Zsigmond Lucza studied painting and visual education at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts between 2002 and 2007. After graduating, he was an artist-in-residence in Stuttgart and Berlin in 2009-10. In 2012-13, he continued his studies as a visiting student at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, focusing on media and fine arts.
As an artist, he is primarily interested in the interplay between the visual worlds of painting and digital media. This was also the focus of his research in the DLA program at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Arts. He paints both figurative and abstract images. His work often features transformed human figures, removed from their original environments, which carry symbolic meaning. Other times, he depicts digital or organic structures.
In addition to his artistic work, he has been involved in visual education for over a decade, teaching at state and foundation-run art high schools, workshops, and both domestic and international workshops. Since 2022, he has been an instructor of artistic drawing and color theory at the Department of Visual Arts at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Zsigmond Lucza (Budapest, 1978)
Lives in Budapest, Hungary
Education:
2011 – 2014 PTE University, Faculty of Music and Visual Art, Fine Arts Doctoral Programme
2012 – 2013 University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design: Fine and Media Art studies in Rovaniemi, Finland
2003 – 2007 Hungarian University of Fine Arts: Visual Art Teacher MA
2002 – 2007 Hungarian University of Fine Arts: Painter Artist MA
2000 – 2002 Budai Arts School: Graphic Artist
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Environmental Reflection – Exhibition with Attila Pokorny at Runde Ecke am Kultur Forum, Riesa Efau. Dresden (D)
2023
Online Faces – FiguratiF Gallery, MaJel Rovás Centrum, Košice (SK)
2019
Things from the Past – Art&Me Gallery, Budapest
2018
DLA Degree Exhibition – PTE University, Faculty of Music and Visual Art, Pécs
2016
Exhibition at the PTE University, Faculty of Music and Visual Art, Pécs
2013
Pirkka&Co. – Galleria Voima, Kemi (FIN)
Pirkka&Co. – Gallery Kajo III, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi (FIN)
Exhibition with Ricarda Hoop in the Gallery Museum Lendava (SLO)
2012
Bunny show – ROHAM, Budapest
2008
Solo exhibition in the hall of the Budai Polgárok Társasága, Budapest
Exhibition with Krisztián Vollmuth in the FKSE Gallery, Budapest
Selection of Group Exhibitions
2026
ART CIRCLE – International Visual Arts Festival, Bucharest, Romania
2025
Happy Revelation – group exhibition, Magyar Műhely Gallery, Budapest
“Now I dream of colorful inks” – group exhibition at K Gallery. Budapest
THE ESSENCE OF THE HORIZON – exhibition by Zoita Delia CALINESCU/ Denis FLUERARU/ Zsigmond LUCZA at MAMŰ Gallery. Budapest
PIC-TÚRA – group exhibition at Bartók 1 Gallery. Budapest
Exhibition of the Etyek Workshop Foundation’s IV. Gyermely Artist Colony – Etyek Workshop, Etyek
Exhibition from the Artworks of the 3rd PIC-TÚRA Art Camp – EGO Wine Gallery, Szekszárd
5th Summer Exhibition of Fine Artists of Fejér County in the Velence Lake Gallery, Gárdony
MAMŰ Mátrix – group show at Transylvanian Art Centre, Sfântu Gheorghe (RO)
MEDIA-ART – exhibition with Zoita Delia Calinescu and Denis Flueraru at Centrul Cultural Reduta, Brasov (RO)
Magyar Moving Picture Hall – group show at MERSZ KLUB. Budapest
RANDOM VII. Low Point – group exhibition at MAMŰ Gallery. Budapest
2024
Toward the Light – A Group Exhibition by Artregister Artists at K-Gallery, Budapest
A Horse of a Different Colour – group show, MAMŰ Gallery. Budapest
