, winners of the Black and White Photographer of the Year International Photo Contest, London

2009 – Solo exhibition, Klausen, Cluj

2008 – Solo exhibition, Insomnia, Cluj

 

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