Chesley Nominations

ASFA has announced the nominees for this year’s Chesley Awards, which will be presented at Worldcon 75, in Helsinki, Finland the week of August 9-13.

Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover Book

• Dan dos Santos for Fables: Cubs in Toyland, by Bill Willingham
• Todd Lockwood for Summer Dragon, by Todd Lockwood
• Tran Nguyen for Kushiel’s Dart, by Jacqueline Carey
• Cliff Nielsen for Lady Midnight, by Cassandra Clare
• David Palumbo for Arcanum Unbounded, by Brandon Sanderson
• John Picacio for In the House of the Worm, by George R.R. Martin

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book

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• Tommy Arnold for A Taste of Honey, by Kai Ashante Wilson
• Julie Dillon for Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy’s Edge, by Assorted Authors
• Sarah Anne Langton for Central Station, by Lavie Tidhar
• Gene Mollica for Breath of Earth, by Beth Cato
• Victo Ngai for Forest of Memory, by Mary Robinette Kowal

Best Cover Illustration: Magazine

• Galen Dara for Uncanny Issue 10, May/June 2016
• Elizabeth Leggett for LIGHTSPEED #69, February 2016
• David Palumbo for Swallowed Whole, Aliens – Life and Death #1 Dark Horse, September 2016
• Paolo Rivera for Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 Dark Horse, February 2016
• Jeremy Wilson for Chimera Brigade #1 By Serge Lehman and Fabrice Colin Titan Comics, October 2016

Best Interior Illustration

• Rovina Cai for “Tom, Thom,” by K.M. Ferebee
• Kari Christensen Gethsemoni for Court of the Dead: Chronicle of the Underworld, by Tom Gilliland
• Tran Nguyen for Kushiel’s Dart, by Jacqueline Carey
• Greg Ruth for “Freedom is Space for the Spirit,” by Glen Hirshberg
• Ivica Stevanovic for The Bestiary, edited by Ann Vandermeer

Best Color Work: Unpublished

• John Harris for The Ark, Oil
• Vanessa Lemen for Holding On and Letting Go, Oil on canvas
• Miranda Meeks for December, Digital
• Shreya Shetty for The Dragon Charmer, Digital
• Michael Whelan for In a World of Her Own, Acrylic

Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished

• Marcela Bolivar for White Crown, Photoshop
• Jana Heidersdorf for Darkness Acrylics, pencil and digital
• Travis Lewis for Soul Engine, Graphite
• Ruth Sanderson for Luna, Scratchboard
• Allen Williams for The Fall of Night, Pencil

Best Three-Dimensional Art

• Akihito Ikeda for Nephila, Mixed media
• Thomas Kuebler for Medusa, Mixed media
• Forest Rogers for La Belle Crustace, premier air-dry clay & washi paper
• Virginie Ropars for The Evil Eye, Mixed media
• Lee Shamel for “The Scepter of the Crystal Flame,” Mixed media

Best Product Illustration

• Donato Giancola for Portal Promotional art for Illuxcon
• Clark Huggins for Advertisement for RECKLESS DECK Imagine FX
• John Picacio for La Corona (The Crown) Loteria Lone Boy
• Cynthia Sheppard for 2017 Llewellyn’s Astrological Calendar
• Greg Spalenka for banner art to promote Roxana Illuminated Perfume

Best Gaming – Related Illustration

• Mauricio Calle for Encounter at Stygeon Prime- Star Wars: The Card Game
• Cliff Childs for Long-Finned Skywhale Kaladesh card set
• Ryan Pancoast for Inventor’s Apprentice Kaladesh card set
• Matthew Stewart for Mastertrinketeer Kaladesh card set
• Ryan Yee for Die Young Kaladesh card set

Best Art Director

• Neil Clarke for Clarkesworld magazine
• Irene Gallo for Tor Books & Tor.com
• Sheila Gilbert & Betsy Wollheim for DAW Books
• Lauren Panepinto for Orbit Books & Muddy Colors contributor
• Cynthia Sheppardfor Wizards of the Coast

Lifetime Artistic Achievement

• Greg Manchess
• Iain McCaig
• Hayao Miyazaki
• Wendy Pini
• Drew Struzan
• Berni Wrightson

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