Gizella Varga Sinai Information

Gizella Varga Sinai, Artist Background / Education I was born in Hungary in 1944. I studied art education at the “Akademie for Angewandte Kunst” in Vienna/Austria and came to Iran in 1967. Ever since my childhood, I was pre-occupied with our own Hungarian stories, which do not date back to more than 1000 years. Historians presume that we came from the East; our famous poets and painters have created works expressing this nostalgia for the Orient as an ancestral homeland. With this background, I came to Iran where a powerful and heroic past is sensed. It was my duty as an artist to pursue the tie between the past and the present and to show it in my paintings. Where did the old myths, fables, and stories come from? How can we express that they are still alive in us, that they now exist, and will continue in the future? During my years in Iran, I have gone through the following artistic periods: 1. From West to East – 1968-1977 2. Blind Dolls – 1980 3. Echo of Silence – 1986 4. The South and its Masks – 1999 5. Images and Walls – 1989, 2003, 2005 6. Travel Diary – Safar Nameh – 2005 to … Teaching Experiences 1. Teaching at Moaser Studio (1981-87). 2. Teaching at German School, Tehran (1986-2003). 3. Organizing and facilitating workshops in Iran and abroad (2003 to date). Memberships 1. Society of Iranian Painters (2001) 2. Co-founder and member of Dena Group (2001) List of Exhibitions Individual exhibitions: 1968-1969 Modern Art Gallery, Tehran 1973 Iran-America Society, Tehran 1975 Lautrec Gallery, Tehran 1977 Khaneh Aftab Gallery, Tehran 1980 Gallery Aai, Vienna, Austria 1981 Cafe Museum, Vienna, Austria 1986 Private exhibition “Echo of Silence”, Tehran 1989-1992-1994-1995 Golestan Gallery, Tehran 1999 Aria Gallery, Tehran 2005 Homa Gallery, Tehran 2007 Pirkanpohja Art Centre, Finland 2007 Jakobstad [Pietarsaari] Tobaksmagasinet [Tupakkamakasiini] Exhibition with Jaana Erkkila, Finland 2009 Galerie UngArt, Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna, Austria 2010 SIIN GALLERY, Tehran 2011 Szombathely,Kunsthalle(Travelbook) with the Mediawawe Festival,Hungary 2011 Apadana Gallery,(Flower garden with Birds,gol-o morgh)Isfahan,Iran 2014 Vollnhofer Artgallery,(Travelbook)Budapest,Hungary 2014 National Museum,(Travelbook)Tbilisi, Georgia 2016 Castle Garden Bazaar, Budapest,Hungary(during the Spring Festival)