RESUME

Gabor M. Szoke internationally lauded sculptor and contemporary artist best known for
his monumental, industrially wrought animal sculptures. He holds the record for the
biggest equine statue in Europe and the largest avian sculpture in the world. His most
momentous present-day work, Atlanta Falcon, designed for the new Mercedes-Benz
Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, surpasses this record with a wingspan of 72 feet. Despite his
young age, he has nearly 100 works on three continents, which have all become a defining
and emblematic element of their surroundings. His creations are made of wood and
stainless steel.

EDUCATION

2009: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy - Sculpture Studies 2004-2010:
University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary - Sculpture Studies

AWARDS, GRANTS

Pro Urbe award (2018)
Gabor M Szoke Studio: The Design Office of the Year (2016)
Forbes Top 10 Under 30 (2015)
Top 10 design furniture of the year - Dante chairs (2011) Amadeus Scholarship (2008)
Erasmus Scholarship (2008)
Genius Europe (2004)
Kerenyi Award (2004)

EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES

2018 Halfway Exhibition, first retrospective exhibition, Ybl House, Budapest, Hungary
2011 The Throne, Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary
2010 The Rocking Horse Project, Vienna, Austria
2010 Dante Conference, Budapest, Hungary
2010 Salone Satellite “Concrete Lovers” exhibition at Milan Design Week, Italy
2010 Prometeo and Beethoven, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy
2009 Horses at Helicon Castle, Keszthely, Hungary
2009 The Whale Project, Budapest, Hungary

SUMMARY LIST OF PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

2018 - Budapest, Hungary, Europe: The Builders
2018 - Siofok, Hungary, Europe: Snow Leopard
2017 - Atlanta, GA, USA: The Atlanta Falcon, the largest free-standing sculpture in
the world
2017- Budapest, Hungary: Water legends - sculpture series for FINA international
Waterworld Championship
2016 - Moscow, Russia: Maslenitsa project: winter is burning public art performance
art Gorky park
2015 - Samorin, Slovakia: Colossus, the largest equine statue in the world
2015 - Bahrain, United Arab Emirates: The horse for the Kingdom of Bahrain
2014 - Budapest, Hungary: The Eagle of FTC
2014: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: The Deer of Novgorod
2013: Washington DC, USA: The Flying Puli