Michael Whelan - Honors

Honors

Whelan's work has been widely honored both inside the science fiction and fantasy field and beyond. His honors and awards include:

• Fifteen Hugo Awards, including:
  • Thirteen for Best Professional Artist (1980–1986, 1988–1989, 1991–1992, 2000, and 2002)
  • One for Best Original Artwork for The Summer Queen (1992)
  • One for Best Nonfiction Book (Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder)
  • "SuperHugo" presented at the 50th Worldcon (1992) for Best Artist of the Last 50 Years (not considered an official Hugo award)
• Three World Fantasy Awards for Best Artist (1981, 1982, & 1983), the maximum number allowed under that award's rules
• The readers of LOCUS magazine, the #1 professional and fan resource publication for the Fantasy and Science Fiction genre, have awarded Whelan “Best Professional Artist” 28 times in their annual poll.
• Twelve Chesley Awards from the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA)
• Guest of Honor at the Australian National SF Convention 1993
• Allied Artists of America's Grumbacher Gold Medal (1994) for his painting, Climber
• Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal (1997) for his digital painting, Crux Humanis
• DESI “Award for Excellence” (Graphic Design: USA)
• Washington Art Directors Merit Award
• Member of the advisory board of Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
• Member of the advisory board for the Western Connecticut State University Master of Fine Arts program
• Artist Guest of Honor at the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore
• Award for Excellence, Communication Arts Annual
• The SPECTRUM Gold Medal 1997, 2000
• The SPECTRUM Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
• Artist Guest of Honor at World SF Convention in Yokohama, Japan in August 2007
• Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame June, 2009—the first living artist to have been inducted.