György Jovián

painter

Șimleu Silvaniei, 27 December 1951

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–)

The ‘Paris of the Pece’ [i.e. the Peța brook], that is Nagyvárad (today Oradea, Romania), was one of the strongholds of Hungarian cultural life at the beginning of the 20th century, and the memory of its former splendour is preserved by a multitude of Baroque and Art Nouveau buildings. It was here that Ady and his circle founded the Holnap (lit. Tomorrow) literary society,

Meritorious Artist of Hungary

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1999governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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