ARTIST PROFILE

Zsofia Schweger

  • Hungary (b. 1989 in Szeged)
  • Currently in London, United Kingdom.
  • Zsofia Schweger is a Hungarian artist who is based in London. She studied painting at Wellesley College (USA) and the Slade School of Fine Art (UK).

REPRESENTATION

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018

  • Quietude / Csendfestés, INDA Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.

2017

  • Cataloguing Time, Sapar Contemporary, New York, United States.
  • Zsofia Schweger, Edel Assanti, London, United Kingdom.
  • Zsofia Schweger, Lundgren Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

2016

  • Zsofia Schweger: BLOC, Griffin Gallery, London, United Kingdom.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019

  • The light in the world is without a significant plan, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
  • hu - Hungarian Travelling Exhibition, White Conduit Projects, London, United Kingdom.
  • hu - Hungarian Travelling Exhibition, Abject Gallery, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

2018

  • hu - Hungarian Travelling Exhibition, Generator Projects, Dundee, United Kingdom.
  • Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom.
  • Printed, Mixer, Istanbul, Turkey.

2017

  • Esterhazy Art Award, Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Motion/Less, Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, United States.
  • Domestic Affairs, Platform Arts, Belfast, United Kingdom.
  • Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom.
  • Home as an Irrevocable Condition, Sapar Contemporary, New York, United States.
  • Jealous Prize Winners, Jealous Gallery, London, United Kingdom.

2016

  • Bloomberg New Contemporaries, ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, United Kingdom.
  • The Original Print Show, Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, United Kingdom.
  • Bloomberg New Contemporaries @ Liverpool Biennial, Bluecoat, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • Explorers, Londonewcastle Project Space, London, United Kingdom.
  • Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom.
  • Finding the Future of Figurative Art, Beverley Art Gallery, Beverley, United Kingdom.
  • FBA Futures, Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom.

2015

  • Griffin Art Prize Shortlist Exhibition, Griffin Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
  • IMAGINE, Londonewcastle Project Space, London, United Kingdom.
  • MA/MFA Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London, United Kingdom.
  • New Arrivals, Europe House, London, United Kingdom.

2014

  • Slade Painting, The Windshow @ Camden People's Theatre, London, United Kingdom.
  • Cities Methodologies, Slade Research Centre, London, United Kingdom.
  • Slade Interim Show, Slade Research Centre, London, United Kingdom.

2012

  • Small Works, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, United States.
  • Here & Now, Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, United States.

2010

  • Re-Presentation, Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, United States.
  • Drawing, Jewett Sculpture Court, Wellesley, United States.

2009

  • Line By Line, Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, United States.

LOCATION

  • Born 1989 in Szeged, Hungary.
  • Lives and works in London, United Kingdom.

EDUCATION

  • 2013 - 2015
    Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, United Kingdom
    MA in Painting
  • 2008 - 2012
    Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States
    BA in Studio Art

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2017
    Nominated for Esterhazy Art Award
    Esterhazy Private Foundation, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2017
    Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Art category)
    Forbes, London, United Kingdom
  • 2016
    Bloomberg New Contemporaries
    New Contemporaries, London, United Kingdom
  • 2016
    One To Watch Award
    Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom
  • 2015
    Griffin Art Prize
    Griffin Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2015
    Alice C. Cole Award
    Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States
  • 2015
    Jealous Graduate Prize
    Jealous Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2015
    Nominated for Chadwell Award
    Chadwell Award, London, United Kingdom
  • 2014
    Harriet A. Shaw Fellowship
    Wellesley Graduate Fellowships & Scholarships, Wellesley, United States
  • 2014
    Pocock Award
    Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, United Kingdom
  • 2012
    Friends of Art Prize for Excellence in Studio Art
    Wellesley Friends of Art, Wellesley, United States
  • 2012
    Madeleine K. Albright Fellowship
    Madeleine K. Albright Institute for Global Affairs, Wellesley, United States
  • 2011
    Pamela Daniels Fellowship
    Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States
  • 2011
    Global Engagement Grant
    Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States
  • 2011
    Dr. Elemer and Eva Kiss Scholarship
    Hungarian American Coalition, Washington, United States
  • 2009
    Dr. Elemer and Eva Kiss Scholarship
    Hungarian American Coalition, Washington, United States

RESIDENCIES

  • 2016
    Griffin Residency, Griffin Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2014
    Cabin Fervour, Live Art Development Agency, Swansea, United Kingdom
  • 2013
    Smart City Lab, Close and Remote, London, United Kingdom
  • 2011
    Summer Programme, Cow House Studios, Enniscorthy, Ireland

COLLECTIONS

  • Columbia University, New York, United States
  • Soho House Art Collection, London, United Kingdom
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
  • Brookfield Corporate Art Collection, London, United Kingdom