Author: Natalija Apponyi

Silvio joined other colleagues of the late Craig Medson to create Craig’s sculpture planned for 2014, a humorous tribute to a wonderful sculptor and friend.

River Inlet, Lake Carlet, by Peter Coad                Egret Watching 1/9, by Silvio Apponyi

Silvio and Peter Coad will be sharing centre-stage at Art Images from the 14th October until the 13th November.  Silvio and Peter have been colleagues for more than 30 years, exhibiting together in Japan and Malaysia.  This is Peter’s first show in Adelaide since 2011     and not to be missed.

Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, Saturday 10am -5pm and Sunday 2pm – 5pm.  Art Images: 32, The Parade, Norwood SA 5067, tel: 8363 0806.

View the show on-line at artimagesgallery.com.au

For SA Living Artists festival, Silvio’s studio will be open for 2 weekends, 13th-14th August and 20th-21st, from 10am -5pm. His colleagues John Nelson, Barry Lincoln, Sally Wickes and Tim Spooner will also have works on display.  Devonshire teas in the afternoon, gold coin donation.

  Robert & Silvio

    Progress (Lars in background)

Silvio is currently working at Goolwa for 15 days, for the Alexandrina Council, carving a tree-trunk alongside his 2 mentees, local Lars Heldmann and Ngarrindjeri man Robert Wuldi.  They are working near Signal Point Gallery from Saturday 23rd – Friday 29th July, Monday 1st – Friday 5th August and Monday 8th – Wednesday 10th August.

Silvio will be having a stand at the University of Adelaide PALEO conference next week, Mon 11th- Friday 15th July.  He will be displaying and working on a series of small works based on Ediacaran fossils and trilobites.

Silvio’s stainless steel grates covering the ponds in the rose garden at the Waite Arboretum have been unveiled.

Pictured are the Curator Dr. Jennifer Gardner, Silvio, Volunteer Philip Thomas, Volunteer Guide and Past President of the Friends of the Arboretum Henry Krichauff and Landscape Architect Viesturs Cielens.  This wonderful arboretum is part of the Urrbrae campus of the Waite Institute of the University of Adelaide and is open every day from dawn to dusk and there are sculptures by Greg Johns and Silvio to be discovered as well as an amazing collection of trees from all around the world.  Entry is free and there are public conveniences behind Urrbrae House.

  Marijan Bekic’s”Stargate”

  Renate Verbrugge’s “Brussels by Night”

  Liu Yang’s “The Sculptors”

  So Dong Choe’s “Infinity 2150”

  Simon Thomas’s “Sunshine & Showers”

  Yoshin Ogata’s “Sunshine”

    Gheorghi Filin’s “Sail Like the Wind”

  Karin van Ommeren’s “The View 2”

  Anna Korver’s “Prada”

  Francesco Panceri’s “Coexistence”

Dogging the crane.  Two days to go.

2016 Artists on Goolwa Beach, L:R Yoshin Ogata & his wife Yoshiko, Marijan Bekic, Renata Verbrugge, Francesco Panceri, Simon Thomas, Liu Yang, Silvio, Artistic Director, So Dong Choe, Gheorghi Filin, Karin van Ommeren, Anna Korver.

The third & final Adelaide Hills International Sculpture Symposium is well underway                                                                                        at The Cedars.