Roland SÁRKÁNY

English

Born in Budapest in 1972. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Planning Graphic Art. Member of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists and the Society of Hungarian Illustrators.

Selected Individual Exhibitions

1992 ? Young Artists? Club (Budapest)

1995 ? Hungarian National Gallery (Budapest)

Selected Awards

1992 ? Tetra Pak Poster Competition, 3rd Prize

1993 ? Honeywell Poster Competition, 3rd Prize

1994 ? Westel Poster Competition, 3rd Prize

1994 ? 9th National Bienn. of Planning Graphic Art, Grand Prix

1994 ? Hung. Nat. Opera Poster Competition, Spec. Prize

1994 ? Poster Competition of the Ministry of Regional

Development and Environment Protection, 1st Prize

1995 ? Frank Coffee Poster Competition, Special Prize

1995 ? Nice Hungarian Book Competition, Special Prize

Selected Books Published

1994 ? Carlo Collodi: Pinocchio?s Adventures (Móra)

1995 ? Discovery with Maths (Park Publisher)

1996 ? László Arany: The White Mare?s Son (Unikornis)

1997 ? András Dékány: Robinson?s Last Adventure (Unikornis)

1997 ? Ferenc Eörsi: The Captain of the Tenkes (Unikornis)

1998 ? L. Hollós Korvin: The Treasure of the Red Tower (Unikornis)

1998 ? Gy. Láng: The Conductor of the St. Thomas Church

(Unikornis)

1998 ? A Reader of the Hungarian Freedom War (Holló and T.)

1999 ? Argyle and Helen the Fairy (Unikornis)

1999 ? Zoltán Majtényi: A Last Judgement (Unikornis)

1999 ? Emil Kolozsvári Grandpierre : The Pike with a Turkish

Head (Unikornis)

1999 ? A Golden Prayer for my Mother (Hung. Book Club)

2006 ? Albert Wass: The Huns Embark on their Way (Kráter)

?Illustration is like film music, it breathes at the same pace with the work, orchestrating what is essential in the literary creation. Nevertheless it is an independent genre as well, like an excellent music accompaniment which we like to listen to even without watching the film.?