portrait by Bogdan Petry
BIRTH DATE
Although healthy, I was born in the Gynecological Hospital for Women in Hunedoara, Romania, 1960.
PUBLISHED DRAWINGS - I published my first cartoons in 1979
Cartoons published in:
Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Jersey Island, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Romania, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, U.K., U.S.A., Vietnam, Yugoslavia...
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
Timişoara 1984, Bucureşti 2003, Brăila 2009 (Romania)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS - More than 500 International Cartoons Exhibitions in 56 countries.
Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, U.A.E., U.K., Ukraine, U.S.A.
DRAWINGS DISPLAYED IN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS IN:
Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Italy and the USA.
GALLERIES ON THIS SITE
GALLERIES IN OTHER INTERNATIONAL SITES
144 AWARDS (36 National Awards, 108 International Awards), in 27 countries
1980 The PRIZE of Magazine "Forum studenţesc" - Timişoara, Romania
1980 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Băileşti, Romania
1980 The “U.A.P. PRIZE” - Tg. Mureş, Romania
1981 The PRIZE of Magazine "Urzica" - Timişoara, Romania
1981 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Ploieşti, Romania
1982 The II nd PRIZE - Băileşti, Romania
1982 The SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY - Timişoara, Romania
1982 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Costineşti, Romania
1982 The I st PRIZE "LA VOILE" - Pescara, Italy
1982 The PRIZE of Magazine "Protecţia muncii" - Bucureşti, Romania
1983 The I st PRIZE - Timişoara, Romania
1983 The I st PRIZE - Macea, Romania
1983 The I st PRIZE - Brăila, Romania
1983 The PRIZE "BUFON" - Galaţi, Romania
1984 The II nd PRIZE - Bistriţa, Romania
1984 The II nd PRIZE - Băileşti, Romania
1984 The III rd PRIZE - Costineşti, Romania
1984 The PRIZE of Magazine "Viaţa studenţească" - Costineşti, Romania
1984 The “U.A.P. PRIZE” - Brăila, Romania
1984 The II nd PRIZE "SAN ANDREA D'ARGENTO" - Vercelli, Italy
1984 The PRIZE of Magazine "Orientări" - Galaţi, Romania
1985 The I st PRIZE - Timişoara, Romania
1985 The PRIZE "LINGOTTO D'ARGENTO" - Ancona, Italy
1985 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Brăila, Romania
1985 The II nd PRIZE "PRIX DU GRAPHISME" - Anglet, France
1985 The II nd PRIZE - Focşani, Romania
1986 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Brăila, Romania
1986 The SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY - Vercelli, Italy
1987 The SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY - Brăila, Romania
1987 The III rd PRIZE of Magazine "Urzica" - Bucureşti, Romania
1988 The SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY - Bistriţa, Romania
1988 The PRIZE of Magazine "Urzica" - Costineşti, Romania
1988 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Brăila, Romania
1988 The I st PRIZE & GOLD MEDAL - Vaslui, Romania
1989 The PRIZE of Magazine "Flacăra" - Costineşti, Romania
1989 The PRIZE "CITATION" - Tokio, Japan
1989 The SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY - Huşi, Romania
1990 The "HONORABLE MENTION"- Tokio, Japan
1991 The II nd PRIZE "BUTON D'ARGENT" - Sint - Truiden, Belgium
BETWEEN 1992 - 1996 I HAVE NOT DRAWN CARTOONS
1997 The II nd PRIZE - Constanţa, Romania
1997 The III rd PRIZE "THEME BRONZE PRIZE" - Daejeon, Korea
1998 The II nd PRIZE - Bistriţa, Romania
1998 The “PRIZE OF EXCELLENCE” - Galaţi, Romania
1998 The PRIZE "WORKS OF SPECIAL MERIT"- Okhotsk, Japan
1998 The PRIZE "CITATION" - Havana, Cuba
1998 The SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY - Saint - Just, France
1998 The BEST COMPUTER CARTOON - Vaslui, Romania
1998 The II nd PRIZE - Silver Prize, Taejon, Korea
1998 The “PRIZE OF EXCELLENCE” - Haifa, Israel
1999 The "PRIZE OF IMPORTANCE" - Taipei, Taiwan
1999 The “PRIZE STRAORDINARIO” - Tolentino, Italy
1999 The I st PRIZE - Ayr, Scotland
1999 The "HONORABLE MENTION" - Daejeon, Korea
1999 The PRIZE "WORKS OF SPECIAL MERIT" - Okhotsk, Japan
2000 The "PRIZE OF IMPORTANCE" - Taipei, Taiwan
2000 The FIFTH PRIZE - Daejeon, Korea
2000 The "SPECIAL MENTION" - Rio Cuarto, Argentina
2001 The III rd PRIZE – Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 The FIFTH PRIZE – Călăraşi, Romania
2001 The FIFTH PRIZE – Daejeon, Korea
2001 The HONORABLE MENTION - Daejeon, Korea
2001 The III rd PRIZE – Tg. Jiu, Romania
2001 The “DIPLOMA OF EXCELLENCE” – Haifa, Israel
2002 The “SPECIAL MENTION” – China (FCW)
2002 The II nd PRIZE - Silver prize, Daejeon, Korea
