Ivan Csudai

Born 18. 8. In 1974-78 he studied at the Secondary School of Arts in Bratislava and in 1981-87 at the University of Fine Arts in Bratislava, in the studio of the restoration of painting under the leadership of doc. I. Meszárošová, Akad. Mal., and the head of the teacher of the thesis, the professional assistant Vladimír Úradníček, acad. Mal. Od roku 1983 se věnuje malbě a grafice. In the academic year 1990-91 he was a scholarshipist of the Herder Award at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, in the studio of prof. Arnulf Rainer. From 1990 to 2023 he worked at the University of Fine Arts in Bratislava, where he led the painting studio at the Department of Painting as a professor. He devotes himself to painting and graphics. In earlier years he also devoted himself to graphic design and music - he has released several albums. His painting has undergone several phases and is documented in detail in three monographs dedicated to early creation, drawing and graphics, and later painting work. In public he presented his work with numerous independent exhibitions and author's presentations. Since 1985 he has made over 70 independent exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitions in Slovakia, in the Czech Republic and abroad.