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Viewers of an exibition, 2016

Instax, 9 x 11 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Viewers of an exibition, 2016

Instax, 9 x 11 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Nikon FM2, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Private property

© Zsombor Pólya

Stereo realist, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Private property

© Zsombor Pólya

Ipod touch, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Polaroid 600, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Private property

© Zsombor Pólya

Nikon D5100

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

 

On the 9th day 1., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 2., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 3., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 5., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 7., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Zsombor

Pólya

PÓLYA, Zsombor (Budapest, 1989 - ) visual artist. He studied at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts at the Department of Intermedia. He use  photography as his main media. His works are progressive and very fresh. Despite being a young artist he had already participated in a lot of solo and group exhibitions. He is a member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers since 2016.

Studies

Hungarian University of Fine Arts Major: Intermedia Art, 2010-2016 

Awards/Grants

Grant of the Reinhold and Carmen Würth Foundation, 2011

OMDK – National Artistic Students Conference – Painting 3, 2nd prize, 2013

FotóFalu Grant, in memory of Gábor Kerekes, 2014

KULTarcok, Artistic Selfie Photo Competition, Special Award, 2014

60 years old Pannoncolor!, Painting Competition, Audience Award, 2014

OMDK – National Artistic Students Conference, Photography 2, 2nd prize, 2015

20th Esztergom Photography Biennale, Award of the Association of Hungarian Photographers, 2016

Individual exhibitions

In Progress, Platán Gallery, Budapest, 2016

On the Ninth Day, Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk Community Centre, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Viewers of an Exhibition, Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Project Gallery, Budapest, 2016

Making Spaceless, common exhibition with Zoltán Szegedy-Maszák, ArtBase, Budapest, 2016

What works?, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2015

Impression, Fuga, Budapest Architectural Centre, Budapest, 2015

Painting Practices, Budapest Jazz Club, Budapest, 2013

Painting Practices, Mácsai István Gallery, József Attila Community Centre, Budapest, 2013

Group Exhibitions

Unseizable, Budapest Exhibition of the Competition of the 20th Esztergom Photography Biennale, B32 Gallery, Budapest, 2016

Curated Tables at C/O Berlin Book Days, Installation by Péter Puklus, Museum für Fotografie / Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, 2016

20th Esztegrom Photography Biennale, Hungarian National Museum Castle Museum– Rondella Gallery, Esztergom, 2016

FotóFalu, Serbian Church Gallery, Balassagyarmat, 2016

Barlang/Grotta IV., Without Story, Castle Museum of Domokos Kuny Museum, Tata, 2016

Diplomedia, Diploma Exhibition of the Intermedia Department, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall, Budapest, 2016

And Chemistry has been Created, FotóFalu 2015, Exhibition Vol. II., ArtBase, Budapest, 2016

In-spiral Matrix Exhibition, Karton Gallery, Budapest, 2016

Salon de Ref,  Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2015

másKÉPp, TAT Galéria, Kortárs Művészeti Galéria, Budapest, 2015

Pop Music, Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Project Gallery, Budapest, 2015

Fresh FIShEs 7.2, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Applied Artists, Budapest, 2015

Foto(an)archív, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2014

FotóFalu Exhibition, ArtBase, Budapest, 2014

Not Too Distant Present, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Budapest, 2014

KULTarcok, Artistic Selfie Photo Competition, Debrecen Modem-Modern and Contemporary Artistic Centre, Debrecen, 2014

Photo Sonnets, Hommage á Endre Bálint (1914-1989), Fuga, Budapest Architectural Centre, Budapest, 2014

Patron, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Budapest, 2013

Your French Exhibition in the Museum of Applied Arts, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2013

4th Notes and Drafts Meeting, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2013

Budapest Art Expo Fresh 6, International Biennale of Young Artists, Art Mill, Szentendre, 2013

OMDK – National Artistic Students Conference, Vitkovics House, Eger, 2013

Matrixes 5, Art9 Gallery, Budapest, 2012

Two Pages, One month, Doubt: OSA Archives/Central Gallery, Budapest, 2012

Smile of Mona Lisa 2, Debrecen Modem-Modern and Contemporary Artistic Centre, Debrecen, 2012

Versions, Flat Exhibition within the frames of the workshop of Hajnal Németh, Budapest, 2012

Hungry Streetwalker is Grumbling, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Budapest, 2012

Message to Marshall McLuhan, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2011

Works in public collections

Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét

Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk Community Centre

Hungarian Electrographic Association

OSA Archives/Central Gallery

Publications

Hellodesign Talent Award - Media Design Nominee, 2016.

