Károly Kismányoky was an artist and a member of the Pécsi Műhely group from Pécs. He studied at Ferenc Lantos’ Art High School and graduated from the Teaching School in Pécs.
During the early 1970s, he created numerous land artworks in the forest, quarry and the outside spaces of his hometown Pécs. In Kismányoky’s works, the process was the focus of the work. He created in the media of photography and photomontage, action and performance. In the early 1980s, he extended his practice to animation.