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Artist
Biography
Pol Leurs (best known under his pseudonym Poleurs) was born on 27th September 1947 in the city of Luxembourg.
He was working as an engineer and now is already retired.
As an autodidact in art, he was regularly published from 1975 to 1983 in magazines Revue, Forum and Ons Stad. Since 1976 he has held individual exhibitions in Luxembourg and participated at many national and international collective exhibitions.
Since 1980 Pol Leurs is participating at international cartoon contests and he won his first prize, a special award for particular remarkable performance, at Cartoon 80 Berlin. Meanwhile he won about 60 prizes and mentions at national and international cartoon competitions.
He was also a jury member at a number of renowned international cartoon competitions. Pol Leurs published 4 own cartoon albums „Cartoons 1, 2, 3, 4'.
He presents his artworks also on his own website www.poleurs.lu.
As the vice-president of the luxembourgish association CartoonArt.lu he promotes the cartoon art in Luxembourg together with some fellow artists and friends of cartoon art. In Luxembourg is regularly organised the International Salon of Caricature and Cartoon of Vanden (Luxembourg) and Pol Leurs is the President of the jury of this international cartoon contest which is honoured with 5 stars by FECO (Federation of Cartoonists Organisations). He is living and working in Gonderange, Luxembourg.
Prizes:
1980 - Cartoon '80 Berlin (Germany)
Special award for particularly remarkable performance
1983 - Euro-Cartoonale Kruishoutem (Belgium)
1st prize "Golden Egg"
1984 - International Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist (Belgium)
10th prize
1994 - Kiischpelter Cartoonale (Luxembourg)
Prix du Conseil de la presse
2006 - International Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist
3rd prize "Bronze Hat"
2006 - International contest of illustration for the belgian book
History of contraception: 3rd prize
2007 - Euro-Cartoonale Kruishoutem
3rd prize
2007 - VII International Cartoon Contest "Independence" (Ukraine)
Special award of National Artists' Union of Ukraine
2007 - Greekartoon (Greece)
1st prize
2007 - International Cartoon Contest "Humour a Gallarate" (Italy)
Special award of Cultural Foundation "1860 Gallarate Città"
2007 - Olense Kartoenale (Belgium)
3rd prize "De Aarden Pot"
2007 - ACV BI International Cartoon Contest (Belgium)
2nd prize
2007 - 16th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest- Dicaco (Korea)
Honourable mention
2008 - International Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist:
3rd prize "Bronze Hat"
2008 - Third International Prestigio Cartoon Contest (Cyprus)
"Gold Prize"
2008 - Second Int. Cartoon Contest of Zagreb "Car-caricature" (Croatia)
3rd prize
2008 - The Festival of European Satire "Billygoats" (Poland)
Special sponsors' prize
2008 - 11th George Van Raemdonck Cartoon Contest (Belgium)
3rd prize
2008 - 4th Salon of Humor of Paraguaçu Paulista - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
1st prize
2008 - Festival Satirical Bucovina - Museal Complex Suceava (Romania)
Mention-Diploma
2008 - 6th International Cartoon Contest "Karpik" Niemodlin (Poland)
1st prize
2008 - International Cartoon Contest of Braila (Romania)
Special prize
2008 - 17th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest Dicaco (Korea)
Honourable mention
2009 - 5th Syria Internatinal Cartoon Contest (Syria)
Special prize
2009 - 14th Zemun International Salon of Caricature (Serbia)
3rd prize
2009 - 26th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition (Turkey)
3rd prize
2009 - 26th International Humor Exhibition of Piaui (Brazil)
First honourable mention
2009 - 11th International Cartoon Contest "Debiut", Zielona Gora (Poland)
Special prize by "False Mirror Gallery"
2009 - Cartoonale Brugge (Belgium)
1st prize
2009 - 7th International Cartoon Contest "Karpik" (Poland)
Special prize of honour "Klimaty Niemodlinskie"
