born January 6, 1958 in Glen Cove, NY.

Formal Education: Art Student’s League, Cooper Union, and while in collage he apprenticed in the exhibition Department of the American Museum of Natural History.

Barlow’s first self generated book Barlowe’s guide to Extraterrestrials was published in 1979 and sold nearly 400,000 copies worldwide. He has painted hundreds of book cover illustrations for all of the major publishers, as well as magazine illustrations for Life, Time, and Newsweek.

in addition to his art and book ventures, Barlowe has been a concept artist on films and TV from Titan AE, Galaxy Quest, Blade 2, Hellboy and the Harry Potter films, Avatar, Pacific Rim, and many others

website: https://waynebarlowe.wordpress.com/

Podcast Interview: https://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=201845447

Wayne Barlowe History of American Illustration