2002 The III rd PRIZE - Cuneo, Italy
2003 The PRIZE "AWARD OF SUCCES"- Malmoe, Sweden
2003 The "HONORABLE MENTION" - Taejon, Korea
2003 The “SPECIAL PRIZE” – Jiaxing, China
2003 The “SPECIAL MENTION” – China (FCW)
2003 The “PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE” – Nanjing, China LM Int’l Cartoon Exhibition
2003 The "HONORABLE MENTION" - Suceava, Romania
2004 The “SUCCES AWARD” – China (FCW)
2004 The “NOMINATED PRIZE”–World Festivl of Cartoon – Calarasi, Romania
2005 The “SELECTED PRIZE” – China (FCW)
2006 The III rd PRIZE – Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006 The III rd PRIZE – Vaslui, Romania
2006 The “UNESCO HONORABLE MENTION” – Haifa, Israel
2006 The “SPECIAL PRIZE” – Damascus, Syria
2006 The “PRIZE BEST CARTOON” – Daejeon, Korea
2006 The “SPECIAL PRIZE” – Călărași, Romania
2006 The “SELECTED PRIZE” – Red Man, China
2007 The "SPECIAL PRIZE" – Daejeon, Korea
2007 The "HONORABLE MENTION" – Daejeon, Korea
2008 The "HONORABLE MENTION" – Damascus, Syria
2008 The “PRIZE BEST CARTOON” – Daejeon, Korea
2008 The “PRIZE BEST CARTOON” – Daejeon, Korea
2009 The I st PRIZE – Buenos Aires, Argentina
BETWEEN 2010 - 2012 I HAVE NOT DRAWN CARTOONS.
2013 The SPECIAL PRIZE – Top TEN DIPLOMA, Teapot, Turkey
2013 The “ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE” – Daejeon, Korea
2013 The I st PRIZE – Urziceni, Romania
2013 The II nd PRIZE – Osor, Croatia
2013 The PRIZE “CERTIFICAT OF MERIT” – Beijing, China (Gold Panda)
2014 The SPECIAL PRIZE – Top TEN FINALIST, Eco Awards, USA
2014 The "HONORABLE MENTION" – Porto, Portugal
2014 The "HONORABLE MENTION" – Teresina, Brazil
2014 The I st PRIZE – Vercelli, Italy
2014 The SPECIAL PRIZE – Osor, Croatia
2015 The PRIZE “CERTIFICAT OF MERIT” – Beijing, China (Red Man)
2015 The SPECIAL PRIZE of The Association of Caricaturists N. Hodja– Istanbul, Turkey
2015 The “ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE” – Daejeon, Korea
2015 The "HONORARY PRIZE" – Presov, Slovakia
2016 The SPECIAL PRIZE “Sandro Carlesso” – Marostica, Italy
2016 The SPECIAL PRIZE – Tbilisi, Georgia
2016 The SPECIAL PRIZE – Tyumen, Russia
2016 The III rd PRIZE - Bronze Prize – Sicaco, Korea
2017 The SPECIAL PRIZE “SECAC” – Astra Motor, Indonesia
2017 The SPECIAL PRIZE Nasreddin Hodja – Istanbul, Turkey
2017 The PRIZE “CERTIFICAT OF MERIT” – Nishkhat, Iran
2017 The “DIPLOMA OF EXCELLENCE” – Kragujevac, Serbia
2017 The "HONORABLE MENTION" – Nove Mesto, Slovakia
2017 The PRIZE OF Jiaxing Art Museum – Jiaxing, China
2017 The “THEME PRIZE” – Sejong, South Korea
2017 The PRIZE “SELECTED” – Beijing, China (Red Man)
2017 The III rd PRIZE – FreeCartoonsWeb, China
2018 The “DIPLOMA OF EXCELLENCE” – Krusevac, Serbia
2018 The “PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE” – Beijing, China
2018 The III rd PRIZE – Trento, Italy (Economia)
2018 The I st PRIZE – Penela, Portugal
2018 The “DIPLOMA OF EXCELLENCE” – Frantiskovy Lazne, Czech Republic
2018 The "HONORABLE MENTION" – Seap Escola de Arte, Sao Paolo, Brazil
2018 The II nd PRIZE – Belgrade (Alexandar Klas), Serbia
2018 The “THEME PRIZE” – Sejong, South Korea
2018 The GRAND PRIZE - Calarasi, Romania
2019 The Excellence Award - “Zhengzhou Cup” Cartoon Contest, China
2019 The III rd PRIZE – International Cartoon Contest Iasi, Romania
2019 The II nd PRIZE – Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic
2019 The "HONORABLE MENTION" - Novomestsky Osten, Slovakia, 2019
2019 The "HONORABLE MENTION" - Fanzeres, Portugal, 2019
2019 The I st PRIZE - Lebekke (De Geus), Belgium, 2019
2019 The SPECIAL PRIZE “Politikin Zabavnik” - Belgrade (Klas), Serbia, 2019
2019 The "ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" - Daejeon, Korea
2019 The "HONORABLE MENTION" - Cartoon Rendon, Colombia, 2019
2019 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Suceava, Romania, 2019
2020 The "Best Cartoon AWARD" - Daejeon (Sicaco), Korea
2020 The I st Prize - Beseder, Russia
2021 The III rd PRIZE – ZeGeBOOM, Zagreb, Croatia
2021 The "Best Cartoon AWARD" - Daejeon (Sicaco), Korea
2022 The SPECIAL PRIZE – Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic
2022 The 7th PRIZE – Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic
2022 The SPECIAL PRIZE - Suceava, Romania
2022 The III rd PRIZE – Olen, Belgium
2022 The Special Prize - Daejeon (Sicaco), Korea
2022 The Special Prize - Suceava, Romania, 2022
PRESIDENT or JURY MEMBER IN THE INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTESTS
President of the Jury
Deva (Romania) 1992, 1993, 2000-2007, 2013, 2014
Timisoara (Romania) 1981
Urziceni (Romania) 2006
Jury member
Haifa (Israel) 2007
