Brigitta Váradi is a multimedia artist whose practice investigates the intersection of tradition, craft, and the everyday rituals of working life. Her interdisciplinary approach—textiles works, interactive sculptures, video, and performance—centers on processes that are both labor-intensive and rooted in systematic research. Váradi documents unique customs within specific communities to honor and preserve under-recognized or vanishing traditions. Through her work, she emphasizes the enduring value of these traditions in a world shaped by mass production and global economic forces.
Brigitta Varadi is a Carpatho-Rusyn, Hungarian-born, self-taught artist living and working in Pine Plains, NY.
Varadi is a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in the Interdisciplinary category and a grantee of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Arts Council of Ireland, the Leitrim and the Roscommon County Councils and Culture Ireland. Brigitta was recognized in 2008 by President Mary Mc Alesse for her contribution to the arts in Ireland.
She has received residencies and fellowships at MacDowell, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the NARS Foundation, the Marble House Project, the LOCIS-European Cultural Program, and the Leitrim Sculpture Center, among others
Varadi has had solo exhibitions at Al Held Foundation, commissioned by the River Valley Arts Collective, Civitella Ranieri, Burlington City Arts Center, Westbeth Gallery, Budapest Gallery, Leitrim Sculpture Center, and others. Selected group exhibitions include: Katonah Museum, Spartanburg Art Museum, Equity Gallery, Marfa Open, Hunt Museum, National Design and Craft Gallery, and Culturel Irlandais, and many others.
Her work can be found in public collections, including a site-specific government commission administered by the Office of Public Works for the Department of Education and Science in Athlone, Ireland, a public art commission by Sligo County Council, and by Roscommon County Council, Ireland.
In addition to developing her own practice, Brigitta works on commissions and exhibitions and develops projects with people of all ages and abilities in the community sector, schools, prisons and arts centers.
As Residency Director of the non-profit organization Chashama North (ChaNorth), she supports artists by giving them space to create and showcase their work while fostering community development through the arts. Brigitta supports the artist community by creating a diverse program and environment that fosters the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, perspectives, and expertise.