19th Vianden International Caricature & Cartoon Contest: 2026 Winners and Full Exhibition List Announced

The Organizing Committee of the 19th Vianden International Caricature & Cartoon Contest in Luxembourg has officially announced the results of its 2026 edition. Centered on the theme of “Democracy”, the competition attracted global participation, showcasing a wide array of visual interpretations that combine sharp satire with artistic depth.

🏆 The Winners

After a comprehensive evaluation by the international jury, the following artists were awarded for their outstanding contributions:

Prize	Artist	Country
🥇 1st Prize	Angel Boligan	🇲🇽 Mexico
🥈 2nd Prize	Olena Tsuranova	🇺🇦 Ukraine
🥉 3rd Prize	Heibat Ahmadi	🇮🇷 Iran

🥇 1st prize: Angel Boligan – 🇲🇽 Mexico

🥈 2nd prize: Olena Tsuranova – 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🥉 3rd prize: Heibat Ahmadi – 🇮🇷 Iran

Honorable Mentions:

• Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia)
• Georgopalis Dimitris (Greece)
• Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz (Poland)
• Ömer Çam (Turkey)
• Cai Wei Bin (China)

🇷🇺 Mikhael Zlatkovsky – Russia

🇬🇷 Georgopalis Dimitris – Greece

🇵🇱 Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz – Poland

🇹🇷 Ömer Çam – Turkey

🇨🇳 Cai Wei Bin – China

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🖼️ The 2026 Official Exhibitors List

Following a rigorous selection process, a prestigious group of artists has been chosen to represent the global cartooning community in the official 2026 exhibition. The selected exhibitors are:

• Algeria: Nasereddine Ghezaili, Benamar Brahim
• Argentina: Santiago Cornejo
• Azerbaijan: Seyran Caferli
• Belgium: Danny De Haes, Olivier Jaminot, Luc Vernimmen, Rouhollah Zamzameh, Herwig Beyaert, Constantin Sunnerberg, Stefaan Provijn
• Brazil: Raimundo Waldez C. Duarte, Thiago Lucas
• Bulgaria: Tsocho Peev, Ivailo Tsvetkov, Valentin Georgiev
• Canada: Bruce MacKinnon
• China: Cai Wei Bin, Liu Qiang, Yu Dezhong, Liu Qiulian
• Colombia: Fernando Pica
• Croatia: Josip Kovačević, Zdenko Puhin
• Cuba: Michel Moro Gómez
• Cyprus: Huseyin Cakmak, Nataliya Varchenko
• Czech Republic: Evžen Davidn
• Estonia: Roman Matkiewicz, Monika Järvekülg
• France: Jean-Loïc Bélom, Bernard Bouto
• Germany: Holger Weyrauch, Jan Tomaschoff, Valeriu Kurtu, Bernd Eisert, Sabine Voigt
• Greece: Georgopalis Dimitris
• Hungary: Gergely Bacsa, Misi Kós
• Indonesia: Agus Widodo, Atmaja Septa Miyosa, Didie Sri Widiyanto
• Iran: Heibat Ahmadi, Jalal Pirmarzabad, Mahboube Pakdel
• Israel/International: Ilya Katz, Kfir Weizman
• Italy: Agim Sulaj, Dalla Battista Milko, Marco Fusi, Marco De Angelis
• Kazakhstan: Galym Boranbayev
• Latvia: Gatis Sluka
• Luxembourg: Nicolas Tholl, Alex Alberg, Pol Leurs, Ronny Peiffer
• Malta: Caglar Okur
• Mexico: Angel Boligan
• Montenegro: Darko Drljevic
• Morocco: Derkaoui Abdellah
• Poland: Tadeusz Krotos, Zbigniew Kolaczek, Henryk Cebula, Pawel Kuczynski, Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz
• Romania: Doru Axinte, Constantin Pavel, Fărcășanu Sergiu, Horia Crisan, Liviu Stanila, Marcel Claudiu Morariu
• Russia: Vladimir Khakhanov, Mikhail Zlatkovsky, Aleksei Kivokurtscev
• Serbia: Toso Borkovik, Mica Miloradovic
• Slovakia: Vladimir Pavlik, Bobo Pernecký
• Spain: Eduardo Pérez Baamonde
• Syria: Raed Khalil
• Turkey: Ali Sur, Erhan Yaşar Babalık, Aşkın Ayrancıoğlu, Hicabi Demirci, Mehmet Zeber, Mürteza Albayrak, Ömer Çam, Fatih Aksular, Oğuz Gürel, Önder Önerbay, Oktay Bingöl, Tuna Ceylan
• Ukraine: Kazanevsky Vladimir, Konstantin Kazanchev, Alexander Barabanshchykov, Igor Lukyanchenko, Mikael Mayevsky, Oleg Gutsol, Olena Tsuranova, Olexandr Sydorenko, Valerii Momot, Oleksiy Kustovsky
• United Arab Emirates: Sherif Arafa
• USA: Felipe Galindo, Gerrit Huig
• Uzbekistan: Makhmudjon Eshonkulov, Husan Sodiqov

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The selected artworks will be showcased in the historic town of Vianden, offering an insightful and humorous perspective on the evolution and challenges of democracy in the modern world.