Gregory Manchess is American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 illustrator

Illustrator

An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...

 from Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

. His illustrations have appeared in magazines, digital murals, illustrated movie posters, advertising campaigns and book covers including sixty covers for Louis L’Amour. His work had appeared on Major League Baseball World Series Programs, Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, Smithsonian and The National Geographic. His style includes broad brush strokes and excellent figure work.

He earned a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit four-year and postgraduate college specializing in the visual arts. Located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, MCAD currently enrolls approximately 1,000 students offering curriculum that includes...

 in 1977. He spent the next two years as a studio illustrator with Hellman Design Associates which was led by Gary Kelley.

He lectures frequently at universities and colleges nationwide and gives workshops on painting at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA. He leads an Illustration Master Class in Amherst, MA.

He is represented by Richard Solomon

Richard Solomon

Richard Lester Solomon was a psychologist well known for his work with in comparative psychology, as well as his opponent-process theory of emotion....

Work

• Lincoln Memorial Library in Springfield, Illinois - Portraits of Abraham Lincoln
  Abraham Lincoln
  Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
  
  
• National Geographic Society expedition to the Fond du Lac river
  Fond du Lac River (Mackenzie River)
  The Fond du Lac River is one of the upper branches of the Mackenzie River system, draining into the Arctic Ocean, located in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The river is long, has a watershed of , and its mean discharge is per second.-Hydrology:...
  
   in Canada for the 1996 article "David Thomson
  David Thomson
  David Thomson may refer to:* David Coupar Thomson , Scottish publisher, founder of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd* David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet , Canadian businessman and currently the wealthiest individual in Canada...
  
  : The Man Who Measured Canada"
• National Geographic Society illustrations for "The Wreck of the C.S.S. Alabama"
• National Geographic exhibition - “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of The Whydah
  Whydah Gally
  The Whydah Gally was the flagship of the pirate "Black Sam" Bellamy. The ship sank in a storm off Cape Cod on April 26, 1717, taking Bellamy and the majority of his crew with it.-History:...
  
  , from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship”
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's children's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of...
  
    - Concept Illustrator 2005
• 2009 Oregon Statehood Stamp by the United States Postal Service
  United States Postal Service
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• Literary Arts series; Mark Twain
  Mark Twain
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   Stamp by the United States Postal Service
  United States Postal Service
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Book Covers

Nightrunners, Joe R Lansdale, Dean R. Koontz 1987

Ninja Vol III Warrior Path of Togakure by Stephen K. Hayes

Stephen K. Hayes

Stephen K. Hayes is an American Bujinkan ninjutsu master, Buddhist priest and writer.-Life and martial arts:Stephen K. Hayes was born in Wilmington, Delaware and raised in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Fairmont West High School, Kettering, Ohio in 1967. He began formal training in the martial...

 1991

To Capture The Wind, Sheila MacGill-Callahan, August 1997

Nanuk: Lord of the Ice, Brian Heinz, 1999

Cover Her Face, Simon and Schuster, P. D. James

P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL , commonly known as P. D. James, is an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords, most famous for a series of detective novels starring policeman and poet Adam Dalgliesh.-Life and career:James...

 2001

Death of an Expert Witness, Simon and Schuster, P. D. James

P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL , commonly known as P. D. James, is an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords, most famous for a series of detective novels starring policeman and poet Adam Dalgliesh.-Life and career:James...

 2001

The Alchemist's Door, Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers (United States)

Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....

, Lisa Goldstein

Lisa Goldstein

Lisa Goldstein is a Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award nominated fantasy and science fiction writer. Her 1982 novel The Red Magician won the American Book Award for best paperback novel, and was praised by Philip K. Dick shortly before his death...

 2003

Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert, Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers (United States)

Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....

, Brian Herbert

Brian Herbert

Brian Patrick Herbert is an American author who lives in Washington state. He is the elder son of science fiction author Frank Herbert....

 2004

The Knight, Tor Books

Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...

, Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying into the religion. He is a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the...

, January 2004

Giving Thanks , Turtleback School & Library Binding, Jonathan London

Jonathan London

Jonathan London is an American film writer and director. London is a 2001 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania and completed the graduate film program at Columbia University in 2006. London is the brother of former WWE superstar Paul London.London is the former host of the podcast...

, September 2005

The Last River: John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River Exploring Expedition (Great Explorers) Mikaya Press, Stuart Waldman October 2005

Glory Road, Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers (United States)

Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....

