SUMMIT ARTISTS

Meet Our 2025 Summit Artists

We’re excited to welcome an all-star lineup of artists and creators to this year’s Collector’s Summit!

Boris Vallejo

America’s premier fantasy artist. His works are known and loved around the world. Boris is famous for his illustrations of Tarzan, Conan the Barbarian, Doc Savage and many other fantasy characters, as well as movie poster illustration, advertisement illustration, and artwork for collectibles, trading cards, and sculpture.

Charles Vess

Charles Vess has been drawing ever since he could hold a crayon and crawl to the nearest wall. His long list of accomplishments include cover and interior art for Marvel, DC, Tor, Harper, Abrams and Subterranean Press, as well as, many illustrated books and graphic novels. He has won two Hugo, four World Fantasy, three Chesley, five Locus, a Mythopoeic, and two Will Eisner awards.

In September of 2022 his first novel, The Queen of Summer's Twilight, was published by NewCon Press. This was followed by the 2023 publication of a limited editions of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie and in 2024, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell for The Folio Society of England.

Julie Bell

A world renowned, award winning fantasy artist and wildlife painter. Julie has won two Chelsea Awards and was the designer of the popular and award-winning Dragons of Destiny series. She also has won numerous first place awards in the Art Renewal Center’s International Salon and has been named as a Living Master. Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell are married and the two often collaborate on projects. They have worked on many paintings together for advertising campaigns such as Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola, and Toyota.

Tomas Giorello

Tomás Giorello is a renowned Argentinian comic book artist known for his bold, dynamic linework and richly detailed illustrations that have brought to life some of the most iconic characters in fantasy and science fiction. Over the past three decades, he has worked with major publishers such as Dark Horse Comics, Valiant Entertainment, and Bad Idea Comics, earning acclaim for his work on Star Wars, Conan: The Cimmerian, X-O Manowar, and Ninjak. His style blends the raw energy of American superhero comics with the classical realism of European illustration, resulting in atmospheric, immersive storytelling. Whether drawing mythic warriors or futuristic battlefields, Giorello’s art consistently delivers power, depth, and visual drama, making him a standout figure in modern heroic fantasy illustration.