Contemporary Online, Time, scale - In progress // Folyamatban - Pólya Zsombor in the Platán, Gallery, Ildikó Fazekas, 2016.

Catalogue, Competition of the 20th Esztergom Photography Biennale, Unseizable, Publishing House: House of Culture and Education Esztergom Nonprofit Kft., 2016.

Fotonlog, Premises with Panorama, Gábor Baráth, 2016.

Catalogue, Barlang/Grotta 4, Without Story, Publishing House: Domokos Kuny Museum, ISBN 978-963-7110-59-7, 2016.

FISE blog,  workPAD 2, 2016.

New Art online, Camera non obscura, Csillag Deák, 2015.

Balcony Issue No. 2014_3, Inside express, 2014.

Catalogue, MEGA-PIXEL 2014, 3rd International Exhibition of Digital Works, Publishing House: Hungarian Electrography Association, ISBN 978-963-88263-5-0, 2014.

Balcony Issue No. 2013_5, This year snow / IM 2.0, or the forms of co-operation, Miklós Peternák, 2013.

New Art 23rd year, issue No. 11, About the Art Moments Fine Art Programme,   Zita Sárvári, 2012.

Catalogue, International Exhibitions of Small-Size Electrography Works, Publishing House: Hungarian Association of Electrography, ISBN 978-963-88263-3-6, 2012.

Handbook. World of Imagination, Drawing and Visual Culture, to the textbook of grade 10. Horváth Katalin-Imrehné Sebestyén Margit, Apáczai Kiadó, ISBN 978-963-88263-3-6, 2012. 

Publications

Website

Viewers of an exibition, 2016

Instax, 9 x 11 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Viewers of an exibition, 2016

Instax, 9 x 11 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Nikon FM2, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Private property

© Zsombor Pólya

Stereo realist, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Private property

© Zsombor Pólya

Ipod touch, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

Polaroid 600, 2014-2015

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Private property

© Zsombor Pólya

Nikon D5100

Fotogram, 40 x 30 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

 

On the 9th day 1., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 2., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 3., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 5., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

On the 9th day 7., Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Ambrotype, 34 x 21 cm

Hungarian Museum of Photography

© Zsombor Pólya

PÓLYA, Zsombor (Budapest, 1989 - ) visual artist. He studied at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts at the Department of Intermedia. He use  photography as his main media. His works are progressive and very fresh. Despite being a young artist he had already participated in a lot of solo and group exhibitions. He is a member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers since 2016.

Studies

Hungarian University of Fine Arts Major: Intermedia Art, 2010-2016 

Awards/Grants

Grant of the Reinhold and Carmen Würth Foundation, 2011

OMDK – National Artistic Students Conference – Painting 3, 2nd prize, 2013

FotóFalu Grant, in memory of Gábor Kerekes, 2014

KULTarcok, Artistic Selfie Photo Competition, Special Award, 2014

60 years old Pannoncolor!, Painting Competition, Audience Award, 2014

OMDK – National Artistic Students Conference, Photography 2, 2nd prize, 2015

20th Esztergom Photography Biennale, Award of the Association of Hungarian Photographers, 2016

Individual exhibitions

In Progress, Platán Gallery, Budapest, 2016

On the Ninth Day, Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk Community Centre, Drégelypalánk, 2016

Viewers of an Exhibition, Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Project Gallery, Budapest, 2016

Making Spaceless, common exhibition with Zoltán Szegedy-Maszák, ArtBase, Budapest, 2016

What works?, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2015

Impression, Fuga, Budapest Architectural Centre, Budapest, 2015

Painting Practices, Budapest Jazz Club, Budapest, 2013

Painting Practices, Mácsai István Gallery, József Attila Community Centre, Budapest, 2013

Group Exhibitions

Unseizable, Budapest Exhibition of the Competition of the 20th Esztergom Photography Biennale, B32 Gallery, Budapest, 2016

