Hugo Besard was born on February 24, 1955 in Etterbeek (Brussels/BELGIUM). Professor of ‘Etching’ at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts ARTESIS/PLANTIJN University College/ Antwerp Belgium. Hugo Besard won 38 national and international prizes and awards 2013: FIRST PRIZE “ XI International Biennial of Engraving ‘Premio Acqui’ 2013”, Acqui Terme (Italy) 2013: FIRST PRIZE “IV Premio ATLANTE del Museo del Grabado a la Estampa Digital de Artes 2013”, Artes-Ribeira/A Coruña (Spain) 2011: “Iosi Read more...f Iser International Contemporary Engraving Biennial 2011 / 1° PRIZE of the Romanian Artist’s Union” (Romania) 2011: “1° PREMIO de la 5a Muestra Internacional de Miniprint de Rosario Argentina 2011 / Escuela de Bellas Artes Universidad Nacional de Rosario”,Rosario (Argentine Republic) 2011: “’FOURTH PRIZE’, “The 8th KOCHI International Triennial Exhibition of Prints JAPAN 2011” 2010: “HONORABLE MENTION AWARD 14th International Print Exhibition Taiwan 2010”, Taichung (Republic China) 2009: “GRAND PRIX International Graphic Art Biennial Split Croatia 2009”, Split (Croatia)

Skills: etching blind printing