Katalin Keserü (born 4 October 1946 in

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

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) is a Hungarian award-winning artist and

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(since 2013) in the Department of Art History at Faculty of Humanities of the

Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University (, ELTE, also known as ''University of Budapest'') is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in ...

. From 2000 to 2006, she was managing director of the

Ernst Museum The Ernst Museum ( Hungarian : ''Ernst Múzeum'') is an art museum located in Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European ...

in Budapest.

Education

*Master of Arts: Art History, 1975

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. *PhD: History of Art, 1995, Eötvös University, Budapest *

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: art history, 2003, Eötvös University, Budapest

Awards

*1990:

Mihály Munkácsy Mihály Munkácsy (20 February 1844 – 1 May 1900) was a Hungarian painter. He earned international reputation with his genre pictures and large-scale biblical paintings. Early years Munkácsy was born as ''Mihály Leó Lieb'' () to Mi ...

Prize ( :hu:Munkácsy Mihály-díj) *1992:

Noémi Ferenczy Noémi Ferenczy (18 June 1890 – 20 December 1957) was a Hungarian artist, best known for her tapestry designs. She wove her own tapestries, and was influenced by the Nagybánya art movement. She was born in Szentendre, the twin sister of sculpt ...

Prize ( :hu:Ferenczy Noémi-díj) *2007:

Széchenyi Prize The Széchenyi Prize (), named after István Széchenyi, is a prize given in Hungary by the state, replacing the former State Prize in 1990 in recognition of those who have made an outstanding contribution to academic life in Hungary. Recipients ...

*2010: Prima Award ( :hu:Prima-díj)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keseru, Katalin 1946 births Living people 20th-century Hungarian women artists 21st-century Hungarian women artists People from Pécs Academic staff of Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University alumni