Born in Sweden, of Hungarian parents, Árpád Krizsán attended secondary school and university in Austria. He later studied at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City. After graduating from Columbia, Árpád worked in London and has lived in Connecticut since 2004. His father, an artist, inspired Árpád to walk and see; ever since, art, in particular photography, has been a central part of his life.