HouXiaoQiang
Self-Portrait
Cartoonist
He was born in 1960. After graduation from middle school, he worked as a government officer, a worker and a designer for decorating. Now he is a professional caricaturist. He often writes articles for many magazines. About 5100 works of caricature have been published at home and abroad.
Hou Xiaoqiang is a member of the Chinese Artists Association and the Vice Chairman of the Shandong Cartoonist Association. He has been dedicated to international cartoon competitions since 1997, and his cartoons "Family" and "The White House" both won the United Nations/Ranan Lurie International Political Cartoon Award in 2006 and 2009, respectively. The awards were presented to him by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon.
Hou has twice won the highest award for Chinese animation, the Golden Monkey Award, in 2000 and 2010.
In 1996 and 1999, he also won the People's Daily Satirical Humor Award twice. His work "Family" won first prize in the 2006 CCTV National Environmental Animation Competition. In 2006, his work "Helplessness of Houyi" won the highest award at the China International Animation Festival, the Golden Monkey Award.
In 2000, his work "Wheelchair" won the Grand Hat Prize at the 39th Knokke-Heist International Cartoon Festival in Belgium, making him the first Chinese person to receive the award. In 2004, his work "Mask" won the Bronze Crown Award at the first forum of the Russian Sorgut International Humor Art Museum, and he was invited to attend the award ceremony and humor art forum in Sorgut, Russia.
In 2005, his work "Hostage" won the first China Golden Dragon Award at the Hong Kong Asian Dragon International Cartoon Competition.
In 2008, his work "Romantic Journey" won first prize at the UMO International Cartoon Competition in India.
In 2009, his work "Peace" won the International Cartoon Champion at the National Museum of American Freedom.
In 2010, his work "White House Impression" won the Grand Prize at the Columbia International Cartoon Biennial Exhibition. His work "Freedom" won the Grand Prize at the first Boston International Humor Festival, and "Oil Spill Disaster" won the Grand Prize at the Daejeon International Cartoon Image Exhibition in South Korea.
In 2010, his work "Fear" won the first prize at the 9th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial in Iran.
In 2011, his work "Tornado" won the first prize (honorable mention) at the Nasreddin Hodja International Cartoon Competition in Turkey.
In 2015, his work "Untitled" won the Peace Messenger Award at the 18th Serbia International Anti-War Cartoon Salon, making him the first person in history to win the "Chinese Person" award again.
Hou has won 80 awards and has placed in the top three 23 times in international cartoon competitions in more than 20 countries from 1997 to 2023, including 12 first prizes. He has also been named one of the "Top Ten Chinese Cartoonists in International Cartoon Competitions" for five consecutive years.
1997 “SATIRE AND HUMOUR PRIZE” PEОPLE DAILY / China
1999 “SATIRE AND HUMOUR PRIZE” PE0PLEDAILY / China
1999 “AWARD OF SUCCESS” AYDIN DOGANV / Turkey
2000 “GOLDEN MONKEY PRIZE” CARTOON ARTIST ASSOCIATION / China
2000 “GOLDEN HAT” KNOKKE-HEIST/ Belgium
2002 “BRONZE PRIZE” FREECARTOONWEB / China
2002 “PRIZES FOR EXCELLENCES” LM / CHINA
2003 “EXCELLENT WORK PRIZE” TAIWAN / China
2003 “PRIZES FOR EXCELLENCE” LM / CHINA
2003 “THE BRONZE USHANKA” KARIKATURUM / Russia
2003 “SUCCESS PRIZE” FREECARTOONWEB/ China
2005 “Gold Dragon prize” Hong Kong / CHINA
2005 “K0TUCH0W PRIZE” ZAMEK/ POLAND
2005 “Honourable Mention” PORTO VII CARTOON WLRLD FESTIVAL / PORTUGAL
Reference: BEC (the Big Encyclopedia of Caricature), 2017
Exhibition of works
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Comic portraits series of famous Chinese painters
Comic portrait of Xu Beihong
Comic portrait of Fu Baoshi
Comic portrait of Liu Haili
Comic portrait of Lin Fengmian
Comic portrait of Qi Baishi
Transformed famous paintings series
Raft of the Medusa in Antarctica
Madonna and Child
New depiction of Saint Joseph the Carpenter
The Birth of the Internet Venus
Van Gogh and Picasso series
Cold and Warm
Madonna's preference
General and Soldier
Starry Night
Chance Encounter
The Gate of Art
Art and Value
Candlelight dinner
Chasing Dreams
Boatman of the Shipping Company
Swinging Up and Down
Caricatures of Soccer Stars
Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
Pele
Series of Art Masters
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali
René Magritte
Part of award certificates.
Ronald Levin, President of the World Cartoonists' Alliance.
Central Television (CCTV) reporter conducting an interview
Hou's trophy and certificate.
Exhibition Participation Certificate of France International Cartoon Art Exhibition
"First Place Award for Series Comics" at the Tehran International Cartoon Biennial in Iran.
Certificate of Outstanding Works Award for the 2009 United Nations International Cartoon Contest (signed by then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon).
2009 Turkish Honorary Award.
Certificate of Outstanding Works of the 2006 United Nations International Cartoon Contest (issued by then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan)
Certificate of Grand Prize of the 2010 Daejeon International Cartoon Exhibition in South Korea.
2015 Turkish Honorary Award.
The Peace Ambassador Grand Prize at the 18th Serbia International Anti-War Art Salon in 2015.
Golden Crown Award at the Knokke-Heist International Cartoon Festival in Belgium.
Certificate of Grand Prize of the First Boston International Humor Festival in the United States.
The champion of the 2009 International Comics Competition at the National Liberty Museum in the United States.
Certificate of Bronze Medal from the 2022 Santa Clara International Humor Salon in Cuba.
2019 France Second FECO International Book Cartoon Exhibition Grand Prix Award Winner
Title by Ronald Libin, President of the World Cartoonists' Association.
Silver Award at the International Humor Festival in Czechoslovakia.
"Copper Award Certificate of Russian Vision Humor International Forum"