BORDERLESS WANDERING – A selection of works from Hungarian and Slovenian painters participating in the ART CIRCLE International Visual Arts Festival – Liszt Institute, Hungarian Cultural Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
MAMŰ-RECREATION – Lehel Film-Színház, Jászberény
Living Hungarian Painting 2024 – Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
Exhibition of the Etyek Workshop Foundation’s 3rd Art Colony – Etyek Workshop Foundation, Etyek
Exhibition from the Artworks of the 2nd PIC-TÚRA Art Camp – Gyűszűbirtok, Szekszárd
4th Summer Exhibition of Fine Artists of Fejér County in the Velence Lake Gallery, Gárdony
ART CIRCLE COLLECTION – 20th Anniversary of SLO in the EU. Exhibition in Slovenia, Municipality Palace – City Hall of Nova Gorica
Gyermely30 – Kunsthalle, Budapest
RANDOM VI. – Fever Curve – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2023
Roads and Forks – K Gallery, Budapest
Szárhegy 2023 – Megyeháza Gallery, Csíkszereda (RO)
Inner Emigration – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Living Hungarian Painting – Gallery MAX, Törökbálint
ART CIRCLE FALL 2023 – Lokarjeva Gallery, Ajdovščina, (SLO)
Exhibition of the Etyek Workshop Foundation’s 2nd Art Colony – Etyek Workshop Foundation, Etyek
Exhibition from the Artworks of the PIC-TÚRA Art Camp – Gyűszűbirtok, Szekszárd
SZÁRHEGY-MAMŰ INTERNATIONAL – Gyergyószárhegy Cultural and Art Centre, Lăzarea (RO)
2022
FOEDUS – Exhibition from the Artworks of the Rovás Creative Community. Contemporary Hungarian Gallery, Dunajská Streda (SK)
Exposition Paris-Budapest – Exhibition of Eight Hungarian Contemporary Artists. Galerie du Génie de la Bastille, Paris (FR)
Living Hungarian Painting – Szolnoki Gallery, Szolnok
Exhibition of the Széchényi Art Colony Foundation – Bartók 1 Gallery, Budapest
Exhibition of the Etyek Workshop Foundation’s 1st Art Colony – Etyek Workshop Foundation, Etyek
Message – Exhibition by the Hungarian Academy of Arts’ Non-academic Fine Artist Members, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
FRAGMENTED PERCEPTIONS – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Common Ground – Group show of the MAMŰ Society, Rozsnyó (SK)
2021
Inversions – Kepes Institute, Eger
Question of Viewpoint – Gallery FiguratiF, Rovás Alkotóközösség MAJEL Központ, Košice (SK)
Living Hungarian Painting – Aba-Novák Agóra Gallery, Szolnok
Art Market Budapest – ACC Gallery’s stand
Public Studio – Kárpát-medencei Művészeti Népfőiskola, Kápolnásnyék
MAMŰVÉSZTELEP Szolnok – Szolnok Artists’ Colony, Szolnok
Castle ART PORT – Teleki Castle, Gornești (RO)
MAMŰVÉSZTELEP – Gyergyószárhegy Cultural and Art Centre, Lăzarea (RO)
Carpathian Basin FLOW – Megyeháza Gallery, Miercurea Ciuc (RO)
Hungarian Movin’ Gallery – Bartók 1 Gallery, Budapest
Contemporary Balaton 2021 – Hableány, Badacsony
Gyermely Art Colony – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
RANDOM V. – Happy End – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Plein Air – Bartók1 Gallery, Budapest
tiny_art – Pintér Gallery and Auction House, Budapest
2020
Intersection – K Gallery, Budapest
MAMŰ Training – Kilroy Art, Csákberény
Art Market Budapest, MAMŰ Gallery’s stand
MAMŰvésztelep Gyermely – Magyar Műhely Gallery, Budapest
Random IV – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
AFTER – K Gallery, Budapest
On/Off – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2019
Müüska-KARE-ARTANDME Pop Up – KARE DESIGN MAXCITY BUDAPEST
Art Market Budapest, MAMŰ Gallery’s stand
Upmost Layer 3 – Udvarház Gallery, Veresegyház, Hungary
Mountain-Gymnastics – Gyergyószárhegy Cultural and Art Centre, Lăzarea (RO)
Resident Art Garden – Lovas, Hungary
