NCN Announces 2008 Award Winners

Raleigh, NC-- November, 2008 -- 180 artists in the National Caricaturist Network competed for the prestigious Golden Nosey award at the 17th annual convention in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 2nd -November 7th, 2008. The convention attracted over 200 attendees representing 10 countries, ranging from professional artists to caricature enthusiasts. They flooded the ballroom of the Brownstone Holiday Inn near the campus of North Carolina State University.

Artists at the convention displayed their skills as they competed for the Caricaturist of the Year award (a gold statuette known as the Golden Nosey), as well as competing in a variety of specialized categories such as best likeness, best portfolio, best color technique, and Caricature of the Year. All competitions are judged not by a panel, but by the vote of attending members. For Caricaturist of the Year and Caricature of the Year, the top ten artists are honored. These prestigious awards are highly regarded in the caricature community, and recognize world-renowned artists. The following 2008 awards were presented at the annual Awards Banquet:

Congratulations to all of the competition winners!

Caricaturist of the Year Award

1. Jason Seiler - Golden Nosey
2. Glenn Ferguson - Silver Nosey
3. Brian Oakes - Bronze Nosey
4. Tomokazu Tabata
5. Fred Harper
6. Paul Moyse
7. Nathan Kapnicki
8. Ryuji Imada
9. Takayuki Watanabe
10. Sosuke Narita

Likeness Competition

1. Joe Bluhm
2. Brian Oakes
3. Chris Rommel

Speed Competition

1. Steve Dorris- 18 caricatures in 5 minutes
2. Masashi Anraku- 17 caricatures in 5 minutes
3. Yuri Kato- 16 caricatures in 5 minutes

Guest of Honor Award

1. Glenn Ferguson
2. Takayuki Watanabe
3. Jason Seiler

Best Studio Piece

1. Jason Seiler
2. Liesbeth Beckers
3. Tomokazu Tabata

Portfolio Competition

1. Jason Seiler
2. Paul Moyse
3. Tomokazu Tabata

Outstanding Body Situation

1. Alexander Clare
2. Jeremy Townsend
3. Brian Oakes

Most Humorous Caricature

1. Jeremy Townsend
2. Mikey Shields
3. Brian Oakes

Outstanding B&W

1. Ryuji Imada
2. Takashi Fujiwara
3. Sosuke Narita

Outstanding Color Technique

1. Fred Harper
2. Tomokazu Tabata
3. Marlo Meekins

Outstanding 3-D Technique

1. Johanna Veerenhuis-Lens
2. Karel Op De Beeck
3. Dan Smith

Outstanding Cartoon Style

1. Andy Urzua
2. Tomokazu Tabata
3. Alexander Clare

Outstanding Retail/Party Style

1. Andy Urzua
2. Kyle Edgell
3. Noboru Nishida

Top 10 Caricatures of the Year

1. Jeff Redford By Jason Seiler
2. Creation of Adam By Glenn Ferguson
3. Sean & Sheina By Glenn Ferguson
4. Toru Tanaka By Jason Seiler
5. Nate Graham by Tomokazu Tabata
6. Oliver Merlo By Brian Oakes
7. Jason Seiler by Jeremy Townsend
8. Sean Gardner By Jason Seiler
9. Alisa vs. Cookie Monster By Glenn Ferguson
10. Nathan Kapnicky By Sean Gardner

Outstanding Exaggerated Style

1. Nathan Kapnicky
2. Brian Oakes
3. Glenn Ferguson

Outstanding Abstract/Design Style

1. Kunikazu Noguchi
2. Andy Urzua
3. Trudy Nash

Master Caricature of the Year Adam English By Jan Op De Beeck

Master Caricaturist of the Year Jan Op De Beeck

About ISCA: The International Society of Caricature Artists is an international non-profit trade association. Its purpose is to promote of the art of caricature, educate the public and the media about the art of caricature and to provide its members with helpful information about caricature as an artform as well as a profession. The NCN currently has nearly 500 members from around the world, and is growing every day.