American painter
Donato Giancola (born 1967[ 1] science fiction andfantasy content, includingimages for Tolkien's Middle-earth .
Giancola has won honors including aWorld Fantasy Award , aHamilton King Award , and manyChesley Awards for his illustrations.
Donato Giancola was born and raised inColchester , nearBurlington , in the state ofVermont . He has lived inBrooklyn with his wife and two daughters.[ 2]
Giancola first majored in electrical engineering at theUniversity of Vermont , but left forSyracuse University to seriously pursue painting in 1989. He graduated with aBFA in 1992.[ 2]
Giancola describes himself and his work as a "classical-abstract-realist working with science fiction and fantasy" and listsHans Memling ,Jan van Eyck ,Velázquez ,Caravaggio ,Vermeer ,Piet Mondrian ,Rembrandt ,Rubens andTitian as his favorite artists.[ 3]
Giancola has illustrated cards for theMagic: The Gathering [ 4] collectible card game players.[ 5] Bennington Banner [ 6] paintings of J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy world have been described as making him "theCaravaggio ofMiddle-earth ".[ 7]
In 2021, the U.S. Postal Service announced that a "three ounce" stamp honoringUrsula K. Le Guin would be issued later that year. It features her portrait, based on a 2006 photograph, against a background scene fromThe Left Hand of Darkness [ 8]
Giancola has been awarded aChesley Award from the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists in the following years:
1997: Best Cover Illustration, Paperback[ 9] 1999, 2001: Best Product Illustration[ 9] 2002: 4 awards inc Best Cover Illustration[ 9] 2004: Best Cover Illustration[ 9] 2005: joint winner Best Cover Illustration[ 9] 2006: Best Cover Illustration[ 9] 2007: Best Monochrome Work[ 9] 2008: 5 awards inc Best Cover Illustration[ 9] 2009: 2 awards inc Best Cover Illustration[ 9] 2011: Best Interior Illustration[ 9] 2014: Best Color Work[ 9] 2015: Best Product Illustration[ 9] 2016: Best Color Work[ 9] 2017: Best Product Illustration[ 9] Donato Giancola: From Middle Earth to Outer Space and Beyond,Huntsville Museum of Art , 2013-2014. Magical Adventures: Fantasy Art from The Frank Collection,University of Maryland, College Park , 2004. Illustrators,The Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition of Illustration, 128 East 63rd Street, New York, New York. 1999-2004. The Art of 'The Lord of the Rings', Exhibition of book cover and interior illustration, Bailey/Howe Library,University of Vermont , 2002. Middle-Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth (2010), Underwood Books.Middle-Earth: Journeys in Myth and Legend (2019), Dark Horse Books.ISBN 978-1-5067-1086-0 ^ Barron, James ."Stamps From Space, With Brooklyn Ties" ,The New York Times ^a b Troy, Jeanne (July 18, 2007). "Sci-fi painter Donato Giancola's work on display at SVAC",Bennington Banner ^ Wachter, Toby (10 April 2003)."Behind the Canvas: Donato Giancola|Combining Magic with the classical masters" .Magic|The Gathering . Archived fromthe original on 2003-04-21. Retrieved24 September 2024 . ^ "Donato Giancola - Magic: The Gathering Art" . Archived fromthe original on 19 July 2001.^ Alesia, Tom (18 August 2000). "Fantasy: the Gathering".Wisconsin State Journal ^ "Bennington Banner ^ LaSala, Jeff (22 April 2019)."Donato Giancola Is the Caravaggio of Middle-earth" .Tor.com . Retrieved11 November 2023 . ^ " (Press release). about.usps.com. 2021. Retrieved24 September 2024 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Past Winners of the Chesley Awards" . ASFA. Retrieved21 April 2024 .^ First International ARC Salon Competition ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010)."Award Winners and Nominees" . Archived fromthe original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved4 Feb 2011 . ^ "2006 Hugo Awards" . World Science Fiction Society. 25 July 2007.Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved2010-04-19 .^ "Hamilton King Award" .Society of Illustrators . Retrieved24 September 2024 .2008: Donato Giancola ^ "2024 Tolkien Society Awards" .Locus Online Archived from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved2024-04-19 .
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