Robert Almaši – Untitled 1

Robert Almaši was born on 27.01.1948 (Moravske Kracany). He received professional education at the School of Applied Arts in Brno from 1963 to 1967 under prof. D. Chatrny. From 1968 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava in the classes of prof. Cemickeh, Matejko, and assoc. prof. Gajdoš in the monumental painting department. Besides painting, he also engages in graphic arts and music. He is the president of the Association of Fine Artists of Western Slovakia and vice president of the Artistic Council of the Gallery of Contemporary Hungarian Artists in Dunajská Streda. Almaši is fascinated by the beauty of his country, its nature, and lives in a village surrounded by his own inspiration. Along with the land, his enduring inspiration is the woman and people of his region, personified in paintings as forms of natural motifs. In 2004, he moved to his native village where he lives and works in his own studio-gallery.