Artist, designer, teacher, lecturer
Contemporary Tapestry – Fine art – Textile design
EDUCATION
1997-1999 Academie voor Beelende Kunsten Anderlecht, Section of Tapestry Restoration
1990 John F.Kennedy University, San Francisco, U.S.A. (Tutorial teachers: Lia Cook, Nance O’Banion)
1985 Graduat of ENSAV (Ecole Nationale des Arts Visuels de la Cambre), Brussels, Belgium (master: Tapta)
1976 Academy of Arts - sculpture nonfigurative, Brussels, Belgium (master: Jacques Moeshal)
1972 Institute of Applied Arts - Budapest, Hungary (teacher: Ms. Rabai)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Curator of International Traveller exhibition « Asia-Europe III »
Curator of Foundation Ildiko Dobranyi (DIA) – Budapest, Hungary
Creator of the concept and designer of the international exhibition « Web of Europe »
International relations Commissioner of association Domaine de la Lice - Brussels, Belgium
Member of: Arelis - Paris, France
Member of: Foundation Mary Toms / Pierre Pauli - Lausanne, Switzerland
Member of: ATA - (American Tapestry Alliance), New York, U.S.A.
Member of: association MKE Karpit - Budapest, Hungary
Member of: MADI International (Movement, Abstraction, Dimension, Invention) Group
President of Association Applied Art of Brussels, Textile department
Juror for national and international exhibitions and in artschools
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2008 Atelier Marika Szàraz Brussels, Belgium - international workshop
2005 MKE Budapest, Hungary - conference
2004 MKE Budapest, Hungary - conference
1998 Stedelijk Institute Gent, Belgium - conference
1993 Atelier Experimental: Annecy, France - workshop
1992 Distant Lives / Shared Voices Symposium International - Lodz, Poland - conference
1992 Atelier Experimental: Verossaz, Switzerland
1991 Fondation de la Tapisserie, Tournai, Belgium - workshop
1991 Musée de la Tapisserie, Tournai, Belgium - conference
1991 Academie Constantin Meunier - Brussels, Belgium - conference
1989 Atelier Marika Szàraz Brussels, Belgium - international workshop
AWARDS
2008 Bronze Prize - “From Lausanne To Beijing”, Peking, China
2007 Honorable mention - Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
2000 Second price - Competition Carton of tapestry, Oudenaarde, Belgium
1996 « Sosset Prize » - Arts, Antiques, Auctions, Brussels, Belgium
1990 First prize - Competition of “Integration d’une tapisserie à une architecture” Tournai, Belgium
1990 Laureat of Fondation S.P.E.S. Brussels, Belgium
1989 Second prize - Competition of “Integration d’une tapisserie à une architecture” Tournai, Belgium