Luc Vernimmen

By LatAm ARTE

He studied Graphic Arts at Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Antwerp in 1978 and Sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1983. He is a graphic designer, software quality tester and illustrator of school and children's books. He has had several individual and group exhibitions since 1982 with works of oil on canvas and drawings. Awards and honours • Second place in the Art Contest "Round Table" - 1980 • First place in the “Openbare bibliotheek” poster competition - 1981 • “Brouwerij De Kluis” Trophy in the Cartoon Contest - Beringen - 1988 • Beringen Press Cartoon Contest Prize - 1991 • Cartoon Competition Award "International Humor in Art" - Boechout - 1992 • Cartoon Award “Sylvania” • “Beringen” Competition 1993 • Cartoon contest “Eervolle vermelding” – Boechout - 1994 • 3D Prize cartoon contest – Boechout - 1996 • Keverprijs Masereelfonds Cartoon Contest - 1997 • First place in the cartoon contest "Olen" - 1999 • Nominated for the Cartoon festival award "Freedom and Journalism" - Truiden, Belgium - 2007 • Honorable Mention in European Caricature • Contest "Inequalities and discriminations" - Portugal - 2007 • Special prize at the Third Cartoon Competition - Yekaterinburg - 2007 – • Third place in the “Cartoonale Stroop uit” - Borgloon - 2007 • Honorable Mention "X PortoCartoon World Festival" - Portugal - 2008 • Prize in the Eighth International Competition of “Mediterranean” Cartoons of the Municipality of Alanya - 2008