DAVID A. CHERRY
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
PROFESSIONAL:
June 2000 to Present Artist for Ensemble
Studios/Microsoft
1983-2000 Freelance Artist/Illustrator/Writer
1983 Attorney (Administrative Law)
PUBLICATIONS:
THE ART OF MICHAEL WHELAN
(Interview of Michael Whelan regarding techniqueBantam Books
1993)
THE ART OF DAVID A. CHERRY TRADING CARDS
(Collection of David A. Cherry art trading cards published by
FPG Cards.)
1995 ARTISTS MARKET
(Interview /article with David Cherry on the business of
becoming a professional artist.)
IMAGINATION: THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF DAVID A. CHERRY
(Treatise on acrylic painting technique plus portfolio of over
40 paintings and drawingspublished in 1987 by The Donning Co.)
THE ODD MAN OUT
(Fictional short story appearing in anthology entitled THE WAR
YEARS: THE JUPITER WAR, edited by William Fawcett and David Drake, published
spring of 1991 by ROC Books.)
HONORS AND AWARDS: | |
2000 | Chesley Award Nomination for Lifetime Artistic Achievement |
1998 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1997 |
1997 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1996 |
1996 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1995 |
1995 | Invitational Speaker at the Smithsonian Institution |
Judge for the 1994 Spectrum Annual | |
1994 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1993 |
1993 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1992 |
1993 | Chesley Award for 1992 Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book |
Chesley Award for 1992 Best Monochrome | |
1992 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1991 |
Chesley Award for 1991 Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book | |
Chesley Award for Best Color Painting: Unpublished | |
1991 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1990 |
The Polly Freas Award for Artistic Merit | |
The Frank R. Paul Award for Artistic Achievement | |
The Skylark Award for significant contribution to the field of Science Fiction | |
1990 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1989 |
The Polly Freas Award for Artistic Merit | |
1989 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1988 |
The Chesley Award for contributions to the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art--(for efforts lobbying to repeal the application of Uniform Capitalization Rules to artists) | |
1988 | Hugo Award Nomination for Best Professional Artist of 1987 |
Hugo Award Nomination for Best Non-fiction Book of 1987 (For IMAGINATION: THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF DAVID A. CHERRY.) | |
The Chesley Award--contributions to the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art (For reorganization of The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists and other services as president of that organization.) | |
1986 | The Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration: Hardbound |
The Chesley Award for Best Color Work: Unpublished | |
EXHIBITIONS: | |
1994 | INTO THE FUTUREat the Charles B. Goddard Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma. |
1993 | THE MAGIC: 1993 NATIONAL SHOW & SALEat Repartee Gallery in Park City, Utah. |
1992-1993 | ART OF THE COSMOSTraveling exhibit of astronomical art touring the United States and Canada that debuted at the International Space Arts Festival at Titusville, Florida. Sponsored by the International Association for the Astronomical Arts. |
1990 | IN DREAMS AWAKE: THE ART OF FANTASYat the Park Avenue Atrium in New York, sponsored by Olympia and York. |
INTO THE FUTURE: THE ART OF SCIENCE FICTIONat the Park Avenue Atrium in New York, sponsored by Olympia and York. | |
1989 | THE ART OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTIONat the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware. |
THE 1989 INVITATIONAL SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY EXHIBITIONat Studio 125, Atlanta, Georgia | |
1988 | SCIENCE FICTION 88--at the Orlando Science Center, Orlando, Florida |
1986 | INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FANTASTIC ARTat the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware |
1984 | THE 1984 TOURING FANTASY ART EXHIBITIONsponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Plano, Texas |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
Member since 1983
Past President--1988 through 1990
Science Fiction Writers of America
Member 1988 - 1999
National Academy of Fantastic Art
Member of the Board 1986-1987
Oklahoma Bar Association
Member since 1975
INTERESTING FACTS:
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Consistently ranked among the top ten U. S. science fiction illustrators by Locus Poll
Brother of multiple Hugo Award-winning author C. J. Cherryh