Stefan Popa Popa's was born on June 11, 1955, in the town of Caransebes,
Romania.
In 1980, he graduated the Polytechnical Institute and the Art Academy in
Poitiers (France), the Visual Arts and Stage Design section. he is appointed
main graphic artist of the World Festival in Confoles (France).
In 1990, he receives an UNESCO grant and is elected President of the
Federations of the Profesional and Elite Caricaturists' Organizations from
Europe (FOCPEE). In 1992, he is declared the fastest portrait drawer in the
World, through the St.Esteve (France) record - No. 626 - achieveing in 9 days
and 10 nights, a result of 1527 portraits, in seven diffrent techniques ,
competing with the fastest graphic artists in the world : Jarry Robinson (the
creator of Batman and Joker), Plantu, La Palma, Tignus, Heninger, Bado,
Mensing, Mutzenik, Socolowski, Fron, Emerson, etc.
Starting January 21, 1991, he signs a five year contract with "CARTOONISTS AND WRITERS SINDICATE" (U.S.A.), through which he gets published on 6 continents, in the best known magasines, papers and daily newspapers throughout the world.
He is now the owner of POPA'S ART, a printing company in Timisoara.
Stefan Popa Popa's realizeasa ilustratii si coperte pentru carti, expozitii
si publicatii in mari cotidiene. Informatii suplimentare pot fi primite de la
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"This romanian is mad !" : this was the festival participants' reaction
facing the world record beeing took down by Popa. Among the spectators
impressed by the performance and quality of drawings and the cartoonists
themselves schocked by this Stachanov of the Caricature, our force of naure
was enjoying the victory over this new challenge.
" ... A very important part in the HISTORY OF WORLD CARICATURE is the Romanian named POPA'S."
Jorge de Salles
Brasil
October 1990
He is awarded over 100 awards in Romania; among them, the most representative :
- Grand Prix at the Humour Salon in Braila, 1979
- Grand Prix at the Humour Salon in Timisoara, 1980
- Grand Prix at the Humour Salon in Vaslui, 1982
- "Union of Fine Arts" Award, Galati, 1982
- Grand Prix at the Humour Salon "Milcoviada", Focsani, 1983
- Grand Prix at the Humour Salon "The Golden Apple", Bistrita, 1984
- Grand Prix at the Humour Salon in Bailesti, 1984
- "Union of Fine Arts" Award, Vaslui, 1986
He wins 58 international awards:
- Grand Prix UNESCO 1979-1983
- Grand Prix, Confolens (France) 1980
- Grand Prix, Tokyo (Japan) 1980
- Grand Prix "F.I.A.", Paris (France)1980
- Grand Prix "C.I.S.", Paris (France)1981
- The Huriviet Vakvi, Istanbul 1983
- The Fine Arts Academy Award, Moscow 1983
- Grand Prix at The Modern Art Festival, La Rochelle (France) 1984
- Jez Award, Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 1985
- Awards at La Marianne and Saint Esteve (France) 1990
- Hocipo Award, Budapest (Hungary) 1991
- Paris (France) 1970, '79, '80
- Chasenaille (France) 1978, '83
- Gemail Muzeum, Tours (France) 1985
- "Szpilky" Galeries, Warsaw (Poland) 1986
- Caricature Museum, Warsaw (Poland) 1987
- Budapest (Hungary) 1990
- Abbaye Aux Dames (France) 1990
- Pan Theatre, Bucharest 1993
- National Theatre, Buchrest 1993
- National Theatre, Cluj-Napoca 1993
- Copenhagen, Soro (Danemark) 1994
- Comedy Theatre, Bucharest 1994, 1995
- Art Museum, Timisoara 1995
- Beograd (Yugoslavia) 1996
- Smederevo (Yugoslavia) 1996
- Confoles (France)
- Tokyo (Japan)
- Montreal (Canada
- Bardigera, Tolentino, Pescara (Italy) 1980
- Athens (Greece) 1980
- Gabrovo (Bulgaria) 1980, 1983
- Skopije, Belgrade, Karagujevac (Yugoslavia) 1980, 1981, 1991
- Beringen (The Netherlands)
- Moscow (Russia) 1983
- Knokke He'st (Belgium) 1983
- Warsaw (Poland) 1987
- Piracicaba, Cariocas Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) 1991
- Lisbon, Oreira (Portugal) 1992
- Trento (Italy) 1994