Education
1996 MFA in Visual Communication, Hungarian University of Design, Budapest, Hungary
1994 BFA in Graphic Design and Typography, Hungarian University of Design, Budapest, Hungary
Solo Exhibitions
2012
A Garden Inside a Garden, Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern, San Francisco, CA
2010
Sometimes in My Dreams I Can Fly, Rice Gallery, Houston, TX
Things We Think When We Believe We Know, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009
Extremely History, Bridge Art Fair, Hungarian Cultural Institute, NY
2008
Kamiyama, Tokushima, Japan
Living Inside, Artists Book Program at BravinLee Programs Gallery, NY
2007
Between Worlds, Balassi Cultural Institute, Budapest, Hungary
2006
Small Works, Lehman Gallery, Bronx, NY
2005
Tales From Serbia, o3one Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
1997
Tarot, FMK, Black Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Two and Three Person Exhibitions
2009
That's What She Said, University of Pennsylvania, Kelly Writers House, with Elaine Reicheck, Philadelphia, PA
2007
My Country, Hungarian Cultural Institute NY, with Miwa Koizumi
1998
Jack Tilton Gallery NY, with Yun-Fey Ji and Randy Wray
1995
Collegium Hungaricum with Sandor Racmolnar and Monika Kaszta, Vienna, Austria
Select Group Exhibitions
2010
TBD, Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin, Germany
TBD, Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna, Austria
The Blab Show, Society of Illustrators, NY
A Torrent of Words, Contemporary Art and Language, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2009
CJ Picture Book Award Exhibition, Korea Foundation Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
Control: Print, Kellen Gallery, NY
Slash: Paper Under the Knife, Museum of Arts and Design, NY
Cheong jou Craft Biennial, Main Pavilion, Cheong jou, South Korea
Scherenschnitte—Kontur pur, Museum Bellerieve, Zurich, Switzerland
21st-Century Apocalypse, The 5th Annual Blab Show, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Threads, New York Center for Book Arts, NY
Beyond Appearances, Lehman Galler y, NY
Global Fabrics, Common Threads, Ise Cultural Foundation Japan Gallery, NY
2008
Random Utterness, Hungarian Cultural Institute, NY
Once Upon A Time, Ise Cultural Foundation Japan Gallery, NY
Ladylike, Gosia Koscielak Gallery, Chicago, IL
Great Small Works 8th International Toy Theater Festival, St Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY
Everything Must Go, Flux Factor y, NY
2007
Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, Museum of Arts & Design, NY
LIC NY, Socrates Sculpture Park, NY
Ombres and Lumieres — Shadows and Lights, Musee des Miniatures et Decors de Cinema, Lyon, France
Art Basel Miami Beach, Publikum, Miami, FL
Book Marks, Marshall University, Birke Art Gallery, Huntington, WY
New York, New York, New York, Flux Factory, NY
Pulse Art Fair with BravinLee Programs Gallery, Miami, FL
Ho Hum Yo Faithful, BravinLee Programs Gallery, NY
n/ostalgia show, Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin, Germany
Ten Years Running, Chelsea Art Museum, NY
2006
A Night of Adult Toys, AIGA Gallery San Francisco, CA
Opolis, Flux Factory, NY
Flux Factory, Lennon Weinberg Gallery, NY
New York Armory Show, Jack Tilton Gallery, NY
Bronx-Bound: MTA Public Art in the Bronx, Lehman College Art Gallery, NY
2005
Art Basel Miami Beach, Jack Tilton Gallery, Miami, FL
New York Armory Show, Jack Tilton Gallery, NY
Williamsburg Art Festival, Galapagos Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Blab Show, Copro-Nason Gallery at Bergamot Station Track 16, Santa Monica, CA
Stitched: Art, Design, Craft, Baltimore Broadcloth at G-Spot, Baltimore, MD
What The Book, Flux Factor y and Bard College, NY
Alt. Fiber: Reclaiming Art & Craft, Assembly Gallery, Cleveland, OH
The History of the Jack Tilton Gallery, Jack Tilton Gallery, NY
2004
Art Basel Miami Beach, with Jack Tilton Gallery, Miami, FL
