“We’re delighted to show Gabriella Kiss. Her extraordinarily imaginative, deeply personal neo-surrealistic work is already attracting attention in the contemporary art scene,” says Árkádia’s Lilka Koncsik.
This will be the first time Kiss has shown her new work in Budapest. She was influenced by time spent in Mallorca, Spain, and lilies are a recurring theme.
Kiss studied at Budapest Decoration School between 1988 and 1990, where she worked and experimented with plastic forms and mannequins. From 1992 to 1997, she was a student at Budapest’s prestigious Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME).
After receiving her diploma in textile design, she spent two years in Tuscany, Italy, as a textile designer. Here, she studied the great Italian Renaissance painters. Returning from Italy, Kiss worked for art and fashion companies in Budapest. She created her own company, Art Active, and organized fashion shows. All the while, she was making illustrations and designs, and painting.
“My works are confessions from deep within me. They show the challenges in my life, Kiss says. “We live in an increasingly surreal world, searching for our real selves, longing for freedom and experiencing our deepest fears every day. The world I convey raises questions in the viewer and evokes a different effect in everyone depending on their own lives.”
Művészterem Árkádia Kiállítótér is at Magyar utca, 44. Entry is free. Opening hours: Tuesday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday: 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Closed Saturday to Monday and on national holidays.
This article was first published in the Budapest Business Journal print issue of April 22, 2025.
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