Monika Galantai

I am a self-taught artist working across painting, drawing and screenprinting. My practice is rooted in contemplation, presence and connection — to ourselves, to others, and to the natural world.

I create contemplative paintings and intricate drawings for people who need space to breathe and reflect, so they can reconnect with a sense of stillness that is often already present within them.

My artistic journey began as a way of slowing down and grounding myself after many years spent in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. Drawing, painting and printmaking became tools for paying attention: to a moment, a feeling, a landscape, a mark, or the subtle relationships that exist between living things. In this sense, my process is deeply introspective. Each work becomes a form of meditation, shaped through repetition, intuition and the act of being fully present with the material.

In my Quiet Places painting series, I explore landscapes that exist somewhere between observation, memory and imagination. I am drawn to environments that hold a sense of silence, openness and distance — places where external noise seems to fall away. Rather than depicting a landscape exactly as it is, I allow memory and emotion to reshape it. The pain...

VAA Open Spaces 2026 - ‘Quiet Places’ | Solo Exhibition | Szpot, Budapest, HU | 01.11. - 30.11

RBSA Summer Show | Group Exhibition | Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery, UK | 18.06. - 01.08

Natura Wien 2026 | Group Exhibition | City Gallery Vienna, AU | 06.14. - 06.27.2026

Rebirth: In the Quiet After Breaking | Solo Exhibition | Sanctuary, Budapest, HU | 05.29. - 07.21.2026

105th Annual Open | Group Exhibition | Society of Graphic Fine Art at Mall Galleries, London, UK | 09.03. - 14.03.2026

Works on Paper | Group Exhibition | Green & Stone Gallery, London, UK | 19.01. - 20.02.2026

Christmas Art Show & Fair | Group Exhibition | A.P.Art Gallery Budapest, HU | 29.11. - 31.12.2025

Assemblage | Group Exhibition | A.P.Art Gallery Budapest, HU | 25.10. - 22.11.2025

ArtEvol2025 | Shortlisted | London Art Collective; Saatchi Gallery, UK | 12. - 19.09.2025

Ozora Festival | Group Exhibition | Mirador at Ozora Festival, HU | 25.07. - 05.08.2025

ArtBias III | Group Exhibition | Golden Duck Gallery Budapest, HU | 03.06. - 14.07.2025

Ozora Festival | Group Exhibition | Mirador at Ozora Festival, U | 26.07. - 06.08.2024

ArtBias II | Group Exhibition | Golden Duck Gallery Budapest, HU | 04.06. - 14.07.2024

Dreams & ...