Ciril Horjak (alias ''Dr Horowitz''; born December 1975, in

Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belon ...

) is a Slovene

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artist and book and newspaper

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. His comics have been published in ''

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'', in '' Quadrado'' from Portugal, in '' Shtumm'' from Germany and '' Le Martien'' from France.

Life and work

He studied at the

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and works as a freelance illustrator. He has provided more than 1200 illustrations for the Večer newspaper since 2007. In 2017, he authored the visual side of the ''Luther-Trubar'' app about

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, the founder of the Slovenian language, and German

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, published by the Goethe Institute. He is the author of the very first educational comic book ever to be dedicated to

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Awards

* In 2016, he received an award by the Society of Slovenian Journalists. * In 2010, he received an award by the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education. Awards by Slovenian Institute for Adult Education
Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (Slovenia), 2010

References

Slovenian illustrators Slovenian caricaturists Living people 1975 births University of Ljubljana alumni {{slovenia-artist-stub