World Fantasy Award—Artist

The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction and art published during the preceding calendar year. The awards have been described by sources such as The Guardian as a "prestigious fantasy prize",[1] and one of the three most renowned speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction).[2][3] The World Fantasy Award—Artist is given each year to artists of works related to fantasy released in the preceding calendar year. Fantasy artists are also eligible for the Special Award—Professional category. The Artist category has been awarded annually since 1975.[4]

World Fantasy Award—Artist
Awarded forThe best artist of fantasy artwork published in the prior calendar year
Presented byWorld Fantasy Convention
First awarded1975
Most recent winnerKinuko Y. Craft
Websiteworldfantasy.org/awards/

World Fantasy Award nominees and winners are decided by attendees and judges at the annual World Fantasy Convention. A ballot is posted in June for attendees of the current and previous two conferences to determine two of the finalists, and a panel of five judges adds three or more nominees before voting on the overall winner.[4][5] The panel of judges is typically made up of fantasy authors[6] and is chosen each year by the World Fantasy Awards Administration, which has the power to break ties.[4] The final results are presented at the World Fantasy Convention at the end of October.[5] Winners were presented with a statue in the form of a bust of H. P. Lovecraft through the 2015 awards; more recent winners receive a statuette of a tree.[7]

During the 49 nomination years, 101 artists have been nominated; 41 of them have won, including ties. Three artists have won three times: Shaun Tan, out of five nominations; Charles Vess, out of eight; and Michael Whelan, out of nine. Six other artists have won twice: J. K. Potter, out of ten nominations; Thomas Canty, out of nine; Kinuko Y. Craft, out of seven; Edward Gorey, out of four; and Lee Brown Coye and Rovina Cai, both times they were nominated. No other artists have won more than once. Potter and John Picacio have received the most nominations at ten, followed by Canty, Don Maitz, and Whelan at nine each. Stephen Fabian and John Jude Palencar are tied at eight for the most nominations without winning.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the artist's work was published. Entries with a blue background and an asterisk (*) next to the artist's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist.

