Vic Roschkov Sr. is a Canadian editorialcartoonist andillustrator, now living inLondon,Ontario, Canada.
Born inKyiv in theSoviet Ukraine, he was raised in Windsor, Ontario before moving to London, Ontario, as a young adult and later began his career in journalism at theWindsor Star in the early 1970s. Roschkov subsequently moved to theToronto Star where he won the prestigiousNational Newspaper Award for cartooning in 1980—the first time that he'd submitted an editorial cartoon for consideration.
Roschkov later worked for theEdmonton Sun.
Roschkov has had a selection of his cartoons published by Prentice-Hall and for many years was staff cartoonist at theEdmonton Sun. Numerous Roschkov editorial cartoons have been acquired by theNational Archives of Canada and are now part of its permanent collection inOttawa, Ontario.
Vic Roschkov Sr. has two sons: Vic is also a notable artist living in London, Ontario, and Tom is a musician who lives in Edmonton.[1]
