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
Official website	Spectrum Fantastic Art

The Spectrum Award for Grand Master has been awarded annually since 1995 by the Spectrum Fantastic Art Advisory Board.^[1]

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. ^[2]

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."^[3]

Winners

Year	Grand Master	Spectrum Volume	Ref	Awarded At
2014	Iain McCaig	Spectrum 21	[4]	Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3 - Kansas City, MO
2013	Gerald Brom	Spectrum 20	[5]	Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2 - Kansas City, MO
2012	James Gurney	Spectrum 19	[6]	Spectrum Fantastic Art Live - Kansas City, MO
2011	Ralph McQuarrie	Spectrum 18	[7]
2010	Al Williamson	Spectrum 17	[8]
2009	Richard Corben	Spectrum 16	[9]
2008	John Jude Palencar	Spectrum 15	[10]
2007	Syd Mead	Spectrum 14	[11]
2006	Jeffrey Jones	Spectrum 13	[12]
2005	H. R. Giger	Spectrum 12	[13]
2004	Michael Whelan	Spectrum 11	[14]
2003	Michael William Kaluta	Spectrum 10	[15]
2002	Kinuko Y. Craft	Spectrum 9	[16]
2001	Jean Giraud	Spectrum 8	[17]
2000	Alan Lee	Spectrum 7	[18]
1999	John Berkey	Spectrum 6	[19]
1998	James Bama	Spectrum 5	[20]
1997	Diane Dillon & Leo Dillon	Spectrum 4	[21]
1996	Don Ivan Punchatz	Spectrum 3	[22]
1995	Frank Frazetta	Spectrum 2	[23]
1994	No Award	Spectrum 1

External Links

• Official Spectrum Fantastic Art website
• Spectrum Fantastic Art Live

References

1. "Spectrum Fantastic Advisory Board".
2. Fleskes, John (2014). Spectrum 21: The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art. Flesk Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-933865-58-4.
3. "Grand Master post by Arnie Fenner on Muddy Colors".
4. "Spectrum 21 Awards List".
5. "Tor.com 2013 Spectrum Award Winners".
6. "GM post by Arnie Fenner Muddy Colors".
7. "GM post by Arnie Fenner Muddy Colors".
8. "Locus Index 2010 Spectrum Awards".
9. "Locus Index 2009 Spectrum Awards".
10. "Locus Index 2008 Spectrum Awards".
11. "Locus Index 2007 Spectrum Awards".
12. "Locus Index 2006 Spectrum Awards".
13. "Locus Index 2005 Spectrum Awards".
14. "Locus Index 2004 Spectrum Awards".
15. "Locus Index 2003 Spectrum Awards".
16. "Locus Index 2002 Spectrum Awards".
17. "Locus Index 2001 Spectrum Awards".
18. "Locus Index 2000 Award Winners".
19. "Locus Index 1999 Spectrum Awards".
20. "Locus Index 1998 Spectrum Awards".
21. "Locus Index 1997 Spectrum Awards".
22. "Locus index 1996 Spectrum Awards".
23. "Locus Index 1995 Spectrum Awards".