“Everything is interconnected”

Everything stems from a common source of creation and then dissolves back into it. A never-ending, intricate chain of transformation. If you observe things, the simplest things in life, you will see that those simplest things can carry the most fundamental truths, all derived from the same source. Such truths you observe are also the truths within you. Light and darkness are within you. 

Mónika Galántai is a Hungarian artist of Polish–Hungarian heritage, born in Baja. From an early age, drawing and making served as a quiet refuge—a way to process emotion and return to herself. Although her creative impulses were set aside during her university and early career years, they re-emerged with renewed force after she moved abroad over a decade ago. Since then, art has become a meditative practice: a space for solitude, presence, and emotional clarity.

Working primarily with black ink, Galántai creates intricate, time-intensive drawings that reflect her inner landscape and ongoing process of introspection. While ink remains her foundation, her time in London—where she studied oil painting and screen printing at Putney School of Art and Design—opened new pathways into colour, allowing her to expand her visual language while maintaining the precision of her line work.

Her public artistic journey began in 2023, when her work was submitted to exhibitions without her knowledge—an act that became a turning point, encouraging her to step forward and share her practice more openly. Since then, she has exhibited internationally, including in London, Budapest, and Berlin. Her recent highlights include being shortlisted for ArtEvol 2025 at the Saatchi Gallery and participating in the 105th Annual Open Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Fine Art at the Mall Galleries.

Today, Galántai lives and works between London and Budapest. Her practice continues to explore presence, connection, and the cyclical nature of life—inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves and the world around them.

Exhibitions

2026

Ozora Festival | Live Painting | Mirador at Ozora Festival, HU | 27.07. - 04.08.

Natura Wien 2026 | Group Exhibition | City Gallery Vienna, AU | 06.14. - 06.27.

Rebirth: In the Quiet After Breaking | Solo Exhibition | Sanctuary, Budapest, HU | 05.29. - 07.21.

Works on Paper | Group Exhibition | Green & Stone Gallery, London, UK | 19.01. - 20.02.

105th Annual Open | Group Exhibition | Society of Graphic Fine Art at Mall Galleries, London, UK | 09.03. - 14.03.

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.

Ozora Festival | Group Exhibition | Mirador at Ozora Festival, HU | 25.07. - 05.08.

ArtEvol2025 | Shortlisted | London Art Collective & Saatchi Gallery, UK | 12. - 19.09.

ArtBias III | Group Exhibition | Golden Duck Gallery Budapest, HU | 03.06. - 14.07.

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.

Dreams & Nightmares | Group Exhibition | Boomer Gallery London, UK | 13.10. - 18.10.

2023

Insight Conference | Group Exhibition | Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus Berlin, DE | 31.08. - 03.09.

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