Silvio Apponyi

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 Silvio 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.

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

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

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 Village SA, granite water feature with 3 elements 2002

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