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Born in Budapest in 1952 he leaves Hungary with his parents when it became under the
Soviet Union during the Revolution in 1956.
He has double nationality ( Belgian and Hungarian). Graduated in speech therapy, he
earned Masters Degrees in Labor Sciences and in Education, Psycho-Pedagogy (UCL) a
post-master degree in Social Sciences (ULG). Mr. Sebök completed musical studies
(piano and violin) honored with medal, at the Amelie Dengis Academy of Seraing. He
trained in piano with Marcelle Mercenier at the Conservatoire Royal de Liege and harmony
and musical script with Berthe Divito-Delvaux. Has earned a Masters Degree in Composition
(CCU) and a Doctorate in Sacred Music (MCS). His music is published in France, Belgium
and Italy.
During the 70’s he studied painting at Beaux-Arts of Liege before continuing his career
as a self-taught artist. Later on he obtained a Masters Degree in painting (CCU). At
Saint-Seraphim of Sarov School, Liège, he trained in Iconography developing his own
baroque style. He has been painting since 1971, having had its first exhibition in 1974
(Tivoli Hotel. Liège, Belgium).
Ferenc Sebök has obtained international prizes in composition contests as in The
Netherlands at Song Expo and Painting. He has been awarded with the Silver Medal ASL,
2010 in Paris and the “Grand Prix du Symbolisme” (France) both for painting and the
Silver Gilt Medal 2016 of the Academy Arts-Sciences-Letters (Paris) for composition
and poetry. His paintings are in private collections, lodges and some museums such
as the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia (USA). He
has received the Golden Palms of the Order of the Crown in 2018, Kingdom of Belgium.
He is a Certified Artist and an Honorary Member of the Museum of the Americas in Doral,
Florida, USA.
His biography has been included in the Marquis Who’s Who.
Contact: sebokferenc@hotmail.com or visit https://www.sebok.be/index-en.htm