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Silvio Apponyi (born 4 July 1949) is an Australian sculptor based in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, noted for depictions of animals.




Early life and education


Apponyi was born on 4 July 1949 in a refugee camp in Dachau, near Munich, migrating to Australia during infancy. His father Albert Frederick (Frigyes) Apponyi claimed descent from an illegitimate line of the Apponyi family.
The family moved to Adelaide, and Apponyi had a difficult home life. He started wood carving when he was about five years old. He attended Woodville High School, where he was encouraged to apply for a scholarship to art school.




Career


Apponyi studied sculpture at the North Adelaide School of Arts, and during that time won a German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD), and went on to study for a year at the Munich Academy.
Since then he has had one-man shows and group exhibitions locally, interstate and overseas. He has won several prizes, accepted commissions, conducted workshops in Australia and Malaysia, and studied wood-block printmaking under a Japanese master. His work is featured in many private collections both here and overseas and in public spaces across Australia.
Apponyi was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the visual arts as a sculptor".
Apponyi lives and works from his studio located at Balhannah in South Australia.




Major commissions



1981
University of Adelaide's Waite Institute Aries
1985
Goulburn NSW, The Big Merino
St Patrick's College, Goulburn, life-sized St Patrick
1986
St Dominic's College, North Adelaide St Dominic
1988
Tamworth, New South Wales, Bicentennial Park, 67 stone sculptures & reliefs
1989
State Bank Tower, Adelaide laminated Wooden Relief
1990
Mt Annan Botanic Garden NSW, sundial of human involvement – with Sundials SA
Flinders University of SA, bronze & marble Squid & Prey
Kingston, SE SA, Maria Creek beautification, granite sculptures & sundial
Berri SA, A Special Place for Jimmy James – with Bluey Roberts
1991 – 2006
Mitsubishi National Basketball League Trophy
1992
Henley Beach Catholic Church, Mary with Child (RAIA Award),
Granite Island Sea lion carved in Situ
Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria Laughing Kookaburras
1993
Adelaide Zoo Sealion,
Victor Harbor Whale Tail
Flinders University Woman Washing her Hair
Ashford Special School relief carving on granite
Townsend School for the Blind, Birdbath with Bronze Tortoise
1994
Keswick SA Wedgetailed Eagle
Regency College of TAFE Marine Sculpture
1996
Wagga Wagga Waterbirds & Goannas
Lutheran Homes, Hope Valley, Granite Fountain
Healesville Sanctuary Kangaroo and Emu with Chicks
1997
Spring Hill Estate SA, wooden carvings, stone reliefs, bronze sculptures
Burnside Shopping Village, granite fountain
Monarto Zoological Park SA, granite & bronze goanna birdbath (donated by the artist)
1998
Dudley Park SA, Children's Cemetery, bronze Pelican & Chicks
Eden Hills SA, Colebrook Home site, granite Fountain of Tears collaboration with Indigenous Artists
1999
BRL Hardy's Banrock Station Wine & Wetlands Centre, Kingston-on-Murray SA, bronze Pelican & Chicks
University of Adelaide's Waite Institute, bronze West Highland White Terrier for Greg Johns' tribute to Peter Waite
Eden Hills SA, Colebrook Home site, life-sized bronze Grieving Mother collaboration with Shereen Rankine
Darwin NT, Heritage Walk drinking fountain with Chinese theme, collaboration with Aladar Apponyi
2000
Thredbo Village NSW, life-sized bronze Eastern Wombat & Grey Kangaroo
Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide, demonstrated granite-carving on boulders which form landscaping for C. Lawrence's mural
Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide Hills SA, life-sized bronze Koala
2001
Parliament House, Canberra, green marble lizard
Burnside Shopping Village SA, granite water feature with 3 elements
2002
Victor Harbor SA, bronze Penguins for gateway to Granite Island ("Kaiki"), w/ Martin Corbin
SANBL Headquarters, bronze bust of former player Mark Davis
Mikawomma Reserve, Woodville Gardens SA, series of relief carvings. Collaboration w/ Potter/Minuzzo. Design Institute Award
2003
Mt Gambier SA, Kimberley Clark foyer, limestone relief, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos for Landscaping
2004
North Adelaide SA, St Dominic's Priory College, Adelaide, water feature and Relief of Young Kaurna girl
2005
Adelaide Convention Centre, River Torrens Precinct, Meals on Wheels 50th Anniversary SA, 2.6m x 4m granite relief
Scotch College, Torrens Park SA, granite relief Technology and Science
2006
Mt Barker District Council Walking Trail SA, Redgum Mother & Toddler Catherine & Allana carved in situ
2007
September: Maroochy Qld, 3 week residency to carve granite sculptures for Botanic Gardens
October: Elliston, Eyre Peninsula, to give workshops at "Sculpture on the Cliffs"
Mt Gambier SA, Memories in a Suitcase, 2m high granite memorial to migrant settlers
2009
Peterborough SA, Bob the Railway Dog
2010
February: St Mark's College, North Adelaide, Flame of Learning white marble column




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References






Sources


"Silvio Apponyi – Bungendore Wood Works Gallery". bungendorewoodworks.com.au.
"Silvio Apponyi – Sculptor". apponyi.net.
"Adelaide Hills International Sculpture Symposium". adelaidehillssculpture.com.au.
Gallery, Art Images. "Silvio Apponyi". artimagesgallery.com.au.
"Silvio Apponyi at Yallingup Galleries". yallingupgalleries.com.au.

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• List of sculptors
• List of Australian artists
• Animalier
• List of Hungarian Australians
• Eden Hills, South Australia
• 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
• Adelaide College of the Arts
• Mikawomma Reserve