WORLDBUILDERS
SOUTH BEND, IN – A selection of paintings spanning four decades of Michael Whelan’s career will be on display at the South Bend Museum of Art.
Jeff Miracola, Donglu Yu, and Kirsten Zirngibl join Michael Whelan for Worldbuilders. The exhibition offers stunning artworks by some of the most exciting artists today. What unites them is the depth, magic and wonder found within the extraordinary worlds they bring to life.
Michael’s contributions to the show include: Chanur’s Homecoming, The Dark Tower: The Crimson King, The Dark Tower: The Long Road, Ellie’s Dream, Hari (Foundation), In A World of Her Own, Weyrworld, and The Summer Queen.
The Korshak Collection will also be on view in the adjoining Warner Gallery from Nov 2 – Dec 29. That collection includes Master Mind of Mars.
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INNER VISIONS
Michael Whelan will be one of over 70 artists exhibiting work at the Abend Gallery in Denver as part of a breathtaking show of Imaginative Realism titled “Inner Visions.” The exhibition, which runs from October 8 through November 11, includes up and coming artists displayed side-by-side with award winning, world renowned paints.
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IlluXcon 9
Michael Whelan will be among the 90 juried artists displaying in the main show at IX9 (IlluXCon). The groundbreaking IX show is the world’s largest symposium dedicated solely to Imaginative Realism.
This will be Michael’s first appearance there in several years and a great opportunity to meet him and see his paintings in person.
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HARBINGER AT JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY IN NEW YORK
Michael Whelan’s newest painting HARBINGER is on display beginning today as part of “infra:Real: The Art of Imaginative Realism.”
Curated by Patrick Wilshire, creator of Illuxcon, the show features many notable SF/Fantasy artists and showcases them in a new venue. The Jonathan LeVine Gallery has 2 locations in New York City’s Chelsea area, known for it’s art galleries and night life.
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LARGE AS LIFE
The next major exhibition of Michael Whelan’s artwork will be at Tree’s Place Gallery in Orleans, Massachusetts from July 19-24th, with an opening reception taking place on Saturday from 5-7pm.
Established on Cape Cod in 1986, the gallery at Tree’s Place is billed as one of America’s Finest Contemporary Galleries.
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In 1997, Michael Whelan held his first one-man fine art exhibition at Tree’s Place on Cape Cod. The success of that show—most pieces sold before the official opening—led Whelan to focus on gallery art and semi-retire from illustration.
While Whelan has exhibited paintings at galleries around the world, Tree’s Place in Orleans, MA has continued to be the main outlet for his gallery work for the last few decades.
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ILLUXCON 6
Next week, Michael Whelan will be joining over 80 international artists at the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, PA for IlluXcon 6.This 5-day symposium (September 11-15) offers artists, students, collectors, and fans a unique opportunity to celebrate the art of the fantastic within a historical art museum. There will be lectures, demos, portfolio reviews, and a massive display of original art.
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SPECTRUM Q&A WITH MICHAEL WHELAN
Spectrum Fantastic Art posted a Q&A with Michael Whelan, the first in a series of showcases with special guests of SPECTRUM FANTASTIC ART LIVE 2 taking place May 17-19, 2013 in Kansas City, MO.
When asked what excited him most about the upcoming Spectrum gathering, Whelan replied…
It’s the inspiration AND challenge of seeing all the artwork and their creators, many of whom I am privileged to call my friends. Every year the bar gets pushed higher and the talent on hand is staggering. I believe that future generations will look back at these times and refer to it as the “platinum age” of imaginative art. And here we all are, riding the wave.
http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com
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AT THE EDGE: ART OF THE FANTASTIC
ART EXHIBITION IN ALLENTOWN, PA
JUNE 3 – SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
The Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley is pleased to showcase an exhibition that will introduce contemporary fantastic art to the museum setting. At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic will not only be the most comprehensive exhibition of fantastic art to date, it will also be the first time that this discipline has been presented on such a large scale.
Among the art on display will be THE WHITE WOLF, Michael Whelan’s classic cover for The Weird of the White Wolf by Michael Moorcock.
The Preview Party is Saturday, June 2 at 6 pm. Michael and many of the artists will be there.
http://www.allentownartmuseum.org
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SPECTRUM FANTASTIC ART LIVE
MICHAEL IN KANSAS CITY
Michael Whelan is a featured exhibitor at the first Spectrum Fantastic Art Live event at the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Bartle Hall Convention Center, May 18-20.
For 18 years, the Spectrum Annual has been a leading source for the best in contemporary fantastic art and this is their first conference.
Open to fans and the general public alike, it will be a great opportunity to meet the artists and see amazing paintings and sculptures. Please join us!
http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com
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