Gabriella Makhult

graphic artist

2000-2005 Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts
2004 Scholarship „Erasmus” to the Netherlands, Maastricht NL
2005 Degree in printmaking graphics
2005-József Attila competition, Aranytíz, special award
2005-’Water’ art competition, Kludi, 1.díj
2007 Grant of the Foundation „Kajári”
2007-Aranyvackor Illustration Competition KOGART, Bp, special award of Kogart
2010-MÜPA, illustrators exhibition, special award
2013-PIM Bp, Aranyvackor illustrator exhibition 3. award, General Press special award
2023 Italian study trip and workshop supported by CultureMoves Europe Program
2023 Gyulai Líviusz Ouvre-Award of the Hungarian Illustration Festival

Issue from my qualification, I love most the printmaking-techniques. Besides book illustrations I make puppet-theaters, paper-sculptures, special books, and many kind of experimental artwork. I have over 20 illustrated books published mostly in Hungary, some in France. I designed and built puppet-show scenes, for Hungarian and Romanian theatre groups.

From 2018 I live in Aljezur, south-Portugal.

Recently I concentrate on my own artistic program, exhibiting them all around, and also taking part of art projects, (mostly in Budapest) workshops, illustrating books and CD-covers.

Some exhibitions, projects, books:

2023-’Herkules!’ exhibition in Budapest HU
2023-Budapest Illustration Festival (ouvre award),The Budapester Project, Silent books exhibition
2023-Scenes and design for puppet theater at Bondoró Fesztivál, Balatonalmádi HU
2023-LuzCultura, Luz, PT
2022-’Heracles’, exhibition at KOYO café, Aljezur, PT
2022-’London’ ,exhibition at KOYO café, PT
2020-’No entry, no exit’ pop up exhibition project in an abandoned house in Alfambras PT
2019- Hogyan került csillag az almába? Book illustration, Csimota HU
2018-’Focusing on the Ocean’Exhibition at Nyitott Műhely Budapest HU
2016-Exhibition at Győr TownMuseum HU
2016- Indian tales, book illustrations, Móra HU
2015-2018 pictures for the „Budapest 100” project HU
2015-Design for the ’Musicians of Bremen’ shadow theater show Oradea, RO
2015-Exhibition at Mediawave fesztivál, Komárom HU
2015-A lány aki nem beszélt, book illustrations for Tóth Krisztina, Móra HU
2014-PepperArt Project Budapest HU
2014-Estonian-Hungarian illustration exhibition, Tallin, Budapest HU, EST
2013-Theater of Dunaújváros exhibition HU
2013-Design and scene of the ’Kormos mesék’ puppet show, Oradea, RO
2012-Calendar Miss 2013, Cerkabella
2011-Lackfi János:Karácsonyi vándorok bookillustration (Móra) HU
2010-Circus Maximus, kamishibai paper-theater (Csimota Editions Callicephale, HU,FR)
2010-2012-Tematic exhibitions at Jászi Galéria HU
2009-Exhibition at Club Kossuth, Budapest HU
2009-Blanche Neige silent book (Csimota, Editions Callicephale, HU, FR)
2008-Olof Palme House,Budapest,MAOE Kid-Game exhibition, with Anita Tóth special award HU
2007 Exhibition atTheater Szkéné, Budapest HU
2007-Illustrations exhibited at Bologna Children’s Book Fair IT
2006-Graphic art biennal of Miskolc HU
2006-’Török Sophie kiadatlan szerelmes versei’ poem’s illustration (Éghajlat)
2003-János Vitéz for Gábor Boka’s travelling theater HU
2003-’Perforatium’ art project with Gábor Boka in Székesfehérvár HU

@gabriellamakhult