My name is Essie J.N. (Esther Julia Nagy, born in 1993. I was born in Budapest in 1993 and currently live and work here. In 2018, I graduated from the University of Szeged with a bachelor's degree in Visual Representation, specializing in graphics. In 2022, I completed the interior design program at KREA. At present, I am studying curatorship at METU, focusing on design and art management.
My aim is to involve the viewer in the delicate interplay of human experience and artistic expression. My art has primarily focused on painting and drawing for the past few years, and I also create analog photographs. I use photography as a visual diary, which helps me delve deeper into observation and capture moments. My paintings are largely inspired by the photographs I take, which I continuously edit and transform, shifting them from a documentary style to one that conveys emotion and processes memories
In 2018, I earned my Bachelor's degree in visual arts from the University of Szeged, where I also had the privilege of studying abroad in Italy through an Erasmus scholarship, during my time at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata (2017.) I engaged in diverse art forms, including photography, painting, graphic techniques, and ceramics, expanding my creative horizons.
Biography
STUDIES
2024-2026 METU - Budapest Metropolitan University, MA, Design and Art Management
2019-2022 KREA Contemporary Art Institute, Budapest, HU, Interior design - first-class honours
2014-2018 University of Szeged, HU, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Visual Representation, Graphic design
2017-2018 Accademia di Belle di Arti, Macerata, IT, Erasmus scholarship - Bachelor of Arts
2013-2014 Private drawing classes, Teacher: Zsigmond Lucza
2008-2011 Photography and Art Studies, AKG - Alternative Economics Highschool, Budapest, HU
ART RESIDENCIES
2018 August, TAKT - Art colony, Temerin, SR
2018 July, International Art Residency Jázsdózsa, HU
2014 September, Fis-Art, International Street Art Festival, Timisoara, RO
INTERNATIONAL ART PROGRAMS
2016 September, 'Arts Here, Rights Now' - Erasmus+ program, Karlovac, HR / Carpe Diem / Group team leader
2015 August, 'Light Path' - Erasmus+ program, Sasso di Castalda, IT
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Acsaújlaki Kastély, Group exhibition
2024 Képező Galéria, Charity auction
2018 TAKT Vernissage, Group exhibition
2014 'Dance this mess around', Solo exhibition - photographs, Grand Café Gallery, Szeged
