GÁBOR BENŐ POGÁNY
sculptor
(22 June 1962, Szolnok)Studies
- 1977-81 Secondary School of Fine and Applied arts, Budapest
- master: Béla Tóth
- 1982-87 Hunagrian College of Fine Arts, sculpting
- master: József Somogyi
Memebership in art organizations
- Since 1986 member of National Society of Hungarian Artists and the Union of Hungarian Artists
- Since 1999 member of board of Regional Organization of MAOE JNSZ
- Since 2002 deputy chairman of Art Society of Szolnok
- Since 2005 chairman of Art Society of Szolnok
- 2005-2011 inventor and organizer of pARTicum Biennale Open-Air Sculpting Exhibition
Study trips
- 1985 Scotland (International Youth Festival)
- 1994-95 Switzerland, Romania, Italy
- 2001 France
International Sculpting Colonies
- 1985 Lumsden, Anglia
- 1987 Tokaj
- 1988 Mátészalka
- 1989 Csongrád
- 1996 Kézdivásárhely, Románia
Awards
- 1984 VIT-tender, Moscow, II. prize;
- 1987 Hermann Lipót award
- 1991 VIII. National Portrait biennale, Hatvan, bronze diploma;
- 1999 Cultural Award of the City of Szolnok- in memory of Kaposvári Gyula
- 2002 Patron Saints of Europe Award, Bielesko Biala (Poland)
- 2003 XIV. National Portrait biennale Hatvan
- 2009 Jász- Nagykun Szolnok County regional Príma Award
Public place sculpting tenders
- 1987 1848-49 Military Officers Memorial, Gyula, II. prize
- 1988 Peace memorial, Veszprém, I. prize
- 1998 1848-49 memorial, Budapest, III. prize
- 2003 Memorial of Victims of Intelligence, Budapest, II. prize
Works in public collections
- City Collection, Csongrád
- Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
- Post Museum, Kőszeg
Selected Individual Exhibitions
- 1988 City Galery, Csongrád
- 1988 County Centre of Culture and Youth, Szolnok
- 1996 City Galery, Csongrád
- 1998 Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
- 2000 Hamza D. Ákos Museum, Jászberény
- 2000 Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok (with Szabó Ágnes)
- 2000 Abádszalók School Galery, Abádszalók
- 2001 Town Hall Festival Yard, Szeged
- 2002 Galéria Restaurant, Szolnok
- 2003 Mű-Terem Galery, Debrecen (with Szepessy Béla)
- 2004 City Cultural Centre, Törökszentmiklós
- 2004 Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
- 2007 Galery 1-3, Nyíregyháza (with Verebes György)
- 2007 Szatmár Múzeum, Mátészalka (with Verebes György)
- 2008 Blaskovics Museum, Tápiószele
- 2009 Military Culture Centre, Székesfehérvár
- 2010 Le Touquet, France (with Heinrich Schorno)
- 2011 City Galery, Nagykörű
- 2012 Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
- 2012 Hungarian Dance Academy, Budapest
- 2014 Honvéd Cultural Centre, Budapest
- 2014 Galeria Umjetnost, Zagreb (Cr)
- 2014 Zürich (Ch) (with Heinrich Schorno and Fábián Baráth)
- 2015 City Galery, Tiszaföldvár
- 2016 Ipolyi Arnold Cultural Centre, Törökszentmiklós
- 2017 Csokonay Cultural Centre, Budapest
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 1990 VI. National Fine Arts Triennale, Szolnok
- 1991 VIII. National Portrait Biennale, Hatvan
- 1992 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok artists' county exhibition
- 1993 IX. National Medal Biennale, Sopron
- 1993 VII. National Fine Arts Triennale, Szolnok
- 1994 FIDEM ’ 94, Dorottya str. Galery