Sharing Dreams, aiga at the 6th International Digital Art Salon and Colloquium, Havana, Cuba
Comix Fluxture, Flux Factory, NY
New York Armory Show, Jack Tilton Gallery, NY
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach, Jack Tilton Gallery, Miami, FL
1999
Women, Jack Tilton Gallery, NY
1996
Arte Fierra, Bologna, Italy
1995
Hungarian Artist's Books, House of Hungarian Culture, Prague, Czech Republic
Confessions About the Line; National Drawing Show, Vigadó Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
8 Hungarian Book Artists, Gallerie Pont Neuf, Paris, France
Envoice, Association of Women Artists, Auckland, New Zealand
State of the Art, national sculpture show, Mucsarnok Palace of Art Budapest, Hungary
1994
Nagoya University of Art, Nagoya, Japan
Envoice, Association of Women Artists, Auckland, New Zealand
Public Art
2009
Garden Dwellers, art poster for the New York City subway, NY
2007
Between Worlds, painted mural at the Balassi Institute, Hungarian Ministry of Culture, Budapest, Hungary
2006
Community Garden, glass mosaic in the Bedford Park Boulevard, New York City subway station, NY
Film Screenings
2009
Jerusalem International Jewish Film Festival:
The Demon Bridegroom, Jerusalem, Israel
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival:
The Demon Bridegroom, San Francisco, CA
2008
Labapalooza Festival of New Puppetry:
The Demon Bridegroom, St. Ann's Warehouse Brooklyn, NY
Le Poisson Rouge:
Kapov-Kagan's Journey, The Sway Machinery concert, NY
Art in Public and Private Collections
Museum of Arts & Design, NY
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Green Valley NPO, Kamiyama, Tokushima, Japan
MTA Arts for Transit, NY
University of New Mexico, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM
University of Chicago,
RegensteinLibrary, Chicago, IL
Temple University, Paley Library, Philadelphia, PA
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Moholy-Nagy Hungarian University of Design, Budapest, Hungary
The Collection of Mickey and Janice Cartin, CT
The Sackner Archive of Concrete & Visual Poetry, Miami, FL
Awards & Honors
2009
Kohler Arts/Industry Fellowship with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kohler, WI
American Illustration Award for editorial illustration created for Men's Health magazine
Society of Publication Designers Award for editorial illustration created for Men's Health magazine
Parsons The New School for Design, Faculty Development Dissemination Grant, NY
2008
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual Award for McSweeney's issue 23 art project
American Illustration Award for editorial illustration created for The New York Times Op Ed page
Kamiyama Artist-in-Residence, Tokushima, Japan
Queens Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Initiative, NY
Puppet Lab Project Development Fellowship at St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY
2007
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Drawing, Printmaking and Artist's Books
Six Points Fellowship in Visual Arts, NY
Community Garden named Best of American Public Art 2007 by Americans for the Arts
How Green Is My Garden illustration named Notable Op-Ed Art of the Year by the New York Times
Parsons The New School for Design, Faculty Development Grant, NY
2006
Parsons The New School for Design, Faculty Development Grant, NY
2005
Lois Nellie Gill Award for Female Visual Artist of Exceptional Merit, awarded by The Ucross Foundation
Ucross Foundation, Artist-in-Residence in visual arts, Sheridan, WY
2004
Winner of the MTA Arts for Transit subway mosaic competition for Bedford Park Boulevard station, NY
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Artist-in-Residence, Amherst, VA
2002
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual Award
2000
Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, Artist-in-Residence in lithography, Albuquerque, NM
1997 - 1998
Center for Book Arts New York, Artist-in-Residence, NY
1996
Hungarian Ministry of Culture, Eötvös Hungarian State Grant
