Born in 1970 in Potsdam, Germany, Viacheslav Shilov regularly publishes in the press in Germany, Israel, the United States, Turkey, Estonia, Russia and several other countries. He has taken part in exhibitions and conferences and has been a member of the jury at international cartoon competitions. Since 2011, he has run the international image bank cartoonbank, a platform that allows cartoonists to sell their drawings to publications and which was closed for political reasons. A committed supporter of the cause, he regularly takes part in events relating to freedom of expression and artists in exile, as he himself is an exile.