ZiggY Art Fair – Pintér Gallery and Auction House, Budapest
2018
Resident Art Fair – A.P.A. Gallery, Budapest
Everyday Superheroes – D17 Gallery, Budapest
Art Market Budapest, MAMŰ Gallery’s stand
Pseudo Random III. – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
2017
Art Market Budapest – MAMŰ Gallery’s stand
Feedback Mechanism – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Autumn Exhibition of Hódmezővásárhely
Random 2/Ugly Artworks – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Medium Conjurors – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Upmost Layer 2 – Udvarház Gallery, Veresegyház
Virtual Icons – D17 Gallery, Budapest
2016
Wintermarket – Exhibition of the ZAWAR Collective – Három Hét Gallery, Budapest
Animalia – Bartók1 Gallery, Budapest
Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely
Gyermely Workshop Exhibition of the MAMŰ Society – K.A.S. Gallery, Budapest
Random – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
Image Transformers – Exhibition of the ZAWAR Collective – Műveleti Tér Gallery, Budapest
The Perfect Beauty – Art&Me Galéria, Budapest
NEW X – Krimo Pub, Budapest
2015
Terítve 2015 – Xmas Artmarket in Latarka Gallery, Budapest
Narrative Configurations – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
De Hoeksteen – Cultuurhuis Noordlaren (NL)
Daegu-Budapest International art Exchange Exhibition – Daegu Culture and Arts Center, Daegu (KR)
More light! Light Environments – New Budapest Gallery, Budapest
Lights on! – Exhibition of the ZAWAR Collective – A.P.A. Gallery, Budapest
2014
Terítve 2014 – Xmas artmarket in Latarka Gallery, Budapest
Raw – Exhibition of the ZAWAR Collective – Klauzál13 Gallery, Budapest
Downtown – Krimó Pub, Budapest
Kunstbeurs Assen, (NL)
ZOOM – Masterworks – Nádor Gallery, Pécs
Works of DLA students at PTE University – Pécsi Gallery, Pécs
IDOL – Exhibition of the ZAWAR Collective – Telep Gallery, Budapest
Easter artmarket in Latarka Galéria, Budapest
Hongaarse Kunstroute door Utrecht, Lange Nieuwstraat 34, Utrecht (NL)
KÉP–TÁR–HÁZ Hungarian Contemporary Painting Exhibition in Szombathelyi Képtár, Szombathely
Szalon ’78 – participating in an art project of Borsos Lőrinc (Derkovits grant holders’ annual exhibition) –Műcsarnok, Budapest
2013
Terítve – Xmas artmarket in Latarka Gallery, Budapest
Paramoral – exhibition of the ZAWAR Collective in Lónyay26, Budapest
Group show in the Slovenian Cultural and Information Centre, Szentgotthárd
Black & White – Group show in the Nick Art & Design Gallery, Pécs
Works of DLA students at PTE University – Zsolnay negyed, Pécs
Works of DLA students at PTE University – Nádor Gallery, Pécs
2012
LindArt Fine Arts Colony group show at the Synagogue – Lendava (SLO)
Works of the DLA students at PTE University – Pécsi Gallery, Pécs
LOFFICE Vienna – Vienna (A)
Salon Murid Bosh, Kunsthalle M3 – Berlin (D)
2011
Young Art Auction – 2011, Novomatic Forum, Vienna (A)
Autumn Exhibition of Hódmezővásárhely
Künstlerbegegnungen, Cultural Institution of the Hungarian Republic, Stuttgart (D)
Iwano Project X, Contemporary Arts Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (RS)
2010
Közegek, LudwigInzert Gallery, Budapest
Neosakral – Saalkrone, BERBER1 Gallery, Berlin (D)
2008
Participation in the spring and autumn exhibitions of Hódmezővásárhely
POSZT festival, Pécs
Exhibition of the new FKSE members, FKSE Gallery, Budapest
2005
Polgárok Háza, Budapest
Várfok Gallery, Budapest
2003
Hricsovinyi Gallery, Budapest
2002
Last Drop Festival – Trafo Gallery Budapest
Work in Official Art Education
Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest – Visual Art Department. 2022-present.