Soros Foundation, Special Studies Grant
1994
Hungarian Ministry of Culture, Fellowship of the Hungarian Republic
Kultur Kontakt, Artist-in-Residence, Horn, Austria
Gaspar Heltay Typography Award for artist's book The Tinderbox, Budapest, Hungary
1992
Tempus Fellowship in Computer & Interactive Art, Middlesex University, London, UK
1992 Hungarian Ministry of Culture, Fellowship of the Hungarian Republic
Television, Radio Interviews
Hungarian Radio 1, (2009)
Kulturkör, Cultural Program
NPR, Bryant Park Project (2008) The Curious Genius of Fine Art Embroidery
Simon, S. (2008, April 2) Queens Artists Displaced By MTA Expansion Hold Last Exhibit,
NY1 TV
Duna Television Hungary (2007, July)
Kikötö Cultural Show
Duna Television Hungary (2007, July)
Duna Ter Cultural Show
RTL Club Television Hungar y (2007, Jul)
Reggeli, Morning Show
Design Matters with Debbie Millman (2007) live radio show on
Voice America Radio
WPS1 Art Radio, Esopus (2004) read from recently published fiction Mamushka
Select Bibliography
Master Series: Book Art, Wallace Eileen (
forthcoming 2010) Lark Books, US
Slash—Paper Under The Knife, Exhibition Catalog, McFadden, D. (2009)
Museum of Arts & Design New York
Perfect Paper, Loh, Adeline (2009)
Page One Publishing, Singapore
Quarterbound: Sketchbooks from Designers, Illustrators & Creatives, Brereton, R. (2009)
Laurence King Publishers, UK, pages 70 —75
Cultural Cross-Dressing—Art On The Ruins Of Socialism, Andras, E. (2009)
Argumentum, Hungary
Essential Principles of Layout Design, Tondreau, B. (2009)
Rockport, US
Contemporary Textiles, The Fabric of Fine Art, Monem, N. editor (2008)
Black Dog Publishers, UK
Essentials of Argument, 6th Edition, Wood, Nancy (2009)
Pearson Education, US
Bookcraft, Weston, H. (2008)
Quarto Rockport Books, UK
Essential Principles of Graphic Design, Millman, D. (2008) Rotovision, US
Pricked, Extreme Embroidery, Exhibition Catalog, McFadden, D. (2007)
Museum of Arts and Design New York
Design Studies, Theory and Research in Graphic Design, Bennett, A. editor (2006)
Princeton Architectural Press
Andrea Dezsö: Fetish Book, Rajicic, N. editor (2005)
FIA Publishing Group, Belgrade, Serbia
Becoming a Graphic Designer, Heller, S. & Fernandez, T. (2002)
Wiley & Sons, US
Lexicon of Contemporary Hungarian Artists (1999) Volume 1,
Enciklopedia Publisher, Hungary
Select Newspaper & Magazine Features
Recker, K. (2009 November) Folk Drifter, feature,
Hand/Eye Magazine
Rosenberg , K. (2009 October 19) Move Over, Humble Doily : Paper Does a Star Turn,
New York Times
Peers, A. (2009 March 8) The Art World Embraces Arts & Crafts at Armor y Week,
New York magazine
Hemmings, J. (2009 April/May) Persistent Visions: Moving Images by Andrea Dezsö,
FiberArts magazine
Halasi, M.R . (2009, June/July) Portre: Dezsö, Andrea, page 32,
Elle Dekor Hungary
Hemmings, J. (2008) Stitching Statements: Caren Garfen, Andrea Dezsö and Orly Cogan,
Surface Design Journal
Eler, A. (2008 July) Ladylike: A Proper Take on Feminist Art
Artforum: Critics Pick
Design: Sew Controversial (2008 March 27)
The New York Sun
Gurewitsch, M. (2008 February 14) On West 53rd St MoMa Has No Monopoly On Art,
The Wall Street Journal
DiNoto, A. (2008 February/March) Pricked, Extreme Embroider y,
American Craft Magazine
Mansley, L. (2008 January) Paper Landscapes,
All, Shanghai-based art magazine
Rosenberg , K. (2007 December 28) Needling More Than The Feminist Consciousness,
New York Times
Camhi, L. (2007 Nov 20) Let's Get Stitched,
Village Voice
Heidarpur, R . (2007 June 5) Art as a Bitter Pill, Coated With Sweetener,
New York Times
Brereton, R . (2007 June) Uncensored,
Graphic issue 11
Baker, R . C. (2007 March 22) Best In Show,
Village Voice
Furrier, P. (2007 Spring/Summer) Close to The Earth, Fire, Water,
The Room, Fashion and Arts magazine, Hungary
Lukács, Zs. (2007 July) Mag yar Muvesz a New Yorki Metroban,
Marie Claire, Hungary
Baker, R . C. (2006 July 20) Best In Show,
Village Voice
