Since turning to the arts as a full-time freelance artist, Barclay Shaw has painted well over 500 book and magazine cover illustrations, working for virtually every major U.S. publishing house. His paintings have received Chesley Awards and several Hugo Award nominations, and his original artwork is displayed in museums and galleries, as well as Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention art shows. He now provides high-end computer graphics and 3D animation support primarily for government and private sector scientific research and development programs.

The art of Barclay Shaw stands apart in its eclectic originality. His strikingly surreal imagery and crystalline rendering style create a unique space within the arena of illustrative art, computer generated graphics and 3D animation.

Although the majority of Shaw’s early artwork has centered on Science Fiction and Fantasy themes, his work covers an extremely broad range of subject matter and use of materials: from painting and sculpture to digital imagery, 3D animation and multimedia presentation. His background in painting, sculpture and design along with his active interest in animation and music production, make him uniquely qualified for the current environment of computer generated graphics and multimedia production. In addition to traditional art tools, his studio includes both Macintosh and Windows platforms and has full digital audio and video production capabilities.

· Friedlander Publishing Group has released a collectable art trading card set of Shaw’s Fantasy and Science Fiction artwork.
· Second Nature Software has released Barclay Shaw’s Eclectic Collection, a software screen-saver art collection.
· Paper Tiger Books published ELECTRIC DREAMS, The Art Of Barclay Shaw, a trade soft cover edition with 128 pages in full color.

IMPORTANT - This biography of Barclay Shaw was borrowed from his official website Barclay Shaw's OnLine Portfolio.