- 1996 VIII. National Fine Arts Triennale, Szolnok
- 1997 XI. National Medal Art Biennale, Sopron
- 1999 XII. National Medal Art Biennale, Sopron
- 1999 IX. Fine Arts Triennale, Szolnok
- 2001 Arras, Amiens, France
- 2001 I. Regional Exhibition Northern Plain, Debrecen
- 2001 XIII. National Medal Art Biennale, Sopron
- 2001 Quadrat, Galeria Bielska Poland, Bielsko-Biala, Galerie Languv Dum, Czech Republic, Frydek Mistek, Kysucká Galery, Slovakia, Cadca, Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
- 2002 Exhibition of the Artists of Szolnok Art Colony, City Galery, Szolnok
- 2002 Szolnok Art Colony after World War II
- 2003 National Portrait Biennale, Hatvan
- 2004 I. Articum Fine Arts Biennale, Szolnok
- 2005 Grotesque exhibition, Kaposvár
- 2005 I. pARTicum Biennale, Open Air Sculpting Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2006 II. ARTicum Fine Arts Biennale, Szolnok
- 2007 XVI. National Medal Art Biennale,Sopron
- 2007 II. pARTicum Biennale, Open Air Sculpting Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2007 Hungarian Art Colonies, Artmill, Szentendre
- 2007 54. Autumn Exhibition, Hódmezővásárhely
- 2008 Magic, Artmill, Exhibition of Hungarian Sculptors' Society, Szentendre
- 2008 Open Air Sculpting Exhibition organized by Euroart, Kevelaer, Germany
- 2008 III. ARTicum Fine Art Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2009 III. pARTicum Biennale, Open Air Sculpting Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2011 XVIII. National Medal Art Biennale, Sopron
- 2011 IV. pARTicum Biennale, Open Air Sculpting Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2012 ARTicum Fine Arts Biennale, Szolnok
- 2013 III. pARTicum Biennale, Open Air Sculpting Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2013 Exhibition of the Szolnok Art Colony, Budapest
- 2014 ARTicum Fine Arts Biennale, Szolnok
- 2014 Art IX-XI. Galery, Exhibition of the Szolnok Art Colony, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2015 IV. pARTicum Biennale, Open Air Sculpting Exhibition, Szolnok
- 2016 Exhibition of the Art Society of Szolnok, Szolnok
Works in public places
- 1985 Lumsden, Scotland, GB Open Air Sculpture Park, ”Cloudwalker” (oak, 2 m)
- 1991 Zagyvarékas World War II Monument (stone ,3 m)
- 1992 Kiskunhalas, Heros' Square, World War II Monument (bronze, iron framework, red copper plate, 5 m)
- 1992 Szolnok, Kőrösi Str Cemetery, Borbereki Kovács Zoltán sculptor’s grave memorial (bronze, 60x80 cm)
- 1994 Szolnok, City Swimming Pool, bust of Kanizsa Tivadar olympic champion (bronze bust, 5/4)
- 1995 Szolnok, Szigligeti Theatre, ”Szigligeti Ede” memorial ( bronze, stone, 3 m)
- 1995 Nagykörű, Mayor’s Office, World War II Memorial ( bronze and stone, 3,5 m)
- 1996 Tápiószecső, Elementary School , ”Széchenyi István” (bronze relief,1x1,2 m)
- 1997 Veszprém, outside Séd Cinema, ”Ararat memorial” (stone, iron fremework, red copper plate 7 m)
- 1998 Koltó, Romania, park of Teleki Castle, ”Petőfi Sándor-Szendrei Júlia” memorial ( bronze, stone, 5/4)
- 1999 Szolnok, Damjanich Swimming Pool, bust of Hasznos István olympic champion (bronze and stone, 5/4)
- 1999 Szolnok, Damjanich János Museum, ”Kaposvári Gyula” (bronze bust, 1x1,2 m)
- 2001 Budapest, Nunciatura, ”Patrona Hungariae” (bronze, stone, 1,8 m)
