Vladimir Kazanevsky's biography

Vladimir Kazanevsky

Ukrainian Desk

Vladimir Kavanevsky was born in 1950 in the town of Lebedin, Ukraine. He graduated from Kharkov State University, majoring in Cosmic Radiophysics in 1973. He added a diploma later from the Kiev Institute of Journalism, as a Press Artist in 1984. Currently Kazanevsky is a free-lance cartoonist and writer.

He has won 101 prizes in international cartoon competitions in 28 countries. The following is a short list of examples:

Hidezo Kondo Prize at the "Yomiuri Int`l Cartoon Contest" in Tokyo, Japan (1990); First Prize at the Int`l Cartoon Competition in Prokupje, Jugoslavia (1995); Grand Prix at the World Cartoon Gallery in Skopje, Macedonia (1996, 1998); Grand Prix at the 4-th Certamen Int`l Competition in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (1996); Grand Prix at the Int`l Cartoon Contest in Sinop, Turkey( 1997); First Prize at the Int`l Cartoon Competition in Cuneo, Italy (1998, 2000). He has won 22 prizes in the year of 2001 alone. Some of them were: Grand Prix in the First INT`L Cartoon Festival "Freedom and Jornalism", Ploiesti, Romania; Grand Prix in the INT`L Cartoon Contest "In vino veritas", Sofia, Bulgaria; First Prize in the 1st International Competition of Caricatures, Celje, Slovenia; First Prize in the INT`L Cartoon Contest, Poltava, Ukraine; First Mention "Section Graphic Humor" in the INT`L Cartoon Contest, Argentina; First Mention "Grabado" in the INT`L Cartoon Contest, Argentina; and the Second Prize in the 7th International Cartoon Contest, Haifa, Israel.

His cartoons have been published in many newspapers and magazines of the world. Among them are Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), Izvestiya (Russia), Kiev Post (Ukraine), Nebelspalter (Switzerland), WittyWorld (USA), Ogonyek (Russia), and Eulenspiegel (Germany).

Places for Kazanevsky's personal cartoon exhibitions include the Republican House of Writers in Kiev, Ukraine (1985, 1987), House of Soviet Culture in Beograd, Yugoslavia (1989), Navy Muzeum in Constanca, Romania (1991), House of Russian Culture in Budapest, Hungary (1992), House of Belgian Culture in Bruxelles, Belgium (1992), City Hall, Kruishoutem, Belgium (1995), Cera-Bank in Leuven, Belgium (1996), House of Culture in Prokupje, Jugoslavia (1997), Café-Podium de Pomp in Antverp, Belgium (1996), Holy Names College, Oakland, California (1999), Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (2000), and Iranian House of Cartoon, Tehran, Iran (2002).

Kazanevsky is also a known lecturer on the theory of cartoon art. He has given lectures in Laie, Hawaii, USA (1989), at the 10th International Humor Congress, at the University of Paris VIII, Paris, France (1992), the International Conference on Humor and Laughter, Lycee de Garcons, Luxembourg (1993), the 1999 International Humor Conference, in Holy Names College, Oakland, California (1999), the 2000 International Humor Conference, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (2000), the 3rd International Cartoon Festival, Ankara, Turkey (1998), andas well as in the Iranian House of Cartoon, Tehran, Iran (2001).

His cartoon books "Heads" and "Revelation of Elderly Cupid" were published in Belgium and Ukraine.

Vladimir Kazanevsky joined WittyWorld in 1993.

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		Ukrainian Desk

Vladimir Kavanevsky was born in 1950 in the town of Lebedin, Ukraine. He graduated from Kharkov State University, majoring in Cosmic Radiophysics in 1973. He added a diploma later from the Kiev Institute of Journalism, as a Press Artist in 1984. Currently Kazanevsky is a free-lance cartoonist and writer. He has won 101 prizes in international cartoon competitions in 28 countries. The following is a short list of examples: Hidezo Kondo Prize at the "Yomiuri Int`l Cartoon Contest" in Tokyo, Japan (1990); First Prize at the Int`l Cartoon Competition in Prokupje, Jugoslavia (1995); Grand Prix at the World Cartoon Gallery in Skopje, Macedonia (1996, 1998); Grand Prix at the 4-th Certamen Int`l Competition in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (1996); Grand Prix at the Int`l Cartoon Contest in Sinop, Turkey( 1997); First Prize at the Int`l Cartoon Competition in Cuneo, Italy (1998, 2000). He has won 22 prizes in the year of 2001 alone. Some of them were: Grand Prix in the First INT`L Cartoon Festival "Freedom and Jornalism", Ploiesti, Romania; Grand Prix in the INT`L Cartoon Contest "In vino veritas", Sofia, Bulgaria; First Prize in the 1st International Competition of Caricatures, Celje, Slovenia; First Prize in the INT`L Cartoon Contest, Poltava, Ukraine; First Mention "Section Graphic Humor" in the INT`L Cartoon Contest, Argentina; First Mention "Grabado" in the INT`L Cartoon Contest, Argentina; and the Second Prize in the 7th International Cartoon Contest, Haifa, Israel. His cartoons have been published in many newspapers and magazines of the world. Among them are Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), Izvestiya (Russia), Kiev Post (Ukraine), Nebelspalter (Switzerland), WittyWorld (USA), Ogonyek (Russia), and Eulenspiegel (Germany). Places for Kazanevsky's personal cartoon exhibitions include the Republican House of Writers in Kiev, Ukraine (1985, 1987), House of Soviet Culture in Beograd, Yugoslavia (1989), Navy Muzeum in Constanca, Romania (1991), House of Russian Culture in Budapest, Hungary (1992), House of Belgian Culture in Bruxelles, Belgium (1992), City Hall, Kruishoutem, Belgium (1995), Cera-Bank in Leuven, Belgium (1996), House of Culture in Prokupje, Jugoslavia (1997), Café-Podium de Pomp in Antverp, Belgium (1996), Holy Names College, Oakland, California (1999), Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (2000), and Iranian House of Cartoon, Tehran, Iran (2002). Kazanevsky is also a known lecturer on the theory of cartoon art. He has given lectures in Laie, Hawaii, USA (1989), at the 10th International Humor Congress, at the University of Paris VIII, Paris, France (1992), the International Conference on Humor and Laughter, Lycee de Garcons, Luxembourg (1993), the 1999 International Humor Conference, in Holy Names College, Oakland, California (1999), the 2000 International Humor Conference, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (2000), the 3rd International Cartoon Festival, Ankara, Turkey (1998), andas well as in the Iranian House of Cartoon, Tehran, Iran (2001). His cartoon books "Heads" and "Revelation of Elderly Cupid" were published in Belgium and Ukraine. Vladimir Kazanevsky joined WittyWorld in 1993.
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