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John Picacio

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JOHN PICACIO is a 2011 Hugo Award finalist for Best Professional Artist and a 2011 Chesley Award finalist, in three categories. His 2010 published cover artwork credits include Michael Moorcock’s ELRIC: SWORDS AND ROSES (plus over 20 interior illustrations), Lauren Beukes’ ZOO CITY, Mark Chadbourn’s DARK AGE trilogy, as well as several more major works.

He won the 2005 World Fantasy Award and is best known as one of the most prolific American cover artists for science fiction, fantasy, and horror of the last ten years. His artwork is noted for its diversity and range, often combining traditional drawing and painting with digital finishes, as well as exploring methods such as hand-made assemblages. His artwork has illustrated the covers of books by Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Dan Simmons, Joe R. Lansdale, Jeffrey Ford, Frederik Pohl, James Tiptree, Jr., and many more. He has produced cover artwork for franchises such as STAR TREK and the X-MEN.

His accolades also include the Locus Award, four Chesley Awards, and two International Horror Guild Awards, all in the Artist category. His illustrations are often featured in the pages of SPECTRUM: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART.

Clients include Ballantine/Del Rey, Bantam, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Tor Books, Pyr, Golden Gryphon Press, Subterranean Press, Angry Robot, and many more.

Amongst his forthcoming published works will be the much-anticipated 2012 calendar for George R. R. Martin’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE as well as covers for Ian McDonald’s YA novel debut PLANESRUNNER and new limited editions of Dan Simmons’ classic THE HYPERION CANTOS.

Web: www.johnpicacio.com

Blog: http://picacio.blogspot.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/JohnPicacio

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