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TONIGHT ONLY (September 6 @ 8pm) - Danbury, CT

Join legendary illustrator Michael Whelan for a night of sci-fi cinema. In addition to the 8 films playing, we’ll be hosting a pop up art gallery with original art, books, and prints for sale.

BEST SCI-FI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Danbury Palace
165 MAIN STREET
DANBURY, CT 06810

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/best-sci-fi-film-festival/⁠⠀

Paintings on display will include Michael’s classic cover for Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov:

GISKARD (1984)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 28" x 18"

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/giskard/

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WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF

ORLEANS, MA - A new exhibition featuring works by Michael Whelan and Donato Giancola opens on Aug 3 at Tree’s Place Gallery. Free to the public with a reception from 5-7pm. The show runs through Aug 16.

Stay tune for more details and the reveal of several new paintings in our next email newsletter.

Source: treesplace.com

EXHIBITION AT STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER

This Friday, the Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, Connecticut welcomes Michael Whelan for the opening reception of The Korshak Collection: Illustrations of Imaginative Literature.

The Korshak collection is a vision of the fantastic, one of great illustrators, as well as illustrations that had a great influence on imaginative literature. In addition to 2 vintage Whelan paintings, this exhibition includes works by Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, The Brothers Hildebrandt, N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle and many others.

Michael Whelan will be leading an informal walk through of the paintings on display, and afterward will be available for autographs. Come hear Michael talk about his work and share his insight into some of this fantastic art.

The Opening Reception is free of charge and open to the public, but please RSVP by Wednesday, September 20 so the museum can plan the food and drinks for everyone. Please RSVP via email or call 203.977.6521.

The collection will be on display from September 22 through October 29, 2017.

http://www.stamfordmuseum.org/upcoming-exhibit.html

THE KORSHAK COLLECTION – OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, September 22, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road
Stamford, CT

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POSTER FOR MICHAEL WHELAN’S UPCOMING APPEARANCE IN ITALY

Translated from the post on Lucca Comics & Games website:

The author of the 2017 poster is Michael Whelan. The US artist, among the most prominent living fantasy artists, has over 40 years of career created the cover of the leading authors of fantastic literature such as Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Brandon Sanderson, and rock cover albums…Whelan will be present at Lucca and to whom will be exhibited an exhibition at Palazzo Ducale.

The bridge in the background is the marvelous Ponte della Maddalena, built in the XI century at the doors of Lucca, and better known as the “Devil’s Bridge” for the legend accompanying it. Whelan has been able to find a monument with an intriguing past, which attracts the attention of both historians and “nerd” more attentive. The poster (elaborated in collaboration with Studio KmZero) also looks at the cinematic and television sagas of the 1980s, pointing to an adventure of which visitors live the remake every year in Lucca.

The slogan of this edition is Heroes, that is Heroes. Not just comic books, electronic games, card games or role play, but above all those who build, participating in, the biggest European event community - its viewers. And just these heroes will be celebrated during the 51st year of Lucca: the enthusiasts will be the real protagonists along with their favorite authors, also the other heroes of the event.

Lucca Comics & Games 2017 is preparing to become an enchanted universe in which, to paraphrase David Bowie, each one “can be hero, even just for … 5 days!”

RAM :: Beyond Science Fiction | The Art of Michael Whelan

Exhibition: February 11 - May 25, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 11, 2017, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Beyond Science Fiction is the world premiere exhibition of major works by artist Michael Whelan. This interactive show will transport you to distant worlds and alternate realities, both familiar and fantastic.

Whelan is one of the world’s premier painters of imaginative realism. For 40 years, he has created book and album covers for authors and musicians like Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Anne MacCaffrey, Robert Heinlein, Melanie Rawn, Michael Moorcock, the Jacksons, and Meatloaf. His clients have included every major U.S. book publisher, CBS Records, the Franklin Mint, and many more.

As the most honored artist in Science Fiction, Whelan has won an unprecedented 15 Hugo Awards, three World Fantasy Awards, and 13 Chesleys from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. The readers of Locus Magazine have named him Best Professional Artist 30 times in their annual poll and the Spectrum Annual of the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art named him a Grand Master in 2004. Other noteworthy awards include a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, a Grumbacher Gold Medal, and the Solstice Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

In 2009, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, which includes such luminaries as H.G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, Gene Roddenbury, H.R. Giger, Octavia E. Butler, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

KINDRED SPIRITS: EXHIBITION WITH MICHAEL MARIANO

On August 13, Tree’s Place Gallery in Orleans, MA will feature new art by Michael Whelan and Michael John Mariano in an exhibition titled “Kindred Spirits, Artistic Souls.”

Both Whelan and Mariano will be doing a live demonstration at the opening reception. Come watch two masters engaging their creative process as they collaborate on canvas.

Established on Cape Cod in 1986, the gallery at Tree’s Place is billed as one of America’s Finest Contemporary Galleries.

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 13th from 5-7 PM.

The show will continue through August 26, 2016.

Summer Hours: Mon – Sat: 10 AM – 5:30 PM, Sun: Noon – 5 PM

http://www.treesplace.com

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Michael Whelan at Oceanside Museum of Art

Michael will be displaying ELLIE’S DREAM in Oceanside, CA at Baby Tattoo: Carnival of Astounding Art. Curated by Bob Self, the exhibition is a spinoff of the Baby Tattoo independent book publishing company, created in 2003 as a path for daredevil artists to share their work with fans of the unusual.

Oceanside Museum of Art

August 22 – January 3, 2016

704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
(760) 435-3720

The exhibition opens with a reception on August 22. Follow the link for more details.

See more teasers for the show on Instagram @babytattoo.

Source: websta.me

Jonathan Levine Gallery - infra:REAL

Michael Whelan at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in NYC

Michael will be unveiling a new painting at infra:REAL - The Art of Imaginative Realism. This special collection of works curated by Patrick Wilshire will showcase HARBINGER by Michael Whelan as well as paintings from Donato Giancola, John Jude Palencar, Boris Vallejo, and many other artists.

Jonathan LeVine Gallery

August 5 - August 22

529 West 20th Street, 9th floor
New York, NY 10011
212-243-3822

557C West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
212-242-2731

The exhibition opens with a reception on August 5. Follow the link for more details.