Teddy Harvia (aka David Thayer) is a well-known humorous fan artist from Dallas, Texas. Born in Oklahoma he soon rectified that situation and became a true Texan. In his 20s, Teddy discovered Science Fiction and the world of conventions. Art was an early part of his life and became a central part of his fan life.
Over the years he has contributed several hundreds of illos and cartoons to hundreds of fan publications. In recognition of his ability Teddy Harvia has been nominated for the Hugo as Best Fan Artist a multitude of times (at least fourteen), actually winning this honor on four seperate occasions.
His first Hugo was delivered in 1991 at Chicon IV, followed by another in 1995 at Intersection. However in 1997, he declined the nomination in order to be the presenter at the LoneStarCon 2 Hugo Award Ceremonies, receiving that year the Rebel Award instead. Since then he received another Hugo in 2001 and once again last year at the ConJose WorldCon.
Away from this world of Science Fiction, and as a means to finance it, Teddy writes and edits technical manuals.
