József Haller

József Haller studied at Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca. The recorded working language is Romanian. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Distinctions recorded are Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and Order of Cultural Merit.

• Name — József Haller • Born — 24 January 1935 • Birthplace — Satu Mare, Romania • Died — 16 March 2017 • Place of death — Târgu Mureș, Romania • Field — Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Scenic design • Training — Ion Andreescu Fine Arts Institute from Cluj • Awards — Meritul Cultural în grad de Cavaler, Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

József Haller attended the School of Fine Arts in Cluj between 1949 and 1953 with a specialization in painting. He continued his studies at the Cluj-Napoca Academy of Arts during 1953–1959 with a specialization in sculpture under the masters Ion Irimescu, Artúr Vetró and András Kós. He was a member of the Romanian Fine Arts Union, the Barabas Miklós Guild as well as the National Association of Hungarian Artists. From 1959 until retirement, for 40 years, he was the scenic designer for the Youth and Puppet Theater Ariel, where he designed the scenery, the costumes and the puppets for more than 120 plays.

• Târgu Mureș (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015); • Satu Mare (1975, 1981); • Siegen (1979); • Cluj-Napoca (1981); • Miercurea Ciuc (2003); • Budapest: Újpest Gallery (2005); • Budapest: Vármegye Gallery (2005).

• Illustration — József Haller: Caliban, 2009 • Barcelona (Spain): Juan Miro International Graphic Exhibition, 1975; • Mannheim (Germany): Contemporary Romanian Fine Art, 1979; • Maastricht (The Netherlands): Romanian Graphics, 1982; • Kraków (Poland): International Biennale of Graphic Work, 1985; • Budapest (Hungary): Exhibit of Hungarian Fine Artists from Romania, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995; • Washington (USA): Exhibit of Hungarian Fine Artists from Transylvania, 1990; • Stockholm (Sweden), 1994, 1996; • Frankfurt (Germany): „Kaddisch”, 1995; • Debrecen, Szarvas, Nyíregyháza (Hungary): 12 artists from Transylvania (1993); • Budapest (Hungary), 1996; • Kecskemét (Hungary): Contemporary Fine Arts from Tîrgu Mureș, 2000; • Budapest (Hungary), ERNST Museum: Half-life (2002); • Millenary tracks - 10 graphic artists from Romania: Rome, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Moscow, Bucharest, Budapest, 2005. Creation camps: Iserlohn - Germany (1984, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003), Lăzarea - Romania (1988), Cătălina – Romania (1992), Marcali - Hungary (1992), Zalaegerszeg – Hungary (1993), Bolyai creation camp in Tîrgu Mureș - Romania (2009).

József Haller is recorded with the occupation scenographer. Recorded as having received Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and Order of Cultural Merit. Career and activity. Haller worked in art of sculpture. He belonged to Visual Artists' Union of Romania, Barabás Miklós Céh and National artist association of Hungary.