Taral Wayne
- January 10, 2024
- Artist
Quick Facts
Taral Wayne Biography
| Name | Taral Wayne |
| Birthday | Oct 12 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Taral Wayne is one of the most popular and richest Artist who was born on October 12, 1951 in Toronto, Canada. Wayne MacDonald (born October 12 1951, in Toronto, Ontario), popularly known as his pseudonym Taral Wayne is one of Canada’s most well-known science-fiction fan artists. He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist 11 times between 1987 until 2012. In October 2008, he was awarded his Annual Rotsler Award. For his contribution to the world of science fiction especially Canadian fans, Taral has been named fan Host of Honour at Worldcon 2009. Worldcon, Anticipation.
His significant work in the SF genre is the illustration of Rudy’s novel Spaceland (Tor 2002) and the rehabilitation of Vaughn Bode art appearing in fanzines for Rare & Well Done Bode and research and illustrations in John Robert Colombo’s publication Years of Light (Hounslow Press 1982). He has also contributed for The Fantasy Showcase Tarot Deck (Bruce Pelz 1988) as well as Tank Vixens Card Game (United Publications 2004).
In the 90s, Taral concentrated more on comic book production. His biggest accomplishment included the Furry comic book Tales of Beatrix Farmer (aka Beatrix) (Mu Press and Vision Comics). Written by Steve Gallacci, the stories were drawn and written by Taral and written by writer and illustrator. They are the tale of Beatrix a normal rabbit who suffers a gunshot wound by a drive-by gunshot. She is saved by the omnipotent aliens (visible just to them) that guarantee her safety in the future by covering her with a metallic suit that gives her immunity. It soon becomes apparent that it also makes her totally “safe” from bodily needs–food drinking, sleeping and sex. It also protects her from touch and smell. As a super-heroes on hire, Beatrix yearns to be normal once more or be able to remove the suit whenever she wishes.
Taral Wayne Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Artist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Taral Wayne is one of the richest Artist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Taral Wayne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In Toronto, Ontario, Wayne started his journey into the science fiction fandom in 1971 when he joined Ontario Science Fiction Club (OSFiC). Through the years, he has contributed writing and art to numerous fanzines for amateurs and semi-professionals in addition to publishing his own publications, including Red Shift, Delta Psi, Synapse, New Toy and others. In the mid-80s, He made the leap to professional illustration, despite doing a lot of work outside of the genre of science fiction. An west-coast American magazine known as Ruralite was his most frequent client at the time.
Alongside his art, Taral has sold a few short stories and articles participated in TV and animation presentations, made numerous CDs of art and fan-written material, sold t-shirts and designed an envelope in 1978 for Worldcon. The main focus of Taral’s work is the creation of artwork for private commissions, which total over 3,000 inked, colored, or penciled pieces until now. He is currently conducting private commissions and writing his own work while “retirement” looms.
Taral currently resides in the Parkdale district of Toronto. While still possessing close ties to science fiction fandom, he is rather an outsider in the comics community. In early 2017 he suffered a stroke, from which he subsequently began a slow recovery.
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Taral Ranked on the list of most popular Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Taral Wayne celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.