- Lubov
Infobox Artist
name = Lubov
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caption = "Lubov": Self-portrait
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location =St. Petersburg ,Russia
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nationality = Russian
field = painting
training = classical
movement =Science Fiction ,Fantasy
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awards =Lubov is a Russian painter (born in
St. Petersburg ) specializing inscience fiction andfantasy art.General information
A Chesley Award nominee [http://www.asfa-art.org/chesley/2001.php] , Lubov's work has appeared internationally in numerous print publications and galleries, on multiple cards for the games [http://magiccards.info/po2/en/135.html] and
Galactic Empires [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/galemtim.htm] , and on the covers of various books, comics, event programs, and magazines [http://darkregions.com/Issue_14.html] . She is also a regular guest artist and speaker at numerous science-fiction and fantasy conventions, worldwide.Education
Lubov trained at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts in Russia, where her focus was on the classical application of oils. Seeking political and cultural freedom, she immigrated from Russia to the United States, where she studied at
School of the Art Institute of Chicago on a four-year scholarship.ci-Fi & Fantasy conventions
From 1993 to the present, Lubov's focus on the worlds of science-fiction and fantasy led her to become a regular seminar speaker and/or guest artist at numerous conventions, including
Westercon [http://westercon61.org/] , [http://www.xanadulasvegas.com/artshow.html Xanadu] , LosCon [http://www.loscon.org/history/index.html] , Demicon [http://www.demicon.org/14/demicon.html] , LoneStarCon [http://www.alamo-sf.org/lonestarcon2/program/prgnam.html#Lubov] , LeperCon [http://www.leprecon.org/lep26/lep26prog.html] ,Balticon [http://www.bsfs.org/b30hist.htm] and others.Awards
Lubov's work has won numerous awards in the worlds of science-fiction and fantasyFact|date=July 2008.
References
External links
* [http://www.lubov.net/ Lubov website]
* [http://lubov.net/appearances.html Lubov conventions schedule]
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