Bio
Born, raised, lives and works in Southern California, USA.
Free-lance Illustrator since 1990.
Computer Game Artist/Animator, 1994-2004.
Email: aprillee@lycos.com
Education
BFA in Illustration, with Honors
Art Center College of Design,
Pasadena, CA
BA/MA in Modern History
St. Hilda's College, Oxford University
England
BA, cum laude, English Lit.,
Mount Holyoke College,
South Hadley, MA
Junior Year Abroad (English Lit, History, Archaeology)
Edinburgh University,
Scotland, UK
Illustration Courses and Workshops
2009
Illustration Master Class
Charles Vess, Guest Instructor
2010
Illustration Master Class
James Gurney, Guest Instructor, with Jeremy Jarvis
2011
Illustration Master Class
Iain McCaig, Guest Instructor
2012
Illustration Master Class
Brom, Guest Instructor
2013
Illustration Master Class
Mike Mignola, Guest Instructor
2014
Illustration Master Class
Brian & Wendy Froud, Guest Instructors
2014
SmArt School, Spring
Donato Giancola, Instructor
2014
SmArt School, Fall
Donato Giancola, Instructor
2016
SmArt School, Spring
Dan DosSantos, Instructor
2017
SmArt School, Spring
Donato Giancola, Instructor
2018
SmArt School, Spring
Dan DosSantos, Instructor
Exhibitions
& Festivals
2016
IlluxCon Showcase, table.
2014
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels.
2013
Spectrum Live, booth.
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels.
2012
Spectrum Live, booth.
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels.
2011
Constellation, Artist Guest of Honor.
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels.
Mile-Hi Con, art show.
World Fantasy Con, art show.
2010
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels.
2009
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
2008
San Diego Comic Con, booth.
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels.
1994-2007
GenCon-Indy, tables/panels/booth.
various WorldCons and World Fantasy Cons.
2002-2005
IMAGES OF MIDDLE EARTH, a traveling Exhibition of Art based on the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, put on by Arteventi and the Italian Tolkien Society, Italy.
Awards
& Honors
SPECTRUM 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, book--interior.
Best Color-- "Arial" at MileHiCon, 2011, Denver, CO.
Best in Show--"Masque of the Red Death" at Westercon 1998 Art Show, San Diego, CA.
Ribbon--"Vampire Rex" at Worldcon 1991 Art Show, Chicago, IL.
Most Humorous--"Survival of the Fittest" at Westercon 1989 Art Show, Anaheim, CA.
Artist Guest of Honor-- at Constellation 2011, Lincoln, NE.
Artist Guest of Honor-- at GenCon-SoCal, Anaheim, CA.
Artest Guest-- at Everything to Gain 3 Tournament, Seattle, WA.
Artist Guest of Honor-- at Conpulsion, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Artist Guest at To the Last Man 2--L5R European Championship, Metz, France.
Artist Guest of Honor-- at Concussion 1999, Omaha, NE.
Artist Guest of Honor at Enigma-Con, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.