Igor Vartchenko
By LatAm ARTE
He was born in 1959 in Tatarstan. He is a petroleum engineer and works at the Ministry of Oil and Gas. Drawing has been his passion throughout his life. The first photograph of him was published in 1986 in one of the most popular Russian newspapers. Since then, thousands of his caricatures have been published in many newspapers and magazines in Russia and abroad. Nowadays he can't live a day without drawing a cartoon. He has participated and been awarded in numerous competitions and exhibitions. Awards and honours • Grand Prix in Velocartoon – Lithuania - 1998 • Bronze Hat in Knokke - Heist, Belgium - 1990 • Special award in Zielona Gora – Poland - 1990 • Special award in “Archicatura” - Bratislava, Slovakia - 1992 • Special award in Yomiuri – Japan - 1992 • Special award in “Beer is better than water” - Ukraine - 1992 • Special award in “Caracol” - Cuneo, Italy - 1993 • Silver Plate in “Sport” - Ancona, Italy - 1993 • Special award in “Jubilee” - Marostika, Italy - 1993 • Special award in “Black Gold” - Russia - 1993 • Second place in “Barter” – Russia • Special award in “The shoe store is the worst road” - Russia - 1993 • First place in “Bad” – Estonia – 1994 • Special award in “Archicatura” - Bratislava, Slovakia - 1994 • “EULENSPIEGEL” special award in “Dirt” - Berlin, Germany - 1994 • Second place and special prize in “Jubilee” - Tyumen, Russia - 1994 • Second place in “Under the wing of an airplane” – Russia – 1994 • Special award in “Hurriet Vakfi” – Türkiye – 1994 • Excellent award in Yomiuri - Japan - 1995 • Third place in Taejon – Korea – 1995 • Honorable mention in “Hurriet Vakfi” – Türkiye - 1995 • Special award at “EuroCARtoons” - Kaliningrad, Russia - 1995 • Third place in “Car and Man” - Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine - 1995 • Silver prize in Taejon – Korea – 1996 • Grand prize in “Anny” - Tyumen, Russia - 1996 • Honorable mention in “Hoca Nasreddin” – Türkiye - 1996 • Bronze Hat in Knokke-Heist – Belgium - 1997 • Excellent award in Yomiuri – Japan - 1997 • Special award in Taejon – Korea – 1997 • Special award in Yomiuri – Japan - 1998 • Special award in Taejon – Korea – 1998
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