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Antonio Santos (Santiagu)

Santiagu was born in Arcozelo, Vila Nova de Gaia in 1968 and currently lives in Gatão, Amarante. He has been an Art teacher since 1994 and illustrates several school textbooks for some publishers. He is the main artist of the Flor do Tâmega Newspaper in Amarante. In addition to that, he has won numerous national, international, important and brilliant awards and has shown his work by participating in exhibitions in various countries such as Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Spain, Greece, Iran, Mexico, Kosovo, Republic Czech. Republic, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine. Awards and honours • 1994  Honorable Mention in the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Cartoon Contest - Lisbon City Council  International Cartoon Festival (Póvoa de Varzim City Council)  Participation in the Cartoon Exhibition - Matosinhos City Council  Second place in the V Cartoon Contest – Amadora • Participation in the I Alverca Cartoon Festival - 1996 • First place in the VII Cartoon Contest - Amadora - 1998 • Exhibition of Cartoons and Comics at the Beau Séjour Palace - Lisbon - 1999 • First place in Caricature at the XIII National Free Humor Hall - Oeiras • Participation in the First Espinho International Exhibition – Beach Humor • Joint exhibition at the Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso Museum – Amarante - 2000 • V Luso-Galaico Caricature Salon (Vila Real) • Joint exhibition at the Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso Museum (Amarante) • XIV National Free Humor Hall – Oeiras - 2001 • VIII Luso-Galaico Caricature Salon (Vila Real) • II Raiano Humor Biennial (Idanha-a-Nova) • IX National Exhibition of Amateur Cartoonists held in Levadia – Greece - 2004 • Honorable Mention in the IX Luso Caricature Salon, Galaico - Vila Real • Participation in the XIX National Exhibition of Amateur Cartoonists held in Levadia – Greece • Participation in the VII Portocartoon - 2005 • 2006  Participation in the Cartoon Festival of the VIII Ourense Cartoon Biennial  First place for caricature in the XX National Press Humor Hall - Oeiras  Participation in the XI National Exhibition of Amateur Cartoonists held in Levadia – Greece  Participation in the 10th Luso-Galaico Caricature Salon - Vila Real  Participation in the VIII Portocartoon;  participation in the Sixth International Independence Cartoon Contest – Ukraine  Special Prize at the 8th International Ecological Cartoon Exhibition Sokobanja 2006 - Serbia  Participation in the VI. Biennial International Cartoon Competition – Humorest – Czech Republic  Participation in the World Cartoon Festival – Kosovo 2006;  Participation in the 3rd International Cartoon Exhibition, Rhodes  Participation in the International Cartoon Contest – Tatarstan, Russia  Finalist in the FCW Cartoon Festival – Shanghai, China  Participation in the Second Humor Hall of Paraguaçu, Brazil • 2007  First place for caricature in the XI Luso-Galaico Caricature Salon - Vila Real  Grand Prize at the Cartoonet FCW Festival – Shanghai, China  Honorable Mention in the IX Portocartoon. • 2008  Third place for caricature in the XI Luso-Galaico Caricature Salon - Vila Real  Honorable Mention in the X Portocartoon  Participation in World Press Cartoon in Sintra  Participation in the Cartoon Festival of the IX Ourense Cartoon Biennial  Participation in the Caricature Festival of the Penela Biennial - Coimbra  Third place for caricature in the IV Caricature Salon of Paraguaçu - Brazil  Participation in the “Humoreix” cartoon contest - Spain  Participation in the European Cartoon Competition (Portuguese Printing Museum), participation in the International Digital Media Competition  Special Diploma in Satire, Humor and Cartoon Magazine “Rhinocervs” • 2009  Participation and Finalist in the XI Portocartoon  Participation in the XII Luso-Galaico Caricature Salon - Vila Real  Participation in World Press Cartoon of Sintra and Amadora Cartoon Award  Participation in the 29th Nasreddin