Győző SÁRKÁNY

English

Website: www.victordragon.org

Born in Súr, 1951. Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists, of the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists, of the Hungrian Artists Association of Books as Art Objects, of the Association of Hungarian Paper-arts, of the Society of Italian Illustrators, of the Dürer Society in Gyula and of the Society of Hungarian Illustrators.

Selected Individual exhibitions

1986 ? Adolf Fényes Room (Budapest)

1988 ? János Nagy Balogh Exhibition Hall (Budapest)

1992 ? Young Artists? Club (Budapest)

1992 ? Hungarian National Gallery (Budapest)

1993 ? Contemporary Graphics Cabinet (Budapest)

1998 ? Book Sale (Frankfurt)

1999 ? Arte Fiera (Bologna)

2003 ? Vigadó Gallery (Budapest)

Selected awards

1987 ? ?Together for Peace? ? Vigadó Gallery, Prize SZOT

1989 ? Sillenpää: Hiltu and Ragnar illustrations, Prize of Excellence

1993 ? Int. Small Graphics ?900th Anniversary of Mohács?, 1st Prize

1993 ? I. Ex Libris Biennial, Dürer Hall, Gyula, 1st Prize

1993 ? Petőfi Competition, Town Gallery, Kiskőrös ? 1st Prize

1995 ? Contemporary poetry ? graphic arts, MAOE Prize

1996 ? ?Nice Hungarian Book?, Illustration Prize

1998 ? Noémi Ferenczy Prize

1999 ? ?The Illustrator of the Year? ? Hungarian IBBY Prize

2000 ? Simsay Ildikó Prize

2002 ? Salgótarján Biennale of Drawings, MGSZ Prize

Selected books published

1988 ? F.E. Sillanpää: Hiltu and Ragnar (Európa)

1990 ? Valery Briusov: Marble Head (Európa)

1991 ? A. Schmuckler: Requiem for Theophil (Európa)

1992 ? István Tótfalusi: Opera Tales (Móra)

1993 ? Edmond Rostand: L?Aiglon (Európa)

1994 ? Best Hungarian Dramas (Unikornis)

1998 ? Series of Verne Novels (Vol. from 1 to 14) (Unikornis)

?Although it is the particular literary works that inspire illustrations, a good illustration always represents individual graphic masterpiece in itself. Each illustration, of course, reflects the artist?s personality, thoughts and outlook on the world.?