Párkányi, Péter
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Biography
Péter Párkányi was born on September 6th of 1967 in Balassagyarmat. From 1987, he attended the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest as a sculptor, with István Kiss and György Jovánovics as his teachers. Already in 1988 he received his first commission for a public sculpture in Sopron, for the bust of Attila József. In 1990, he was invited to the Stonesculptor-Symposium in Kassel, Germany, where one of his works was exhibited. In the same year he created the public sculpture of György Szondy in his hometown.
He participated in several exhibitions in Hungary and abroad. At that time he was mainly working on monumental sculptures. In 1991, he was invited to Sardinia to the International Stonesculptor-Symposium, where he was awarded the first prize for his works. At the same time, his first single exhibition took place in Balassagyarmat in the Endre Horváth Gallery. In 1993, he participated at the exhibition in honour of Queen Elisabeth II. at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Budapest. He was awarded first prize at the Széchényi-Exhibition, and at the Academy at Epreskert he presented his bronze sculpture „Slow horse gaze”, which depicts a horse upside down, attached to the top of a carriage, with its feet pointing to the sky with a suffering gaze.
In 1994, the city of Körmend gave him the commission for the sculpture of King Béla IV., which was inaugurated at the 750th birthday of the city. In 1996 he visited the States, where he worked on a sculpture for the University of Northern Arizona, and participated in several single and group exhibitions. In 1997 he got commissions for several public sculptures, his home town elected him for the Horváth Ferenc-Award and in the „Műcsarnok” –Art Gallery in Budapest, where he presented his sculpture "Rosary".
In 1998 he received the Golden Certificate of the Hungarian Academy of the Arts for his sculptures at the frontage of the National Theatre of Budapest. He was given the Koller-Award in 1999.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Born in Balassagyarmat |
| 1987-1995 | College of Fine Arts |
| Teachers: István Kiss and György Jovánovics. | |
| Pupil of Melocco. | |
| Awards | |
| 2009 | Gundel Art Award, Hungary |
| 2008 | Duna Television Hungarian Stars Award, Hungary |
| I. Grand Prize of the Gold Paketai, Audience Award and the City of Cannes honors | |
| 2007 | III. Grand Prize of the Gold Paketai, Le Monde de la Culture et des Arts - M.C.A. Exposition Internationale, Franciaország |
| 2002 | Honorary Citizen of Balassagyarmat |
| 1998 | Koller-award |
| 1997 | Horváth Endre-award, Balassagyarmat. |
| 1994 | I. and III. Pize, Sacrificial Monument-tender, Szombathely. |
| 1993 | First Prize of Autumn Exhibition, Szécsény. |
| 1991 | I. Prize, International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Quartu St. Elena, Szardínia. |
| Single exhibitions | |
| 2011 | Forrás Gallery, Budapest |
| 2007 | Elysé de L'Art, Paris, France |
| 2005 | XV. Regards Sur Les Arts, Lamballe, France |
| Galerie de Tourgéville, Tourgéville, France | |
| 2004 | Guest of honor at Bretagne saloon Exhibition, France |
| 2002 | Realistic Dreams, Leiden, Netherlands |
| 2001 | Ericsson Gallery, Budapest |
| Pfister Gallery | |
| 1999 | Budapest Gallery, Budapest |
| Master and Pupil, Vízivárosi Gallery, Budapest (with Miklós Melocco) | |
| 1996 | Sculptures, phtos, drawings, Northern Arizona Art Museum and Gallery, Flagstaff [USA] |
| 1995 | Zichy Gallery, Leiden |
| 1993 | Lassított lónézés, College of Fine Art, Budapest |
| 1991 | Sculptures, Horváth E. Gallery, Balassagyarmat |
| Selected Group exhibitions | |
| 2012 | "We Belong Together" group exhibition, Forrás Gallery, Budapest |
| 2011 | "Hungarian Art" exhibition, China, Museum of Fine Arts, Peking |
| 2010 | Boldogasszony Exhibition, Forrás Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Art Shanghai |
| Internatonal Fine Art Exhibition and Fair, Shanghai, China | |
