Ed Binkley is a fantasy artist and art professor whose work has won multiple awards in a variety of venues and has appeared in juried and competitive publications worldwide. Ed’s work has received Gold and Silver Awards in "Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art", IBA "Infected-by-Art" 4th-Place Grand-Master, Silver, and Bronze Awards, and he has been a Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize finalist for two consecutive years. His work was included in invitational exhibitions at the Museum of American Illustration at The Society of Illustrators in 2009 and 2014. He has served as a juror, judge, and panelist for a variety of events and conventions including IlluxCon, IBA, Spectrum-Live, and DragonCon. Ed lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Lisa, who is also an accomplished artist.