ISTVÁN SINKÓ
(1951, Budapest)
He teaches at the Technical School of Fine and Applied Arts on the Faculty of painting (leader of the faculty in 2012-ben) and at the Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology (museum pedagogy). He is the leader of the fine art faculty of the Pro Artis Basic Art School of Paks. He is a member of the Art Foundation, Society of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists (graphic and painting faculties) The Hungarian Painters’ Society. He is the curatorial vice president of the Foundation for Hungarian Painting.
He has had 34 solo exhibitions in Hungary and abroad.
Among others in Budapest: Dorottya Gallery, Duna Gallery, Vigadó Gallery (2 times), Bartók 32 Gallery, Vizivárosi Gallery, Ferencvárosi Cultural Centre, FMS Gallery, Budapest Gallery, Ráday Gallery, Pataky Gallery, ART-SZEM Gallery, Gallery IX, Arte Gallery, Huba Gallery
In the county: Székesfehérvár, Szekszárd, Szeged (3 times), Kecskemét, Kazincbarcika, Balassagyarmat, Veszprém, Szob (Museum), Salgótarján (Museum), Sárvár (Museum)
Abroad: Passau (Germany), Miami (USA), Brussels (Belgium), Ottawa (Canada )
His works were included in all important group exhibitions in Hungary.
He has won several prizes in Hungary:
Pl.: 1984 – 1985, Stúdió Prize
1999, Painting Special Prize, Szigetszentmiklós
2006, Silver lance Competition, 2nd Prize
His works can be found in several Hungarian and foreign (public) collections:
Among others: Hungarian National Gallery, Herman Ottó Museum (Miskolc), István Király Museum (Székesfehérvár), Town Museum, (Poznan, Poland), Jewish Museum, (Budapest), Picture Gallery of Kecskemét, Sport Museum (Budapest), Első Magyar Látványtár, Raiffeisen Collection, Kogart Contemporary Art Collection
He has five public works in Budapest and in the countryside.
He is an art critic of the newspapers Műértő, Élet és Irodalom, Új Művészet and MúzeumCafé.