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Winners and nominees
YearArtist(s)Ref.
1975Lee Brown Coye*[8]
Gervasio Gallardo[8]
Stephen Fabian[8]
Jeff Jones[8]
Tim Kirk[8]
1976Frank Frazetta*[9]
Stephen Fabian[9]
George Barr[9]
Edward Gorey[9]
Tim Kirk[9]
1977Roger Dean*[10]
Michael Whelan[10]
George Barr[10]
Tim Kirk[10]
Stephen Fabian[10]
1978Lee Brown Coye*[11]
Stephen Fabian[11]
Tim Kirk[11]
Michael Whelan[11]
1979Alicia Austin*[12]
Dale Enzenbacher*[12]
Stephen Fabian[12]
Michael Whelan[12]
1980Don Maitz*[13]
Boris Vallejo[13]
Stephen Fabian[13]
Michael Whelan[13]
1981Michael Whelan*[14]
Rowena Morrill[14]
Don Maitz[14]
Alicia Austin[14]
Thomas Canty[14]
Gahan Wilson[14]
1982Michael Whelan*[15]
Rowena Morrill[15]
Thomas Canty[15]
Don Maitz[15]
Alicia Austin[15]
Jill Bauman[15]
1983Michael Whelan*[16]
Don Maitz[16]
Jill Bauman[16]
Tom Canty[16]
R. J. Krupowicz[16]
1984Stephen Gervais*[17]
Jill Bauman[17]
Edward Gorey[17]
Robert Gould[17]
Don Maitz[17]
Rowena Morrill[17]
1985Edward Gorey*[18]
Michael Whelan[18]
J. K. Potter[18]
Thomas Canty[18]
Alan Lee[18]
1986Jeff Jones*[19]
Thomas Canty*[19]
J. K. Potter[19]
Alan Lee[19]
1987Robert Gould*[20]
Chris Van Allsburg[20]
J. K. Potter[20]
Stephen Gervais[20]
1988J. K. Potter*[21]
Michael Whelan[21]
Harry O. Morris[21]
Tom Canty[21]
1989Edward Gorey*[22]
Don Maitz[22]
Harry O. Morris[22]
Jill Bauman[22]
Thomas Canty[22]
Phil Parks[22]
1990Thomas Canty*[23]
J. K. Potter[23]
Don Maitz[23]
James Christensen[23]
1991Dave McKean*[24]
Brian Froud[24]
David Bergen[24]
Janet Aulisio[24]
Don Maitz[24]
J. K. Potter[24]
1992Tim Hildebrandt*[25]
Alan M. Clark[25]
Ned Dameron[25]
David Bergen[25]
Alan Lee[25]
1993James Gurney*[26]
Jill Bauman[26]
Alan M. Clark[26]
James Christensen[26]
Harry O. Morris[26]
1994J. K. Potter*[27]
Alan M. Clark*[27]
Thomas Canty[27]
Rick Berry[27]
Harry O. Morris[27]
Jason Eckhardt[27]
1995Jacek Yerka*[28]
Dave McKean[28]
Gahan Wilson[28]
Bob Eggleton[28]
Brian Froud[28]
Rick Lieder (withdrawn)[28]
1996Gahan Wilson*[29]
Thomas Canty[29]
Alan M. Clark[29]
Bob Eggleton[29]
J. K. Potter[29]
1997Jean Giraud*[30]
J. K. Potter[30]
Thomas Canty[30]
H. R. Giger[30]
1998Alan Lee*[31]
Jim Burns[31]
Don Maitz[31]
Dave McKean[31]
Rick Berry[31]
1999Charles Vess*[32]
Bob Eggleton[32]
Alan M. Clark[32]
Jim Burns[32]
Tom Canty[32]
2000Jason Van Hollander*[33]
Les Edwards[33]
Bob Eggleton[33]
Stephen Fabian[33]
2001Shaun Tan*[34]
Daniel Merriam[34]
Les Edwards[34]
Kinuko Y. Craft[34]
Jim Burns[34]
John Jude Palencar[34]
2002Allen Koszowski*[35]
Gahan Wilson[35]
Donato Giancola[35]
John Jude Palencar[35]
Douglas Walters[35]
2003Tom Kidd*[36]
John Jude Palencar[36]
Kinuko Y. Craft[36]
Charles Vess[36]
Gary Lippincott[36]
Dave McKean[36]
2004Donato Giancola*[37]
Jason Van Hollander*[37]
John Jude Palencar[37]
John Picacio[37]
Gerald Brom[37]
2005John Picacio*[38]
Jeremy Caniglia[38]
Kinuko Y. Craft[38]
John Jude Palencar[38]
Charles Vess[38]
2006James Jean*[39]
Les Edwards[39]
Dave McKean[39]
Kinuko Y. Craft[39]
John Jude Palencar[39]
2007Shaun Tan*[40]
Jon Foster[40]
Les Edwards[40]
John Picacio[40]
Jill Thompson[40]
2008Les Edwards*[41]
Ruan Jia[41]
Mikko Kinnunen[41]
Stephan Martinière[41]
John Picacio[41]
2009Shaun Tan*[42]
Kinuko Y. Craft[42]
Janet Chui[42]
Stephan Martinière[42]
John Picacio[42]
2010Charles Vess*[43]
John Jude Palencar[43]
John Picacio[43]
Jason Zerrillo[43]
Sam Weber[43]
2011Kinuko Y. Craft*[44]
Shaun Tan[44]
Vincent Chong[44]
Richard A. Kirk[44]
John Picacio[44]
2012John Coulthart*[45]
Julie Dillon[45]
Jon Foster[45]
Kathleen Jennings[45]
John Picacio[45]
2013Vincent Chong*[46]
Didier Graffet and Dave Senior[46]
Kathleen Jennings[46]
J. K. Potter[46]
Chris Roberts[46]
2014Charles Vess*[47]
Galen Dara[47]
Zelda Devon[47]
Julie Dillon[47]
John Picacio[47]
2015Samuel Araya*[48]
Galen Dara[48]
Jeffrey Alan Love[48]
Erik Mohr[48]
John Picacio[48]
2016Galen Dara*[49]
Richard Anderson[49]
Julie Dillon[49]
Kathleen Jennings[49]
Thomas S. Kuebler[49]
2017Jeffrey Alan Love*[50]
Greg Bridges[50]
Julie Dillon[50]
Paul Lewin[50]
Victo Ngai[50]
2018Gregory Manchess*[51]
Victo Ngai[51]
Omar Rayyan[51]
Rima Staines[51]
Fiona Staples[51]
2019Rovina Cai*[52]
Galen Dara[52]
Jeffrey Alan Love[52]
Shaun Tan[52]
Charles Vess[52]
2020Kathleen Jennings*[53]
Tommy Arnold[53]
Galen Dara[53]
Julie Dillon[53]
Wendy Froud[53]
2021Rovina Cai*[54]
Jeffrey Alan Love[54]
Reiko Murakami[54]
Daniele Serra[54]
Charles Vess[54]
2022Tran Nguyen*[55]
Gerald Brom[55]
Odera Igbokwe[55]
Aleksandra Skiba[55]
Charles Vess[55]
2023Kinuko Y. Craft*[56]
Galen Dara[56]
Matt Ottley[56]
Lauren Raye Snow[56]
Charles Vess[56]

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