Biographics
Rozália Vörös painter (1919-1992)
Born in Budapest as Lia Eisler. Started her studies at the Aba-Novák art school at the age of 13. She was taught by Vilmos Aba-Novák, Róbert Berény and Béla Iványi Grünwald. At an early stage, she stood out among her peers for her extraordinary talent for painting. Her works are displayed at exhibitions starting from 1936, and just a year later seven of her paintings are displayed in the largest exhibition hall at the 12th Spring Exhibition of the National Art Salon.
In 1936, she marries her fellow artist, Ferenc Redő. Their first child, Katalin, is born in 1940.
She has to struggle through World War 2 alone with a small child in Budapest and Leányfalu, while selflessly helping members of her extended family that where in even harder situations than her. During this time, she has just a few opportunities to create, but her works of this time decorate the halls of the Leányfalu Parish today. Their second child, Ferenc, is born after the war.
The post-war economic situation was not favorable for young up and coming artists. Due to her role in rebuilding cultural life through diverse positions, she suspends her activities as an artist during this period. After resigning from her position in 1954, she resumes her role as an independent artist. From this moment on, she is a regular visitor of the art colony in
Hódmezővásárhely and the artist’s residency in Zsennye, as well as the winner of the scholarship prize in 1968 and 1982 from the Collegium Hungaricum Institute in Rome. The Danube Bend region near her home is also a great source of inspiration for her work.
While her main works are oil paintings, she also greatly enjoyed working with pastels, feeling equally at home with landscapes and portraits. Her works are mostly privately owned, but some are kept at the Hungarian National Gallery and the János Tornyai Museum. Starting from the 60s she also starts doing tapestry design, learns how to weave, and not only executes many of her own designs, but also teaches the craft to many hobbyists. The best among her students also executed many of the designs of the artist couple, completing 20 of her more than 80 tapestries.
In 1992, she dies from severe illness before the twilight of her artistic powers.
Main exhibitions: 1958 Derkovits Hall, 1963 Ernst Museum, 1964 János Tornyai Museum, 1968 Ernst Museum, 1975 István Csók Gallery, 1980 Hungarian National Gallery, 1980 Paris, 1982 Helsinki, 1987 Vigadó Gallery, 1993 Zalaegerszeg (retrospective), 1996 Újlipótvárosi Klub Gallery, 1999 János Tornyai Museum, 2011 Szolnok Aba-Novák Art Center, 2013 Leányfalu.
Her works are in the collections of the Hungarian National Gallery, the Hungarian National Museum, the János Tornyai Museum in Hódmezővásárhely; they decorate the halls of the Budapest Opera, the Leányfalu town hall, the National Council of Justice, as well as the homes of many private individuals.