Julie Dillon
American artist (born 1982)
Julie Dillon (born 1982) is an American artist specializing in science fiction and fantasy art. A freelance illustrator, Dillon has created images for games, book and magazine covers, and covers for musical albums. Dillon's work has been nominated for the Chesley Award five times; she won the 2010 Chesley Award for Best Unpublished Color for "Planetary Alignment" (subsequently published as a cover for Clarkesworld Magazine), as well as the 2011 Chesley Award for "The Dala Horse" in Best Interior Illustration. She was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Artist in 2012 and received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist in 2014, 2015, and 2017. She also received two Chesley Awards in 2015 for the Best Cover Illustrations for a magazine and a hardback book. Dillon lives and works in California.
01Biography
Dillon received a BFA in Fine Arts from Sacramento State University in 2005, with continued education at the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco and Watts Atelier.
In a 2009 interview, Dillon highlighted Alphonse Mucha, Jon Foster, John William Waterhouse and Andrew Jones as artists who have influenced her work.
Dillon produced art for the Llewellyn Worldwide Astrology 2014 calendar.
In 2014 Dillon successfully ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund self-publication of a fantasy art collection titled Imagined Realms: Book 1. In 2015 Dillon successfully ran a kickstarter campaign to fund self-publication of a second collection with a science fiction theme, titled Imagined Realms: Book 2.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chesley Awards | Unpublished Color | "Planetary Alignment" | Won | |
| Best Magazine Art | "Honeycomb" | Nominated | |||
| InterGalactic Medicine Show | Best Cover Illustration | "The Never Never Wizard of Apalachicola" | Won | ||
| 2012 | Chesley Awards | Best Interior Illustration | "The Dala Horse" | Won | |
| World Fantasy Award | Best Artist | Julie Dillon | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Hugo Award | Best Professional Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Won | ||||
| 2015 | Won | ||||
| Chesley Awards | Best Cover Illustration - Magazine | "Analog" | Won | ||
| Best Cover Illustration - Hardback Book | "Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology" | Won | |||
| 2017 | World Fantasy Award | Best Artist | Julie Dillon | Nominated | |
| Locus Awards | Locus Award for Best Artist | Julie Dillon | Won | ||
| 2018 | Locus Awards | Locus Award for Best Artist | Julie Dillon | Won |
- Winner of Best Color Work, Best Artist, and Best in Show at ArmadilloCon Art Show
- Included in Spectrum 17, Spectrum 18, and Spectrum 19
- "Artificial Dreams" featured as the cover art for Corel Painter 12’s 20th Anniversary
Sources and credits
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