Lee Stone, T. (2006 November/December) Made in Serbia: Publikum Calendars of New Art,
Step Magazine
Fletcher, H. (2006 Februar y 3) Bronx Bound, Art Given a College Platform, NY
Daily News, page 51
Ray, N. (2005) Andrea Dezsö, Tales From Serbia, Documentary Film,
FIA Publishing, Belgrade, Serbia
Gaddy, J. (2005 November/December) The Serbian Calendar,
Print magazine, page 66
Publikum Kalendar 2006 (2005 November) B92 Kultura, Belgrade, Serbia
Autorka Calendara Andrea Dezsö (2005 November 15)
Politika, Belgrade, Serbia, page 16
Wilkins, C. (2005 September) Zero to Superhero, NY
Arts Magazine
Carr, D. (2004 November) Building A One Man Magazine,
New York Times
Selin, L. (2004 October) Font of Knowledge,
Metropolis magazine
Regional Design Annual (2002)
Print Magazine
Rutter Kaye, J. (1999 January/February) Page in the Life, Print Magazine
Commissioned Art
2010
Andrea Dezsö:
Mamushka, graphic novel, Csimota Publishing House, Budapest, Hungary,
upcoming
Court Yard Hounds, album cover art and band logo, special package art, Columbia Records, Sony music,
upcoming
Spice Books:
Alison's Wonderland, cover art,
upcoming
Fast Company:
February, editorial illustration
2009
Garden Dwellers, art poster for the New York City subway, MTA Arts For Transit, NY
Harper's Magazine,
Final Edition — Twilight of the American Newspaper, a suite of 3 editorial illustrations, October
New York Times Book Review
Cover Art, September 27
Newsweek,
Frankenstein, editorial illustration, Sep 14
Print magazine,
Running With Scissors, feature illustration, Sept/Oct
Harper's Magazine,
Like I was Jesus, a suite of 2 editorial illustrations, June
Time magazine, Inaugural issue, illustration for the
Arts section, February 2
NYU School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Summer Catalog cover illustration and spots
2008
Men's Health,
Private Parts feature, illustration, October
Harper's Magazine,
Bonds of Affection, a suite of 4 illustrations, June
Cover art for non fiction book
Terror Dreams by Susan Faludi, Picador Books
New York Times,
Change We Can Stomach Op-Ed page illustration, May 10
New York Times,
Who's Bitter Now? Op-Ed page illustration, Apr 17
New York Times,
There Will Be Floods Op-Ed page illustration, Feb 27
New York Times,
To Resist Hitler and Survive Op-Ed page illustration, Feb 3
Harper's Magazine, illustration for
The God of the Desert, January
2007
The New York Times,
A Colony With A Conscience Op-Ed page illustration, Dec 27
New York Times,
Enough of the Hills... Week in Review illustration, Dec 23
New York Times,
How Green Is Your Garden Op-Ed page illustration, Oct 20
New York Times,
America's Guardian Myths Op-Ed page illustration, Sep 7
New York Times,
The Last Day invited Op-Ed art and writing , Jul 8
New York Times,
From Wet to East four Op-Ed page illustrations, Apr 29
New York Times,
How The Worm Turns Op-Ed page illustration, Apr 22
McSweeney's issue 23, wrap-out jacket poster and 10 individual book covers art project
2006
New York Times,
City Ornament Op Art, Dec 25th
New York Times,
Pick Your Poison Op-Ed page illustration, May 14
Jacket art for book
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos, Farrar Straus & Giroux
Jacket art for audio book T
he Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos, Random House
2005
Dezsö, A: Tales From Serbia, Publikum Calendar 2006, FIA Publishing, Belgrade, Serbia
Dezsö, A: Fetish Book, FIA Publishing, Belgrade, Serbia
Dezsö, A: Names in a Book in Random Order, illustrated fiction, Blab! issue 16
Artist Talks & Presentations
2010
Artist talk at Rice Gallery, Houston, TX
Artist talk at Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin, Germany
2010
Artist talk at Rice Gallery, Houston, TX
2009
Artist talk and panel,
Slash: Paper Under The Knife, Museum of Arts & Design & Print Magazine, NY
Webcast,
Running With Scissors, Print Magazine & Museum of Arts & Design, NY
Conference Presentation, Southeast Association of Book Arts Book Arts Conference, Columbia, SC
Artist talk, the ArtQuilt Network Conference, NY
