Victor Verkhovod was born in 1961 in the city of Frunze, now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In 1980, he graduated from an art school in Uzbekistan, in the city of Tashkent, with a specialization as a sculptor-teacher. He worked in the Art Foundation as a workshop manager and at the Aesthetic Center as a sculpture studio instructor. In 1997, he emigrated to the USA and lives in Sacramento, where he continues to work on sculptural and painting projects for public buildings and parks, as well as as a sculptor at the ceramic company Gladding McBean. He actively tries his hand at literature. Since 1997, his works have been published in Russian and American editions. Since 2006, he has been a member of the literary association LOTOS. He is currently preparing a collection of poems and stories for publication.