Péter Párkányi Raab
1967-, Balassagyarmat, Hungary
STUDIES
1987 – 1992Hungarian Academy of Arts, majoring in sculpture
1992 – 1995Hungarian Academy of Arts, master’s degree
ONE – MAN EXHIBITIONS
1991 Sculptures I Horváth Endre Gallery, Balassagyarmat
1993 “Horse-viewing slowed down” I Hungarian Academy of Arts, Budapest
1995 Zichy Gallery, Leiden, the Netherlands
1996 Sculptures, photos, drawings I Northern Arizona Art Museum, Flagstaff, USA
1999 Budapest Gallery, BudapestMaster and Disciple I joint exhibition with sculptor Miklós MeloccoVízivárosi Gallery, Budapest
2001 Ericsson Gallery, BudapestPfister Gallery, Budapest
2002 Realist dreams I Le Carnet, FranceRevolutionary realism I Joint exhibition with painter Rudinó Bér, Hotel Kempinsky, Budapest
2004 Bretagne salon exhibition I Invité d’honneur, Lamballe, France
2005 Joint exhibition with painter Ákos Szabó I Villiers-Fossard, France
2006 Joint showing with painter Sándor Filep I Zalaegerszeg
2009 XI. Le Monde de La Culture et Des Arts I M. C. A. Exposition InternationaleInvité d’honneur, Cannes, France
2011 Forrás Gallery, Budapest
2013 Korean Cultural Centre, BudapestEötvös 10, Budapest
2017 Hanyattló – Szárnyaló / Falling – Flying I King St Stephen Museum – Csók István Gallery, Székesfehérvár
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1989 Baudelaire I French Institute, Budapest
1990 Oltre il muro I Milan, ItalyMargaret Island, Water tower, BudapestStone carvers’ symposion I Kassel, Germany
1991 Stone carvers’ symposion I Quartu St. Elena, Italy
1993 Exhibition in honour of Queen Elisabeth II I British Embassy, Budapest
1995 Situational picture I Műcsarnok/Art Hall, Budapest
1997 New Gresham Circle I BudapestHungarian Salon I Műcsarnok/Art Hall, Budapest
2001 On this side of sculpture and beyond I Műcsarnok/Art Hall, Budapest
2004 F-group I SzékesfehérvárXIV. Regards sur les arts I Invité d’honneur, Lamballe, France
2005 Galerie de Tourgéville, Tourgéville, FranceDucey, FranceXV. Regards sur les arts I Lamballe, FranceF-group I Veszprém
2005 Exhibition on the 10th anniversary of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Society Hamilton, New Jersey, USA
2006 XVI. Regards sur les arts I Lamballe, France
2007 XVII. Regards sur les arts I Lamballe, FranceExhibition of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Society I Art Mill, SzentendreElysé de l’Art I Paris, FranceGuangzhou International Art Fair I Canton, ChinaIX. Le Monde de la Culture et Des Arts I M. C. A. Expositioninternationale, Cannes, France
2008 Guangzhou International Art Fair I Canton, ChinaX. Le Monde de la Culture et Des Arts I M. C. A. Expositioninternationale, Cannes, FranceExhibition of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Society I Vízivárosi Gallery
2009 F-group I itinerant exhibition in Transylvania: Csíkszereda,Kolozsvár, SepsiszentgyörgyAbordable I Grand Salon d’Art, Paris, FranceFlorence Biennial I Florence, Italy
2010 Blessed Virgin Mary I Forrás Gallery, BudapestArt Shanghai 2010 I International Art Exhibition and Fair, Shanghai, ChinaExhibition of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Society I Vízivárosi Gallery
2010 The Blessed Virgin Mary I exhibition series organized by the Forrás Gallery
2011 New Art I ItalyHungarian Art I Chinese Museum of Fine Arts, Peking, China
2012 XIVth International Art Fair I Peking, ChinaWe belong together I BudapestKOREAART I Budapest
2014 The Beauty – Japan in Asia I Budapest
2015 The Blessed Virgin Mary I exhibition series organized by the National Strategy Research Institute
2016 Masterpieces Fair I LondonEuropean Art Fair Monaco I Monaco
2017 THE DECISION I SzékesfehérvárUN’ALTRA REALTA I Naples
PUBLIC SCULPTURES
1988 Attila József I SopronTorso I Kassel, Germany
1990 György Szondi I BalassagyarmatSerial stone sculptures I Sardinia, Italy
1992 Erzsébet Fráter I Balassagyarmat
1994 King Béla IV I Körmend
1995 Memorial of victims I Szombathely
