György Kornis

György Kornis (February 26, 1927 in Miskolc – March 27, 2011 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter. He studied in École des Beaux-Arts. His artistic style is Abstract Surrealism, influenced by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. From 1980 to 1990 he lived in Vienna and later in Budapest. He began his career as a stage designer at the Paris Opera.

Career

 * 1946–1949 - stage designer of Paris Opera
 * 1952 - he returned to Budapest
 * From 1957 - member of the Studio for Young Artists (Fiatal Művészek Stúdiója )
 * 1988–2002 - lives and works in Vienna
 * Since 1994 - member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
 * 1997 - received a Merit Award of Hungary (Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend)
 * 2002 - he returned to Budapest

Important exhibitions

 * 1970 Sammlung Dieter, Frankfurt
 * 1973 Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna
 * 1974 Botsom Gallery, London
 * 1976 Galerie Bernard, Paris
 * 1983 Mednyánszky Terem, Budapest
 * 1987 Miskolci Galéria
 * 1988 Galerie De Pélichy, Brussels
 * 1989 1991, 1992 Galerie Sanner, Darmstadt
 * 1989 ASL Galerie, Ghent
 * 1993 Hotel Kempinsky, Budapest
 * 1995 Árkád Galéria, Budapest
 * 1997 Embassy of Hungarian Republic, Vienna
 * 2003 Vigadó Galéria, Budapest
 * 2004 Berlin
 * 2007 Hamilton Aulich Art Galéria, Budapest
 * 2007 Ernst Múzeum, Budapest

His artworks can be seen in the following museums

 * Albertina museum of Vienna
 * Fondation Jaques Brel, Brussels
 * Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
 * Musée du Louvre, Paris
 * Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs
 * Museum of Christian Arts, Esztergom
 * Museum of Modern Art Passau
 * Museum Moderner Kunst, Ludwig Stiftung, Vienna
 * Menton's Modern Art Museum
 * Műterem Galéria (Buda Castle)
 * T-Art Foundation, Budapest