Rovina Cai (born 1988)
by Terri Windling
Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958, in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram St ...
, at TerriWindling.com; published September 7, 2017; retrieved June 15, 2022 is an Australian artist known for her work in illustrating
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
.
Recognition
Cai won the
World Fantasy Award—Artist
The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction and art published during the preceding calendar year. The awards have been described by sources such as ''The Guardian'' as a "prestigious fa ...
in 2019
and 2021,
and the 2021,
[2021 Hugo Awards Announced]
by Kevin Standlee, at TheHugoAwards.org; published December 19, 2021; retrieved June 15, 2022 2022,
[2022 Hugo Awards Announced]
by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards; published September 5, 2022; retrieved September 7, 2022 and 2024
Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist
The Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. The award has been given annually under several names since 1955, with the except ...
;
[2024 Hugo Awards]
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2024 as well, she was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award in that category.
[2020 Hugo Awards]
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 15, 2022
In 2016, her illustrations for
Margo Lanagan's ''Tintinnabula'' earned her the
Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration.
[A Career in Illustration: Rovina Cai, Class of 2006]
at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, is a private, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Ivanhoe, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Established in 1903, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for ...
; published no later than February 29, 2020; retrieved June 15, 2022
Education
Cai has an MFA in Illustration from the
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
History
This school was started by Silas ...
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References
External links
Official site
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School of Visual Arts alumni
1988 births
Australian illustrators
Australian women illustrators
Australian children's book illustrators
Australian women children's book illustrators
World Fantasy Award–winning artists
Australian fantasy artists
Hugo Award–winning artists
Living people