Konstantinos "Kostas" Koufogiorgos (born 14 February 1972 in Arta, Greece) is a Greek-German political cartoonist and painter.
Biography
While working as a cartoonist for several newspapers and magazines; Koufogiorgos began studying economics at the University of Athens in 1990. His first work of art was published in 1989 in the political magazine ODIGITIS.[1] Kostas Koufogiorgos has worked for numerous political and business papers, as well as for more than 20 magazines in Greece. Until 2014 he worked for the Greek Newspaper Eleftherotypia. In 2008, he started to work for German media.
Frau Schächtele will oben bleiben. Children's book in cooperation with mit Monika Spang, Silberburg Verlag, Tübingen and Lahr/Schwarzwald 2011, ISBN978-3-8425-1128-6
Minima Politika. Political Cartoons with lyrics by Wolfgang Bittner. Horlemann Verlag, Unkel (Germany) 2008, ISBN978-3-89502-271-5
Group Exhibition, Bamberg (Germany), 2006-2010: "For heaven's sake: church in the caricature"
Exhibition/Lecture, Stuttgart (Germany): "Minima Politika"; Political lyrics and caricatures. In cooperation with Wolfgang Bittner
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 22, 2009 - November 13, 2009: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2008
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 28, 2010 - November 12, 2010: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2009
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 21, 2011 - October 21, 2011: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2010
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 27, 2012 - October 26, 2012: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2011
Group Exhibition, Stuttgart u. a.: 31 March 2012 - 15 May 2012: "Mit spitzer Feder" - German Award for political cartoons
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 30, 2014 - November 14, 2014: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2013
Group Exhibition, Potsdam: Karikaturenausstellung der Gemeinsamen Landesplanung Berlin-Brandenburg und Cartoonlobby e. V. "Grenzfälle-Nachbarn wie Du und ich" July 3, 2014 - September 12, 2014
Group Exhibition, Luckau: "Lob des Kapitalismus...ein Versuch in Bildern". Cartoon Museum Brandenburg August 2, 2014 - October 26, 2014
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 28, 2015 - November 22, 2015: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2014
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 27, 2016 - November 4, 2016: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2015
Group Exhibition, Celle u. a.: April 11, 2016 (ongoing): "Oh, eine Dummel!"-Rechtsextremismus und Menschenfeindlichkeit in Karikatur und Satire[2]
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 24, 2017 - November 3, 2017: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2016
Exhibition, Sachsenheim: "Skizzophrenien" Cartoons by Kostas Koufogiorgos. Exhibition Museum of the City of Sachsenheim, June 17 - October 21, 2018. [1][2]
Exhibition, Bad Cannstatt: "KarikaturM" Karikaturenausstellung auf dem Cannstatter Stadtkirchenturm 20 July 2019 in Rahmen des Cannstatter Kulturmenues
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 28, 2020 – November 22, 2020: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2019[3]
Group Exhibition, Berlin (Germany): January 25, 2020 – November 26, 2020: "Rückblende" – Political Caricatures of the year 2020[4]
Paintings
Exhibition, Korntal (Germany): May 25, 2007 - August 27, 2007: "Kostas Koufogiorgos-Paintings"
Group Exhibition, Athens (Greece): February 18, 2009 - March 20, 2009: "The cartoonists are painting"
Awards
2012: Mit spitzer Feder" - German Award for political cartoons [5]
2016: Mit spitzer Feder" - German Award for political cartoons "Mit spitzer Feder 2015"[6]
2016: 3rd Place International Day of Freedom of Press Contest 2016 [7]
2020: 3rd Place "Rückblende 2019": Der deutsche Preis für die politische Fotografie und Karikatur [8]