- 2001 Bakonyszentkirály, Main Square, ”Saint Stephen Asks the Virgin Mary’s Patronship for Hungary” (bronze and stone, 4 m)
- 2001 Szolnok, Tiszai Boaters' Square, ”Szolnok Ispán” memorial (bronze and stone with 100 m2 surface of water, 5/4)
- 2002 Lajosmizse, Roman Catholic Church Life Tree (bronze and stone, 3,5m)
- 2002 Budapest, ”Creche Museum” plaque (bronze, stone, 50x50cm)
- 2003 Szolnok, VCSM Guesthouse, ”Philemon and Baucis” (bronze and stone, 2,8m)
- 2003 Szolnok, ”Dr. Laki Kálmán” plaque (bronze, stone, 40x60 cm)
- 2004 Vezseny, ”720 Years Old Vezseny”, memorial (stone, 2m)
- 2004 Vezseny, ”Peasant Liberation” plaque (bronze, 40x60 cm)
- 2004 Szolnok, ”August Von Petenkoffen” plaque (bronze, stone, 50x70cm)
- 2004 Szolnok, Verseghy Ferenc Highschool, ”Verseghy Ferenc” relief (bronze, 1x1,4 m)
- 2004 Szolnok, Tisza Hotel, 1919 Plaque (bronze, stone, artificial stone, 1.2x1.8 m)
- 2004 Berekfürdő, Culture House, ”Sebők Margit” plaque (bronze, stone)
- 2004 Szolnok, Damjanich János Museum, ”Dr. Balogh Béla” (bronze, 5/4)
- 2005 Szolnok, Damjanich János Museum, Pantheon of Szolnok, ”Nemes Gerzson” plaque (bronze, stone, 30x30 cm)
- 2005 Szolnok, Damjanich János Museum, Pantheon of Szolnok, ”Hild Viktor” plaque (bronze, stone, 30x30 cm)
- 2005 Gargilesse, France, ”Serge Delaveu” bust (bronze, 5/4)
- 2005 Szolnok, privatlely owned, ”Cantata Profana” (bronze, 2.5 m)
- 2006 Jászladány, Mayor’s Office, 1956 Memorial (bronze, 100x200 cm)
- 2006 Zürich, ”The Nature of Cats”, cemetery grave memorial (bronze, stone, 1.6 m)
- 2007 Szolnok, privately owned, ”Saman” (bronze, 3.5 m)
- 2008 Budapest, ”Kovács K. Pál” plaque (bronze, stone, 50x70cm)
- 2008 Szolnok, Pelikán Mall and Bus Station, ”Saint Francis Preaching to the Birds”, 11-figure sculpture group (bronze, polyester) 5/4
- 2010 Szolnok, privately owned, ”Magician” (bronze, 4.2 m)
- 2010 Székesfehérvár, ”The 13 of Arad”
- 2011 Szolnok, Szigligeti Theatre, ”Liszt Ferenc” plaque (bronze, stone, 60x40 cm)
- 2013 Szolnok, busts of Kanizsa Tivadar, Boros Ottó and Hasznos István olympic champions (bronze) 5/4
- 2013 Tápiószele, ”The Museum-founder Blaskovits Brothers” (bronze) 5/4
- 2014 Csataszög, Saint Vendel memorial (stone) 5/4
- 2014 Szolnok, Szandaszőlős, ”Grape Carriers” drinking fountain (bronze) 5/4
- 2014 Szolnok, ”Boldog Sándor István” (bronze) 5/4
- 2014 Abony, ”Museum-founder Györe Pál” (bronze) 5/4
- 2014 Gárdony, ”Gárdonyi Géza” relief (bronze, 60x40 cm)
- 2015 Székesfehérvár, ”Aba-Novák Vilmos” (bronze) 5/4
- 2015 ”Dr. Jármai Károly” (bronze) 5/4
- 2016 Rákóczifalva, ”Kenyeres Lajos” (bronze) 5/4
- 2016 Tápiószele, Blaskovits Museum, ”The Golden Buck” drinking fountain (bronze, stone, 2 m)
- 2016 Budapest, University of Veterinary Medicine, ”The Hungarian Dog Breeds” (bronze, stone) life size sculptures
- 2016 Kápolnásnyék, Halász Palace, ”Széchenyi István” (bronze) 5/4
- 2016 Budapest, ”Zbigniew Herbert” (bronze) 5/4
- 2016 Balatonalmádi, ”Ungár József ” (bronze, stone)
- 2016 Szolnok, Damjanich János Museum, Pantheon of Szolnok, ”Kablay Lajos” plaque (bronze, stone, 30x30 cm)
- 2016 Szolnok, Museum of the Szolnok County Civil Guard, ”The Bombing of Szolnok” plaque (bronze, stone, 50x70 cm)