Agnes Gallus
| Agnes Gallus | |
|---|---|
| File:AgnesGallus.Wascana.1971.©DougDickin.jpgAgnesGallus.Wascana.1971.©DougDickin.jpg | |
| Born | May 15, 1930 Ópályi, Kingdom of Hungary |
| 💀Died | August 8, 2010 (age 80 years) Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAugust 8, 2010 (age 80 years) |
| 💼 Occupation | Painter |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Laszlo Aladar Gallus (married 1954–1968) |
| 👶 Children | 3, including Maya Gallus |
Agnes Szentgyörgyi Gallus (May 15, 1930 – August 8, 2010) was a Hungarian Canadian painter who emigrated to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1957.[1]
Early life
Agnes Szentgyorgyi was born in Ópályi, Hungary on May 15, 1930. She was the fifth of six children born to George Victor Szentgyorgyi and Maria (née Fedora). She attended a convent school as a child before studying art in Győr. In 1954, Agnes' mother arranged for her to marry Laszlo Aladar Gallus, who was 22 years older than her. Shortly after their marriage, Agnes and Laszlo had a son, Les. They fled the country during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, while Agnes was pregnant, and went to Vienna, where she gave birth to their first daughter, Agi.[2] They emigrated to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1957.[3] They had their second daughter Maya while living in Canada. She separated from her husband in 1968, and raised her children as a single mother.[2]
Career
In Canada, Gallus had a career as an abstract painter and sculptor.[4] Gallus studied art at the University of Saskatchewan with artists Kenneth Lochhead and Ted Godwin, and taught art classes there between 1970 and 1977.[3] She was a contemporary of The Regina Five, and participated in Emma Lake Artist's Workshops[5] between 1966 and 1972.[4] During that period she studied under Harold Cohen, Frank Stella, Michael Steiner and Roy Kiyooka.[1][3] Her drawing, "Flowering Rhubarb" was reproduced in the book, Saskatchewan Dyes.[6]
In 2003, she moved to Toronto and continued her art practice until her death on August 8, 2010.[4] A posthumous exhibition of her art was held Artscape Wychwood Barns.[2] Her work was exhibited at the SK Arts "Until Spring" exhibition in 2021,[7] and "There’s an Artist" in the Garden in Regina in 2016,[8] with fellow Saskatchewan artists Wynona Mulcaster, Mina Forsyth, Donna Kriekle, and Russell Yuristy.[7][8]
Her art is now held in public and private collections, including the Dunlop Art Gallery, SK Arts,[2] University of Regina President’s Art Collection,[9] and the MacKenzie Art Gallery.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gallery, Norman Mackenzie Art; Gallery, Regina Public Library Art (1971). Saskatchewan: Art and Artists. Mackenzie, Norman, Art Gallery. p. 30. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Agnes (Szentgyorgyi) Gallus". The Globe and Mail. December 28, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Agnes Gallus". Saskatchewan NAC. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Agnes Gallus – 2010 – Regina Leader Post Remembering". Regina Leader-Post. May 9, 2025.
- ↑ Dillow, Nancy E. (1973). Emma Lake Workshops, 1955–1973. Nancy E. Dillow. Regina, Sask.: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery. Search this book on
- ↑ Waterhouse, Kate (1977). Saskatchewan Dyes: A Personal Adventure with Plants and Colours (PDF). Canada: Prince Albert Pulp Company Ltd. and Prince Albert Pulpwood Ltd. p. 27. Search this book on
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Until Spring Exhibition". SK Arts 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Art in the Windows Salon will appeal to gardeners". SASKToday.ca. July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Campus Art Guide: Agnes Gallus". University of Regina.
