Artistic awards

Hugo Besard won 38 national and international prizes and awards.

2013
First Prize “XI International Biennial of Engraving ‘Premio Acqui’ 2013”, Acqui Terme (Italy)
First Prize “IV Premio ATLANTE del Museo del Grabado a la Estampa Digital de Artes 2013”, Artes-Ribeira/A Coruña (Spain)

2012
Laureate “Golden Medal of Honour Brasschaat 2012 - Honorary Citizen of Brasschaat” (Belgium)

2011
“Iosif Iser International Contemporary Engraving Biennial 2011 / 1° PRIZE of the Romanian Artist’s Union” (Romania)
“1° PREMIO de la 5a Muestra Internacional de Miniprint de Rosario Argentina 2011 / Escuela de Bellas Artes Universidad Nacional de Rosario”, Rosario (Argentine Republic)
“’FOURTH PRIZE’ - “The 8th KOCHI International Triennial Exhibition of Prints JAPAN 2011”
“WINNER AWARD 16th SPACE International Print Biennial Seoul South-Korea 2011”, Seoul (South-Korea)

2010
LAUREATE "Prize IIe Premio de Grabado Fundación Museo de las Artes del Grabado ATLANTE España 2010", A Coruña (Spain)
"HONORABLE MENTION AWARD 14th International Print Exhibition Taiwan R.O.C. 2010", Taichung (Republic China/Taiwan)
"SPECIAL PRIZE 9th Lessedra World Art Annual Mini Print 2010 Sofia Bulgaria", Sofia (Bulgaria)
"HONORABLE MENTION AWARD 1st Beijing Erotic Exlibris Exhibition China 2010", Beijing (China)
“2e Prize Honorable Mention Prize of Recognition of Merit in Graphic Art Ernest Albert Belgium 2010”, Mechelen (Belgium)

2009
"GRAND PRIX International Graphic Art Biennial Split Croatia 2009", Split (Croatia)
Belgium selection prize "The 2nd Bangkok Triennial International Print and Drawing Exhibition Bangkok Thailand”, Bangkok (Thailand)

2008
"FIRST SPECIAL AWARD 1st International Print Biennial Istanbul Turkey", Istanbul (Turkey)
Belgium selection prize "Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués España", Cadaqués (Spain)

2003
Belgium selection prize "IXe Biennale de la Gravure Conflans-Sainte-Honorine France", Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (France)

2002
Belgium selection prize "The 12th Space International Print Bienial Seoul South-Korea Sungkok Art Museum Seoul", Seoul (South-Korea)

2001
3rd Prize "Mençao Honrosa International Engraving Biennial of Douro 2001", Alijó (Portugal)

1999
Laureate “International Triennial for Fairy tales Graphics Prize Rudolf Broulim Artley”, Hooglede (Belgium)

1989
Laureate International Graphics Contest "Hunting and Nature", Sint-Truiden (Belgium)

1988
“2nd Prize for graphics Bredene” (Belgium)

1985
“Prize Museum Westhoek Crea I", Koksijde (Belgium)
“2nd Prize for graphics Aarschot” (Belgium)
“Prize Eugène Baie Foundation Province of Antwerp” (Belgium)

1984
“Prize Bank Paribas for graphics” (Belgium)

1983
“Prize Province of Antwerp for graphics” (Belgium)

1982
“Prize City of Harelbeke for graphics” (Belgium)
“Prize of the Prince Club of the XII” (Belgium)

1981
“Prize Young Belgian Graphics” (Belgium)
“Premium Province of Antwerp for graphics” (Belgium)
“Premium International Ex-libris Contest Sint-Niklaas” (Belgium)
“Prize Horlait Dabsent” (Belgium)

1980
“Prize Ferstenberg for graphics” (Belgium)
“Prize Joris Minne for drawing” (Belgium)
“Prize Oppenheimer for graphics” (Belgium)

1979
“Prize Doutrelon de Try for graphics” (Belgium)

1978
“Prize Karel Verlat for animal painting” (Belgium)