Andras Gyorfi

András Győrfi was born in 1964 in Kaposvár, Hungary. He began painting at a young age, studying under painters József Molnár and György Ruisz. At just nine years old, he won the International Design Competition for Children of Shankar in India, chosen from over 5,000 entries.

In 1981, András moved to Budapest, where he graduated in architecture from the Ybl Miklós College. Over the years, he illustrated for notable magazines such as Rakéta Regényújság, És, and Galaktika. His artistic contributions also extended to the stage: he painted the set for a Raymond F. Simon play at the Sopron Theatre and designed the stage for Black Honey by Zsolt Pozsgai in London. His illustrations have been published by esteemed publishers like Móra, Cicero, and Palatinus.

During his career, András spent a period working in Aachen, Germany, and exhibited his works internationally in cities such as New York, Istanbul, London, and Harbin, China.

Highly regarded in Hungary and abroad, András Győrfi is considered one of the most talented and promising contemporary Hungarian painters.