Michael 'Mike' Gilbert (20 July 1947 – 14 August 2000) was a prolific U.S. fan artist in the late ’60s in Locus and other fanzines as well as an author, and publishing professional. Later he did illustrations for Fantasy Games Unlimited, Analog, F&SF, etc., and served as art director for If. He died August 14, 2000 of complications following open-heart surgery.[1] He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1970. He married Sheila Gilbert, née Elkin, in 1971.
Gilbert won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1971.[2]