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Kálmán Várady
1958 born in Hoffnungsthal/Rösrath
1979 – 84 Academy of Media Arts Cologne - Creative Painting
1986 Master student of Prof. Werner Schriefers
Kálmán Várady lives and works in Cologne
since 2013 presentet from the Galerie Kai Dikhas, Berlin.
Galerie for competeri Art of Sinti and Roma
Aufbau Haus am Moritzplatz – Tel. 49(0)3034663643
moritz@kaidikhas.com – www.kaidikhas.com
Selection of Solo Exhibitions
1982 Birth of first child LUNA
1984 Birth of second child SÁRI
1984 Wachsfabrik, Cologne, Germany
Gallery RAP, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1985 Gallery Im alten Kloster, Cologne, Germany
1986 Gallery Appendix, Wuppertal, Germany
1989 Gallery Sysyphos, West Berlin, Germany
1990 Birth of third child MARIA Gallery Duna, Budapest, Hungary
1991 Birth of fourth child JANNA Gallery Kunstgarten, Cologne, Germany
1992 Gallery Zur Hofstadt, Oberfrick, Switzerland
1995 City Museum Siegburg, Germany - Exhibition Catalogue
1997 Birth of twins PIROS and ZOE Gallery Seidel, Cologne, Germany
2000 Gallery Im Turm at Bürgerhaus Stollwerk, Cologne, Germany
2002 Gallery Herbert Schäfer, Cologne, Germany
2003 Palladium Pallas GmbH, Cologne, Germany
2005 Gallery West Side Studio, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
2009 Gallery Bannegaad – “Schnautzi the miracle dog”, Munich, Germany
2013 Galery Kai Dikhas Berlin, Gypsy Warriors
2014 Galery Display cologne – ROMAMOR
2015 Chambre d ami Munic – ROMAMOR
2015 Galery Kai Dikhas Berlin – La Familigia
Selection of Group Exhibitions
1984 Simultanhalle, Cologne, Germany
1987 Art Academy of Cologne, Germany
1988 AWF Bonn, „Grafik der Gegenwart“, Bonn, Germany - Exhibition Catalogue
1989 Gallery Im alten Kloster, Cologne, Germany
1991 East-European Cultural Center, Cologne, Germany
Arts Society BASTARTS
1992 Gustav-Stresemann-Institute, Bonn, German
Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Arts Society BASTART - Catalogue
1993 Paul Luchtenberg Foundation, Burscheid, Germany
1994 365 - Arts Society Langenberg, „Grundsteinkiste“, Germany
Exhibition Catalogue
Art Multiple Düsseldorf, Germany
Art Cologne, Germany
1995 Deutsche Welle, Cologne, Germany
Glassaal Mediapark, Cologne, Germany
1996 Gallery Seidel, Cologne, Germany
1997 „Skulpturen auf dem Stoppelfeld“, Cologne, Germany
„Auf goldenem Grund“, Euskirchen, Germany
Tuchfühlung I“, Arts Society Langenberg, Germany
Exhibition Catalogue
East-European Cultural Center, Cologne, Germany
„Coincidence XII – Free – Tibet“
1998 RWE Park Essen – „Meteorit“, Essen, Germany
Gallery Zum kleinen Schwan, Baden, Switzerland
Gallery Neef – Sculpture Garden Cologne-Sürth, Germany
Simultanhalle Cologne – „15 years Simultanhalle“, Cologne, Germany
1999 Art mile Cologne-Kalk – Awards Ceremony, Cologne, Germany
2000 State museum of Lippe – „Tuchfühlung I“, Arts Society Langenberg, Germany
Gallery Neef – Sculpture Garden Cologne-Sürth, Germany
Gallery 68 elf - „Art Chairs“, part of the „Passagen“ Cologne, Germany
Art mile Cologne-Kalk – „Arts against racism“ at Kaufhof, Cologne, Germany
2001 Agrippa Bad Cologne „Fifty – Fifty“
Purchase by the „Bäderamt“ of the city of Cologne (six permanently installed display cabinets), Germany
2002 Gallery 68 elf, part of the „Lange Nacht der Galerien“, Cologne, Germany
Gallery Jump Shit Rat, Liverpool, Great Britian
25 years of town twinning Cologne - Liverpool
Deutsches Museum Bonn – „Motherboard“ - Catalogue, Germany
Artwork in the old weaving mill of Langenfeld - „Motherboard“, Germany
2003 Fraunhofer Gesellschaft for Graphical Data Processing (IGD)
Darmstadt - „Motherboard“, Catalogue House Art, Germany
DASA Gallery in the German labor protection museum - „Motherboard“, Dortmund, Germany
2006 Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Munich – Art meets Science - „Motherboard“ at „Fraunhofer Haus“, Munich, Germany
2008 Exhibition Hall, Zoo Cologne - „Art at the zoo“ , Germany
2008/9 City museum of Cologne – „The forgotten Europeans – art of the roman – roman in the art“, Catalogue
Het Duvelhok – „Verloren Paradijs“, Art of the romans, Tilburg, The Netherlands, Catalogue
Arts mile Cologne-Dellbrück – 1st place of the district art award, Cologne, Germany
Study Tours
1980 Morocco, Africa
1983 Algeria (Sahara) / Niger / Dahome / Togo / Nigeria, Africa
1985 Turkey
1986 USA, Mexico
1989 Venezuela, South America
1995 Morocco, Western Sahara,-Mautitania, Senegal, Africa
1999 Morocco, Western Sahara, Africa
Installation Art
1984 „ Loko Azamgun”- Voodooritual - Wachsfabrik Cologne, Germany
1985 „Not Konform” - Voodooritual - Klosterkapelle Cologne-Porz, Germany
1986 „Just a splinter of the cosmos ” - Voodooritual –Werkkunstschule Cologne, Germany
1989 „Private Cults” - Voodooritual - Klosterkrypta Cologne-Porz, Germany
1990 Artist society BASTARTS
„Flußabwärt”- Donau Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
1991 „Templo Amazonika”- Hagen Fabrik Cologne, Germany
1992 „Donau Orakel” - Vasarely Museum Budapest, Hungary
„Templo Youruba” - Hagen Fabrik Cologne, Germany
1993 „Voodoo agency Cologne - Society of united deities, Cologne, Germany
1997 „Free Tibet”, Germany
1999 „Muvez Club Budapest”, Germany
„Made in Cologne - Kalk”, Germany
„Theatre de sangre”, Germany
2000 „Art against racism - no to intolerance”, Germany
2007 „Magreb”- Art Club Cologne, Germany
2009 „Tortugas Dream” - Art mile Cologne, Germany
Plays ( writer / director )
1999 „FREE TOWN” (Mime Theatre) environmental study, Cologne-Kalk, Germany
2000 „The Gym Time” A play in six pictures – Art against racism,
Written and directed by Kálmán Várady and Johann Camut, Germany
Movies
1990 „End Times” (shot in 35 mm) 30 min. Adem Yilmaz / Kálmán Várady
1999 „Crossroads” (EB) 35 min. Camera: Daniel Handschuhmacher