19th Spectrum Fantastic Art Annual awards finalists

The finalists for the 19th Spectrum Fantastic Art Annual were announced. The winners will be announced in an award ceremony held at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live!, in Kansas City. Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! will be held between May 18-20th and as the official site states “is a natural extension of the eighteen-year success of the award-winning Spectrum art annual. As an international melting pot of talent, Spectrum: The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art has come to symbolize the vibrancy, diversity, and overall excellence of the creative community. The popularity of the books has steadily increased over the years, and Spectrum exhibits at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City in 2005 and 2009 shattered attendance records, leaving artists and the public clamoring for more. Spectrum Fantastic Art Live!, in collaboration with Bob Self and Baby Tattoo Books, is an answer to that call.

We envision Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! as a fantasy-focused art fair, one in which creators will be able to sell originals and prints while promoting their work to patrons, collectors, and potential clients. Presentations, panels and displays will help broaden the public’s awareness of and appreciation for our field; art directors will be invited to meet new talent and conduct portfolio reviews; workshops and educational opportunities will be offered; and there will be the chance to network, socialize, and share.”

A great event I wish I could attend.

On Spectrum’s website you can also find photos and videos from the judging process. Here are the 19th Spectrum Fantastic Art Annual awards finalists:

Advertising:

Justin Coro Kaufman - Mothead

Android Jones - Boom Festival

Tyler Jacobson - Talon of Umberlee

Tyler Jacobson - Daask Crime Lord

Lucas Graciano - Temple Guardian

Book:

John Jude Palencar - Bared Blade

Edward Kinsella - Wooden Bones

Petar Meseldzija - Eowyn and the Lord of the Nazgul

Dragan Bibin - Vid the Vampire

Jean-Babtiste Monge - Ragnarok

Comics:

Jim Murray - DOTA 2: Tales from the Secret Shop

Sonny Liew - Malinky Robot

Andy Brase - DarkSun II

Phroilan Gardner - The Destroyer

Alex Alice - Sigfried III

Concept Art:

Justin Sweet - Jack the Giant Killer

Brian Matyas - Spartan Victory

Robh Ruppel - Yemen

Daniel Dociu - Hangar

Allen Williams - Unknown One

Dimensional:

Jonathan L. Matthews - Batman, Black and White

Thomas S. Kuebler - I am Providence

Virginie Ropars - Jack

Allan Carrasco - Rhinatuar

Michael Defeo - Octopus

Editorial:

Chris Buzelli - Strength in Numbers

Jean-Baptiste Monge - Mic Mac Cormac

Bobby Chiu - Early Bloom

Ture Ekroos - Beneath

James Gurney - Kosmocertatops

Institutional:

Android Jones - Water Dragon 2012

Petar Meseldzija - The Rescuer

Bill Carman - Three Wishes

Raoul Vitale - Turin and the Glaurung

Omar Rayyan - Crow and the Pitcher

Unpublished:

Eric Fortune - Last Embrace

Andrew Theophilopoulos - Princess of the Pleia Dians

Justin Gerard - Portrait of a Monster #3

Kei Acedera - Morning Chill

Michael Whelan - CK Unmasked

Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees!