“For me as an artist painting is the tool for expressing my relation to life not really in an intellectual way but much rather as a sensual manifestation through this medium. My series titled ‘SUN WATER AIR’ is a love story with life created by vibrant colors, bold surfaces and a pop-artistic approach, a series of works that I’ve been working on since the beginning of my career in 2013. ‘ORIENT’ and ‘FLOATING-SILK’ are more personal bodies of work inspired by my own inner procession and the subtle development of the soul connected to spirituality in a conscious way. Working for weeks or months on these large-scale canvases results monumental figurative pieces falling apart into abstraction when one takes a close look. Building up a beautiful totality of rhythmical, repetitive patterns and a melody of colorful canons gives me a wonderful meditative experience through the act of creation. My recent series titled ‘VULVA' focuses on aspects of femininity and womanhood, which are deeply rooted and inspired by my personal experiences."
Hungarian painter Boglárka Nagy is widely recognized as one of the outstanding contemporary representatives of Hungarian figurative realism painting. Besides regular solo and group exhibitions, her works are sought after not only at Hungarian, but also at international auctions - one such auction was Sotheby's London 2016 '20th Century Art - A Different Perspective' auction, where her work 'Summer Love' sold alongside other widely known Hungarian artists. She repeated her success at the same auction in 2019 with another work titled 'My Name Is White'. She was the first Hungarian painter to be selected for LUMAS's international art portfolio in 2017, where a selection of her works are still available worldwide. Her paintings are expressive, vibrant and composed with rich colours, her portrayal of people is bold and extraordinary.
Her main series called 'SUN WATER AIR' are dominated by light, endless open spaces, freedom and zest for life painted with a brilliant technique. The figures in her paintings evoke harmony, energy and emotion.There is a visual sense of light that shines through the aura of the paintings. This series brings together most of the artist's best-known signature works to date.
Pieces of the ‘ORIENTAL’-series are inspired by her travels in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. These works speak of freedom, of the inner universe of the human soul and of a detachment from Western consumer culture captured in a non-judgemental, observational way. A new, deeper portrayal of characters goes beyond Boglárka Nagy's otherwise easy-going, sometimes frivolous and provocative tone. Both colours and subjects are more sensitive and lyrical.
The artist's main aim is to capture universal, true beauty and to touch the human soul. Her work is about seeking for the fullness of life, following the call to share inspiration with others through her art. She feels it is her mission to inspire people to lead a creative life. Her work is also about the journey of the soul. For her, painting is a way of experiencing an active, yet often meditative state of flow through which she can give form to her inner universe and capture life in her own unique and striking visual language. Light is not only an expression of rich visual contrasts but also a tool to suggest spiritual values within her paintings. For her, painting is an inspired, spiritual and creative process with immense power. It is not only a calling, but also a way of mission to bring beauty, inspiration and change into the world.


STUDIES & SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 FLORENCE ACADEMY OF ART
FLORENCE, ITALY
2018 – 2019 PARIS ACADEMY OF ARTS
PARIS, FRANCE
2013 LASZLO GYEMANT ATELIER
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
2012 UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN IN CLUJ-NAPOCA
CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA
2009 – 2012 ESZTERHAZY KAROLY COLLEGE (Painting BA) EGER
2006 – 2009 ART LAVINA ART STUDIO
VÁC, HUNGARY
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2014 GUNDEL ART PRIZE special award in 'arts' category
2014 KULTURKONTAKT AUSTRIA ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE-PROGRAM
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2012 ERASMUS
CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 ART&ANTIQUE BUDAPEST – ‘APRES-SKI’
2022 BODÓ GALLERY BUDAPEST – ‘RISING SUN’
2022 PR09RE55 BUDAPEST – ‘VIVE LA FEMME’ 2022 BOUTIQUE EXHIBITION
2021 CLARK HOTEL BUDAPEST – ‘BON VOYAGE!’
2019 AR2DAY GALLERY – KEMPINSKI HOTEL CORVINUS BUDAPEST – ‘SUNSET BOULEVARD’
2018 GODOT GALLERY BUDAPEST – ‘DUNA ESPRESSO’
2018 TISZAVIRÁG SZEGED – ‘ASIA VIBES’
2017 STANTON CHASE PALAZZO DOROTTYA BUDAPEST – ‘HAIKU’
2016 AR2DAY GALLERY – KEMPINSKI HOTEL CORVINUS BUDAPEST – ‘BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE’
2015 ERDÉSZ GALLERY SZENTENDRE - 'HUNGARIAN MUSES' - BOGLARKA NAGY AND GYORGY TOTH
2014 FONYOD MUSEUM FONYÓD - 'SUN WATER AIR'
2014 BRODY ARTYARD BUDAPEST – ‘EYES WIDE OPEN’
2013 ART.SALON:TARSALGO GALLERY 'MASTER AND DISCIPLE' - LASZLO GYEMANT AND BOGLARKA NAGY


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
PRESS & ONLINE MEDIA
STUDIO VISIT - DUNA TV NYÁR 24
LIVE INTERVIEW WITH BOGLARKA NAGY - DUNA TV NYÁR 24
LIVE INTERVIEW WITH BOGLARKA NAGY - DUNA NYÁR 23
'MY ART IS ABOUT SEEKING ETERNAL BEAUTY' - M2 PETOFI TV
'LIBRETTO'S CAST IN THE STUDIO OF BOGLARKA NAGY' - M5
‘FIGURATIVE PAINTING WILL NEVER DIE!’ – WORLD ART NEWS
'THE WORLD IS AT HER FEET' - TV2 TÉNYEK PLUSZ
'RISING SUN' - EXHIBITION AT BODÓ GALLERY - HÍR TV
'GEISHAS AND SAMURAIS IN BUDAPEST' - INDEX
'BOGLARKA NAGY'S EXHIBITION HAS JUST OPENED' - TV2 MOKKA
'A RARE AND STUNNING EXHIBITION AT BODÓ GALLERY' - ROADSTER
'HER ART IS INSPIRED BY JOY AND SORROW' - GLAMOUR HUNGARY
'ART CORNER DEBUTS WITH BOGLARKA NAGY' - ROADSTER
‘MY NAME IS WHITE’ – SOTHEBY’S LONDON
‘WOMAN OF THE MONTH’ DECEMBER 2020 - BEAUTYPEST INC.
‘SUMMER LOVE’ – SOTHEBY’S LONDON
INTERVIEW WITH BOGLARKA NAGY - NŐK LAPJA INTERIOR
