David A. Hardy
David A. Hardy (born April 10, 1936 in Bournville, Birmingham, UK), is the longest-established living space artist, having illustrated his first book in 1954.
His first science fiction art was published in 1970, but he has gone on to illustrate hundreds of covers for books, and for magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. His work also appears regularly in magazines such as Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Now and Popular Astronomy, for which he also writes articles.
He is European Vice President of the International Association of Astronomical Artists, and a member of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
He has been Artist Guest of Honour at a number of Science fiction conventions, including Stucon, Albacon, Armadacon, Novacon, and the 2007 Eurocon.
Major books
- Challenge of the Stars (with Patrick Moore) (1972), revised as New Challenge of the Stars 1978
- Galactic Tours (with Bob Shaw) (1981)
- Atlas of the Solar System (1982/1986)
- Visions of Space (Dragon’s World, 1989)
- Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy (text by Chris Morgan]; Paper Tiger UK/Sterling USA 2001)
- Aurora: A Child of Two Worlds (novel; Cosmos Books, 2003)
- Futures: 50 Years in Space (text by Sir Patrick Moore, AAPPL/HarperCollins 2004), (Paperback 50 Years in Space AAPPL 2006)
Awards and Honours
- 1979 Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist.
- 1987 Won 'Best European SF Artist' award.
- 2001 Won the Lucien Rudaux Memorial Award.
- 2003,2004,2005 Best cover art, readers award, Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact.
- 2005 FUTURES was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Related Book.
- 2005 FUTURES Won the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for 'Best Written Presentation'.
An asteroid has been named after him: Davidhardy = 1998 SB32. Discovered 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.