Saturday, July 05, 2014

2014 Chesley Award Nominations

The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

The 2014 Chesley Awards will be presented at Loncon 3, during The 72nd World Science Fiction Con, Thursday August 14 to Monday August 18 at the ExCeL Arena in London.

Check out the list of nominees below.

Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book - Click for Gallery
Jason Chan - Lost Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure by Ari Marmell; Pyr, Dec. 2013
Kekai Kotaki - Quintessence by David Walton; Tor, March 2013
Maurizio Manzieri - Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear; Subterranean Press, Sept. 2013
Todd Lockwood - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan; Tor, Feb. 2013
Michael Whelan - A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson; Tor, Jan. 2013
Allen Williams - Light Reading, Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling; Tor, March 2013

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book - Click for Gallery
Kerem Beyit - The Scroll of Years by Chris Willrich; Pyr, Sept. 2013
Jason Chan - Harbinger by Phillippa Ballantine; Ace, July 2013
Julie Dillon - Ancient Discovery; Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One; Crossed Genres Publications, April 2013
Justin Gerard - Power Under Pressure (The Society of Steam) by Andrew P. Mayer; Pyr, Jan. 2013
Dehong He - Shield of Sea and Space by Erin Hoffman; Pyr, May 2013

Best Cover Illustration: Magazine - Click for Gallery
Julie Dillon - Elliptic, Clarkesworld, December 2013
Dan Dos Santos - Fables #136 Vertigo, Dec. 2013
Maurizio Manzieri - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2013
Cynthia Sheppard - Bull Spec, Spring 2013

Best Interior Illustration - Click for Gallery
Robert Hunt - “Fire Above, Fire Below” by Garth Nix; Tor.com, May 2013
Brian Kesinger - Walking Your Octopus, July 2013; Baby Tattoo Books
John Jude Palencar - “A Terror” by Jeffrey Ford; Tor.com, July 2013
John Picacio - “The Button Man and the Murder Tree” by Cherie Priest; Tor.com, May 2013)
John Picacio - The Good Life; Popular Science Magazine, June 2013
Greg Ruth - “Dragonkin” by Lavie Tidhar; Tor.com, July 2013
Greg Ruth - The Running of the Bulls, The Running of the Bulls by Harry Turtledove; Tor.com, March 2013

Best Three-Dimensional Art - Click for Gallery
Devon Dorrity - Cecaelia, Queen of the Ocean, clay
Thomas Kuebler - Krampus the Yule Lord, mixed
David Meng - Leatherback, resin
Michael Parkes - Goddess of the Hunt, 1/2 life-size bronze
Forest Rogers - Goblin Spider, Kato polyclay
Vincent Villafranca - Star Smith, bronze

Best Unpublished: Colour Work - Click for Gallery
Rhea Ewing - Ancestor Series - Neanderthal
Donato Giancola - Huor and Hurin Approaching Gondolin, oil on linen
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Ships Passing in the Night, watercolor
Dave Leri - Death Squealer, oil on masonite
Annie Stegg - Lilaia the Naiad, oil on paper

Best Unpublished: Monochrome Work - Click for Gallery
Justin Gerard - The Fox Princess, pencil
Rebecca Guay - Tender Morsels, graphite
John Picacio - La Luna
Travis Lewis - Bone Collector, graphite
Ruth Sanderson - The Descent or Persephone, scratchboard

Best Product Illustration - Click for Gallery
Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo - Jeannie's Kitten, IlluXCon 6 promotional art
Mitchell Bentley - 2014 Space Art Calendar; Atomic Fly Studios and Alban Lake Publishing, December 2013
Julie Dillon - 2014 Llewellyn's Astrology Calendar June 2013
Justin Gerrard - “Morzag! Lord of Destruction” poster
Iain McCaig - Call of the Muse, Spectrum 20 Call for Entries poster
John Picacio - El Arpa (Loteria Card Illustration from Lone Boy)

Best Gaming-Related Illustration - Click for Gallery
Lucas Graciano - The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield for The Battle of Five Armies Board Game Ares Games
Tyler Jacobson - Ruric: Thar the Unbowed (2014 Core Set Magic card) WotC, July 2013
Todd Lockwood - Observant Alseid (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013
David Palumbo - Serene Rememberance (“Gatecrash” Magic card) WotC, Feb. 2013
Steve Prescott - Prognostic Sphinx (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013
Chris Rahn - Ashen Rider (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013

Best Art Director
Lou Anders - Pyr
Irene Gallo - Tor & Tor.com
Lauren Panepinto - Orbit Books
William Schafer - Subterranean Press
Jon Schindehette - Wizards of the Coast

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Jim Burns
Kinukyo Craft
Diane Dillon
Drew Struzan

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