Judit Fortelny

Judit Fortelny is an artist living and working in Vienna, Austria. Her work is a combination of watercolor illustrations and mixed media paper work where she uses historical photographs and postcards to transform thoughts and ideas into images. Her light and delicate style is the result of years of work with a wide variety of techniques such as watercolor painting and hand printing processes, which she refines in her studio

In her work Judit Fortelny deals with the complex layers of time and history, the transience of nature and the fragility of humans: What precious moments are hidden behind old photographs that will become family keepsakes? How does the transience and the beauty of nature affect us when we look at it two-dimensionally? The resulting delicate and poetic images create new realities and give the viewer the opportunity to re-associate familiar things and to dive into their own subconscious. With her art she wants to offer us a moment of break from the stressful everyday life and give us a feeling of peace knowing that we are all part of this eternal cycle.

Focusing her work on watercolor, paper, and vintage memorabilia, Judit Fortelny produces delicate and fragile works that can range from small curiosity boxes to ...

2025 in bloom | Cafelino, Wien
2025 Ach! Wien group show | Bezirksmuseum Hietzing, Wien
2024 Fabriano in Acquarello group show | Fabriano, Italien
2024 Fabriano in Acquarello group show | Fort Worth, TX USA
2023 vierundzwanzig23 group show | Kunst:Werk, St. Pölten
2023 Art Flaneur #1, group show | Grätzlherz, Wien
2023 Drawn to Water, group show | Alte Schiebekammer, Wien
2020 Wunderwerke, group show | Ateliertheater, Wien
2019 Simplicity in Nature | Deli Bluem, Wien
2019 Wunderwerke, group show | Kro Art Gallery, Wien
2010 Returning, group show | Schloss Wilhelminenberg, Wien
2006 Glazed memories | Cafe Art, Wien
2005 Travel notes | Layers, New York, USA
2004 La vie en rose, group show | Simons Arts & Crafts Gallery, Wien