Details
| First Name | Sandor |
| Last Name | Nagy |
| Username | nagysandorart |
| Website | |
| Region | Greater Glasgow |
| Disciplines | Film, Installation, Painting, Performance, Photography |
| Themes | Abstract, Environment, Identity, Landscape, Site-specific, Political, Portraits, Narratives |
Statement
| Statement | My art is rooted in the ritual act of connection. I approach each work as a gesture of atonement – with the land, the unseen, and the intricate rhythms of life. Whether through a photograph, a performative act, or a fleeting natural intervention, I seek to channel a subtle energy that binds body, memory, and environment across space and time. |
Biography
| Biography | Sándor Nagy is a transdisciplinary artist born in Transylvania and currently based in Glasgow, Scotland. Working across fine art photography, performance, nature art, and film, his practice explores ritual, ecology, and transformation through a deeply personal and intuitive lens. A graduate of the School of Art in Brașov, Romania, and West College Scotland, Nagy is now pursuing a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Photography at The Glasgow School of Art. Drawing from lived experience, ancient traditions, and contemporary critical thought, Nagy’s work weaves together land, body, and spirit. Whether through lens-based work, ephemeral installations, or action-based performance, his art engages with themes of belonging, memory, mortality, and cosmic interconnectedness. His pieces often fuse natural materials, mythic symbolism, and personal ritual, resulting in artworks that feel both grounded and otherworldly. His practice has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across Europe and Asia, including the Royal Scottish Academy (SSA), Műcsarnok Budapest, and the Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in South Korea. He is a selected artist for the 2025 Scottish Landscape Awards and is looking forward to his upcoming residency as an invited artist at the next edition of the Geumgang Nature Art Biennale with the Korea Nature Artists Association. Nagy’s work is held in public and private collections in North America, Europe, and Asia. Alongside his artistic practice, he is a professional member of Creative Glasgow, the Scottish Artists Union, Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN), Society of Scottish Artists (SSA), Visual Arts Scotland (VAS), Working Class Creatives Database (WCCD), and the Korean Nature Artists` Association (YATTO). His dedication to socially and ecologically engaged art continues to evolve through residencies, exhibitions, and community-rooted projects.
Studies: 2023 – 2026 BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 – 2023 Higher Photography (A Grade) West College Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
2000 – 2002 Diploma in Painting 2001 – 2002 Visual Art Course School of Art Brașov, Brașov, Transylvania region, Romania
2000 – 2002 ÉLŐ-TÉKA / Living-Archives screenings by Gusztáv ÜTŐ ETNA Foundation Sf. Gheorghe, Transylvania region, Romania
Residencies: 2026 (Upcoming) The Geumgang Nature Art Biennale – Korea Nature Artists Association, South Korea 2024 Talamh – International Land Art Festival, The Copper Coast, Waterford, Ireland 2023 LSS Art Festival, Bridlington, England (Cancelled due to medical condition) European Land Art Festival, Dunbar, Scotland, UK 2022 LSS Art Festival, Bridlington, England, UK 2013 X. International Drum Festival, Painting Workshop Leader, Délegyháza, Hungary 2004 30th International Summer Symposium, Mărtiniș Art Camp, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania 2003 29th International Art Camp, Lăzarea, Romania Incitato Art Camp, Târgu Secuiesc, Romania Minimum Party, Intermedia Art Camp, Plăieșii de Sus, Romania Panit Art Camp, Panit, Romania Kép Vidék, Ilieni, Romania
Solo Exhibitions: 2025 (Upcoming) Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland 2024 2003 2002
Group Exhibitions: 2025 (Upcoming) Scottish Landscape Awards 2025 – Scottish Arts Trust, Kirkcudbright Galleries, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Immersion – GSA Y3 FAP Show, Gowan Project Space, Glasgow, Scotland The Land – Society of Scottish Artists at The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, Scotland Borders Art Fair – Visual Arts Scotland at BAF Events Centre, Kelso, Scotland Szárhegy 50 – Kortárs anzix, Műcsarnok – Kunsthalle Budapest, Hungary (Exhibited documentation photography of Ütő Gusztáv’s 2004 performance art) Motion – GSA Y3 FAP Screening, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland 2024 Countdown – International Conceptual Photography Exhibition, Collaboration with curator Arezu Zargar, ASR Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran Winter – Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland SSA 126th Annual Exhibition – Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland Social & Print Swap, Third Eye Bar, Centre For Contemporary Arts Glasgow, Scotland Pinsent Masons Fine Art Photography Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland Muster Point, Saltspace