Wayne Douglas Barlowe (born 1958) is a science fiction and fantasy artist. He is well known for his realistic paintings of alien (or fantastic) life. His Barlowe's Guides to extraterrestrials and to fantasy are his interpretations of specific creatures and beings from well-known science fiction and fantasy literature. His Inferno is an interpretation of Dante's Inferno. He is married to science fiction editor Shawna McCarthy.

Bibliography

• Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials (1979)
• Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV (1990)
• The Alien Life of Wayne Barlowe (1996)
• Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy (1996)
• Barlowe's Inferno (1998)