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Unpublished Color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Unpublished Monochrome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