101 cartoons of Igor Vartchenko

Igor Vartchenko about himself

«Born in 1959 in Tatarstan. Worked many years in the Oil and Gas Ministry as a petroleum engineer. Drawing is a true passion of my life. My first picture was published in 1986 in one of the most popular Russian newspapers. From that time thousands of my caricatures were published in many newspapers and magazines in Russia and abroad (France, USA, Germany, Italy, Belgium).

I was a winner of 70 contests and exhibitions: Grand Prix in VELOCARTOON (Lithuania, 1988), Bronze Hats and Prize of Public in Knokke-Heist (Belgium, 1990, 1997, 2000), special prizes in Zielona Gora (Poland, 1990,), "Archicatura" (Bratislava, Slovakia, 1992), few Excellent Prizes in Yomiuri (Japan, 1992,1995,1997,1998), Silver plaque in “Sport”, Ancona, Italy in 1995, Silver Prize and few Excellent prizes in Taijon, Korea 1995-2005, many prizes in International contests in Russia and Ukraine, special prizes of "EULENSPIEGEL" (Berlin, Germany, 1994) and "Hurriet Vakfi" (Turkey, 1995), Gold prize in “New technologies” (Barocaldo, Spain) in 2004, Grand Prix in Tabriz contest, Iran, 2004, Bronze prize in “Vine” in China and special prize in “Justice” in Teheran , Iran in 2005, etc.

From 2003 I work as a staff cartoonist for some weeklies and a designer of children’s editions. Recently few my books were issued».

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