Cooperative, Glasgow, Scotland Big Art Show, Art Departement Paisley, Scotland Natural Art Cube Exhibition “12x12x12+Nature”, The Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea Now And Then – Visual Art Scotland, Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith, Scotland Summer – Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland Ulaidhean / Treasures – Society of Scottish Artists, Gairloch Museum, Gairloch, Scotland Open, Westside Art Base, Edinburgh, Scotland Range, Y2 Fine Art Photography Show, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland The Teardrop Explodes – A Paisley Pattern Exhibition, The Art Department, Paisley, Scotland 2023 Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition, Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, Scotland Shelter in the Forest II Geumgang Nature Art Prebiennale ‘Project Exhibition’, South Korea Big Art Show, Featured Artist, Art Department Paisley, Scotland Natural Art Cube Exhibition “12x12x12+Nature” – Uljin Yeonho Cultural Center (Uljin), South Korea Being Co-Operative, Art Department Paisley, Scotland Monochrome, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland 2022 30×30 Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland Freedom, National Justice Museum, Nottingham, England Nature Art Video Exhibition, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea Big Art Show, Art Department Paisley, Scotland Nature Art Cube Exhibition, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea ARTFUSION (online), The Holly Art Gallery, London (UK) 2015 Szárhegy 40, Szekler Museum of Ciuc, Transylvania, Romania 3rd Graphic Art Biennial of Szekler land, Transylvanian Art Centre, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania 2014 Sit in, take away, Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland WATER International Mail Art project and exhibition – Istanbul, Turkey SICULICIDIUM 250 – Ballasi Institute, Siculeni, Romania 2013 A Creative Wall Voices, Virtual exhibition, Haiti The Anatomy of Autonomy, Mives Ház Gallery, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania 2005 Exhibition of Mărtiniș Art Camp, MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest, Hungary 2004 Exhibition of Mărtiniș Art Camp, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania Mărtiniș Art Camp, Artist in residence, Invited Artist, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania 2003 Ablak a világra, International Photo Exhibition, Mives Ház Gallery, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Európa Bulvár, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania OBO Covasna Fine Artist`s Annual Exhibition, Lábas Ház Gallery, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania School of Art Brasov Annual Exhibition, Victoria Gallery, Brasov, Romania Kép Vidék, House of Culture, Ilieni, Romania Kép Vidék, Artist in residence, Invited Artist, Ilieni, Romania Exhibition of Incitato Art Camp, The Museum of the History of Guilds, Târgu Secuiesc, Romania Exhibition of Lăzarea Art Camp, Lăzarea Castle, Lăzarea, Romania Hungarian Photography Day, Esti Kornél, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Exhibition of Panit Art Camp, Panit, Romania Panit Art Camp, Artist in residence, Invited Artist, Panit, Romania Minimum Party, Intermedia Art Camp, Plăieșii de Sus, Romania International Exhibition of Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, Hungary Burlesque, Contemporary Art Evening & Erotica, Bunker Club, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania 2002 School of Art Annual Exhibition, Victoria Gallery, Brasov, Romania Young Artists exhibition, Vigadó Community Centre, Târgu Secuiesc, Romania (Járda) Pavement Showcase Exhibition, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania School of Art Brasov Annual Exhibition, Victoria Gallery, Brasov, Romania Exhibition of Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, Hungary Maybe, Young Artists Exhibition, City Gallery, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania 2001 School of Art Brasov Annual Exhibition – Victoria Gallery, Brasov, Romania
Short films: 2025 Project 52 – The Beginning, Motion, FAP Y3 Screening, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland 2022 Legacy, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea 2018 Introspection, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea 2015 – 2018 Walking in time, Glennifer Brae, Scotland 2016 Recollection, Largs, Scotland 2015 Wall, Paisley, Scotland 2015 Medit/Action, Gleniffer Braes, Scotland 2015 Forest, Gleniffer Brae, Scotland 2015 Equilibrium & Waterfall, Gleniffer Brae, Scotland 2015 Totem, Glencoe, Scotland 2015 Between the mountains, Glencoe, Scotland 2003 Trance, Cabiria Film Days, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
Collections: Mural paintings in Budapest, Hungary. Icons, paintings, nature art installations, and photo & video works, are held in private and public collections in Canada, Germany, Holland, Norway, Malta, Hungary, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.
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