, Robert Heinlein and Samuel Delany  2008

Cheyenne Medicine Hat, Brian Heinz, September 2006

Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas, Morgan Llywelyn

Morgan Llywelyn

Morgan Llywelyn is an American-born Irish author best known for her historical fantasy, historical fiction, and historical non-fiction...

, Feb 20, 2007

The Vengeful Virgin, Gil Brewer, April 2007

Magellan's World (Great Explorers) Mikaya Press, Stuart Waldman October 2007

An Irish Country Doctor, Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers (United States)

Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....

, Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor

Patrick or Pat Taylor may refer to:* Patrick Taylor , an Irish-Canadian author and doctor* Patrick F. Taylor, founder of Taylor Energy* Patrick Gordon Taylor, author and aviator...

 2011

Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship, National Geographic Books, Barry Clifford

Barry Clifford

Barry Clifford is an underwater archaeological explorer best known for discovering the remains of the wrecked ship Whydah in 1984. The Whydah is the only fully verified pirate shipwreck ever discovered, and, as such, artifacts from the wreck provide unique insights into the material culture of 18th...

 ,2008

Zero Cool, John Lange, March 2008

Lamentation (The Psalms of Isaak, Volume 2) Tor Books

Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...

, Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in St. Helens, Oregon. He refers to himself as "trailer boy", a reference to his childhood home....

 Feb 2009

Lobster Johnson: The Satan Factory (Lobster Johnson

Lobster Johnson

Lobster Johnson is a fictional character featured in the Hellboy and Bureau For Paranormal Research and Defense comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. He was created by Mike Mignola....

), Dark Horse

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...

 Thomas E. Sniegoski

Thomas E. Sniegoski

-Career:A number of Sniegoski's works have been related to the Buffyverse, the fictional universe established by TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel....

 June 2009

Canticle (The Psalms of Isaak, Volume 2) Tor Books

Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...

, Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in St. Helens, Oregon. He refers to himself as "trailer boy", a reference to his childhood home....

 October 2009

Robert E Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria 1935: v.3 (Leather Bound Edition) Book Palace Books, Robert E Howard Feb 2010

An Irish Country Girl: A Novel, Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers (United States)

Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....

, Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor

Patrick or Pat Taylor may refer to:* Patrick Taylor , an Irish-Canadian author and doctor* Patrick F. Taylor, founder of Taylor Energy* Patrick Gordon Taylor, author and aviator...

 2011
A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon, Tor Books

Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...

, Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in St. Helens, Oregon. He refers to himself as "trailer boy", a reference to his childhood home....

Looking for Truth in a Wild Blue Yonder, Tor Books

Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...

, Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in St. Helens, Oregon. He refers to himself as "trailer boy", a reference to his childhood home....

 and Jay Lake

Jay Lake

Joseph E. Lake, Jr. is a science fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first place winner in the Writers of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. He lives in Portland, Oregon and currently works as a product manager...

The Starship Mechanic, Tor Books

Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...

, Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes

Ken Scholes is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in St. Helens, Oregon. He refers to himself as "trailer boy", a reference to his childhood home....

 and Jay Lake

Jay Lake

Joseph E. Lake, Jr. is a science fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first place winner in the Writers of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. He lives in Portland, Oregon and currently works as a product manager...

Awards

Nominated for a Caldecott Medal

Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...

 in 1977

Society of Illustrators New York

• Gold medal
• Silver medals
• Hamilton King Award in 1999
• Stephan Dohanos Award in 2000

Society of Illustrators Los Angeles

• Silver medals
• Best in Show Award.

Artist’s Magazine

• First Prize Wildlife Art Competition 1990

Communication Arts

• 1995
• Featured in 1996, 1998, and 2000 in Step-By-Step Graphics.

Spectrum

• Silver medal in 2001

Exhibitions

Eleanor Ettinger Galleries in New York and Hong Kong

Witham Gallery; Ohio - 1997

Walt Reed

Walt Reed

Walt Reed is an art historian and author of books on illustration. He is the author of several works on illustration and illustrators including Harold von Schmidt, John Clymer, and Joseph Clement Coll. In 1974, he founded the gallery Illustration House in Westport, Connecticut. His book on Coll,...

 Gallery; Westport, Connecticut - “The Illustrator in America, 1860–2000”.

Members Gallery at the Society of Illustrators

Society of Illustrators

The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. Founded in 1901, the mission of the Society is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration, as well as its history...

- February 01, 2011 - February 26, 2011

External links

• http://www.manchess.com/ Gregory Manchess Homepage
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVU7tKxki8 Greg Manchess Paints "Above The Timberline"
• Video of Gregory Manchess' painting process