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Michael Whelan

American illustrator
Person human Q2197061

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
June 29, 1950
Place of birth
Culver City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
painter, illustrator, visual artist, cover artist, artist
Field of work
painting, visual arts, illustration, fantasy art, science fiction art, erotic art[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
San Jose State University[15]
Award received
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award, Hugo Award for Best Related Work, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover, Frank R Paul Award, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback, Chesley Award for Best Color Work – Unpublished, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback, Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover, Chesley Award for Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Magazine, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover, Chesley Award for Best Color Work – Unpublished, Chesley Award for Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished, Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover, Chesley Award for Best Color Work – Unpublished, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist, Locus Award for Best Artist[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Genre
Fantastic Realism[29]
Official website
www.michaelwhelan.com
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Whelan
Given name
Michael
Movement
surrealism[28]
Social media followers
2.5k (1.2k–50k, n=7)
Start of work period
1974
🏷️ Also known as
ar ميخائيل ويلان he מייקל וילן ja マイケル・ウェラン ru Майкл Уэлан ru Уэлан, Майкл uk Майкл Велан zh 麥克·惠倫 zh 麥可·惠倫
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000117539713
VIAF cluster ID
27879009
Library of Congress authority ID
n79036621
GND ID
119323095
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Michael Whelan 2005.JPG ↗
Artcyclopedia artist ID
whelan_michael
Artnet artist ID
michael-whelan
BD Gest' author ID
46190
BIBSYS ID
11014619
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WhelanMichael1950-
Babelio author ID
5108
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14622932r
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Bluesky handle
michaelwhelan.bsky.social
BookBrainz author ID
a83c030b-489f-43cb-a6f2-eee05d1c9172
Comic Vine ID
4040-36115
Discogs artist ID
2252289
Domain name
michaelwhelan.com
Encyclopaedia Metallum artist ID
13926
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
whelan_michael
Europeana entity
agent/base/67400
FAST ID
33295
Facebook username
michael.r.whelan.1
Freebase ID
/m/03pm5_
GCD creator ID
9581
IMDb ID
nm10459715
ISFDB author ID
1804
IdRef ID
099048973
Instagram username
theartofmichaelwhelan
Libraries Australia ID
35908151
LibraryThing author ID
whelanmichael-1
Mastodon address
MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art
MusicBrainz artist ID
0bb33d9b-511d-4424-a4de-51616e05b8fa
NL CR AUT ID
xx0204381
NLA Trove people ID
1141117
NSK (VIAF) ID
000472859
NSK ID
981005793207009366
NUKAT ID
n00028578
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007366229605171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073685895
NooSFere author ID
1078
Open Library ID
OL712957A
RERO ID (legacy)
A024127057
Reddit topic ID
michael_whelan
SNAC ARK ID
w67h4qnw
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Michael_Whelan
Tebeosfera ID
whelan_michael
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
whelan_michael
Threads username
theartofmichaelwhelan
Tor.com author ID
michael-whelan
Trading Card Database name ID
207166
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvt846CMpjY7b9mCbjDMP
X (Twitter) username
whelanmichael
Yale LUX ID
person/a3a8a4c2-9346-4789-af2e-98810f0c38c8

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Summary

Michael Whelan was born on June 29, 1950[1], in Culver City[2]. He has worked as a painter[3], illustrator[4], visual artist[5], cover artist[6], and artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Michael Whelan born?

Michael Whelan's place of birth was Culver City[2].

What did Michael Whelan do for work?

Michael Whelan worked as a painter[3], illustrator[4], visual artist[5], cover artist[6], and artist[7].

Where did Michael Whelan go to school?

Michael Whelan was educated at San Jose State University[15].

What awards did Michael Whelan receive?

Honors received include Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame[16], Inkpot Award[17], Hugo Award for Best Related Work[18], and Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Dictionary of Erotic Artists (2010). wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . asfa-art.com. Retrieved . asfa-art.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . frankwuwrites.net. Retrieved . frankwuwrites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . asfa-art.com. Retrieved . asfa-art.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . asfa-art.com. Retrieved . asfa-art.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . asfa-art.com. Retrieved . asfa-art.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . asfa-art.com. Retrieved . asfa-art.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . asfa-art.com. Retrieved . asfa-art.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase ID → /m/03pm5_
    Place of birth → Culver City
    Library of Congress authority ID → n79036621
    The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID → whelan_michael
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