1996 Year of Science I Flagstaff, USA
1998 Memorial of the Hungarian revolutions I Kisszállás
1999 Salve statues I Lamezia Terme, ItalyDezsõ Fábián, György Kárpát I Budapest
2000 Jókai monument I BudapestEquestrian statue of St. Stephen I CsengerSt. Stephen I BalatonfüredPál Vágó I JászapátiWater-lily I HévízPair of salve statues I Szeged
2001 Realist dreams I St. Ulrich, Austria
2002 Full-length sculptures of Lajos Básti, Margit Lukács, Hilda Gobbi,Kálmán Latabár, József Tímár, Imre Soós actors I New National Theatre, BudapestNine Muses I New National Theatre main facade, BudapestAlbert Szent-Györgyi I TerényCivitas Fortissima I Balassagyarmat
2003 Ilona Mauks I Mohora
2004 Bálint Balassi I Balassagyarmat
2006 Relief of Prince Primate József Mindszenty I BalassagyarmatAngel playing music I Kozárd
2007 Ister fountain I EsztergomAsclepius and Hygieia I SOTE Budapest
2008 Full-length sculpture of actor Ferenc Bessenyei IHungarian National Theatre, BudapestMemorial of the victims of World War II I Dombóvár
2009 Monument of Albert Wass I MátészalkaBreakthrough I Sopron (as collaborator of Miklós Melocco)
2010 Trianon memorial I KaposvárAngling boy I SzombathelyCorpus I Ipolykeszi, Slovakia
2012 Fountain of twin towns I NagykanizsaDeaconess I Budapest
2013 Monument of Sir George Solti I BudapestCount Miklós Bánffy I Sopron
2014 Memorial of the victims of the German occupation I BudapestIdentity gate I KozárdStatue of chieftain Lehel I Jászberény (in collaboration with Miklós Melocco)
2015 Birth of the pearl I Dombóvár
2016 Primadonna Hanna Honthy I Operetta Theatre, BudapestPrince Primate József Mindszenty I ZalaegerszegPair of Salve statues I SzarvasFontana I SzarvasSpring I DombóvárMemorial of 1956 I Ráckeve
2017 Memorial of ’56 I SzihalomMemorial of ’56 I SzajlaMemorial of the Malenki robot I Budapest
2018 Monument of the Hungarian revolution in 1956 I Le Grand-Saconnex (Geneva), Switzerland
2019 Statue of Ignác Semmelweis I Wien
2020 Corpus, BudapestStatue of Bishop Áron Márton, Kaposvár
PRIZES
1990 Award of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture
1991 Qartu S. Elena, Stone carving symposion, 1st prize, Sardinia, Italy
1993 Autumn Exhibition of the town of Szécsény, Grand prizePublic sculpture competition of the town of Érd, 1st prize
1994 Public sculpture competition of the town of Szombathely, 1st and 3rd prizes
1997 Public sculpture competition of Dunaújváros, 3rd prizePublic sculpture competition, Budapest, special prizeBalassagyarmat, Endre Horváth Prize
1998 Hungarian Art Academy, Golden DiplomaKoller Prize
2002 Freedom of the town of Balassagyarmat
2007 Le Monde de la Culture et des Arts M.C.A. Exposition Internationale, Gold Plaque III. Grand Prize, France
2008 Le Monde de la Culture et des Arts M.C.A. Exposition Internationale,Gold Plaque I. Grand Prize, FranceAward of the Municipality of Cannes, FranceHungarian Stars Prize of the Duna Television
2009 Gundel Art AwardFlorence Biennial, sculptural prize
2014 Madách Prize, Nógrád County
2018 Freeman of Nógrád CountyHungarian Order of Merit Officer’s Cross”Civitas Fortissima” commemorative medal and honorific title”For the Hungarian Culture” PrizeMunkácsy Mihály Prize
2020 Award for Hungarian Art
2021 Kossuth Award
FILMS
1995 Rite I TV2, director: Árpád Sopsits
1999 Sculptures in the night I Duna TV, director: Árpád Sopsits
2010 The Slovak tinker and the last Mohican I Duna TV, director: Mária KontraThe seventh I ECHO TV, director: Helga KoltiSecret of Faces I director László Dudás
2017 Guardians of the Carpathian homeland XXVI I made by: Diána Zana, Péter MészárosDeclining – Soaring I made by Diána Zana, Péter MészárosTrailer for the exhibition Declining – Soaring – Fehérvári Programszervező Kft.Péter Párkányi Raab: Declining – Soaring: Sculptures on the move made by Diána Zana, Péter Mészáros
2019 Sculpture Guide – Sculptures living withous – Sculpture of Sir George Solti curator: Mária Kontra
