Judit Nemes (Judith NEM'S, b. 1948, Budapest) is a Hungarian painter and graphic artist whose practice is rooted in the international tradition of geometric and Concrete Art. She lived and worked in Paris for nearly three decades, where, alongside her artistic practice, she played an active role in the contemporary art scene as an exhibition organiser and co-editor of several art journals.
At the core of Nemes's practice is geometric abstraction, characterised by a careful balance between the rigour of mathematical systems and painterly sensitivity. Her compositions are constructed from pure, vibrant colours and precisely ordered geometric structures, while their strict formal language is softened by a subtle lyricism and a refined sense of rhythm. In her work, geometry functions not as a self-contained formal system but as a means of investigating visual order, balance, and the possibilities of variation.
Alongside her paintings, Nemes has produced prints, electrographic works, mail art, paper reliefs, and three-dimensional objects. Her reliefs explore the threshold between surface and space, where the layered qualities of paper and the interplay of light and shadow become active compositional elements, enriching the visual dynamics of geometric form.
Her work has been exhibited extensively in Hungary and internationally and is held in major public collections, including the Hungarian National Gallery (Budapest), the Kassák Museum (Budapest), the International Print Triennial Society Collection (Kraków), the Ritter Museum (Germany), and the Haus Bill – Max Bill Georges Vantongerloo Stiftung (Zumikon, Switzerland).