Resume 

Ágota Krnács was born in 1976, Mezőhegyes, Hungary



1999 – 2003
The Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MA Degree)
Visual Arts and Design



1995 – 1999
Bessenyei György Teachers’ Training College (BA Degree)
Drawing and Visual Communication, Specialty of Graphic Design

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Since 1994 Painter for the Budapest Képkert Gallery
1999 - 2000 Visual art teacher, Budapest
2000 - 2005 Graphic designer, Visual artist in Budapest
2004 - Join in Cered International Artcamp / Ars Longa Art Society
2005 - 2007 Graphic designer, Visual artist in Dublin
2007 - 2009 Visual artist in Dublin
Since 2007 - Exhibitor of 'Spanyolnátha' art review
2010 - Membership of Hungarian Electrographic Art Association
2010 - 2012 Visual artist, Graphic designer in Budapest
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B i b l i o g r a p h y  /  A r t i c l e s

Andras Szekeres: Two awards, two offers to the Csaba's prize-winner, Co. Békés News, LV.287./2000.
Humor Encyclopaedia - Publisher Tarsoly, Budapest, 2001
Pál Szuromi: Síppal, dobbal és groteszk opuszokkal - Élet és Irodalom (Life and Literature), 2002/ 28
Dr. Ferenc Matits: Issue of Cered - Salgótarján International Artcamp - Museums.hu - Ezine, 2004
Judit Szeifert: PixelWorld - Élet és Irodalom / Life and Literature, 2006/ 33
Edit Barta: Digital resonances - Catalogue 2007/ Spanyolnátha art review, 2007
Katalin Keserü: Cered’s canvases - Catalogue, 2007
László Hartai: Cered’s tones - DVD-video, 9’15 min, 2007
Patrick Naughon: See the bigger picture - Catalogue, Dublin, (IRL) 2008
Edit Barta: Renesz@nsz - Art Forum, 2008
Lucy Kane: Revolutionary Saatchi - Time&Leisure Magazine, London, (ENG) 2009.03/ 55
Peter Murphy: Hungarians in Ireland - The Budapest Sun - Ezine, 2009. 04
Ildikó K. Peák: Drawings from Cered - Catalogue, 2009
Fruzsina Szegő: Interview with the cover designer - Ágota Krnács - LeCool Budapest, Selected *043, 2010
Láttató: Portrait of Ágota Krnács, Radio Civil, FM98, Reporters: Béla István Szabó, Judit Csorba, 07.14.2010.
Imre Szemethy: Smile of the chainsaw - Agota Krnacs’s Flying Circus - Tekintet, 2010/3, 65-68 pgs
The World with photographic eyes: Krnács Ágota - Nyitott Szemmel (With Open Eyes Magazine), 2011/II/14, 14-15 pgs
Ágnes HAász: ’56 - Opening speech / Salon of Karinthy, Budapest, 2011
Cered Art Colony 1996-2010, Kiadta: Ars LongaMűvészeti Egyesület 2011 ISBN 978-963-08-1910-7
Ernő P. Szabó: Digital sign structures + Pictures – Catalogue, Magyar Nemzet (Nation of Hungary), 2011.01.25.
Norbert Vass: Circle of Writers with Stream - PRAE.HU - Art Review Ezine / 2012
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P r o f e s s i o n a l   A w a r d s​​

1994 National Student Award of Drawing - Reguly Society –1st place
2000 Cartoon Award - "Can You Feel It? Coca-Cola" – Standard Award, Public Award
2001 Cartoon Award - Humor Magazine of Cretin – 2nd place
2002 Photography Contest of Westend City Center – Public Award
2002 V. National Grotesque Biennial - Award of Kaposvár City
2005 VI. National Grotesque Triennial - Award of Hungarian Electrographic Art Association
2008 Presentation of the ordered painting for the book launch: Tamás Kabdebó’s Jubilee Volume - Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Dublin

2010 Logo Design Contest - AERA Property & Destination – 1st place
2011 Residency Program - West London Art Factory (ENG) – Nominated (Final 5)
2012 Photography Award - Hungarian House of Photography in Mai Manó House, Budapest – 1st place
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G a l l e r y   R e p r e s e n t a t i o n   /   P a t r o n​

Since 1994 Képkert Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2007-09 Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Dublin
2008 The Baby Elephant Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2009 Agency agreement by Agora Gallery, New York, USA
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W o r k s   i n   C o l l e c t i o n s   /   M u s e u m s​

Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Dublin
Irish Hungarian Business Association, Ireland
Hungarian Ministry of the Interior, Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Electrographic Art Association (HEAA), Budapest
BA MEM - András Bohár Museum of Hungarian Electrographic Art, Szigetvár, Hungary
Nógrád Historical Museum, Salgotarján, Hungary
Ars Longa Art Society, Hungary
Association of Fine and Applied Arts, Kapos Art, Hungary
Collection of Hungarian Graphic Design Biennial, Budapest
International Salon of Caricature, Zemun, Serbia
Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Society, Istambul, Turkey
Hungarian Journalist Society, Cartoon Department, Budapest
Nador Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Monok Local Government, Monok, Hungary
Reguly Society, Budapest, Hungary
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S h o r t F i l m s   /   S c r e e n i n g s​

2008 - Push – camera, editing (d: Gabor Pusztai, music video, 4:33)/2009, The New Theatre, Dublin (IRL)
2009 - Tonight Tonight Tomorrow – camera, editing (d: Gabor Pusztai, black comedy, 32 min)/The New Theatre, Dublin (IRL)
XV. Sarajevo Film Festival / STC, Sarajevo (BIH)
2009 - Endangered species on the verge of extinction – editing (d: Gabor Pusztai, shortfilm, 2:10)/The New Theatre, Dublin (IRL)
2009 - Picnic, on the edge–directing, editing, photography (video, land art/action, 4:31)/2010, Nógrád Historical Museum, Salgotarján
Gallery of Association of Hungarian Artists, House of Olof Palme, Budapest 2010
2010 - Coool – directing, camera, editing (Cover video for the ‘LeCool Budapest’, 2:39)
2010 - Guest Room - camera, editing (d: Gabor Pusztai, dokumentary film, 33 min)/Nógrád Historical Museum, Salgotarján, Borderland Galéria, Cered 2011
2012 - Black Palette – camera, editing (d: Gabor Pusztai, shortfilm, 37 min) - work in progress