Tápai Nóra

Nata nel 1955

Ungheria

data di inserimento in W.A.D. 12/2024

Biografia

I consider myself an experimental artist. According to my qualifications, I am a tapestry and carpet designer and weaver. I like to weave my own designs, but it is also nice to weave together with colleagues in the workshop of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists. I was also a desktop publisher for 15 years.

To this day, the computer has remained an eternal love and work tool. A few years ago, I started working with oriental ink and watercolor painting. I have been familiar with acrylic since last year. I create in several genres at the same time, this keeps me fresh and inspires me.

I have been teaching weaving, drawing and painting individually or in small groups for a year.

Curriculum

hDUCATION:

1969-73 Secondary School for Fine Art and Applied Art
1983-87 Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Design, tapestry and carpet design, designer’s degree
1987-89 Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Design, carpet design, master’s degree

MEMBERSHIPS:

1975-76 Association of Autodidactic Artists (AKT)
1989 Association of Hungarian Creative Artists- MAOE
Studio of Young Designers Association – FISE
1992 Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists – MKISZ
1994 Association of 13th District Creative Artists – KIPE 13
1996 Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists – MKE

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)

1975–76 Collective exhibitions with AKT in Budapest, Százhalombatta, Szentendre
1988–92 10th, 11th, 12th Biennial of Tapestry and Spatial Textile – Szombathely
1991 Noémi Ferenczy Memorial Exhibition – Vigadó Gallery, Bp.
1992 Summer Exhibition – Csók István Gallery, Bp.
Exhibition of MHB Fund Recipients – Olof Palme House, Bp.
1993 ARTEXPO, Bp.
1994 FIS exhibition – Hungarian Institute in Prague, House of Culture, Bratislava, Czech Republic, Slovakia
FIS, Arte Fiera – Pordenone, Italy
FIS, Heim und Handwerk – Munich, Germany
1995 Hungarian Contemporary Art, Part Three, Dallas, USA
1996 FISE – Hungarian Institute, Paris, France
1998 7th Japan International Textile Design Competition – Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan
Collage – Vigadó Gallery, Bp., House of Arts, Szekszárd
1999 KIPE 13 – Studio Galerie, Vienna, Austria
2000 Virtuartnet – Hungarian Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication, and Water Management, Bp.
2001 Noémi Ferenczy and her followers – Art Mill, Szentendre
Museum of Applied Arts – Bp.
2002 Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists – Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1st Contemporary Christian Iconography Biennial – Katona József Museum, Kecskemét
2nd National Paper Art Triennial – Kaposvár
Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists – Ceri, Italy
2003 7-77, Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists – Buda Castle, Bp.
2004 FISE – Zehdenick Monastery Gallery, Germany
2005 2nd Contemporary Christian Iconography Biennial – Katona József Museum, Kecskemét
2008 Art Collectors’ Night – Europe Gallery, Bp.
KIPE 13 – Kosice, Slovakia
2011 MKE, the Lights of Europe, EU Presidency program – Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, Parliament building, Bp.
Transcendental maps, MKE – Museum of Applied Arts, Bp.
2012 Weaving codes, MKE – French Institute, Bp.
2013 Tapestries – Knights’ Room, Basilica, Budapest
2014 Labyrinth, MAOE – Art Mill, Szentendre
1ST Still Life Biennial – Csepel Gallery, Bp.
20th Anniversary exhibition of Újlipótváros Club Gallery, Bp.
2015 Harmony, MAOE – Art Mill, Szentendre
Imago, 5th Tapestry and Spatial Textile Triennial – Szombathely
Hungarian Tapestry Artists at Rome – Hungarian Academy, Rome, Italy
Golden City Travelling Exhibition – the Pest Vigadó concert hall, Budapest
2016 Winter Exhibition – Érd Vigadó, Érd
Imago, 5th Textile Art Triennial – Pest Vigadó, Bp.
20th Anniversary of the Association of Hungarian Tapestry Artists – Gaál Imre Gallery, Bp.
2017 Winter exhibition – Érd Vigadó, Érd
National Saloon – Hall of Art, Bp.
Pelso, 10th National Ceramics and Tapestry Biennial – Keszthely
500-year aftermath of the Reformation – Kölcsey Culture Centre, Debrecen
Order and Chaos, MAOE exhibition – Reök Palace, Szeged
2018 Winter exhibition – Érd Vigadó, Érd
Miniature Textiles – Balassi Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Tell-tale threads – Hungarian Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Dislocation, 6th Textile Art Triennial – Szombathely
Stories locked up in threads – Hungarian Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
3th Still Life Biennale – Csepel Gallery, Budapest
Linkage – Széphárom Gallery, Budapest
8th Christian Iconography Biennial – Katona József Museum, Kecskemét
2019 Winter exhibition – Érd Gallery
Message – Józsefváros Gallery, Budapest
Premier International Tapestry Exhibition, Canadian Tapestry and Textile Center – Oakville, Canada
10 threads – Klauzál House, Vén Emil Gallery, Budatétény
New Transdanubia Exhibition – Magtár Gallery, Balatonalmádi
8th Orfű Autumn Exhibition – Village House Gallery, Orfű
Harmony among the threads – Baku Carpet Museum, Azerbaijan
2020 9th Autumn Exhibition, Orfű
2020 Light in the nature –MKE exhibition, U Gallery, , Sophia Institute, Helsinki,
Finland
2021 Light in the nature -MKE exhibition, Hungarian Institiut, Tallin, Novy Muzey, St.Petersburg,, Russia
2021 10th Autumn Exhibition, Orfű
2021 25th Jubilee of the Association of the Hungarian Tapestry Artists, Pesti Vigadó, Budapest
2022 Téli tárlat- Érdi Galéria, Érd
2022 Resurrectio, MKE, Laffert Mansion, Dunaharaszti
2022 The philosopgy of the Stone, UzsArt exhibitions, Cultural House, USA
2022 Violation of Copying Nature, UzsArt, Bartók 1 Gallery, Budapest
2002 11th Autumn Exhibition, Orfű
2022 FISE 40 Jubilee Exhibition, B32 Gallery, Budapest
2022 Pictures Playing Music, Colosseum group exhibition, Monor
2022 In the magic of the Abstract, UzsArt Group, DLUM Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia
2022 An exhibition to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sándor Petőfi, Kiskőrös
2023 Winter Exhibition, Érd
2023 In Magia Abstractului, UzsArt group, Károlyi Castle, Carel, Romania
2023 Women artists, ZIC Mini Gallery, Budapest
2024 12th Autumn Exhibition, Orfű
2024 A Big One in a Small One, Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists exhibition, Budapest
2024| Intertwining Threads, Bulgarian and Hungarian Textile Artists’ exhibition, Rajko Aleksziev Gallery, Sophia, Budapest
2024 MKE Workshop Gallery
2024 MKE Bulgarian Educational and Cultural Center, B8 Gallery, Budapest
2024 13th Autumn Exhibition, Orfű
2024 Il Femminile Nell’ Arte-Tessile Contemporanee Ungheresi In Mostra, Collegium Hungaricum, Palazzo Falconieri, Roma, Italy

