Donato Giancola teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has graced over 200 science fiction and fantasy novel covers, can be seen on over 100 Magic: The Gathering cards in 12 languages worldwide, and earned a long list of honors, including three Artist Hugo Awards, and six silver and two gold medals from the annual Spectrum: The Best of Contemporary Fantastic Art. He was the Artist Guest of Honor at GenCon 50 in 2017, and was named Best Cover Artist by Asimov's Science Fiction in 2017.