| The Hungarian Sculptors Society Exhibition, Budapest, Vízivárosi Gallery, Hungary | |
| 2009 | Invité d'honneur - a XI. M.C.A. Guest of Honor of the Exposition Internationale, Cannes (Franciaország) |
| Firenzei Biennálé | |
| Invité d'honneur a XI. M.C.A. Exposition Internationale, Cannes, Franciaország | |
| 2008 | F-Group travelling exhibition in Transylvania: Csíkszereda, Kolozsvár, Sepsiszentgyörgy |
| X. Le Monde de La Culture et Des Arts - M.C.A. Exposition Internationale, Cannes, Franciaország | |
| Guangzhou International Art Fair, Canton, Kína | |
| The Hungarian Sculptors Society Exhibition, Vizivárosi Gallery, Budapest | |
| X. Le Monde de la Culture et des Arts, - M.C.A. Exposition Internationale, Cannes, Franciaország | |
| 2007 | IX. Le Monde de la Culture et des Arts, - M.C.A. Exposition Internationale, Cannes, Franciaország |
| The Hungarian Sculptors Society Exhibition, Malom Gallery, Szentendre | |
| Guangzhou Internatonal Art Fair, Kanton, China | |
| XVII. Regards Sur Les Arts, Lamballe, France | |
| 2006 | XVI. Regards Sur Les Arts, Lamballe, France |
| Exhibition with Filep Sándor, Zalaegerszeg | |
| The Hungarian Sculptors Society X. Jubilee Exhibition, Hamilton Newjersey, USA | |
| 2005 | Group exhibition with the F group, Veszprém |
| Exhibition with Szabó Ákos painterl, Normandia, France | |
| 2004 | Group exhibition with the F group, Székesfehérvár |
| 2002 | Kempinski Hotel, Budapest |
| 2001 | Szobrászaton innen és túl, Műcsarnok, Budapest. |
| 1997 | New Gresham Company |
| Hungarian Saloon, Műcsarnok, Budapest | |
| 1995 | Situation/ Hungarian Sculpture, Műcsarnok, Budapest |
| The figure and part, Northern Arizona Art Museum and Gallery, Flagstaff [USA] | |
| 1993 | II. Elizabeth Queen's honor, British Embassy |
| 1991 | Stone Sculpture Simposium Quartu St. Elena (Szardínia) |
| 1990 | Oltre il muro, Milánó |
| Margitszigeti Víztorony | |
| 1989 | Baudelaire, France Institution, Budapest |
| In memory of Stephen King, College of Fine Art | |
| Works in public collections | |
| Bánffy Miklós, Sopron, 2013 | |
| Vízöntő-díszkút, Pápa, 2013 | |
| Diakonissza, Budapest, 2012 | |
| Mindszenty József bíboros, Budapest, 2012 | |
| Testvérvárosok Kútja, Nagykanizsa, 2012 | |
| Pecázó fiú pulykával, Szombathely, 2010 | |
| Trianon Emlékmű , Kaposvár, 2010 | |
| Wass Albert emlékmű, Mátészalka, 2009 | |
| Bessenyei Ferenc színművész egész alakos portrészobra, 2008, Budapest | |
| Asklépiosz és Hüggieia, 2007, SOTE, Magyarország, | |
| Ister-kút, 2007, Esztergom | |
| Mindszenty bíboros domborműve, 2006, Balassagyarmat | |
| Balassi Bálint, 2004, Balassagyarmat | |
| Mauks Ilona, 2003, Mohora | |
| Civitas Fortissima, 2002, Balassagyarmat | |
| Szent-Györgi Albert, 2002, Terény | |
| Kilenc Múzsa az Új Nemzeti Színház Főhomlokzatán, 2002, Budapest | |
| Básti Laos, Lukács Margit, Gobbi Hilda, Latabár Kálmán, Tímár József, Soós Imre egész alakos portrészobrai az Új Nemzeti Színház szoborparkjában, 2002, Budapest | |
| Realista álmok, 2001, St. Ulrich, Ausztria | |
| Tavirózsa, 2000, Hévíz, Európa Hotel. | |
| Köszöntő szoborpár, 2000, Szeged. | |
| Vágó Pál, 2000, Jászapáti. | |
| Szent István, 2000, Csenger. | |
| Jókai-emlékmű, 2000, Budapest, XII. ker., Diana park. | |
| Magyar forradalmak emlékműve, 1998, Kisszállás. | |
| 1996 a Tudomány éve, 1996, Flagstaff, USA. | |
| Áldozati emlékmű, 1995, Szombathely. | |
| Fábián Dezső, Kárpáti György, 1994, Budapest, FTC Sportcentrum. | |
| IV. Béla király, 1994, Körmend. | |
| Fráter Erzsébet, 1992, Balassagyarmat. | |
| Szondy György, 1990, Balassagyarmat. | |
| József Attila, 1988, Sopron. | |
| Vágó Pál, 2000, Jászapáti. | |
| Szent István, 2000, Csenger. | |
| Jókai-emlékmű, 2000, Budapest, XII. ker., Diana park. | |
| Magyar forradalmak emlékműve, 1998, Kisszállás. | |
| 1996 a Tudomány éve, 1996, Flagstaff, USA. | |
| Áldozati emlékmű, 1995, Szombathely. | |
| Fábián Dezső, Kárpáti György, 1994, Budapest, FTC Sportcentrum. | |
| IV. Béla király, 1994, Körmend. | |
| Fráter Erzsébet, 1992, Balassagyarmat. | |
| Szondy György, 1990, Balassagyarmat. | |
| József Attila, 1988, Sopron. |
