John Picacio is a two-time Hugo Award-winning professional artist who has created official best-selling artwork for George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, as well as over 150 science fiction / fantasy book covers. He was Worldcon 76's Artist Guest of Honor as well as the Hugo Awards Master of Ceremonies. He is currently re-imagineering Loteria -- the classic Mexican game of chance -- with all-new giant-size art cards and posters.