Meredith Dillman | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Minnesota State University Moorhead (BFA, 2002) |
Notable work | Watercolor Made Easy: Fairies & Fantasy |
Website | meredithdillman |
Meredith Dillman is a fantasy artist and illustrator from Minnesota who specializes in fairies and fairy tale paintings. She has published multiple art books and illustrated the covers and interiors of art books and novels.
Dillman graduated from the Minnesota State University Moorhead with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 2002, and part of her time studying was spent in Japan. [1] [2] Her works have been partially inspired by manga. [1] [2] She has stated her influences include Art Nouveau, manga and other Asian influences, and the Pre-Raphaelite movement, as well as fantasy and fairy tales she enjoyed as a child. [1] [2]
Dillman was born and raised in Minnesota. She now lives in Wisconsin, along with two cats and her husband. [1] [2]
Dillman has illustrated the covers and interiors of a number of different novels, role-playing games, and art instruction works. [3] While most of her works are created in watercolor, she also uses acrylics and pen-and-ink.
Prints and originals of her works regularly appear in science fiction and fantasy convention art shows. In 2005, some of her works were available at the chain store Hot Topic.
During college, Dillman won several awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association for her illustrations and comic strips in the university's student paper. She will be the artist guest of honor at MarsCon 2019. [9]
Her works have been accepted at and displayed in a number of galleries, including The Galallery in San Francisco and the Eight and Sand Gallery in Seattle in 2016, the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 2010, and multiple shows at the Eye of Horus Gallery from 2006-2008. [2]
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