Imre Szakács

Imre Szakács was born in Budapest in 1948. He studied at the Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts in Budapest and at the Hamburg Academy of FineArts between 1975 and 1978. Devoted to art and artists Imre has initiated and worked for several art movements and associations. He is an active member of The Artist Fund of the Republic of Hungary, The National Association of Hungarian Artists, The Society of Hungarian Painters and The Old Artist Colony of Szentendre. Since 2011 he has been a member of the Fine Art Section of the Association for National Culture. Since 2004 he has been a board member and vice-president of The Association of European Art Colonies. Imre Szakács has participated in various exhibitions at home and abroad since 1969. His works can be found in several public collections such as those at Ferenczy Museum (Szentendre), EsztergomChristianMuseum, and the Cultural Foundation at the renowned art colony at Worpswede, Germany. His large-sized compositions can be found in Hungary and Canada (Marathon Building, Montreal; Ontario Place, Toronto). Other paintings are in the USA, Cuba and India, as well as Europe. For more of his work, see:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ArmjG18Xlk* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHMEZcT5Wo (television program)* http://www.artendre.hu/html/szakacs/