Hodja International Cartoon Competition, Golg Prize in FCW - China • 2010  Honorable Mention in the Xll Portocartoon  Participation in World Press Cartoon in Sintra  Honorable Mention in the European Cartoon Contest (Portuguese Printing Museum)  Diploma of Honor and Special Award in the V Magazine of Satire, Humor and Cartoons of Nosorog “Rhinocervs”  First place for caricature at the Penela Biennial Festival - Coimbra  Participation in the III “Humoreix” cartoon contest - Spain - Silver Award in FCW • 2011  Honorable Mention in the XllI Portocartoon  Third place in World Press Cartoon in Sintra  People's Prize in XII Portocartoon  Second place «XlV Galician Portuguese Caricature Salon - Grand Prix in FCW - China • 2012  Cash prize in the 4th Fadjr Cartoon and Caricature Competition in Iran  Honorable Mention in the XlV Portocartoon  Honorable Mention in World Press Caricature in Sintra  Special Award at the Penela Biennial Festival - Coimbra  Honorable Mention of the XII International Humor Show – Caratinga, Brazil  Participation in the 39th Piracicaba Festival - Brazil • 2013  Third place in the International Cartoon Web Contest - Azerbaijan  Participation in WorldPressCartoon in Sintra  Second place in XV Portocartoon, participation in the 10th Tehran International Cartoon Biennale in Iran  Participation in the 40th Piracicaba Festival - Brazil • 2014  Second place XVl Portocartoon  Honorable Mention in XVI Portocartoon  People's Prize in XV Portocartoon  Honorable Mention at the 41st Piracicaba Festival - Brazil  Third place in The International Gaza Cartoon and Caricature in Iran  Special Prize in the 7th International Caricature Contest Nosorog Magazine - Rhinocerus - Bósnia • 2015  Second place XVII Portocartoon (two awards)  Honorable Mention in WPCascais; Award for Excellence in HumoDeva Int.  Cartoon Contest - Romania  Special Prize in the Second International Holocaust Cartoon Competition - Iran  Honorable Mention in Fartoon - Portugal  Third place in “Virtual Humor Show-Brazil” (two awards)  Special Prize in the Vlll International Caricature Contest - Nosorog Magazine • 2016  Honorable Mention in XVIII Portocartoon  Third place in the 12th International Cartoon Competition - Syria  Special Prize in “Statute of the International Anti-Corruption Cartoon Contest” - China  Honorable Mention in “VIII International Humor Festival of Amazonia, Brazil  First place “II Ferrol Caricature Contest - Spain • 2017  Award and Honorable Mention in XIX Portocartoon  Member of the jury of the 11th Tehran Int. Cartoon Biennial - Irão  Special Prize (Bronze Panda Medal) at the 5th Golden Panda Int. - Cartoon and Illustrated Book Illustration Contest - China  Honorable Mention in the 6th Int. Sinaloa Cartoon Contest, Mexico  Bronze Award in Shanghai “Best Internet, Best City” - Humor Cartoon Exhibition - China • 2018  Honorable Mention in the 14th Int. Caricature Contest - Syria  Honorable Mention in “The End of Terrorism” - Poster, Cartoon and Caricature Contest - Irão  First Prize and Honorable Mention in the XX Portocartoon  Fans Award in FCW-FreeCartoonsWeb “Soccer World Cup” - China  Honorable Mention in the First Cairocature International Cartoon Contest - Egypt  Honorable Mention in the Portrait Caricatures Contest - Egypt • 2019  Second Prize and Honorable Mention in the XXI Portocartoon  Award for Best Cartoonist at the Seventh Red Man International Biennial of Humor Art - China;  Special prize in «Caricatures of the philosopher Laozi and the Zen master Huineng in the international competition The Eyes of Artists - Beijing, China  Special Prize at the 18th International Caricatur Contest “Independence” - kyiv, Ukraine  Plumb Award at the V Salon of Humor - Bacau, Rome  Third Prize in the First International Cartoon Contest - Azerbaijan • 2020  Third place in «The Third Cairocature International Cartoon Contest – Egypt  Second place in the International Cartoon Contest "The Values of Kusadasi" - Turkey  Third place "Stone Bridge in the 17th Edition of the International Comics and Cartoon Festival Contest" - Kosovo.