Béla Bácsi's extraordinary marble and bronze sculpture is exhibited coast to coast and is held in significant collections throughout the country as well as abroad. Born in Gyor, Hungary, Bácsi is a Professional Sculptor and elected Fellow, National Sculpture Society, New York City (est. 1893). In 1999 he won the organization's Gold Medal and Maurice B. Hexter Prize for the Belgian black marble chef d'oeuvre "Nipples of Venus". He is also a Signature Member of the California Art Club (est. 1906), one of the oldest and most active professional arts associations in the nation. In 2001, fellow exhibitors at the CAC 91st Annual Members' Exhibition awarded him the Gold Medal for the Carrara marble masterwork "Driver of the Wheel". Bácsi lives and works in Santa Barbara.

Recent Exhibitions, Publications and Affiliations

2009 California Art Club, Pasadena, 98th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition
2009 National Sculpture Society, New York City and Brookgreen Scupture Gardens, S.C.
2008 National Sculpture Society, New York City, 'Invitational Exhibition'
2008 Prokauer Prize, National Sculpture Society, New York City
2007 American Legacy Fine Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA -' The Beauty and Power of Sculpture'
2007 Gold Medal for Sculpture, California Art Club, Pasadena, CA
2008 Elected Fellow, National Sculpture Society
2007 American Art Collector Magazine, July 2007, 'Made Men' by John O'Hern
2007 Southwest Art Magazine, July 2007, 'Newsmakers'