Monika Harmund Csanyi

Hi, my name is Monika Harmund Csanyi. I‘m an award-winning contemporary oil painter. Creating art has been a part of my life since I first held a pencil in my hand, and I love sharing my colorful world with others.

As an oil painter, I find inspiration in fragments of nature and manmade world. I love to see things from a different perspective, which perspective is also a part of our reality. My main goal is to open the eyes of the viewer and help others to realize how beautiful and colorful our life is. I would like to build bridges between the fantastic world around us and the people who appreciate the tiny, but precious and timeless moments.

I consider myself a self-taught painter, but of course I was influenced by a lot of artists – including my middle school art teacher who was an illustrator. She was the first one who told me that I’m really talented and I have to be an artist. I also learned a lot from Michael J. Smith and Layne Johnson, and I was tutored by Tom Sadler landscape painter.

My style

My work is representational - sometimes with a little twist of impressionistic or abstract elements. I tend to paint series in regard to the exploration of a particular theme or image. My oil paintings can be recognized ...

AWARDS

- The Gateway International Painting Competition - 2020 June
My painting "Storm" won the BEST IN SHOW Award at The Gateway International Painting competition for June 2020.

- The Gateway International Painting Competition - 2020 May
My painting "Windshield 2" won the BEST IN SHOW Award at The Gateway International Painting competition for May 2020.

- The Gateway International Painting Competition - 2020 March
My painting "Hudson and the city" won the BEST IN SHOW Award at The Gateway International Painting competition for March 2020.

- "Portrait" Art Exhibition by the Art Room Gallery - March 2020.
My painting "Porcelain" won a Merit award at the Art Room Gallery's "Portrait" Art Exhibition.

- Sunrises & Sunsets Quarterly International Online Juried Art Exhibition by Fusion Art - March 15 - June 14, 2020
My painting "Morning mist" got a Honorable Mention Award. Overall, the gallery judged 469 entries for the exhibition.

- 10th Annual “CityScapes” International Online Juried Art Competition by Light Space Time Gallery - 2020 February
My painting "Rainy Sunday" got a Special Merit Award and "Umbrellas" oil on 12x9" canvas panel received a Special Recognition Award.

- 5th Annual Landscapes Internatio...

05/14/2020-06/27/2020 EXPRESSIONS 2020 NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION by Marine Society Artists Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Showing "Confused" 16" x 16" oil painting

12/31/2019 - 02/01/2020 "WORD PLAY" JURIED EXHIBITION at SOBO Art Gallery
Showing "No Words Needed" 12"x24" oil painting

12/6/2019 - 1/9/2020 THE 53RD FOUNDERS JURIED AWARDS EXHIBITION at Naples Art
Showing “Encounter” 20”x16” oil painting

12/05/2019 - 12/31/2019 5TH ANNUAL COLORFUL ABSTRACTIONS INTERNATIONAL JURIED ONLINE EXHIBITION at Fusion Art Gallery
Showing "Blue waves" 24"x12"and "Mirror" 16"x20" oil paintings

11/5/2019 - 12/28/2019 "WILD WILD WEST" JURIED EXHIBITION at SOBO Art Gallery, Winter Garden, FL
Showing “West of Eden” 12”x24” oil painting

11/1/2019 - 11/30/2019 5TH ANNUAL LEAVES & PETALS ART EXHIBITION at Fusion Art Gallery
Showing “The scent of spring” 16”x12” and “Deviant” 16”x20” oil paintings

11/01/2019 “SEASCAPES” ART EXHIBITION at Light Space & Time Gallery
Showing “Afternoon at the beach” 12”x16” and “Dance” 16”x12” oil paintings

9/3/2019 - 11/2/2019 "A DELIGHT IN DISORDER" JURIED EXHIBITION at SOBO Art Gallery, Winter Garden, FL
Showing “Mirror” 16”x20” oil painting

8/1/2019 - 8/31/2019 4TH ANNUAL WATERSCAPES INTERNATION...