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'{{Short description|Peruvian painter}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox artist |name=Boris Vallejo |image= BorisVallejo.jpg |caption= Vallejo in April 2005 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1941|1|8}} |birth_place=[[Lima]], Peru |spouse=[[Julie Bell]] |website={{URL|borisjulie.com}} }} '''Boris Vallejo''' (born January 8, 1941)<ref name=CBG1650/><ref name=miller/> is a Peruvian-American painter.<ref name=BB/> who works in the [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]], and [[erotica]] genres.<ref name=BB/> His hyper-representational paintings have appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction and fantasy fiction novels. They are also sold through a series of annual calendars. ==Artwork== Vallejo was born in [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. He began painting at the age of 13, in 1954, and obtained his first illustration job three years later, in 1957, at the age of 16. He attended the [[Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes]] on a five-year scholarship, and was awarded a prize medal.<ref>Sackmann, E. ''Great Masters of Fantasy Art'' Taco 1986 p.34 {{ISBN|3892680086}}</ref> After emigrating to the United States in 1964, at the age of 23, he quickly garnered a fan following from his illustrations of [[Tarzan]], [[Conan the Barbarian]], [[Doc Savage]] and various other fantasy characters (often done for paperback fiction works featuring the characters). This led to commissions for movie poster illustration, advertisement illustration, and artwork for various collectibles - including [[Franklin Mint]] paraphernalia, trading cards, and sculpture. Along with [[Julie Bell]], Vallejo presents his artwork in an annual calendar and various books. Vallejo's work is often compared to the work of [[Frank Frazetta]], not only because it is similar stylistically, but also since Frazetta painted covers for paperbacks of some of the same characters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frank Frazetta / Boris Vallejo: Who knows some similar artists|url=https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/314037-frank-frazetta-boris-vallejo-who-knows-some-similar-artists/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=CGC Comic Book Collectors Chat Boards|language=en-US}}</ref> Vallejo's preferred artistic medium is oil on board, and he has previously used photographs to combine discrete images to form composite images.<ref>Boris Vallejo ''Fantasy Art Techniques''</ref> Preparatory works are pencil or ink sketches, which have been displayed in the book ''Sketchbook''. He and Julie Bell have worked on collaborative artworks together, in which they sign the artwork with both names.<ref>Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell ''Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide''</ref> Vallejo has created [[film poster]]s for numerous fantasy and action productions, including ''[[Knightriders]]'' (1981), ''[[Q (1982 film)|Q]]'' (1982), and ''[[Barbarian Queen]]'' (1985). He has also illustrated posters for comedies, notably ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' (1983), ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation|European Vacation]]'' (1985), ''[[Nothing But Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing But Trouble]]'' (1991) and ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters]]'' (2007), co-created with Bell.<ref>{{cite web| title = King of the Mountain - Posterwire.com | url=http://posterwire.com/king-of-the-mountain/}}</ref> He created the 1978 Tarzan calendar.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} ==Awards== He received the [[British Fantasy Award]] for best artist in 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noosfere.com/icarus/livres/prix.asp?tri=an&numprix=4|title=British Fantasy - Prix littéraire - nooSFere|last=noocontact@noosfere.com|website=www.noosfere.com}}</ref> for his painting ''The Amazon Princess and her Pet''.<ref>"Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo". Imaginstix.com. Retrieved from {{cite web |url=http://www.imaginistix.com/details.cfm?Id=577 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715044833/http://www.imaginistix.com/details.cfm?Id=577 |archive-date=2014-07-15 }}.</ref> Vallejo also won the 2011 [[Chesley Awards|Chelsey Award]] for [[Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement|Lifetime Artistic Achievement]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Award Category: 2011 Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement (Chesley Award)|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/award_category_year.cgi?144+2011|access-date=2020-08-20|website=www.isfdb.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallo|first=Irene|date=2011-08-19|title=Announcing the 2011 Chesley Award Winners|url=https://www.tor.com/2011/08/18/announcing-the-2011-chesley-award-winners/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Tor.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and the 2014 Chelsey Award for Best Product Illustration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallo|first=Irene|date=2014-08-15|title=Announcing the 2014 Chesley Award Winners|url=https://www.tor.com/2014/08/15/announcing-the-2014-chesley-award-winners/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Tor.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Publications== Vallejo's published works include: * ''The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo'' (1980) * ''Mirage'' (1982, reprinted 1996 and 2001) * ''Enchantment. Stories By Doris Vallejo, Illustrated by Boris Vallejo'' (1984) * ''Fantasy Art Techniques'' (1985) * ''Ladies: Retold Tales of Goddesses and Heroines. By Boris and Doris Vallejo'' (1992) * ''Bodies: Boris Vallejo: Photographic Art'' (1998) * ''Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo'' (1999) * ''Titans: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and [[Julie Bell]]'' (2000) * ''Sketchbook'' (2001) * ''Twin Visions'' (2002) * ''Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide'' (with [[Julie Bell]]) (2003) * ''Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection'' (2005) * ''The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell'' (2006) * ''Imaginistix'' (2006) A yearly calendar of 13 paintings by Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell is produced by Workman Publishing.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} ==References== {{reflist |25em |refs= <ref name=CBG1650> ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' #1650; February 2009; page 107.</ref> <ref name=miller> {{cite web |last=Miller |first=John Jackson |author-link=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=October 30, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name=BB> [http://boingboing.net/2004/11/30/erotokitsch-master-b.html Boing Boing].</ref> }} ==External links== *{{official website}} – Julie Bell and Vallejo *{{YouTube|FSSjciOXQhM|Boris Vallejo Art Video}} *{{isfdb name|id=Boris_Vallejo}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111007173726/http://vallejo.ural.net/ Ural.net] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111028044558/http://insideyourart.com/artists/Boris-Vallejo Boris Vallejo gallery on Inside Your Art] * {{LCAuth|n78013903|Boris Vallejo|28|ue}} {{Inkpot Award 1970s}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vallejo, Boris}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:20th-century American painters]] [[Category:20th-century male artists]] [[Category:American male painters]] [[Category:21st-century American painters]] [[Category:21st-century male artists]] [[Category:American illustrators]] [[Category:Fantasy artists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Artists from Allentown, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Lima]] [[Category:Peruvian emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Peruvian painters]] [[Category:Peruvian male painters]] [[Category:Peruvian speculative fiction artists]] [[Category:Pin-up artists]] [[Category:Role-playing game artists]] [[Category:Science fiction artists]]'