born 1996, Budapest

www.dorottyaszonjakoltay.com

EDUCATION

2014-2020  Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Painting Department, Budapest, Hungary

2018          Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey

SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES

2026 AICA-Prize in the „solo exhibition" category

2025     Smohay Prize

2024     Kassák Contemporary Art Prize

2023     Artist in residence – FACCADIZ, Cadiz, Spain

‍ ‍Artist in residence – Salzburger Kunstverein x Budapest Gallery exchange program, Salzburg, Austria       

2022     MODEM Award, MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen  Artist in Residence, Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Centre of Sofia, Bulgaria

MEMBERSHIP

from 2018 – project-based facilitator at Behívó, Katona József Theater's art mediation and community building theater studio

from 2022 - FKSE - Studio of Young Artists’ Association (SYAA)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2026 Beyond the bare life: Neglected by Institutionalised Care - exhibitions of a long-term research, education, and art project, ISBN+ and Drégely utca at Budapest, and cooperation with Humboldt University at Berlin, curators: Edina Nagy, Eszter Lázár

2025 The Day After Tomorrow, Everything Will Change, ”- OFF-Biennále Budapest, Private flat in Koszorú utca (District8) curator: Kata Oltai

“these walls are not here to defend us”- OFF-Biennále Budapest, Merlin Theatre, curators: Rita Kálmán, Eszter Lázár, Edit Molnár, Veronika Molnár, Lívia Páldi, Hajnalka Somogyi, Borbála Soós, Katalin Székely

2024    What Year Are You? MODEM, curators: Szabolcs Süli-Zakar, Krisztián Gábor Török

2023    Room of their Own, Molnár Ani Gallery, curated by: Kata Oltai

Pilgrimage, Pannonhalma Archabbey, Pannonhalma, curator: József Mélyi

2022 WATER - contemporary art festival, curator: Burgas, Bulgaria

ONCEUPONACITY, MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen curator: Tamás Don

SOLO-DUO EXHIBITIONS 

2026 OUR STRENGTHS - YOU'RE IN THE CARDS TOO - participatory public art project, 9th district, Kerekerdő park, Budapest

2025 Brickology: What fell down by night was built back by dawn, Kassák Museum, curator: Seress Anna

2024 Kőmíves Kelemenné Kifalazása – Public Art projekt, Ferenc tér, Budapest

Panelpompa / Block Bougie - with Petra Inez Combarro, am project, by Ani Molnár, curated by: Tímea Fülöp

2023 Vendégmunkàsnő: La Trabajadora Invitada / Guest worker, FACC, Cadiz, Spain

2022         I don’t even know if we are in a storm or I’m just flapping in the water, Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

2019         Papa mama on vacation, every Friday buries a Thursday, Mindspace project, Rákócity, Budapest