Ildiko Kovac studied painting at the National Art School in Sydney from 1979 - 1980. Since that time she has exhibited her work in numerous group and solo shows including the Wynne and Sulman Prizes at the AGNSW. Ildiko currently lives and works in Sydney and has exhibited with MBFA since 2001.

Studied
1979-80
Higher Art Certificate, National Art School, Sydney
1978
 Art Certificate, St George College, Sydney

Solo Exhibitions
2005 Roadworks, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
2005 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
2002 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
1999 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne
1998 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne
1998 Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
1997 Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
1995 Selenium Gallery, Sydney
1994 Studio Exhibition, Sydney
1993 Studio Exhibition, Sydney
1991 Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1989 Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1988 Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney

Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 Sulman Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2004 Selection of Contemporary Australian Art, Martin Browne Fine Art
2004 Depth of Field - Anamorphosis, Utopia Art Sydney.
2004 Talking About Abstractions, Ivan Dougherty Gallery COFA, Sydney
2004 U R in E.U., Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney
2003 Crossing Paths, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
2002 A Silver Lining & A New Beginning, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, UNSW
2002 Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2002 Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Buildings
2002 Indecorous Abstraction, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide & QVB New Contemporaries Gallery, Syd
2002 Southern Exposure 2, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
2002 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2002 University School Club Art Prize, Sydney
2001 A Century of Collecting 1901-2001, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
2001 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2001 Southern Exposure 1, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
2000 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2000 Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Buildings
2000 Summer Exhibition, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney
2000 Southern Sydney Artists, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
2000 We Are Australian, Touring Exhibition
1999 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1999 Sulman Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1999 Contemporary Painting, Allen Allen and Hemsley Collection,
1999 University of Technology, Sydney
1998 Australian Contemporary Art Fair 6, Melbourne Exhibition Buildings
1998 Archibald, Wynne & Sulman, Regional Tour of Selected Works
1998 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1998 Sulman Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1996 Moet & Chandon, Touring Exhibition
1996 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1995 Up, Down and Across, Campbelltown City Art Gallery, N.S.W
1995 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1995 Group Exhibition, Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney
1994 Group Exhibition, Olsen & Carr Gallery, Sydney
1994 Wynne Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1993 Contemporary Australian Painting, Allen, Allen & Hemsley Collection Victorian Arts Centre, Melb
1991 Over East, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University Of Western Australia, Perth
1990 Working Up to Yellow, Campbelltown City Art Gallery, N.S.W
1990 Art Dock, D'Art Contemporary Australien, Noumea, New Caledonia
1990 Australian Contemporary Art Fair 2, Melbourne Exhibition Buildings
1989 Sir William Dobell Foundation Art Prize, Art Gallery of N.S.W
1988 Australian Contemporary Art Fair 1, Melbourne Exhibition Buildings
1987 Group Exhibition, Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1986 Group Show, EMR Gallery, Sydney
1983-86 Heritage Art Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1983 Works on Paper, Campbelltown City Art Gallery, New South Wales

Collections
Allen Allen & Hemsley Collection
Artbank
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Campbelltown City Art Gallery
Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria
Macquarie Bank
World Bank, Washington DC, USA
Various private collections

Awards and residencies
Fishers Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown City Art Gallery, N.S.W
Youth Art Award, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney

Selected Bibliography
Jeff Makin, "Still Life in the Abstract" Herald Sun, June 13, 2005
Roy Jackson, Exhibition Catalogue Essay, August 2002
John Peart, Exhibition Catalogue Essay, September, 2001
Sebastian Smee, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January 2001
Andrew Frost, Australian Art Collector, January-March Issue 2000
Sebastian Smee, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December 1998
John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 December 1997
Deborah Tarrant, Australian Art Collector, October Issue 1997
Terence Maloon, Art & Australia, Autumn Issue 1996
John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald, 02 September 1995
Felicity Fenner, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 May 1995
Felicity Fenner, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 April 1995
Elwyn Lynne, The Australian, 11 April 1994
Felicity Fenner, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 March 1994
Robert Rooney, The Australian, September 1993
David Bromfield, The West Australian, 09 February 1991
Charlie Shead, Agenda Art Magazine, 1 January 1991
Christopher Allen, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 1988