Artist talk, John-Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Artist talk, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
2008
Artist talk, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Artist talk and Open Studio, Kamiyama, Tokushima, Japan
Artist talk, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
Artist talk, Parsons the New School for Design, NY
Artist talk, Parsons the New School for Design, NY
Artist Talk:
The Embroidered Word, Museum of Arts and Design, NY
2007
Artist talk, Graduate Painting Lecture Series, Stony Brook University, NY
Conference Presentation, Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Charleston, WV
Artist talk,
n/ostalgia international project on post-communist nostalgia, Zanka, Hungary
2006
Artist talk, Lehman Gallery, Bronx, NY
Artist talk, The Publikum Calendar Art Project, Parsons The New School for Design, NY
Artist talk, Bronx High School for the Visual Arts, NY
2005
Artist talk, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Conference Presentation, AIGA National Conference, Boston, MA, The Cooper Hewitt Collaboration Studio
Artist talk, Parsons the New School for Design, NY
Artist talk, Narrative Consortium Event, Parsons School for Design, NY
2004
Presentation,
New Emerging Partnerships in Education and Industry Symposium, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
Presentation: Historic over view of cut paper traditions at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NY
Published Writing
2010
Andrea Dezsö:
Mamushka, graphic novel, Csimota Publishing House, Budapest, Hungary,
upcoming
Dezsö, A: On contributing to McSweeney's;
The Art of McSweeney's, Chronicle Books,
upcoming
2007
Dezsö, A: On Making Art for McSweeney's, feature article, NYFA
Current, December
Dezsö, A: Bronx Cheer, feature article,
Print Magazine, Sep/Oct,
pages 90-97
2005
Dezsö, A: Names in a Book in Random Order, illustrated fiction,
Blab! issue 16,
pages 2-8
Dezsö, A: The Roughest Guides, feature article,
Print Magazine, March/April,
pages 88-93
Dezsö, A: Tales From Serbia, Publikum Calendar
2006 FIA Publishing Group, Belgrade, Serbia
Dezsö, A: Fetish Book, FIA
Publishing Group, Belgrade, Serbia
2004
Dezsö, A: Romanian Stencil Street Art, sidebar article,
Print Magazine, May/June,
page 64
Dezsö, A: Mamushka, illustrated fiction,
Esopus magazine issue 3, November,
pages 9-24
Dezsö, A: The Kitsch in the Kitchen, feature article,
Print Magazine, May/June,
pages 2-7
Dezsö, A: Pulling Heartstrings, sidebar,
Print Magazine, May/June,
page 63
Dezsö, A: Play to Learn, essay, FIT Symposium: New Emerging Partnerships in Education and Industry
2003
Dezsö, A: The Numbers, fiction,
McSweeney's Issue 12, November,
pages 119-136
Dezsö, A: Matches Are Not Toys, feature article,
Print Magazine, Jan/Feb,
pages 99-101
2002
Dezsö, A: Not Grey Gardens, feature article,
Print Magazine, Nov/Dec,
pages 106-111
Service
2010
New York Foundation for the Arts Artist's Advisory Committee in the category of Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts
MFA Thesis Guest Critic, Maryland Institute College of Art, Graphic Design Department, Baltimore, MD
2009
Panelist in the category of Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, NY
2006
Lead Artist, Teen Immigrant Mural Project, The New York Immigration Coalition
2005
Senior Thesis Guest Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Communication Design Department
Teaching at University Level
2006-
present
Assistant Professor of Media Design, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY
2001-2006
Full Time Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York, Design & Technology Department, New York, NY
2001-2002
Adjunct Faculty, CUNY, City College of New York, Electronic Design Department, New York, NY
2000-2001
Adjunct Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York, Digital Design Department, New York, NY
1996-1997
Lecturer, Hungarian University of Design, Budapest, Hungary