Jan Op De Beeck

Jan Op De Beeck, 2008

Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous ^[1] Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen. ^[2]

He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker.

Among others:

• 2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal
• Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions ^[3] and at Eurocon 2013 ^[4] in Vienna.

Publications

• Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989)
• Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993)
• De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature, ^[5] 肖像漫画的艺术, ^[6] 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin)
• Famous Corpses ^[7] (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006)
• Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010)

Awards

Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including ^[4]

• 1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017 ^[8]
• “Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network ^[9]
• "Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network
• "Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network
• Many first places at ISCA conventions, ^[3] in different categories
• 2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran
• (?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea ^[10]

References

1. "International Society of Caricature Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
2. "European Cartoon Center in Belgium". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
3. "ISCA conventions". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
4. Eurocon 2013
5. L'art de la caricature
6. 肖像漫画的艺术
7. Famous Corpses
8. "Challenges". Eurocature 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
9. "International Society of Caricature Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
10. "Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-05.

Sources

• Official web site biography
• European Cartoon Center in Belgium