Szilárd Klára: UTAK A TÉRBEN (Kiállítási katalógusok - Szentendre, Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, 2006)

CLAIRE SZILÁRD 1921: Born in Budapest 1940-44: Art studies in Budapest in the art schools of Álmos Jaschik, Tibor Gallé, Károly Koffán and Aurél Bernáth 1945-51: Lives in Switzerland. Studies in Geneva, in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts with René Guinand and Herbert Theurillat (1945-46) Member of the Swiss Association of Display Artists and Decorators Studies of stage design and costumier with Theo Otto Lithographs made for the society ARTA Frescoes of big size 1951-1993: Lives in Israel 1953: Member of the Association of Israeli Painters and Sculptors 1955: Study trip to Italy from 1956: Stained glass works 1967: Member of the Artists Colony of the Old Jaffa 1974: Member of the Artists Village Ein-Hod 1980: Working in Paris at the Cité Internationale des Arts from 1986: Welded iron statues 1991 : Purchasing of an art studio in Paris 1993: Settling down in Budapest 1995: Purchasing of an art studio in Szentendre She made many stained glasses for 14 synagogues and public buildings and painted frescoes in Switzerland. Her works are to be found in Hungarian, Swiss and Israeli public collections. Prices and awards: 1969: Nordau-award (Tel-Aviv) 1984: Silver medal of the Salon Révélations, Paris 1985: Triennale Mondial d'Art Figuratif, Paris 1985: Grand-Prix of the Brazilian National Television, "Painter of the Year", Säo Paulo 2002: Golden Cross of Distinction of the Hungarian Republic Important one-man exhibitions: 1948: Salle Beauregard Mutuelle artistique, Geneva 1950: Galerie Kirchgasse, Zurich 1954, 1956, 1960: Gallery Chemerinsky, Tel Aviv 1961: Beit Zwi, Ramat Gan 1962: Galleria Fontaneila, Rome 1964: Exhibitions in Geneva, Paris, London 1968: Gallery Shekem, Tel-Aviv 1970-79: Exhibitions in Israel and Switzerland 1980: Cité Internationale des Arts, Galerie Arc-en-Ciel, Paris 1990, 1999: Vigadó Gallery, Budapest 1991: Picture Gallery, Szombathely 1991: Hungarian Institute, Paris 1992: Castle Museum, Simontornya 1995: Vasarely Museum, Budapest; Munkácsy Museum, Békéscsaba 1996, 1998, 2000: Arte Viva Galerie, Paris; OTP Gallery, Budapest 1998: French Institute, Budapest 2001: Galerie Etienne de Causans - Rue de Seine, Paris; House of Renée Erdős, Budapest 2002: Jewish Museum, Budapest 2003: Ernst Museum, Budapest 2005: Aranytíz Culture Centre, Budapest 2006: Abigail Gallery, Budapest Skanzen Gallery, Szentendre Biography: Bayer Ilona - Kratochwill Mimi: Claire Szilárd. Budapest, 1991 Szilárd Klára Claire Szilárd, (text by Pierre Székely, Pierre Brisset, Nicole Lamothe) Edited by Margit Egry, Balázs Feledy. Budapest, 1999 9