2009 - 1st International Cartoon Contest "Mussel & Fish", Kavarna (Bulgaria)
Honourable mention
2009 - 7te Giwenecher Cartoonconcours (Luxembourg)
1st prize
2010 - 16th International Cartoon Competition "Golden Keg", Preslov (Slovakia)
Honourable mention
2010 - 1st International Cartoon Competition Berlin (Germany)
Special prize
2010 - 9e Biennale "Humour & Vigne", Jonzac (France)
Prix du Cognac
2010 - Internationaler Cartoon-Wettbewerb des KuK e.V., Aachen (Germany)
3rd prize
2010 - 12th International Cartoon Contest "Debiut", Zielona Gora (Poland)
Special award by Polish Cartoonists' Association (SPAK)
2010 - 6th International Cartoon Festival Solin (Croatia)
Special prize
2010 - 2nd International Cartoon Contest "Mussel & Fish", Kavarna (Bulgaria)
Honourable mention and trophy
2010 - Selective Cartoon Contest, Baja (Hungary)
Diploma
2010 - 22th Olense Kartoenale (Belgium)
1st prize "De Tinnen Pot"
2010 - 8te Giwenecher Cartoonconcours (Luxembourg)
1st prize
2011 - 17th Dutch International Cartoonfestival (The Netherlands)
3rd prize
2011 - 23th Jaka Bede International Cartoon Contest (Poland)
1st prize
2011 - 50th International Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist (Belgium)
1st prize "Golden Hat"
2011 - 18th Euro-Cartoonale Kruishoutem (Belgium)
2nd prize
2011 - 28th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Contest (Turkey)
Success award
2011 - 5th International Cartoon Contest "Car-caricature" Zagreb (Croatia)
Grand Prix
2011 - 7e Festival du Dessin d'Humour et de Presse de Sélestat (France)
5th prize
2011 - 26a Biennale Internazionale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte, Tolentino (Italy)
Honourable mention
2011 - 13th International Cartoon Contest "Debiut", Zielona Gora (Poland)
Special award
2011 - Cartoonale Brugge (Belgium)
2nd prize
2011 - 4th Cartoonale De Geus, Lebbeke (Belgium)
Honourable mention
2011 - 2nd Master Cup International Illustration Biennal (China)
Excellent prize
2012 - 44th International Graphic Humour Exhibition "Umoristi a Marostica" (Italy)
Grand Prix Internazionale Scacchiera
2012 - 18th International Cartoon Competition "Golden Keg", Preslov (Slovakia)
Foundation ART.EAST Snina Prize
2012 - 2nd Gold Panda International Cartoon and Illustration Competition, Beijing (China)
Copper Panda Medal
2012 - International Cartoonfestival "Golden Helmet", Krusevac (Serbia)
Diploma
2012 - 4th P.C. Rath Memorial International Web Cartoon Contest, Bolangir (India)
Special mention
2012 - 6th Jiaxing International Cartoon Exhibition (China)
Best creative prize
2012 - International Cartoon Contest "Humour a Gallarate" (Italy)
Special prize of jury
2012 - 4th "Red Man" International Humour Art Biennal (China)
Exzellent prize
2013 - 45th International Graphic Humour Exhibition "Umoristi a Marostica" (Italy)
International Award "Umoristi a Marostica"
2013 - 4th International Cartoon Competition Berlin (Germany)
1st prize
2013 - 30th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Contest (Turkey)
3rd prize
2013 - Int. Cartoon Competition "The Great and the Little Warsaw" (Poland)
Honourable mention
2013 - 5th Cartoonale De Geus, Lebbeke (Belgium)
1st prize
2014 - 20th International Cartoon Competition "Golden Keg", Preslov (Slovakia)
Honourable mention
2014 - Humorest, Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)
Prize of the jury
2014 - Dieter Burkamp-Preis für Karikatur, Oerlinghausen (Germany)
Honourable mention
2014 - 7th Baja Cartoon Contest, Baja (Hungary
2nd prize
2015 - Satyrykon Legnica, Legnica (Poland)
Distinction award
2015 - 20th Euro-Cartoonale Kruishoutem (Belgium)
Honourable mention
2016 - 21st Zemun International Salon of Caricature (Serbia)
2nd prize
2016 - 2nd International Cartoon Festival KrAgiKozvak and Cartoon & Art of Kosova (Kosovo)
1st prize
2017 - European Festival of Humour and Satire KREMNICA GAGS (Slovakia)
1st prize „Golden Gander“
2018 - 13e Biennale Internationale "Humour & Vigne", Jonzac (France)
Mention spéciale