COMMON WORKS WITH MKE (DESIGN AND WEAVING)

1996 Tapestry without borders – 10,5 sqm, tapestry – Hungarian Museum of Applied Art
2000 King St. Stephen and his work – tapestry, 17 sqm – Esztergom Basilica, Christian Museum
2006 Corvin Tapestries – Bp. – tapestry, 20 sqm – National Széchényi Library
2010 Lights of Europe – tapestry, 8,64 sqm – Ministry of Human Resources
2012 Duna-Limes – tapestry, 9 sqm
2014 Petőfi – tapestry – tapestry, 9 sqm – Petőfi Museum, Kiskőrös
2015 Radnóti- Fragments – tapestry, 7 sqm
2019 King St. Ladislaus Tapestry – tapestry, 17 sqm – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bp.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

1975 Exhibition Hall of 5th District Council, Bp.
1992 Culture House of Budafok-Tétény, Bp.
1993 Radnóti Grammar School, Dunakeszi
1994 CWAG Büro, Budapest
CWAG Leasing GmbH, Vienna, Austria
1995 Heiligerstädter Pfarrhof, Vienna, Austria
Bauers Café-Restaurant, Vienna, Austria
Újlipótváros Club Gallery, Bp.
FISE Gallery, Bp.
1997 Postabank Securities Ltd., Bp.
1998 Caffé 22, Bp.
2003 Culture House, Kölesd
Culture House, Nagydorog
2004 Statement – Újlipótvárosi Club Gallery, Bp.
2011 MKE Tapestry Workshop, Budapest
2013 Marina Fűzfő Sailing Club, Balatonfűzfő
2018 Érd Vigadó Gallery, Érd
Pixels and contrasts – GIM House, Gödöllő (jointly with Lívia Pápai)
2019 Selection – Village House Gallery, Orfű
2020 Cross Section – Törökbálint Village House
2022 Parallel ways – Cultural House, Dunabogdány

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS:

