EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2012- 2015 Urushi School in "memory of Murai Master"

2001- 11        
Murai Yousaku Urushi (Summer & Winter) School (Murai Urushi Koubo,Tokyo)

2007               
NKA Grant for CD catalogue of exhibitions about the traditional Japanese lacquer techniques

2005               
Japan Foundation Grant for illustration of lectures about the traditional Jap. lacquer techniques

2004               
NKA Grant for lecture of the traditional Japanese lacquer techniques

2004              
NKA Grant for manuscript about the traditional Japanese lacquer techniques

2001            
NKA Grant for catalogue of exhibitions about the traditional Japanese lacquer techniques

2000          
Japan Foundation’s Scholarship for 6 months to study the traditional lacquer techniques (Japan)

1997-98      
Tokyo University of Applied Arts and Music (GEIDAI) as research student
My Professors: Nagatoshi Onishi, Arisumi Mitamura, Kiishiro Masumura
At the Department of Lacquer Design and Restoration

1993-99       
Murai Yousaku Lacquer School (Murai Urushi Koubo,Tokyo)

1989-91       
Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts (Budapest)
Dept. Of Leather and Plastic Design 
Master Course
My Professors: Karoly Simon, Zsuzsa Jankovich

1984-88       
Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts BA degree (Budapest)
My Professors: Laszlo Torma, Margit Szilvitzky, Arpad Molnar

1979-83       
Hungarian High School of Applied and Fine Arts (Budapest)
Department of Leather design 
My teachers: Katalin Sarvary, Katalin Abahazy