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Tamás

Féner

Tamás FÉNER (1938, Budapest  - ) photographer. From 1957 until 1986, he worked as an art editor at Film, Theater, Music, from 1986 until 1990 at the Képes 7. From 1991 until 1993, worked as a photo editor at Népszava, from 1993 until 1994, at Griff and at Vasárnap. From 1997 until 2002, he was the photo editor of Népszava, from 2003 until 2011 the co-worker of the MTI- Hungarian News Agency. From 1992, he is a temporary lecturer of the Eötvös Loránd University. He was the editor of the Fotóművészet-theoretical, critical magazine for 25 years. Since 1966, member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers. From 1978 until 1986 he was the president and from 1986 until 1989 the member of the presidency of the organization.

Studies

Awards/Grants

Béla Balázs Award, 1973

Meritorius Artist Award, 1984

Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic Officer’s Cross, 1998

For the Hungarian Jewish Culture Award, 2004

Excellent Artist, 2005

Prima Primissima Award, 2007

Sándor Scheiber Award, 2008

Kossuth- Award, 2010

Individual exhibitions

Portraits, Mai Manó House –House of the Hungarian Photographers, 2013

Fény/törés (Diffraction), Mai Manó House – House of the Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, 2013

Punishment, Hungarian Jewish Museum, Budapest, 2006

My relatives, my friends, my business-connections, Budapest Gallery, 2001

Más/kép/más (Otherwise-portrait), Mai Manó House – House of the Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, 1998

Urban landscape, Goethe Institute, Budapest, 1995

Landscape/ light/ picture, Contemporary Historical Museum, Hall of the Veszprém University, 1994

S.P.Q.R. Senatus populusque Romanus, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, 1988

Pepsifeeling, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest (cat.), 1992

…that was the factory, Hungarian Labour Movemental Museum, Budapest, 1986

Hortobágy, Photography Gallery, Budapest, 1988

and you shall tell your son… From the life of the Hungarian Jews, The Ethnographic Museum, Budapest, 1983

Mirrorfly, Hall of Art, Budapest, 1980

1400°, Hungarian Labour Movemental Museum, Budapest, House of the Hungarian Culture, Berlin, 1978

Cserhalmi-crew, Oil drilling workers, An old ironworks, Csepel, István Oravecz retires, Hungarian Labour Movemental Museum, Budapest, Csepel, Workers’ Hostel of the Csepel Works, Budapest, 1976

From the Gypsys and from the mine-workers of the Cserhalmi-crew, Miskolc Gallery, Miskolc, 1974

Portrait of the artists, Fészek Club, Budapest, 1969, Hall of Art, Savaria Museum, Szombathely, 1972

Group Exhibitions

Works in public collections

FIAP Archives, Arles

Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét

Publications

Tamás Féner: Kőszeg/Kőszeg Budapest, 1976.

Tamás Féner: Hétköznap/Weekday, Budapest, 1979.

Tamás Féner: ...és beszéld el fiadnak/…and you shall tell your son, Budapest, 1984.

Tamás Féner:  Jüdisches Leben - Jüdischer Brauch, Wiesbaden, 1984.

Tamás Féner: ...and you shall tell your son, Budapest, 1984.

Tamás Féner: Fények által homályosan/Mistily by the lights, Budapest, 1994.

Tamás Féner: Más/kép/más / Otherwise-portrait (life-work-catalog), Budapest, 1998.

Tamás Féner: Az idő, a tér, a forma/ the time, the space, the shape, Budapest, 2001

Tamás Féner: Arcok a négyzetben/ Faces in the square, Budapest, 2003.

Tamás Féner: Arcmás/ Portrait, Budapest, 2003.

Tamás Féner: Féner/ Féner, Budapest, 2010.

Tamás Féner: Fotó toposzok/ Photo toposes, Budapest, 2014.

Publications

Website

Tamás FÉNER (1938, Budapest  - ) photographer. From 1957 until 1986, he worked as an art editor at Film, Theater, Music, from 1986 until 1990 at the Képes 7. From 1991 until 1993, worked as a photo editor at Népszava, from 1993 until 1994, at Griff and at Vasárnap. From 1997 until 2002, he was the photo editor of Népszava, from 2003 until 2011 the co-worker of the MTI- Hungarian News Agency. From 1992, he is a temporary lecturer of the Eötvös Loránd University. He was the editor of the Fotóművészet-theoretical, critical magazine for 25 years. Since 1966, member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers. From 1978 until 1986 he was the president and from 1986 until 1989 the member of the presidency of the organization.

Studies

Awards/Grants

Béla Balázs Award, 1973

Meritorius Artist Award, 1984

Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic Officer’s Cross, 1998

For the Hungarian Jewish Culture Award, 2004

Excellent Artist, 2005

Prima Primissima Award, 2007

Sándor Scheiber Award, 2008

Kossuth- Award, 2010

Individual exhibitions

Portraits, Mai Manó House –House of the Hungarian Photographers, 2013

Fény/törés (Diffraction), Mai Manó House – House of the Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, 2013

Punishment, Hungarian Jewish Museum, Budapest, 2006

My relatives, my friends, my business-connections, Budapest Gallery, 2001

Más/kép/más (Otherwise-portrait), Mai Manó House – House of the Hungarian Photographers, Budapest, 1998

Urban landscape, Goethe Institute, Budapest, 1995

Landscape/ light/ picture, Contemporary Historical Museum, Hall of the Veszprém University, 1994

S.P.Q.R. Senatus populusque Romanus, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, 1988

Pepsifeeling, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest (cat.), 1992

…that was the factory, Hungarian Labour Movemental Museum, Budapest, 1986

Hortobágy, Photography Gallery, Budapest, 1988

and you shall tell your son… From the life of the Hungarian Jews, The Ethnographic Museum, Budapest, 1983

Mirrorfly, Hall of Art, Budapest, 1980

1400°, Hungarian Labour Movemental Museum, Budapest, House of the Hungarian Culture, Berlin, 1978

Cserhalmi-crew, Oil drilling workers, An old ironworks, Csepel, István Oravecz retires, Hungarian Labour Movemental Museum, Budapest, Csepel, Workers’ Hostel of the Csepel Works, Budapest, 1976

From the Gypsys and from the mine-workers of the Cserhalmi-crew, Miskolc Gallery, Miskolc, 1974

Portrait of the artists, Fészek Club, Budapest, 1969, Hall of Art, Savaria Museum, Szombathely, 1972

Group Exhibitions

Works in public collections

FIAP Archives, Arles

Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét

Publications

Tamás Féner: Kőszeg/Kőszeg Budapest, 1976.

Tamás Féner: Hétköznap/Weekday, Budapest, 1979.

Tamás Féner: ...és beszéld el fiadnak/…and you shall tell your son, Budapest, 1984.

Tamás Féner:  Jüdisches Leben - Jüdischer Brauch, Wiesbaden, 1984.

Tamás Féner: ...and you shall tell your son, Budapest, 1984.

Tamás Féner: Fények által homályosan/Mistily by the lights, Budapest, 1994.

Tamás Féner: Más/kép/más / Otherwise-portrait (life-work-catalog), Budapest, 1998.

Tamás Féner: Az idő, a tér, a forma/ the time, the space, the shape, Budapest, 2001

Tamás Féner: Arcok a négyzetben/ Faces in the square, Budapest, 2003.

Tamás Féner: Arcmás/ Portrait, Budapest, 2003.

Tamás Féner: Féner/ Féner, Budapest, 2010.

Tamás Féner: Fotó toposzok/ Photo toposes, Budapest, 2014.

Publications

Website