Artist and painter Vilas Shinde was born in 1953, in Ekambe, Maharashtra. He completed his Diploma degree in Drawing and painting from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1978. He went on to pursue a Post Diploma in Painting from the M. S. University, in Baroda, in 1980. He further studied Painting at the Ecole, Nationale, on the subject of Superieure Des Beaux Arts and Print Making under the guidance of Prof. S. W. Hayter, Paris. His solo shows include exhibitions at Hall D' Accueil Du Centre Albert Chatelet, Paris, 1982, LTG Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1993, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1994, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 1995, Sakshi Gallery & Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1997, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 1999, 2002, and 2005, Articullate, Birla Art Lifestyle, Mumbai, 2006, Jehangir Art Gallery & Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, 2010, and Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai, 2013.