Kalmar Janos (Hungary)

Janos kalmar was born in 1952 in Budapest. Between 1973 and 1978 he completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Poland), at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, making further studies in Paris in 1983, in London in 1984 and in Switzerland 1989, but aslo in India in 1990. In 2011 he received the degree of Doctor of Liberal Arts, DLA, at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest. Since 2011 he has been living and working mostly in Paris. Since 2013, he is represented by Paris-based Galerie Martel-Greiner, Galerie55 Bellechasse and Galerie Art Aujourd’hui.

SELECTED GROUP SHOW

2018

Market Art Design (Hamptons, USA)

2017

Scope Basel (Basel, Switzerland)

Art Wynwood (Miami, USA)

Art Boca Raton (Florida, USA)

2016

"The Solo Project" Basel (Basel, Switzerland)

Art Fair Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denemark)

Art Fair Köln (Köln, Germany)

YIA Art Fair Paris (Paris, France)

MINIMENTA (Paris, France)

Artists of the Gallery (Paris, France)

"Chaos and Order"  MAOE exhibition, REÖK Palota (Szeged, Hungary)

"Colour-Form-Space" REÖK Palace (Szeged, Hungary)

Biennale 109, Abbaye de Pontlevoy (Pontlevoy, France)

VIII. Biennal of Contemporary Christian Iconography, Katona József Museum (Kecskemét, Hungary)

2015

69. Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris, France)

"109” Biennal, Cité Des Arts (Paris, France)

"(Meta)physik der Gegenwart”  (Bad Saeckingen, Germany)

"Here and now” National Salon of Fine Arts, Mocsarnok (Budapest, Hungary)

XXXVIII. Summer exhibition, Roeck Palace (Szeged, Hungary)

XX. Hungarian Biennial of Medal Art  (Sopron, Hungary)

Biennale Le latitudini dell’arte, Palazzo Ducale (Genova, Itlay)

I. National Small Sculpture Quadriennale (Péces, Hungary)

Socha a Objekt XX. Galéria Mesta Bratislavy (Bratislava, Slovakia)

2014

68. Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris, France)

Réalités Nouvelles, National Gallery of Fine Arts (Beijing, China)

FIDEM (Federation Internationale Des Medailles) (Sofia, Bulgaria)

"Réflections" with Remi Favier, Thomas Lardeur, Paola Palmero, Galerie Duchosal (Paris, France)

"Labirynth" Artmill, MAOE (Szentendre, Hungary)

III. Biennale of Sculpture, Artmill (Szentendre, Hungary)

Art Market, Millenaire Center, Galerie (Bergman, Hungary)

"Ámos Imre and the XX. Century" Jewish Institute (Warsaw, Poland)

"Ámos Imre and the XX. Century" Gallery of Art Colony (Szentendre, Hungary)

Autumn Exhibition Gallery Alföld (Hódmezovásárhely, Hungary)

"Picnic IX" Museum of Rákospalota (Budapest, Hungary)

"Danube" Dunaszerdahely, Contemporary Art Gallery (Slovakia)

"Danube" Gallery of Art Colony (Szentendre, Hungary)

Christmas exhibition with Janos Aknay, Agnes Sz. Varga, Gallery Vizivaros (Budapest, Hungary)

Salon des Arts, Plaisir (Paris, France)

2013

67. Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris, France)

Art Market, Millenaire Center, Hungart, MAOE (Budapest, Hungary)

"Hors les murs" Réalités Nouvelles structures – Hors Les Murs, Pavillon « Cvijeta Zuzoric » (Belgrade, Serbia)

"Just Art" Kévés Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

"Contact" Contemporary Gallery (Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia)  

"Ámos Imre and the XX. Century" – Contemporary Art Gallery (Dunaszerdahely, Slovakia)

Collegium Hungaricum (Berlin, Germany)

Synagogue of Budapest (Budapest, Hungary)

Gallery of Main Square (Pécs, Hungary)

"Specifically" Castle of Siklós (Siklós, Hungary)

"Four Elements" ArtMill (Szentendre, Hungary) 

Exhibition of prizeholders of the XVIII. Biennale of Medals (Sopron, Hungary)

"Picnic VIII" Museum of Rákospalota (Rákospalota, Budapest)

2012

66. Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Parc Floral (Paris, France)

FIDEM (Federation Internationale Des Medailles) (Paris, France)

Exhibition of the prizeholders of XVIII Hungarian Biennial of Medal Art (Sopron, Hungary)

Artistic Move Europe. City Hall (Sochaux, France

Autumn Exhibition of Hódmezovásárhely (Hódmezovásárhely, Hungary)

II. Biennale of Sculpture, Artmill (Szentendre, Hungary)

"Picnic VII" Museum of Rákospalota (Budapest, Hungary)

