Rob Alexander is a Canadian-born artist who has spent the past sixteen years working primarily in the publishing and gaming industries.  He has recently written and illustrated two books: Welcome to My Worlds, a collection of his work released by Paper Tiger, and Drawing and Painting Fantasy Landscapes and Cityscapes, an educational book from Quarto / Barron’s.  He has also done conceptual world design work for the likes of Sony, Microsoft, Hasbro, Nickleodeon and Warner Bros.

His paintings have shown up on book covers for Tor, Harper Collins, Del Rey, Berkley and Taschenbuch, along with several collector and small-press publishers like Donald Grant, Old Earth Books, Shadowlands Publishers and Tachyon Publications.  His artwork has graced the covers and interiors of Amazing Stories, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Dragon, Inquest, The Duelist and MZB’s Fantasy Magazine, as well as the cover to the French release of the multi-user computer game Dark Age of Camelot.  

An artist for the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering since its inception, Rob has also acted as a conceptual designer for the past several releases, in addition to working on several other card games, including contributing 45 pieces for the Lord of the Rings card game from Iron Crown Enterprises. 

Rob currently lives in the wilds of Oregon, where he loves to watch the mist on the hills, creating new worlds and exploring new ideas.