COVID-19 (2020) Sculpture by Katalin Tovolgyi

Katalin Tovolgyi (Katalin Tóvölgyi) was born 22 March, 1948 in Budapest. Katalin began her professional studies at the High School of Fine and Applied Arts, then graduated from the Hungarian College of Applied Arts (today: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design) with a degree in ceramic design in 1973. She taught ceramics at the Vocational High School of Crafts, and she held ceramics courses. She was a founding member of the Studio of Young Designers (FISE). She took part of the VII. Biennale Internationale de Céramique d’Art de Vallauris, Triennale di Milano (1973) and 38st Concorso Internationale della Ceramica d’Arte (1980).

Works in public places:

- 1986 Culturhistorical Family Tree of Nyírség, Fényeslitke

- 1988 Huge sized pot system , Postal Secondary School of Budapest

- 1988 Hanging porcelain statuette, MHB conference room, Siófok

- 1989 Facade reliefs, S.O.S. Children Home, Kecskemét

- 1990 Facade decoration, Commercial Secondary School of Budapest

- 1994 Figurative relief, Elementary School of Semere Street, Budapest

- 2000 St. Christopher, Enying

- 2002 Fountain with Dove, Császártöltés

The unique point in the art of Tovolgyi, is that she is always coming up with something new. She is always looking for new techniques and she likes to do new experiments. That allows her to transform one creative style into another. She is able to renew her work time after time both the techniques and ideas. If someone happens to know just one period and style of her works, he/she may not be able to match her name with another artwork from one of her other art periods. There are only few versatile artists, such as Tovolgyi. Unlimited creativity and the combination of several high quality techniques are found in her artworks.

Solo Exhibitions of Katalin Tovolgyi:

- 1979 Cultural Center, Dunaújváros

- 1979 Castle Exhibition, Budapest University of Technology College

- 1980 József Attila Cultural Center, Budapest1980 Hungarian House, Berlin

- 1982 Helikon Gallery, Budapest

- 1982 Tiszafüred1991 Budatétény Gallery, Budapest

- 1995 Gutenberg Cultural Center , Budapest

- 2008 Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Cultural Center, Budapest

- 2018 Gallery of Józsefváros, Budapest

• Nationality: HUNGARY
• Date of birth : 1948
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Hungarian Artists