Gabriella Hajnal
1928-2023, Budapest
Munkácsy Mihály Awarded visual artist, applied artist, member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Art (1994).
„I don’t have an artistic credo. I have works which are different from others - I think it’s already something. I have a firm opinion of many phenomena of life. Of course they are very different from others' views because it’s determined by my own personality. Despite differences of opinions there are certain points where the real but different values can give a lot to each other - thereby to everyone. You need to approach the artwork without prejudice, be open to receiving it and then it will do its trick which has a real quality.
I don’t want to talk about the poor and plain eyewash even though it’s increasing in number, thrives - probably with the exponent numeric growth. The judgment is not growing exponentially. But I believe that it’s going to happen. You can not create a masterpiece easily, effortlessly. All the works are suggested as it has in it. What the artist didn’t put in it can only make you believe for a while.”
Attended Álmos Jaschik's drawing school from the age of 13
From 1946 she worked as a graphic artist in the photographic studio of "Angelo"
From 1947 she worked in the graphic design studio of Mokép
Between 1951-1957 she continued her studies at the Painting Department of the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. Her masters were Gyula Hincz, Gyula Papp, Jenő Barcsay, László Bence
2022
The View, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
2016
Christian Museum in Esztergom
2015
Hidden Works, Palmetta Design and Textile Art Gallery, Budapest
2011
Erdős Renée House, Budapest
2009
Gödöllő Royal Castle Riding School, lifework exhibition, Gödöllő
2007
Hungarian Jewish Museum – Woven tapestries, Budapest
2002
City Museum of Art, Győr
1998
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
1994
Academic Inaugural Exhibition, Kempinsky Gallery, Budapest
1991
Madách Imre Cultural Centre, Vác
1987
Galerie Saager, Zürich (CH)
1985
Somogy Gallery, Kaposvár
1983
Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
1980
Palais des Arts et de la Culture, Brest (FR)
1979
Galerie Sin Paora, Paris (FR)
1978
Retrospective exhibition, Kunsthalle, Budapest
1977
Béla Bartók Cultural Centre, Szeged
1976
Gallery Object, Winterthur (CH)
1973
Institute of Cultural Relations, Budapest
G. “F 15”, Moss (NO)
1972
Savaria Museum, Szombathely
1970
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney
Moravská G., Brno (CZ)
1969
Institute of Cultural Relations, Budapest
Galerie Daniel Keel, Zürich (CH)
2021
Story, myth, history, Vaszary Villa, Balatonfüred
2016
1956-2016 Jubilee Exhibition, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest
2015
Álmos Jaschik Memorial Exhibition, Budapest
2007
Three artists-One family, Hegyvidék Gallery, Budapest
2005
Tapestry 2, The art of tapestry past and present, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
2001
Carpet, International Millennium Contemporary Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
1993
II. International Triennale, Tournai (BE)
1989
II. International Textile Market and Contest, Kyoto (JP)
1988
Living Textile, Kunsthalle, Budapest
1987
I. International Textile Market and Contest, Kyoto (JP)
1985
Hungarian Gobelin (1945-1985), Kunsthalle, Budapest
1981
Objects, situations and counterpoints with soft materials, Kunsthalle, Budapest
X. International Textile Biennale, Lausanne (CH)
1980
VI. Mural and Spacial Textile Biennale, Savaria Museum, Szombathely
1978
Hungarian Textile Art, Coppenhagen (DK) and Helsinki (FI)
Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Ålborg (DK)
1976
Mural Carpets of Hungarian Artists, Vigo Sternberg Gallery, London (UK)
1974
Contemporary Hungarian Mural Carpets, Museo Arquelogico, Madrid (ES)
1969
IV. International Mural Carpet Biennale, Lausanne (CH)
Mobilier National, Paris (FR)
1966
XXXIII. Venice Biennale, Venice (IT)
2024
ARCOmadrid 2024, Madrid (ES)
2023
Art & Antique, The Space Gallery, Budapest
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Ministry of Education and Culture (Ministry of Culture and Education), Budapest
Horticultural University, Budapest
Atrium Hyatt Hotel, Budapest
Municipality of District II, Budapest
Hungarian Embassy, Vienna
Hungarian Embassy, Havana
Hungarian Embassy, New Delhi
Franciscan Convent High School, Szentendre
Marriage ceremony room, Szeged
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, Hungarian Painting Day
2009 Budapest Prize, General Assembly of Budapest
2000 Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Hungarian Painters
1994 Cross of the Order of the Hungarian Republic
1993 Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Art, honorary member
1987 Excellent Artist
1978 Notable Artist
1975 Munkácsy Mihály-Award
Hajnal Gabriella kárpitművész kiállításának megnyitója a Keresztény Múzeumban, Magyar Kurir, 2015
Hajnal Gabriella Életmű albuma, Kiadó: Pesti Műsor Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft., 1998
HORVÁTH GY.: Hajnal Gabriella kiállítása (kat., bev. tan., Vigadó Galéria, Budapest, 1983)
PÁLOSI J.: Hajnal Gabriellaról, Tiszatáj, 1983. január
ZS. F.: Hajnal Gabriella erneuert die Gobelin-Kunst, Budapester Rundschau, 1978. január 20.
VADAS J.: Gobelinek idézőjelben, Élet és Irodalom, 1978. január 14.
JUHÁSZ F.: Hajnal Gabriella (kat., bev. tan., Műcsarnok, 1978)
RÁKOS S.: Összetett egyszerűség, Élet és Irodalom, 1973. február 3.
JUHÁSZ F.: Hajnal Gabriella, Új Írás, 1971. január
LOSONCZI M.: Krónika – Hajnal Gabriella kiállítása, Művészet, 1969/4.
PERNECZKY G.: Két kiállítás, Élet és Irodalom, 1969. február 22.
JUHÁSZ F.: Hajnal Gabriella faliszőnyeg kiállítása (kat., bev. tan., Kulturális Kapcsolatok Intézete, Budapest, 1969)
