James Gurney | |
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| Born | June 14, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Art Center College of Design |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Known for | Illustration, paleoart |
| Website | jamesgurney |
James Gurney (born June 14, 1958) is an American artist and author known for his illustrated book series Dinotopia, which is presented in the form of a 19th-century explorer's journal from an island utopia cohabited by humans and dinosaurs.
Gurney is also a paleoartist who depicts and restores in his paintings extinct fauna such as both avian and non-avian dinosaurs.