1973 Petőfi Centennial National Textile- and Graphics competition, Kiskőrös – 1st prize
1984 College exhibition, competition – 1st prize
1989 13th District Association of Applied Art Exhibition, Hotel Thermal, Bp. –
Special Award
1992 MHB Foundation for Fine Art – scholarship
FIS scholarship
1993 József Eötvös Foundation scholarship
1994 3rd Japan International Textile Design Competition, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan –
NHK Directorate’s Grand Prize
1994 personal attendance at the handover ceremony in Kyoto, with financial assistance by the National Culture Fund, and the travel budget of the National Committee for Technical Development
1995 4th Japan International Textile Design Competition, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan –
Prize of Kyoto’s Mayor
1996 5th Japan International Textile Design Competition, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan –
Kyoto Prefecture’ prize
1997 6th Japan International Textile Design Application, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan –
Prize by the Kyoto Order Made Yuzen Industry Association
NKA assistance to an exhibition by Postabank, Bp.
2001 Grand Competition of the Japan Designers Association, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan
-Prize by the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis
-Prize by the Japan Designers Museum
-Senken Sinbun’s prize
2001 OKSB, 13th district Local government’s single funding
2002 Public Foundation for the Fine Art and Applied Art of District 22
2016 8th Christian Iconography Biennale, Katona József Museum, Kecskemét – Honor Prize
2018 American Tapestry Alliance, World Tapestry Now, USA, Audience Prize
NKA Creative Support
2019 NKA support for solo exhibition called Cross Section at the Törökbálint Village House with the associated catalogue

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTION AND OWNERSHIP:

1989 Székesfehérvár Office for Church Affairs
Baroque church – handknotted altar carpet set
1990 Inter-Europa Bank, Bp., conference room – handknotted carpet
1991 Hungarian Museum of Applied Art, Bp. – ‘Feast’- textile wall picture
1994 CWAG Büro, Bp., conference room – ‘Spring’ – tapestry
1994 National Bank of Hungary, Bp – ‘Imaginary landscape” – tapestry
1995 Japan Designers Museum, Kyoto – ‘Bower’ – collage
1996 Japan Designers Museum, Kyoto – ‘Our colorful world’ – collage
1997 Japan Designers Museum, Kyoto – ‘Plump’ – collage
1999 Controll Training Centre – ‘Coral’- tapestry
2002 Kecskemét Gallery – ‘Contemporary icon’ – collage
2003 Local government, Kölesd – ‘Autumn leaves’ – collage
2003 Local government, Nagydorog – ‘Autumn’ – computer graphics, ‘Play of lights’ – tapestry
2006 Kecskemét, Mátyás Király primary school –
‘Altar candle 1956’ – individual technique, non-figurative sculpture
2016 Kecskeméti Katona József Museum -‘In memory of Saint Margaret of Scotland 1-2. – prints
2018 Kecskeméti Katona József Museum – ‘Last judgement’- print

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1984-85 Half-way there – designers-to-be – a publication by MIF
1989/11. Hungarian Youth: Masters -1989 – Ágnes Décsi
1989/4. Interior design: Black and white with abundant red – Edit Bors
1992 Preface to her exhibition catalogue titled Warp on four – Rózsa Polgár
1994/4. Cover photo for Hungarian Applied Art magazine:
Textile, textile … illustration, cover photo – Péter Fitz
1997/4. 13th district Messenger: KIPE exhibition – illustration
2001/3. New Art: Tapestry and beyond – Judit Szeifert
2001 Art Encyclopaedia volume 3
2002/2 Hungarian Applied Art magazine: Hungarian thread – Ildikó Dobrányi
2002 2nd National Paper Art Triennial – The transitory medium of timelessness or the time of paper – Judit Szeifert
2003 Hungarian Applied Art at the turn of the millennium – Hedvig N.Dvorszky, Hungarian Art Academy Foundation
2005/2 Hungarian Applied Art: From tapestry to the computer – Selection from the recent works of Nóra Tápai – Balázs Feledy
2018 Érd Weekly: Flower on the ruins – textile exhibition at the Gallery – Mihály Kéri
2020 Tápai Nóra – own private catalogue

LECTURES, RADIO AND TELEVISION RECORDINGS:

2000 Duna Television, show title: Millenium, Tapestry for Christmas
2008 City TV, 5th district, show title: Paging
2012 Promontor TV, show title: Workshop secrets
2014 Civil FM 98 Radio, show title: Revolving stage
2018 Mária Radio, show title: Igéző
2019 The computer as a creation and design tool – presentation, GIM House, Gödöllő, Kecskemét Textile Art Colony
2024 Textile lectures and workshops, Cultural House and Gallery, Érd