About

Viktor Shatunov was born in 1952 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

He has graduated from the art school of Venozinskis in Vilnius also he has been graduated as a graphic designer from the Byelorussia Academy of Fine Arts in Minsk. For further training he went to the Leningrad Academy of Fine Arts (now St. Petersburg, Russia).

Viktor is active in book graphics since 1975, basically illustrating the classical works of art. In addition to this he works as a painter.

Since 1978 he is a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, latert a member of the Union of Artists of Lithuania. 

Since 1985 he specializes in illustrating books for children. He showed his talents in more than 150 books, with a circulation of more than 20.000.000 copies in many countries, such as: USA, Japan, Russia, Republic of South Africa, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Byelorussia and Lithuania.

He holds many diplomas in book graphic art design.

Viktor earned different prizes at international exhibitions and competitions.
Since 1990 he not only illustrates books for children, but writes them as well.

List of main countries and Publishers,
​where Viktor Shatunov's books were published:

Russia:
“Kristina”, Moscow  /  "Kristina and Olga", Moscow  /  "Kristina and Ko", Moscow  /  “Astrel”, Moscow  /  "Planeta detstva", Moscow  /
“Rosmen”, Moscow  /  "AST", Moscow  /  “Malysh”, Moscow  /  “Kruglyj god”, Moscow  /  “Strekoza”, Moscow  /  “Avanta +”,  Moscow  /  “Prof press”, Rostov-na-Donu  /  "Karneol", Niznij Novgorod
Lithuania:
“Polina”,  Vilnius  /  “Vaga”, Vilnius  /  “Alma Littera”, Vilnius  /  “Kronta”,  Vilnius  /  “Tiraj”, Kaunas  /  "Vyturys", Vilnius
Poland:
“Editions Spotkania”, Warszawa  /  “ABC PLAC Slonecni 4”, Warszawa  /  “GMP”, Poznan  /  "Zaklade graficna", Warszawa
Japan:
“Iwasaki Shoten”, Tokyo
Yugoslavia:
“Matica Serbska”, Novi Sad
Byelorussia:
“Junatstva”, Minsk
USA
“Bradford Exchange”, Chicago  /  “BKN Interivational”  /  "Silver Additions", New York  /  "Quarasan", Chicago  /  "Dennard, Lacey & Associates", Dalas, Texas  /  "Techbooks", Boston
Latvia
“Rija Films”, Riga
South Africa
“Fantasi books”, Pretoria
Slovakia
“Slovart Print”, Bratislava
Czech Republic                                  
“Slovart Print”                                         
Hungary
“Alexandra”, Pecs
Estonia
“Sinisukk”, Tallinn
Romania
“Flamingo”, Bucharest
Ukraine
”Ranok”, Kharkov
and others.

Viktor Shatunov holds many diplomas in book graphic art design. He won 1 and 2 places at international and national competitions in Moskow, Belgrad, Vilnius, Minsk and other cities.