Chesley Nominations

ASFA has announced the nominees for this year’s Chesley Awards, presented for excellence in SF/F illustration and artwork. The winners will be announced at Renovation, this year’s Worldcon, in Reno, Nevada.

Paperback

• Volkan Baga, for The Zombies of Oz, by Christian Endres
• Jason Chan, for Geist, by Phillipa Ballantine
• Jon Foster, for Dreadnought, by Cherie Priest
• Todd Lockwood, for The Ragged Man, by Tom Lloyd
• Stephan Martiniere, for Ares Express, by Ian McDonald
• Anthony Palumbo, for Yarn, by Jon Armstrong
• John Picacio, for Elric: Swords and Roses, by Michael Moorcock
• Dan Dos Santos, for Alien Tango, by Gini Koch

Hardcover

• Kinuko Y. Craft, for Midsummer Night, by Freda Warrington
• Don Maitz, for Blasphemy, by Mike Resnick
• Gregory Manchess, for Spectrum 17, edited by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner
• John Picacio, for The Waters Rising, by Sheri S. Tepper
• Michael Whelan, for The Way of the Kings, by Brandon Sanderson

Magazine

• Julie Dillon, for Clarkesworld #48
• Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17
• David A. Hardy, for Analog, April 2010
• Audrey Lazarev, for Clarkesworld #50
• Sergio Rebolledo, for Clarkesworld #40
• James Ryman, for Heavy Metal, January 2010

Three-Dimensional

• Thomas S. Kuebler, Scream Queen; mixed media
• David Meng, Amphibiana; mixed media
• Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze
• Michael Parkes, The Letter; bronze
• Jordu Schell, Ixana; mixed media
• Vincent Villafranca, The Dogs of War; bronze

Interior Illustration

• Jason Chan, Vilcabamba, by Harry Turtledove
• Jon Foster, Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure, by Richard Parks
• Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth, by Donato Giancola
• John Picacio, Elric: Swords and Roses, by Michael Moorcock
• Keith Thompson, Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld

Unpublished Color

• Daren Bader, Isis; oil
• Julie Dillon, Planetary Alignment; digital
• David A. Hardy, Portals to Infinity; acrylic
• Omar Rayyan, The Favorite; oil
• Matthew Stewart, Waterfall Dragons; oil
• Raoul Vitale, Torin’s Quest; oil

Unpublished Monochrome

• Eric Braddock, Highborne; graphite & white charcoal on toned paper
• Anthony Francisco, Tikbalang; digital
• Ed Ko, Drawing for Beautiful Grim; pencil
• Petar Meseldžija, UNK!; pencil
• Ian Miller, Triptych; ink
• David Palumbo, Zombie Girl; acrylic

Product

• Bob Eggleton, Dragon’s Domain: The Ultimate Dragon Painting Workshop; Impact, September 2010
• Donato Giancola, St. George and the Dragon, promo art for Dragon*Con 2010
• Lars Grant-West, Pact of the Blind, promo art for IlluXCon 3
• David Palumbo, Transcend (aka Judgment), Heavy Metal tarot card; 2010
• Sam Weber, Shadow Rising, by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook

Gaming

• Daarken, Harbor Serpent (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set)
• Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath)
• Kekai Kotaki, Gaea’s Revenge (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set)
• Howard Lyon, Eel Umbra (Magic card, “Rise of the Eldrazi” set)
• Matthew Stewart, Bloodshot Trainee (Magic card, “Scars of Mirrodin” set)
• L. A. Williams, Maritime Guard (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set)

Art Director

• Lou Anders — Pyr Books
• Irene Gallo — Tor
• William Schafer — Subterranean Press
• Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast
• David Stevenson — Ballantine / Del Rey

Lifetime Artistic Acheivement

• Brom
• Jeffrey / Catherine Jones
• Ian Miller
• Moebius/Jean Giraud
• Darrell K. Sweet
• Boris Vallejo

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