"Reality and illusion", Circus of Budapest (Budapest, Hungary)

"Ámos Imre and the XX. Century" Gallery of Art Colony (Szentendre Hungary)

2011

Morph Group, Academy of Fine Arts Stroganov (Moscow, Russia)

Médiathèque Jean Cocteau (Massy, France)

Biennal of Yerres (Yerres, France)

Morph Group, Gallery of Art Colony (Szentendre, Hungary)

XVIII. Hungarian Biennial of Medal Art  (Sopron, Hungary)

2010

Salon International du Livre, Galerie Saphir, Grand Palais (Paris, France)

Sculptors from Buda, Gallery Viziváros (Budapest, Hungary)

Morph Group, ROEK Palace (Szeged, Hungary)

FIDEM (Federation Internationale Des Medailles)  (Tampere, Finland)

“Rencontre” Orangerie (Verrieres, France)

2009

I. Sculpture Biennial (Szentendre, Hungary)

XVII. Hungarian Biennial of Medal Art (Sopron, Hungary)

“Balaton Exhibition”, City Council House (Balatonalmádi, Hungary)

“Contemporary Overview”,  City Council House (Balatonalmádi,  Hungary)

“ Contemporary Sculpture ”, Sala Terrena, Körmend Castle (Körmend, Hungary)

“Socha a Objekt XIV.” (Bratislava , Slovakia)

XVII. Biennial of Medals  (Sopron, Hungary)

56. Autumn Exhibition, Hódmez?vásárhely, Gallery Alföldi (Hungary)

2008

Exhibition of the Morph group, Budapest Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

 V. International Biennial of Contemporary Medal -Seixal (Poland)

Körmendi Gallery, Menshikoff Fine Art, Budapest Art Fair  Mocsarnok (Mocsarnok, Hungary)

“The Parting Soul”, Vasarely Museum (Pécs, Hungary)

“Art is Free”, Wax (Budapest, Hungary)

2007

FIDEM (Federation Internationale Des Medailles)  (Colorado Springs, USA)

Exhibition of the Morph group, Collegium Hungaricum (Vienna, Austria)

“Ungarisches Accent” Exhibition of the Morph group, Hungarian Embassy (Berlin, Germany)

“Less is More” 511 Gallery (New York, USA)

“Magic” Art Mill (Szemtendre, Hungary)

G13 Art Gallery, Budapest Art Fair (Mocsarnok, Hungary)

2006

IV. International Biennial of Contemporary Medal (Seixal, Poland)

Exhibition of the Morph group, Aulich Art Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

“The Road 1956-2006” Mocsarnok (Budapest, Hungary)

2005

„Just bronze” – Kispesti Vigadó Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

“Healthy Generation”, Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House (Budapes, Hungary)

“Public Sculpture” (Szombathely, Hungary)

Art-Ex, Kraliky, (CZ), Gallery Újlipótváros, Czech Center, Polish Institute (Budapest, Hungary)

Grounds For Sculptures, Trenton (New Jersey, USA)

“Straw”, Contemporary Art Auction, Centrális Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

Contemporary Art Fair, Kogart House (Budapest, Hungary)

2004

“Free Space”, outdoor exhibition at the City Hall of Kecskemét )Kecskemét, Hungary)

“Public Space”, outdoor exhibition at Erzsébet Square (Budapest, Hungary)

“Public Space”, outdoor exhibition at Gallery Etienne & Van Loon (Oisterwijk, Holland)

Csikasz Gallery (Veszprém, Hungary)

“Border-Cases”, Gallery Árkád (Budapest, Hungary)

“Artists from the Main Street I.”, Meander Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

II. International Biennial of Contemporary Medal (Seixal, Poland)

FIDEM (Federation Internationale Des Medailles)  (Seixal, Poland)

Hommage á Tibor Csiky, Lavotta Gallery (Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary)

„Tenth”, group exhibition of the Hungarian Sculpture Society, (Szombathely, Hungary)

Group exhibition of the Hungarian Sculpture Society, Art Gallery (Dunajská Streda, Slovakia)

„Autonomies”, B.L. Hall, exhibition of Renée Art Society (Budapest, Hungary)

Kogart House (Budapest, Hungary)

2003

“Meaning” Exhibition of the Hungarian Sculpture Society – Vigadó (Budapest, Hungary)

Exhibition of the Association of Fine and Applied Arts – Museum of Agriculture (Budapest, Hungary)

„Master’s Brushes“ –  Athens, Melina Mercoury Museum (GR), Bank Center (Budapest, Hungary)

International Kepes Society, V. International Light Symposium, Trinitarian Church (Eger, Hungary)

“Border-Cases”, Hungarian Cultural Institute (Paris, France)

