about ME

Dimitris Georgopalis was born in Corfu(Greece). He Studied Business Administration and Byzantine iconography.

He is member of the Journalists’ Union and the Greek Cartoonists Association.

He has taken part in many cartoon exhibitions both in Greece and abroad.

In 2024, he was awarded for his work by the School of Arts, Architecture and Design at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.

He currently works as a cartoonist and illustrator for the newspaper Realnews, as Lead Visual Illustrator, and as Art Director at Choco-Myths company. He also illustrates books and produces original works in oil and acrylic.

AWARDS:

2025 / Second Prize / «It’s a Trump World» / World Press Freedom / Canada

2024 / First Prize/ LEA Festival/»Cultural Bridges: Latin America, Spain, Greece, and Portugal»/Greece

2022/Awards of Excellence/»22th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition» / «Silence is golden»/ Canada.

2020/ First Prize / gag cartoon / World Press Cartoon / Portugal,

2019/ Honorable mention / World Press Cartoon / Portugal,

2019/ Silver hut / Knokke-Heist Cartoon Contest / Belgium,

2018/ First Prize / International anti-war cartoon contest / Norway.