ESZTI Kondász is a Hungarian illustrator based in Budapest. Her illustrations are rich in vivid and vibrant colours inspired by the world of Risography.
In her work she frequently incorporates symbolic elements, tarot motifs, and botanical details, while also exploring themes of feminism and mental health.
A distinctive feature of her style is the playful personification of inanimate objects around us often accompanied by a thoughtful play on double or alternative meanings.
She has extensive experience as an illustrator for children's magazines, along with a growing portfolio in editorial illustration across both print and digital media.
Her work has appeared in women's magazines and psychology publications, and she has contributed to various feminist editorial projects.
Her clients include: Wine52, Glamour magazine, HVG Psychology magazine, Lazy Women, among others.
While she continues to enjoy children's publishing, her current focus is on a broader range of editorial work. You can find her art prints in design stores across Budapest, including ISBN+ Gallery, Kastner Kommunity and Pikszis Kultúrpont, and at Budapest design fairs like Makers Market.
She works both from home and from STUDIO103, a creative studio near the Danube, where she collaborates with other artists and focuses on building a community.
APPEARANCES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
2026:
Kelet Café and Gallery, A hallgatás NEM beleegyezés exhibition
ISBN+ Gallery, Központ PRINT VIBES exhibition
Szendvicsbár Közösségi tér residency programme, Csikágói Szomszédok zine
'Tulip chest' self initiates collaborative zine with Julcsi Domján and 8 more female creators
2025:
'Woman to Woman' self initiated collaborative zine with 8 female creators for International Women's Day
Best of Billufest exhibition, Zagreb
'Charecters on the road' Pictoplasma Balkan exhibition, Varna
'Summer Travel' zine Riso Pop exhibition, Amsterdam
RISOMA international Risograph printing exhibition, Desisto, Lisbon
EAST 101 exhibition at 101Tigris
4th Budapest Illustration Festival: Children Fiction and Attila József anniversary categories
2024:
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, Barcelona, La Gloria Factoria de Arte, ceramics and mosaic art
ARC exhibition, Budapest, Family trauma tree
Memorial exhibition for Ervin Lázár, Kisszékely
Térkép bárhova (Map to anywhere) anthology, Két Hold Kiadó
Editorial illustrations in HVG Pszichológia magazine 2024/4
Cover illustration for children's art and literature magazine, Csodaceruza, issue 2024/01
Kidlit illustrations for Csodaceruza and Csiribiri magazines, issues 2024/01,02,03,04 and more
Helsinki exhibition with Budapest Illustration Festival
2023:
Cover Illustration for "The Budapester" exhibition, Budapest
TRAKTA illustration exhibition, 3rd place selected by jury
3rd Budapest Illustration Festival: Children Fiction and Sándor Petőfi anniversary categories
Illustration + design for Zabella Zine, contemporary literary zine, 11th issue
Istanbul Borderless Artbook Festival
Ukmukfukk Zine Festival, Budapest
2021:
2nd Budapest Illustration Festival: Silent Book category selected participant