Graphic humor, the cartoon, has such a unique arsenal of means of expression, which could many other genres only envy. It is able to describe life in all its breadth, depth and color, and can express even what we feel only in our hearts, but what we don’t know to say by words. The possibilities of cartoons are staggering – once donate us an easy refreshing smile, and another time force us to laugh to a full throat. One time force us to think, another time freeze us in horror. In the same breath are telling us juicy piquant stories and immediately complement them with deep philosophical reflections. The cartoons promptly bring us the hottest news, but playfully are able to abstract even the general regularities. And all this by pure visual means only, fully internationally understandable. Therefore, it is really hard to understand that this huge “potential energy” of cartoons cannot find much greater application in the media.
In the world of Cartoon Art has been profiled a number of respected artists whose names knows probably each adept of graphic humor in the world. One of these renowned authors is a leading cartoonist from Luxembourg Pol Leurs, who controls the means of expression of cartoons truly masterfully and his creative work has achieved well-deserved international fame and appreciation. We are highly honoured to present to you his interesting life story and his extensive, successful creative work.
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Pol Leurs was born on 27th September 1947 in the city of Luxembourg and lives as a retired engineer with his wife Gabie in Gonderange. He’s father of three adult boys.
Self taught in art, he was regularly published from 1975 to 1983 in several Luxembourgish magazines. Since 1976 he has held individual exhibitions in Luxembourg and participated at many national and international exhibitions. He was member of several international cartoon contests and president of jury at the Salon International de la Caricature et du Cartoon de Vianden (Luxembourg).
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 71 prizes and mentions at national and international cartoon competitions of which 15 first prizes.
As the vice-president of the luxembourgish association CartoonArt.lu Pol Leurs promotes the cartoon art in Luxembourg together with some fellow artists and friends of cartoon art. He is a member of FECO-France. In 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012 he published several cartoon books of his selected works (wonderful books “Cartoons 3” and “Cartoons 4” by Pol Leurs can be ordered at: poleurs@pt.lu).
Exhibitions:
- 1976 – Galerie La Scatola (LU)
- 1978 – International Racing Car Show (LU)
- 1979+81 – Theaterstuff (LU)
- 2003 – Château de Bourscheid (LU)
- 2004 – Galerie Gaasch (LU)
- 2005 – Groupe Elco (LU)
- 2006 – Groupe Elco (LU)
- 2008 – Musée du cartoon et de la caricature de Vianden (LU)
- 2009 – Centre culturel “Am Duerf” Junglinster (LU)
- 2009 – Galeria satyry “Na tynku”, Tarnowskie Gory (PL)
- 2009 – Galeria Teatr Slaski, Katowice (PL)
- 2011 – Galerie Soleil, Virton (BE)
- 2012 – Centre culturel “Am Duerf”, Junglinster (LU)
- 2013 – European Cartoon Center, Kruishoutem (BE)
- 2013 – Galerie Kurtukunst, Berlin (DE)
- 2013 – EWB – Centre Convict (LU)
- 2014 – Theatre Vooruit, Boechout (BE)
- 2014 – 2nd International Graphic Humour Festival “The Sunny Dragon”, Yerevan (Armenia)
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 (Belgium) - 3rd prize “Bronze Hat”
- 2006 – International contest of illustration for the belgian book History of contraception (Belgium) – 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 (Belgium) – 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
- 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”, Presov (Slovakia) – Honourable mention
- 2010 – 1st International Cartoon Competition Berlin (Germany) – Special prize
- 2010 – 9e Biennale “Humour & Vigne”, Jonzac (France) - Grand 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”, Presov (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) - Excellent 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
- 2015 – Satyrykon Legnica (Poland) – Distinction award
- 2015 – 20th Euro-kartoenale, Kruishoutem (Belgium) – Honourable mention
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We are very pleased that we can now invite you to explore the cartoons of the world-famous cartoonist Pol Leurs from Luxembourg. We wish you a pleasant distraction and a range of experiences which the art of graphic humor promises to provide to you. 
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