Michel Kichka (born 1954 in
Liège
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,
Belgium) is an Israeli
cartoonist
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and
illustrator
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of Belgian origin. His father was
Holocaust survivor Henri Kichka.
Biography
Michel Kichka was born in Belgium to
Henri Kichka, a
Holocaust survivor, and his wife, Lucia (née Świerczyński). He
immigrated to Israel in 1974 and studied art at the
Bezalel Academy
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design ( he, בצלאל, אקדמיה לאמנות ועיצוב) is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldest ...
, where he became an instructor and one of Israel's leading comic book artists and political cartoonists.
Students he trained in the field include
Rutu Modan and
Uri Fink
Uri Fink (Hebrew: אורי פינק, born 18 September 1963) is an Israeli comic book artist and writer, and creator of the comics series '' Zbeng!'' He is considered one of Israel's leading comic book artists.
Biography
Fink was born in Tel Aviv ...
.
[ Kichka produces comics in French and Hebrew for various media outlets including '' Le Monde'' and TV5.]
Awards and recognition
Kichka won the Israeli Dosh
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* Dosh (musician) (born 1972), American musician
* ''Dosh'' (album)
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Cartoonist Award in 2008.[ In 2006 he joined the UNRIC movement ]Cartooning for Peace
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.[ Kichka serves as head of the Israel Cartoonists Guild.][
]
See also
*Israeli art
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References
External links
Michel Kichka
official homepage.
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1954 births
Living people
Artists from Liège
Israeli cartoonists
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Belgian emigrants to Israel
Belgian Jews