My name is Essie J.N. (Esther Julia Nagy, born in 1993). I am a multidisciplinary artist and interior designer living and working in Budapest.

I specialize in figurative oil paintings and have a passion for analog photography. My artistic interests are rooted in art history, mythology, and architecture, particularly Prehistoric Italian and Greek art, Romanticism, Gothic, and Eclectic styles.

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 from 2017 to 2018, 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

2018 TAKT Vernissage, Group exhibition

2014 'Dance this mess around', Solo exhibition - photographs, Grand Café Gallery, Szeged