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Born 1978 in Sepsiszentgyörgy, Romania
Lives und works in Budapest

Web: www.csakanyistvan.hu
E-mail: csakanyi at gmail.com

Studies
1999 – 2006 Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, Dóra Maurer class  


Grants, Activities
2010 - artist in residency at AtelierFrankfurt, Frankfurt (D) 2009 - nomination for "Aviva Art Award 2009"
2009 - 3-month Artist-in-residency at Meetfactory, Prague, (CZ)
2008 - Prize for Best Young Artist 2007, from Studio of Young Artists Association
2007 - 3-month Artist-in-residency at Stanica Zilina-Zariecie, Zilina, (SK)
2006 - project leader of „Space definitions” workshop, Public building department, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest (H)
2004 - Erasmus grant, Academy of Fine Arts Macerata (I)


Exhibitions

2010
- Sok sikert! (Good luck!) - with Beatrix Szörényi, Budapest Galéria Kiállítóháza, Budapest
- Simpla Dupla, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, (D)
- Exhibition of derkovits felowship awardees 2009, Ernst Museum, Budapest
- The sience of imagination, Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
- Unmistakable sentences. The collection revised, Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest

2009
- Aviva Art Award 2009, Műcsarnok (Kunsthalle), Budapest
- It was an experience to be here! open studio - Meetfactory, Prague (CZ)
- Vaccumnoise, Trafo Gallery, Budapest
- Iconoclasm, Atelier of L. Šaloun, Praha (CZ)

2008
- Exhibition of the 2007 Studio Prize-winners, Studio Gallery, Budapest
- 50' exhibition series (solo), Budapest
- The mechanics of the canvas, Ernst Museum, Budapest
- Province models, Stanica Gallery, Zilina-Zariecie (SK)

2007
- Dear painter, paint me.. with heart and mind, Trafo Gallery, Budapest
- Kapitalistische Freundschaft, Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (D)
- II. Biennale of Prague, Prague (CZ)

2006
- eats=food, Közelítés Gallery, Pecs (H)
- Province model, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - aula (diploma work) (solo)

2005
- Portable Museum of Intermediate Spaces, travelling exhibition and mobile exhibition space
- Munka cím (solo), Stúdió Gallery, Budapest (H)

2004
- Plus 190, Kunstpunkte, Düsseldorf (D)
- 100 years Rudolf Arnheim, Macerata, Italy (I)
- Ludwig grant exhibition, Barcsay hall, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest (H)

2003
- The robbery of Europe, Millenary Center, Budapest (H)

2002
- Maybe, Sepsiszentgyörgy (RO)
- Friss - Budapest Art Expo, Art mill, Szentendre (H)         
- Tömérdek, Trafó - House of Contemporary Arts, Budapest (H)

2001
- Gyöngykép (solo), ART WINDOW GALLERY, Budapest (H)

2000
- Klón (solo), Foyer of Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest (H)

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