Curated Tables at C/O Berlin Book Days, Installation by Péter Puklus, Museum für Fotografie / Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, 2016

20th Esztegrom Photography Biennale, Hungarian National Museum Castle Museum– Rondella Gallery, Esztergom, 2016

FotóFalu, Serbian Church Gallery, Balassagyarmat, 2016

Barlang/Grotta IV., Without Story, Castle Museum of Domokos Kuny Museum, Tata, 2016

Diplomedia, Diploma Exhibition of the Intermedia Department, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall, Budapest, 2016

And Chemistry has been Created, FotóFalu 2015, Exhibition Vol. II., ArtBase, Budapest, 2016

In-spiral Matrix Exhibition, Karton Gallery, Budapest, 2016

Salon de Ref,  Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2015

másKÉPp, TAT Galéria, Kortárs Művészeti Galéria, Budapest, 2015

Pop Music, Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Project Gallery, Budapest, 2015

Fresh FIShEs 7.2, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Applied Artists, Budapest, 2015

Foto(an)archív, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2014

FotóFalu Exhibition, ArtBase, Budapest, 2014

Not Too Distant Present, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Budapest, 2014

KULTarcok, Artistic Selfie Photo Competition, Debrecen Modem-Modern and Contemporary Artistic Centre, Debrecen, 2014

Photo Sonnets, Hommage á Endre Bálint (1914-1989), Fuga, Budapest Architectural Centre, Budapest, 2014

Patron, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Budapest, 2013

Your French Exhibition in the Museum of Applied Arts, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2013

4th Notes and Drafts Meeting, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2013

Budapest Art Expo Fresh 6, International Biennale of Young Artists, Art Mill, Szentendre, 2013

OMDK – National Artistic Students Conference, Vitkovics House, Eger, 2013

Matrixes 5, Art9 Gallery, Budapest, 2012

Two Pages, One month, Doubt: OSA Archives/Central Gallery, Budapest, 2012

Smile of Mona Lisa 2, Debrecen Modem-Modern and Contemporary Artistic Centre, Debrecen, 2012

Versions, Flat Exhibition within the frames of the workshop of Hajnal Németh, Budapest, 2012

Hungry Streetwalker is Grumbling, Gallery of the Association of the Studio of Young Artists, Budapest, 2012

Message to Marshall McLuhan, Labor Gallery, Budapest, 2011

Works in public collections

Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét

Csempe Gallery, Drégelypalánk Community Centre

Hungarian Electrographic Association

OSA Archives/Central Gallery

Publications

Hellodesign Talent Award - Media Design Nominee, 2016.

Contemporary Online, Time, scale - In progress // Folyamatban - Pólya Zsombor in the Platán, Gallery, Ildikó Fazekas, 2016.

Catalogue, Competition of the 20th Esztergom Photography Biennale, Unseizable, Publishing House: House of Culture and Education Esztergom Nonprofit Kft., 2016.

Fotonlog, Premises with Panorama, Gábor Baráth, 2016.

Catalogue, Barlang/Grotta 4, Without Story, Publishing House: Domokos Kuny Museum, ISBN 978-963-7110-59-7, 2016.

FISE blog,  workPAD 2, 2016.

New Art online, Camera non obscura, Csillag Deák, 2015.

Balcony Issue No. 2014_3, Inside express, 2014.

Catalogue, MEGA-PIXEL 2014, 3rd International Exhibition of Digital Works, Publishing House: Hungarian Electrography Association, ISBN 978-963-88263-5-0, 2014.

Balcony Issue No. 2013_5, This year snow / IM 2.0, or the forms of co-operation, Miklós Peternák, 2013.

New Art 23rd year, issue No. 11, About the Art Moments Fine Art Programme,   Zita Sárvári, 2012.

Catalogue, International Exhibitions of Small-Size Electrography Works, Publishing House: Hungarian Association of Electrography, ISBN 978-963-88263-3-6, 2012.

Handbook. World of Imagination, Drawing and Visual Culture, to the textbook of grade 10. Horváth Katalin-Imrehné Sebestyén Margit, Apáczai Kiadó, ISBN 978-963-88263-3-6, 2012. 

Publications

Website