Michael Whelan
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Michael Whelan, né le 29 juin 1950 à Culver City (Californie), est un peintre & illustrateur américain de Science-fiction et d'heroic fantasy.
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Son père était technicien dans l'aviation, ceux qui donnera au jeune Michael sa passion pour les progrès des voyages aériens et spatiaux.[1]
Il a étudié au "Rocky Mountain College of Art" à Denver. En 1974 il continue sa formation au "The art Center college of Design" de Los Angeles.
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[modifier] Récompenses
- Hugo Awards:
- 12 "Best Professional Artist"
- 1 "Best Original Artwork"
- 3 "Best Nonfiction Book" (Wonderworks, Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder and The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions)
- "SuperHugo" presented at the 50th Worldcon (1992) for Best Artist of the Last 50 Years (not considered an official Hugo award)
- 3 World Fantasy Awards "Best Artist" (1981, 1982, & 1983)
- 12 Chesley Awards the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA)
- Allied Artists of America's Grumbacher Gold Medal (1994) for his painting, Climber
- Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal (1997) for his digital painting, Crux Humanis
- Member of the advisory board of Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
- Member of the advisory board of for Western Connecticut State University Master of Fine Arts program
- Artist Guest of Honor at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore
- Spectrum Grand Master 11 (2004)"Michael R. Whelan".
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- Something in My Eye, (1997) (Mark V Ziesing)
- The Art of Michael Whelan, 1993 (Bantam Dell Pub Group)
- Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder, 1987 (Ballantine Books)
- Wonderworks: Science Fiction and Fantasy Art, 1979 (Donning Company Publishers)
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- ↑ Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, 1991 (Taschen)