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Gerda Dendooven
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Gerda Dendooven (2006)
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| Born | 10 May 1962 Kortrijk, Belgium
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| Known for | Illustration |
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Gerda Dendooven is a famous Belgian artist. She was born on May 10, 1962. Gerda is best known for her amazing illustrations in children's books. She has won many important awards for her work. These include the Gouden Uil, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, and the Boekenpauw several times.
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About Gerda Dendooven
Early Life and Education
Gerda Dendooven was born in 1962 in a place called Marke, Belgium. When she was older, she went to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. There, she studied something called Vrije Grafiek. This means she learned about different ways to create art, especially prints and drawings.
Her Creative Career
Gerda Dendooven has had a very busy and successful career. She is mostly known for her work in children's books.
Children's Books
In 1987, Gerda illustrated her very first children's book. It was called Geen gezoen, vlug opendoen and was written by Ed Franck. After that, she illustrated many, many more books for different authors. Some of these authors include Herman Brusselmans, Toon Tellegen, and Bart Moeyaert. She also worked with Elvis Peeters, Michael De Cock, and Wally De Doncker.
Gerda has also written and illustrated her own books. For example, she wrote and illustrated IJsjes, which won a Boekenpauw award in 1990. Another one of her books, Soepkinders, won a Boekenpluim in 2006. Her book Hoe het varken aan zijn krulstaart kwam won both a Zilveren Griffel and a Boekenpluim in 2010.
In 1996, Gerda was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. This is a very big international award for children's authors and illustrators. She also won the Vlag en Wimpel award twice. First, in 1998, for illustrating Nietes welles. Then, in 2015, for writing De wondertuin.
One of her most recent big wins was in 2017. She won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for her book Stella, ster van de zee. She had also been nominated for this award in 2015 and 2016.
Theatre Work
Besides books, Gerda Dendooven has also written stories for stage plays. In 2001, she worked on a play called Bremen is niet ver. She collaborated with other artists like Geert Hautekiet, Bart Moeyaert, and Ianka Fleerackers for this project.
Personal Life
Gerda Dendooven is in a relationship with Gert Dooreman. He is a typographer and designer. They have two daughters together.
Awards and Recognition
Gerda Dendooven has received many awards throughout her career for her wonderful contributions to children's literature and art. Here are some of them:
- 1990: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen, for Met de kont tegen de krib
- 1990: Boekenpauw, for IJsjes
- 1992: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen, for De meester is een schat
- 1995: Boekenpauw, for Strikjes in de Struiken
- 1995: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen, for Prins Pukkel
- 1998: Vlag en Wimpel, for Nietes welles
- 2000: Zilveren Penseel, for De verliefde prins
- 2000: Boekenpluim, for De verliefde prins
- 2001: Gouden Uil, for Luna van de boom (with Bart Moeyaert and Filip Bral)
- 2002: Boekenpauw, for Meneer Papier gaat uit wandelen
- 2004: Vlag en Wimpel, for Meneer Papier is verscheurd
- 2004: Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Jeugdliteratuur, for Mijn mama
- 2006: Boekenpluim, for Soepkinders
- 2007: Boekenpauw, for Het verhaal van Slimme Krol. En hoe hij aan de dood ontsnapte
- 2010: Zilveren Griffel, for Hoe het varken aan zijn krulstaart kwam
- 2010: Boekenpluim, for Hoe het varken aan zijn krulstaart kwam
- 2013: Zilveren Palet, for Takkenkind
- 2013: Boekenwelp, for Takkenkind
- 2015: Vlag en Wimpel, for De wondertuin
- 2017: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, for Stella, ster van de zee