Shirozan (Iran) 2012
Damascus (Syria) 2014
Haifa 2016 (Israel)
Deva (Romania) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Urziceni (Romania) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Red Man (China) 2019
Cairo (Egypt) 2020
FOUNDER and MAIN SPONSOR of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA, Romania
BOOKS, CATALOGS & PUBLICATIONS
1983 Horia Crisan
1993 "Indexed smiles" - DESTIN Publishing House
1994 "Bow tie crocodiles on an elevator trip" - RASU' LUMII Publishing House (with S. Alimpie)
1995-today: More than 370 children’s books translated, adapted and published - BIBLIOFOR & CRISAN Publishing House
1998 "The press’s laugh" - BIBLIOFOR Publishing House
1999 "We color and we learn what's the time" - CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila)
2000 "We color and we learn to count" - CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila)
2001 “The press’s laugh 2” - BIBLIOFOR Publishing House
2001 Starts and Publish the Cartoon Collection "HumoDEVA's Catalogs" - CRISAN Publishing House
2001 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2001 - BIBLIOFOR Publishing House
2002 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2002 - CRISAN Publishing House
2003 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2003 - CRISAN Publishing House
2004 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2004 - CRISAN Publishing House
2004 “Alin & Alina” – CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila)
2005 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2005 - CRISAN Publishing House
2006 “Best Of Horia CRISAN” - CRISAN Publishing House
2006 Starts and Publish the Cartoon Collection "Best of" - CRISAN Publishing House
2015 Cartoon Calendar Petry and Crisan - CRISAN Publishing House
2015 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2015 - CRISAN Publishing House
2016 Cartoon Calendar Petry and Crisan- CRISAN Publishing House
2016 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2016 - CRISAN Publishing House
2016 "Trei purcelusi si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2017 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2017 - CRISAN Publishing House
2017 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2017 Winter - CRISAN Publishing House
2017 "Alfabetu-l deslusesti cu eroii din povesti!" - CRISAN Publishing House (with Andrei Crisan), ed. 4
2017 "Trei purcelusi si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 2
2017 "Motanul incaltat si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2018 Cartoon Calendar Petry and Crisan - CRISAN Publishing House
2018 "Alfabetul sa-l invete toate mintile istete!" - CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila), ed. 34
2018 "Croitorasul cel viteaz si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2019 Cartoon Calendar Petry and Crisan - CRISAN Publishing House
2019 Catalog of International Cartoon Contest HumoDEVA 2019 - CRISAN Publishing House
2019 "Alfabetul sa-l invete toate mintile istete!" - CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila), ed. 35
2020 "Alfabetu-l deslusesti cu eroii din povesti!" - CRISAN Publishing House (with Andrei Crisan), ed. 5
2020 "Trei purcelusi si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 3
2020 "Motanul incaltat si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 2
2020 "Croitorasul cel viteaz si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 2
2020 "Calul si lupul si alte 7 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2020 "Muzicantii din Bremen si alte 15 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2020 "Calul si magarul si alte 15 povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2020 "UMOR la PURTATOR 1" (antologie de umor) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2021 "Alfabetul sa-l invete toate mintile istete!" - CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila), ed. 36
2021 "Magarii fermecati si alte 31 de povesti" (idea, conception, translation and adaptation) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2022 "UMOR la PURTATOR 2" (antologie de umor) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1
2022 "Best of HumoDEVA 2001-2021" (antologie de caricatura) - CRISAN Publishing House, ed. 1 (with L. Stanila)
2022 "Alfabetul sa-l invete toate mintile istete!" - CRISAN Publishing House (with L. Stanila), ed. 37
VARIOUS
The first Romanian cartoonist who started drawing on a computer.
Member of Romanian Artist Union (U.A.P.)
Founder of Caricatura Magazine.
Owner of www.HumorPLA.NET .
He is the Owner and the General Manager of CRISAN Publishing House.
CONTACT
humodeva@gmail.com