Spectrum Award for Grand Master
| Spectrum Grand Master Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best in contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and horror artwork. |
| Presented by | Spectrum Fantastic Art |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Website | http://spectrumfantasticart.com/  |
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.
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]
Winners
| 2019 | Donato Giancola | Spectrum 26 | Ref | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 6 - Kansas City, MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ Fleskes, John (2014). Spectrum 21: The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art. Flesk Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-933865-58-4.
- ^ "Grand Master post by Arnie Fenner on Muddy Colors".
- ^ "Spectrum 21 Awards List".
- ^ "Tor.com 2013 Spectrum Award Winners".
- ^ "GM post by Arnie Fenner Muddy Colors".
- ^ "GM post by Arnie Fenner Muddy Colors".
- ^ "Locus Index 2010 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2009 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2008 Spectrum Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Locus Index 2007 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2006 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2005 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2004 Spectrum Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Locus Index 2003 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2002 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2001 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 2000 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Locus Index 1999 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 1998 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 1997 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus index 1996 Spectrum Awards".
- ^ "Locus Index 1995 Spectrum Awards".