Please answer the following question: Facts:   - bgcolour: # 6495ed      - awards: hugo artist balrog award 1979 alicia austin 's age of dreams award professional publication 1971 fan artist world fantasy award 1979    - birth date: 1942    - name: alicia austin    - nationality: united states    - birth place: providence , kentucky , united states   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alicia austin .
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alicia austin -lrb- born 1942 -rrb- is a us fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator .she works in print-making , prismacolor , pastels and watercolors .austin was born in providence , kentucky .as her father was career military , she grew up in germany and japan , as well as the united states .she studied art and biology at the university of houston , texas , and has since worked in both canada and the united states .austin has illustrated books by robert e. howard , c. l. moore , andre norton , harold lamb , poul anderson , lewis shiner , and ursula k. le guin .a collection of her work , `` alicia austin 's age of dreams '' , was published by donald m. grant , publisher , inc. in 1978 .she currently lives in california .