Gallery Etienne & Van Loon (Oisterwijk, Holland)

2002

FIDEM (Federation Internationale Des Medailles) (Paris, France)

Exhibition of the Association of Fine and Applied Arts – Millenary Park (Budapest, Hungary)

Premier Gallery, exhibition with I. Haraszty  (Budapest, Hungary)

2001

„Contemporary Sculpture” – Palace of Arts (Budapest, Hungary)

Gallery Hedi Probst  Nonnenhorn (Bodensee, Germany)

II. International Biennial of Contemporary Medal (Seixal, Poland)

“Hommage a B. Cellini”, DeForma Foundation  (Pécs, Hungary)

Exhibition of the Association of Fine and Applied Arts – Museum of Agriculture (Budapest, Hungary)

2000

Medium: Paper – Hungarian Cultural Center ) (Warsaw, Poland)

FIDEM Federation Internationale Des Medailles)  (Weimar, Germany)

„Sculptures 2000” – Jazz Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

1999

Gallery Hedi Probst – Nonnenhorn (Bodensee, Germany)

I.International Biennial of Contemporary Medal (Seixal, Poland)

Projects United – Castle Brunnegg (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland)

I. National Paper-Art Exhibition – Vaszary Museum (Kaposvár, Hungary)

“My Art” – Jazz Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

1998

„Art Event” – Gallery Christian Schneeberger  (St Gallen, Switzerland)

FIDEM Federation Internationale Des Medailles)  (Hague, Holland)

Art Expo  (Budapest, Holland)

„Personalities” – Contemporary Hungarian Gallery (Dunaszerdahely, Roumania)

Art Fair-Zürich, Projects United  (Zürich, Switzerland)

“Garden of Joy” – Pest Center (Budapest, Hungary)

1997

View Gallery  (New York, USA)

National Salon of Fine Arts – Palace of Arts (Budapest, Hungary)

Art Cologne, Gallery Erdesz (Köln, Germany)

„The Woman” – Vigado Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

„Marginal case” – Budapest Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

Art Fair-Zürich, Projects United  (Zürich, Switzerland)

Z’art Gallery  (Budapest, Hungary)

1996

Students of T.Vigh, Gallery Vigado (Budapest, Hungary)

Hungarian Cultural Days (Hoofddorp, Holland)

„Medailles Belges” Tongres, Musee de Groesbeeck – Namur, Museum Vleeshuis (Anvers, Belgium)

Art Cologne, Gallery Erdesz (Köln, Germany)

FIDEM Federation Internationale Des Medailles)  (Neuchatel, Switzerland)

Gallery Christian Schneeberger (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

1995

Hungarian Contemporary Sculpture – Palace of Arts (Budapest, Hungary)

Gallery Avant-garde  (Berlin, Germany)

Art Cologne, Gallery Erdesz  (Köln, Germany)

SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

1983-86

Derkovits Scholarship

1983-1985

National Biennial of plastic Art (Pécs, Hungary)

1988

Monumental Dimensions (Salgótarján, Hungary)

1993

National Biennial of Medal Art  (Sopron, Hungary)

1994

Biennial of FIDEM (Federation Internationale des Medailles) prize FIBRU (France)

International Biennial of Sculptors Drawings ( Budapest, Hungary)

1996 -1997

Grant of the Pollock – Krasner Foundation (USA)

2001

Great Prize of the II.International Biennial of Contemporary Medal -Seixal (Poland)

2004/2005

Scolarship of the Hungarian Academy in Rome (Rome, Italy)

2007

Sculptors Wreath “Magic” Art Mill (Szemtendre, Hungary)

2008

Innovation Prize of the II.International Biennial of Contemporary Medal (Seixal, Poland)

2009

Prize of „Deduction”, I. Sculpture Biennial (Szentendre, Hungary)

2010

Munkácsy Mihály Prize (Hungary)

2011

Ferenczy Béni Prize (Sopron, Hungary)

COLLECTIONS

British Museum (London, UK)

City of Bath (Bath, UK)

British Art Medal Society (London, UK)

American Numismatic Society (New York, USA)

Graf Zeppelin-Haus (Friedrichshafen, Germany)

Museum of Fine Arts (Poznan, Poland)

Skironio Museum (Athens, Grece)

Hungarian National Museum (Budapest, Hungary)

Hungarian National Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)

Museum of Literature (Budapest, Hungary)

Fovárosi Képtár (Budapest, Hungary)

Janus Pannonius Museum (Pécs, Hungary)

Csontváry Museum (Pécs, Hungary)

Liszt Ferenc Museum (Sopron, Hungary)

City of Kiskorös (Kiskorös, Hungary)

City of Bácsalmás (Bácsalmás, Hungary)

Szombathelyi Képtár (Szombathely, Hungary) 

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