Vladimir KAZANEVSKY
I was born in 1950 in town of Lebedin, Ukraine. I graduated from Kharkov State University, department "Cosmic radiophysics" in 1973 and Kiev Institute of Journalism Skill, department "Press artist" in 1984.
I am a free-lance cartoonist and writer. I have won more than 200 prizes on the International Cartoon Competitions in 40 countries, for example:
- Hidezo Kondo Prize on the "Yomiuri Int`l Cartoon Contest" in Tokyo, Japan (1990);
- Grand Prix on the World Cartoon Gallery in Skopje, Macedonia (1996, 1998);
- Grand Prix on the 4-th Int`l Competition in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (1996);
- First Prize on the Int`l Cartoon Competition in Cuneo, Italy (1998, 2000);
- Grand Prix on the Second Int`l Caricature Forum in Dubai, UAE (2002);
- Grand Prix on the 12th Int`l Cartoon Contest in Daejeon, South Korea (2003);
- Grand Prix on the Int`l Cartoon Contest in Seoul, South Korea (2003), etc.
The Personal Cartoon Exhibitions:
Kiev, Ukraine (1985, 1987); Beolgrad, Yugoslavia (1989);Constanca, Romania (1991); Budapest, Hungary (1992); Bruxelles, Belgium (1992);Kruishoutem, Belgium (1995); Prokupje, Jugoslavia (1997); Antverp, Belgium (1996); Leuven, Belgium (1994, 1996, 2000); Tielt-Winge, Belgium (1998); Oakland, California (1999); Osaka, Japan (2000); Urziceni, Romania (2001);Tehran, Iran (2002); Dijon, France (2003).
I have given the lectures on the theory of cartoon art and workshops on the International
Conferences on Humor:
Laie, Hawaii, USA (1989); Paris, France (1992); Luxembourg (1993); Oakland, California (1999); Osaka, Japan (2000); Ankara, Turkey (1998); Tehran, Iran (2001); Bologna, Italy (2002); Dijon, France (2003); Universities in South Korea (2003).
Personal cartoon books "Heads", “Homo Gibber” and "Revelation of Elderly Cupid" had published in Belgium and Ukraine. The book about the theory of cartoon art “Art of Modern Cartoon” had published in Ukraine in English ( 2003).
Address: Sevastopolskaya str.19, apt.72,
02099, Kiev, Ukraine
Phone: 380 044 5670401
E-mail: kazan@adamant.net
Comic made in 2001.
