PETER NEMES
(18.10.1979 — Budapest)
Educations
Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, sculptor department (1998–2004)
masters: Zoltán Karmó, Pál Kő, Péter Gálhidy
Secondary School of Art, Győr, sculptor department (1994–1998)
sculptor teachers: János Lipovits, András Húber
graphic design teachers: László Lakatos Gy., Imre Tolnai
Founder and curator of the Amerigo Tot Foundation (2020)
Amerigo Tot researcher (2007–)
Founder of the Artcamp of Balatonszepezd (2004)
Solo exhibitions
| 2017 | Gordius, Parthenon Frieze Room, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest |
| 2015 | From Space Down, Jurányi Gallery, Budapest |
| 2006 | Preludes, Parthenon Frieze Room, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest |
| 2004 | Diplom artwork presentation, Parthenon Frieze Room, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest |
Group exhibitions
| 2006 | Préspanoráma, (Artcamp of Balatonszepezd), Central European Cultural Institute, Budapest |
| 2005 | The second group exhibition of the Artcamp of Balatonszepezd, Parc Gallery, Mór |
| 2004 | The first group exhibition of the Artcamp of Balatonszepezd, Parthenon Frieze Room, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest |
| 2004 | Exhibition of the prize winners of the 14th Hungarian National Medal Biennal, Lábasház, Sopron |
| 2003 | 14th Hungarian National Medal Biennal, Lábasház, Sopron |
Works in public spaces
| 2007 | Zoltán Latinovits Memorial Column, Fő tér, Balatonarács, HU |
| 2006 | Relief of Prof. Ferenc Schmidt, Heart Hospital, Balatonfüred, HU |
| 2004 | EM3W (Diplom Artwork), Balaton Leisure and Conference Center, Balatonfüred, HU |
| 2004 | Gábor Lipták Memorial Medal, Panteon of Balatonfüred, HU |
Artcamps
Artcamp of Balatonszepezd 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
National Stone Sculptor Symposion 2005, 2006
Awards & Scolarships
| 2013 | Kunó Klebelsberg Scholarship, Rome |
| 2012 | Website of the year in Hungary, Grand Prize in Art Category |
| 2009 | Kunó Klebelsberg Scholarship, Rome |
| 2003 | Prize of the goldsmith József Kótai on 14th National Medal Biennal in Sopron |
Artworks in public collections
The House went through the Window, National Medal Collection, Lábasház, Sopron
Bibliograpy
Iván András Bojár: A Great Life, Jelenkor, 2020/01
György Sümegi: Peter Nemes: Amerigo. A Sculptor, who Conquered Rome, Kortárs, 2019/06
Tamás Pallós: Conversation on Values with Peter Nemes - on behalf of Amerigo Tot, Új Ember, Mértékadó, 2019. június 2.
Borbála Nánai: Interview, Præsens, 2007/1
Mariann Újházy: Képeslap Szepezdről, Balkon, 2006_7, 8
István Antall: Mountain Speech, Catalogue of the Artcamp in Balatonszepezd, 2005
Ádám Farkas: Artcamp is Born, Catalogue of the Artcamp in Balatonszepezd, 2004
István Wagner: At the Border between Art and Sculpture, Magyar Iparművészet, 2003/4
Publications
Amerigo. A Sculptor, who Conquered Rome, Európa Könyvkiadó, 2019
Laceshadow (The world of Borbála Szanyi's sculptures), Műút, 2017/064
The Glass-Taming "Gunner" (Interview with the glass artist Gergely Pattantyús), Magyar Iparművészet, 2017/3
Heves. A Walk on the Artcamp, 30 years of the Artcamp in Heves, 2017
Amerigo Tot. Questing in Italy. (Amerigo Tot artworks in Italy), Biographis, 2014
The Axis of the Annual Rings (The stages of Christ painted by the young Pál Kő) – Hitel, 2011/6
Thoughts Drawn in Dust, Szalon Magazin, 2009
Amerigo Anzix, Amerigo Tot exhibition catalogue, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, 2009
Foreword, Amerigo Tot, samizdat, 2009
Amerigo Tot – Folders from Rome, Biography, 2007