Short Biography O-SEKOER / Luc Descheemaeker

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Luc Descheemaeker (1955) is a Belgian cartoonist and humour photographer with the artistname 'O-SEKOER'. Retired art teacher.

JURY
Cartoonfestival of Knokke-Heist, Belgium 1983, 1999
Euro Kartoenale Kruishoutem, Belgium 1999
'Peace through Children' Izmir, Turkey 2014
Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba Brazil 1999, 2014
Salt & Pepper Prešov Slovakia 2017
the 3th International Bookcartoon Contest Tehran, Iran 2017

PERSONAL CARTOON EVENT
Knokke-Heist, Torhout, Bavikhove, Koekelare and Kruishoutem, Belgium
Piracicaba and Sao Paulo, Brazil
Presov, Kremnica and Bratislava, Slovakia

BOOKS
'Hersenschimmen' 1983, 'De Katte Loog' 1988, 'O-SEKOER Cartoons' 1999 and 'O-sekoer Cartoons' 2015.

His award list counts more then 250 international prizes including :

2017 1st International Green Crescent Cartoon  contest, Istanbul (Turkye) 2nd Prize
2015 6de Internationale Cartoonale 'De Geus' Lebbeke, 1ste Prijs
2015 International Festival of Economy in Trento (Italy), 2nd Prize
2015 International Cartoon Hyderabad (India), 2nd Prize
2014 United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award New York (USA), 2nd Prize
2014 International Cartoon Contest La Sonrisa Moche Trujillo (Peru), 1st Prize
2014 International Cartoon Exhibition Hymettus Athene (Greece), 3th Prize
2014 Humorest Hradec Kralové, (Czech Republic), 2nd Prize
2014 New Izvestia Cartoon Contest, Moskow (Russia), 3th Prize
2013 20th Festival Int'l de Caricatura CartoonRendon, Rionegro (Colombia), 1st Prize
2013 International Cartoon Contest Young and EUROjobLESS, Ruse (Bulgaria), 1st Prize
2013 IX Salao Internacional de Humor de Limeira (Brazil), Best Digital Cartoon
2013 8th International Cartoon Contest Braila (Romania), Second Prize
2013 23rd Int'l Festival of Cartoon Gura Humorului (Romania), 1st Prize
2012 24ste Olense Kartoenale 'Puzzles', 1st Prize
2012 21st Int'l Cartoon Contest Trento (Italy), 2nd Prize
2012 4th PC Rath Memorial Int'l Bolangir (India), 2nd Prize
2012 Europsky Festival Humouru a Satiry Kremnica (Slovakia), Golden Gander
2012 VIII Salao Int'l de Humor de Limeira (Brasil), 1st Prize
2011 Int'l Salon of antiwar Cartoon Kragujevac (Serbia), 3th Prize
2009 Cartoonale Brugge (Belgium), 'Crisis' 3de Prijs
2008 4° Salao de Humor de Paraguacu Paulista (Brazil), 3th Prize
2006 Humourphoto Calarasi (Romania), 2nd Prize
2005 7th Tehran International Cartoon Biennal, 1st Prize
2005 10th Salon Juanito Laguna Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1° Premio
2005 10th Salon Diogenes Taborda Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1° Premio
2001 28th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st prize
2000 39ste Int'l Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, 3de Prijs Bronzen Hoed
2000I Salao Int'l "Humor de Praia" Espinho (Portugal), 3° Premio
1999 XVI.Aydin Dogan Hürriyet Int'l Cartoon Competition Antalya (Turkey), 3th Prize
1999 XIth Bienal Internacional del Humor - fotografica humoristica - La Habana (Cuba), 1er Premio
1999 XXth Biennal Int’le dell’ Umorismo nell’Arte Tolentino (Italia), 2° Premio / Torre d'argento
1998 25th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st Prize
1998 V th lnt'l Cartooncontest Santa Cruz Tenerife (Spain), 2do Premio
1998 De Gouden Feniks' Cultuurprijs van het Houtland, Torhout
1997 10th Concurso "Premio Curuxa Do Humor" Fene (Spain), 1st Prize
1997 4th Salon of Cartoons Prokuplje (Yugoslavia), 2nd Prize
1997 Xth Bienal Internacional del Humor La Habana (Cuba), 1er Premio
1997 17th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanboel (Turkey), 2nd Prize
1996 6th Seoul International Cartoon Festival (S.Korea), 2nd Prize 'Silver'
1996 23th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st Prize
1996 16th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanboel (Turkey), 2nd Prize (Honour Prize)
1996 Europese Kartoenale 'Van Os' Londerzeel, 1ste Prijs
1994 33de lnternationaal Cartoonfestival Knokke-Heist, 1ste Prijs (Gouden Hoed)
1994 III th lnternational Cartooncontest Santa Cruz Tenerife (Spain), 1er Premio
1994 9de Nederlands Cartoonfestival Eindhoven, 1ste Prijs (Gouden Tulp)
1993 Xlth Int'l Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Art, Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 2nd Prize
199219th Salao Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba (Brasil), 1st Prize
1991 13de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 3de Prijs (Bronzen Lens)
1991 Internationale Cartonale Harelbeke, 2de Prijs
1991 11th Nasreddin Hoca Cartoon Contest Istanbul (Turkey), 2nd Prize
1990 IX Salao De Humor Do Piaui Teresina (Brasil), 1er Premio
1989 IXth Int'l Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Art, Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 1st Prize
1989 7de Eurokartoenale Kruishoutem, 3de Prijs (Bronzen Ei)
1989 12de Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, 3de Prijs
1988 3de Karikaturale van Hoeilaart, 3de Prijs
1988 Int'l Cartoonfestival ARTIS Amsterdam (Nederland), 3de Prijs (Bronzen Aap)
1987 9de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 1ste Prijs (Gouden Lens)
1987 10de Kartoenale Bornem, 1ste Prijs (Gouden Paling)
1987 XXlVth Salon of Cartoons Montreal (Canada), 2nd Prize 'Editorial Cartoons'
1985 3de Nederlands Cartoonfestival Amstelveen, 2de Prijs (Zilveren Tulp)
1985 8ste Internationale Kartoenale Beringen, 2de Prijs (Brave Engel)
1984 2de Nederlands Cartoonfestival Amstelveen, 1ste Prijs (Gouden Tulp)
1984 6de Humorfoto Knokke Heist, 1ste Prijs (Gouden Lens)
1983 Vlth Int'l Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Art, Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 1th Prize
1980 2de Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 3de Prijs
1979 1ste Humorfoto Knokke-Heist, 2de Prijs

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