Born : Hillcrest Hospital, Harvest Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia in 1960.

Name: Nyisztor is pronounced nistor /nistɔ:/ and has its origin in Transylvania.

Childhood: Spent in semi rural South Coogee, South of Fremantle, on the west side of Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve.

Study: Design at Perth Technical College in James Street from 1976 - 1978. Proceeded to the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now known as Curtin University) graduating with a Degree in Design.

Work: Graphic designer at Murdoch University in the Media Services Department in 1980 then later designing neon and illuminated signs, and also working as a freelance designer.

Career: Visual artist exhibiting regularly within Australia and abroad (CV available below). Since 2007 manager and director of Nyisztor Studio, an artist run initiative.

Image: The classic Beogram turntable featured opposite is a long time fixture in the painting studio.