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The Spectrum Award for Grand Master was awarded annually from 1995 to 2019 by the Spectrum Fantastic Art Advisory Board, which now appears to be defunct.
Spectrum Grand Master Award | |
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Awarded for | The best in contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and horror artwork. |
Presented by | Spectrum Fantastic Art |
First awarded | 1995 |
Website | http://spectrumfantasticart.com/ |
A Grand Master, as Arnie Fenner (SFA Advisory Board member) has explained, is an artist who has worked for at least twenty years at a consistently high level of quality; who has influenced and inspired other artists; and who has left his or her mark on the field as a whole. "Craft alone" he writes, " is not sufficient to receive the honor: There are many painters who produce solid professional work. But (and this is the key) it fails to resonate. It is admired in the moment and immediately forgotten. A Grand Master's art, on the other hand, gets stuck in the viewer's heart and memory.[1]
Arnie Fenner also states "At the time of the designation is given the artist must be living. Recently, two GM honorees died prior to the announcement --Al Williamson and Ralph McQuarrie-- which confused a few people, but...both were still with us when the Board bestowed the honor."[2]
2019 | Donato Giancola | Spectrum 26 | Ref | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 6 - Kansas City, MO |
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2018 | Claire Wendling | Spectrum 25 | Brookledge Theater - Los Angeles, CA | |
2017 | Bill Sienkiewicz | Spectrum 24 | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 5 - Kansas City, MO | |
2016 | Mike Mignola | Spectrum 23 | Society of Illustrators - New York City, NY | |
2015 | Scott Gustafson | Spectrum 22 | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 4 - Kansas City, MO | |
2014 | Iain McCaig | Spectrum 21 | [3] | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3 - Kansas City, MO |
2013 | Gerald Brom | Spectrum 20 | [4] | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2 - Kansas City, MO |
2012 | James Gurney | Spectrum 19 | [5] | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live - Kansas City, MO |
2011 | Ralph McQuarrie | Spectrum 18 | [6] | |
2010 | Al Williamson | Spectrum 17 | [7] | |
2009 | Richard Corben | Spectrum 16 | [8] | |
2008 | John Jude Palencar | Spectrum 15 | [9] | |
2007 | Syd Mead | Spectrum 14 | [10] | |
2006 | Jeffrey Jones | Spectrum 13 | [11] | |
2005 | H. R. Giger | Spectrum 12 | [12] | |
2004 | Michael Whelan | Spectrum 11 | [13] | |
2003 | Michael William Kaluta | Spectrum 10 | [14] | |
2002 | Kinuko Y. Craft | Spectrum 9 | [15] | |
2001 | Jean Giraud | Spectrum 8 | [16] | |
2000 | Alan Lee | Spectrum 7 | [17] | |
1999 | John Berkey | Spectrum 6 | [18] | |
1998 | James Bama | Spectrum 5 | [19] | |
1997 | Diane Dillon & Leo Dillon | Spectrum 4 | [20] | |
1996 | Don Ivan Punchatz | Spectrum 3 | [21] | |
1995 | Frank Frazetta | Spectrum 2 | [22] | |
1994 | No Award | Spectrum 1 |
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