The Hungarian Painters’ Association was founded by 33 painters in the summer of 1995. With a current membership of 329, it is the largest professional organization of Hungarian painters with nationwide jurisdiction.
Over the past 30 years, many of the founders have passed away, moved abroad, or become untraceable, and their contact details are no longer available. Thus, a total of 16 artists who are still alive and working represent this notable event with two paintings each. Many of them are award-winning and acclaimed artists featured in the exhibition. Their work has become part of the canon of painting, and their fame and recognition make them important figures in the exhibition world. This group exhibition commemorates the 30th anniversary of the foundation.
The founding president of the organization was painter and writer Gábor Karátson, followed by painter and art writer Albert Kováts, who led the Society for 25 years. The current president of the MFT is painter István Sinkó, and the vice presidents are painters Ákos Révész and István Vankó.
As a member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Arts Societies, the Hungarian Painters’ Society aims to provide professional support to the Hungarian painting community. It achieves this goal primarily by organizing exhibitions, both thematic and professional group exhibitions, and by providing professional support for individual exhibitions. At the same time, the society aims to promote contemporary Hungarian fine arts as widely as possible and to popularize modern and contemporary fine arts by organizing exhibitions and publishing publications.
The Society does not favor any particular artistic movement or style; on the contrary, it considers it important to cultivate the diversity of Hungarian painting and to support individual endeavors. The association continuously documents its activities on its website, where a list of all exhibitions to date and online versions of all published catalogs can be viewed.