Jelky András Secondary School for Applied Arts, Budapest – Painting and Drawing. 2014-2018
Modell Fashion School, Budapest – Painting and Drawing, Art History. 2008-2012
Kolumbusz Humangimnazium Secondary School, Etyek – Drawing and Visual Communication, Art History. 2005-2007
Workshops (selection)
Painting workshop for students of the MKE Visual Arts Department at the MKE artist colony in Tihany – 2026
Experimental Drawing Course, Recalling Identity Workshop – Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija, Riga, 2023
Lightpainting Workshop – D17 Gallery, Budapest, 2015
Transmedial Workshop – PTE Art Department, Profession Week, Pécs, 2013
Curatorial Work
Exhibition of the 2nd Gyermely Art Colony of the Etyek Workshop Foundation. Etyek Workshop Gallery, Etyek, 2023
Polymaths: An Exhibition of Artists Györgyi Csókos Varga and Lajos Csákvári Nagy. Etyek Workshop Gallery, Etyek, 2023
Island – Garden – Grove: An Exhibition of the 1st Gyermely Art Colony of the Etyek Workshop Foundation. Etyek Workshop Gallery, Etyek, 2022
Medium Conjurors (group show) – MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest, 2017
Art Conferences and Presentations
Evoking the Medium – lecture at the Láttató Artists’ Club. Kondor Béla Community Center, Budapest, November 13, 2025.
Hungarian Artists in Argentina – roundtable discussion at UNTREF University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 27, 2025.
Presentation of the contemporary Hungarian art scene – ZOOM lecture at UNTREF University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 23, 2025.
Paraphrases symposium – Mari-Etta Local History Collection, Balatonfenyves, 18 July 2024.
Hibrid Media/Symposium – MAMŰ, Budapest, 4.10.2020
Publication
Zsigmond Lucza: Evoking the Medium – Transmedial Tendencies in Hungarian Contemporary Painting at the Turn of the Millennium. In: Képírás Internet Magazine; 2020/6; Publisher: Képírás Art Foundation
Prizes:
Erasmus Teaching Grant – Universidad Nacional De Tres De Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina – 2025
Erasmus scholarship at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi (FIN), 2012-13
Scholarship of the Bupapest Gallery and the Kunststiftung Baden-Würtemberg in Stuttgart (D), 2009
1st place, group award, for best storyboard – Florence (I), Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation Silver Fly Animation Workshop 2004
National competition for Hungarian schools of art 1st place – Miskolc, Hungary 2002 Budai Fine and Applied Arts School prize – 2002
National competition for Hungarian schools of art 10th place – Győr, Hungary 2001
International Workshops & study tours:
Artist in Residence by MAMŰ Society in Riesa Efau Kultur Forum Dresden (D) 2024
ART CIRCLE FALL 2023 – Sempeter pri Gorici (SLO) 2023
Rovás International Art Colony – Debrőd (SK) 2022
Castle ART PORT – Teleki Castle, Gornești (RO) 2021
MAMŰ Art Colony in Gyergyószárhegy (RO) 2019, 2021, 2023
12th International Fine Arts Colony Szentgotthárd (HU) 2013
Wonderous Stories II, Performance and Media Art Residency by the Small House Production in Ommen, (NL) 2013
LindArt Fine Arts Colony in Lendava, (SLO), 2012
Artist in Residence in Stuttgart and Berlin at Kunststiftung Baden Württemberg, (D), 2009 – 2010
Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation Animation Workshop – Florence, (I) 2004
Multidisciplinary workshop video, photography and street art Tregunc, (F) 2003
Performance, mosaic and sculpture workshop (mosaic group) – Lügenmuseum – Gantikow, (D) 2002.
Memberships:
Association of Hungarian Creative Artists – since 2007
Artists’ Association of Lapland – in 2013
Studio of Young Artists Association – 2007-2013
MAMŰ Society – since 2015
MMA non-academic membership – since 2022