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Below is a selection of Silvio’s small works.

	Fairy Penguins – Bronze – $735
	Litoria Splendida – “Mike” – $1,835
	Big Frog, Bronze – $2,440
	Camel, Bronze – $720
	Egret with Fish and Reeds – $1,200
	Knob Tailed Gecko – $800

Below is a selection of Silvio’s medium sized works. Either life size, or smaller scale.

	2 Boobook Owls $5,400
	Bilby $8,800
	Burmese Cat $3,600
	Echidna $5,000
	Galah on Rock $5,500
	Koala Sitting $4,400
	Lorikeet $4,000
	Platypus $4,400
	Potoroo with Beetle $2,400
	Quoll $6,000
	Ring-Tailed possum with Rosebud $5,400
	Waldi the Sausage Dog $7,700
	Kangaroo, bronze – Healesville Sanctuary VIC & Thredbo Village NSW – $42,000
	Wedge tailed Eagle, bronze 1 edition remaining – $42,000
	Egret Hunting, Bronze $6,600
	Bilby, Cedar – Collection Haigh’s Chocolates
	Frog, Sellick’s Hill Marble
	Gecko, Wirrealpa SA marble
	Nautilus, bronze, copper tentacles on green marble base $22,000
	Pelican, Bronze – $5,500

A selection of Silvio’s large works. Many of these pieces are on public display

Silvio Apponyi is an Australian sculptor based in Balhannah in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Silvio has been sculpting for around 40 years. His style has developed over these years, from entirely abstract creations still used in fine details and larger pieces, to an astonishing level of detail and realism, visible in the images on this website. His main inspiration is Australian fauna, and he hopes to draw attention to these unique and often endangered species. In his self built studio Silvio creates his sculptures in a variety of media, primarily wood, Australian granites & marbles and bronze. His scupltures range from delicate ‘Netsuke’ style pieces to massive public granite works.

Silvio began carving at an early age and was awarded the Sculpture Prize in his last year at High School. He then did a 4 year Diploma of Fine Art at the South Australian School of Art, majoring in Sculpture. Upon completion he was awarded a German exchange scholarship and he spent a year in the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. When he returned to Australia he continued to develop his skills and in 1982 devoted himself fulltime to his art.

Since then he has had one-man shows and group exhibitions locally, interstate and overseas. He has won several prizes,accepted commissions, conducted workshops in Australia and Malaysia, and studied wood-block printmaking under a Japanese master.
His work is featured in many private collections both here and overseas and in public spaces across Australia.

To view a complete CV click here