Vincent Di Fate is an American artist specializing in science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 and fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 illustration.

Di Fate studied at the Phoenix School of Design in New York City

New York City

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 and received his MA in Illustration at Syracuse University

Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

 in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

.

He is the winner for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist

Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist

The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...

 in 1979 and was ten times a nominee. In 1987 he won the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award

Edward E. Smith Memorial Award

The Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction is presented annually by NESFA to some person, who, in the opinion of the membership, has contributed significantly to science fiction, both through work in the field and by exemplifying the personal qualities which made the late "Doc"...

 for Imaginative Fiction (the Skylark) which is presented by the New England Science Fiction Association

New England Science Fiction Association

The New England Science Fiction Association, or NESFA, is a science fiction club centered in the New England area. It was founded in 1967, "by fans who wanted to do things in addition to socializing"...

 NESFA.

He won the Rondo at The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards at the 2003 ceremony for his work on the Monster-Mania Convention Program Cover.

Art collections

• Di Fate's Catalog of Science Fiction Hardware, (1980) ISBN 0-89480-127-9/0-89480-126-0 (pbk.)
• Infinite Worlds, (1998) ISBN 0-670-87252-0
• The Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate, (2002) ISBN 1-85585-949-1

External links

• http://www.VincentDiFate.com - Artist's site
• Vincent di Fate Online
• The Locus Index to SF Awards: Di Fate, Vincent and Locus Interview (1998)