Michael Whelan
American illustrator · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1950 · age 76
Michael Whelan is an American artist of imaginative realism. For more than 30 years, he worked as an illustrator, specializing in science fiction and fantasy cover art.
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2017Chesley Award for Best Color Work - UnpublishedAward2013Locus Award for Best ArtistAward2009Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAward2005Locus Award for Best ArtistAward2002Locus Award for Best ArtistAward2000Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration - HardcoverAward1997Locus Award for Best ArtistAward1995Locus Award for Best ArtistAward1993Inkpot AwardAward1992Chesley Award for Best Monochrome Work - UnpublishedAward1991Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic AchievementAward1989Locus Award for Best ArtistAward1987Locus Award for Best ArtistAward1986Locus Award for Best ArtistAward1950Born29 June 1950
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About this person
Since the mid-1990s, he has pursued a fine art career, selling non-commissioned paintings through galleries in the United States and through his website.
Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76
Where to find them
The same award as Michael
Boris VallejoBoth received Locus Award for Best ArtistGerald BromBoth received Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement
Wojciech SiudmakBoth received Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration - Magazine
Julie BellBoth received Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic AchievementDonato GiancolaBoth received Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration - Magazine
Charles VessBoth received Locus Award for Best Artist