László Kunkovács

(1942, Budapest)

László Kunkovács is a photographer, ethnographer, recipient of the Kossuth Prize and the Rudolf Balogh Award, honorary doctor of arts at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, recipient of the Hungarian Heritage Award, a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, and Artist of the Nation. He has written ten books and hundreds of articles and studies. His photo exhibitions on the themes of ethnography and cultural history have been presented in over 150 locations in Hungary, and he has had 36 solo exhibitions in 17 countries. His permanent exhibitions are on display in Boldog, Kondoros, Sáregres-Rétimajor, and Vezseny. Works in public collections: Tamás Cseh Archive, Budapest; National Gallery of Kazakhstan, Astana; Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét; Hungarian Agricultural Museum, Budapest; Mongolian Fine Arts Association, Ulaanbaatar; Mihály Munkácsy Museum, Békéscsaba; National Széchényi Library, Budapest; Sárospatak Reformed College; János Tornyai Museum, Hódmezővásárhely; Béla Vidovszky Municipal Art Gallery, Gyomaendrőd.