2017 Chesley Awards Nominees

The 2017 Chesley Awards nominees have been announced:

Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover

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

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback or E-book

• Tommy Arnold for A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)
• Julie Dillon for Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy’s Edge, Ellen Campbell, ed. (Astral)
• Sarah Anne Langton for Central Station, Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
• Gene Mollica for Breath of Earth, Beth Cato (Harper Voyager)
• Victo Ngai for Forest of Memory, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)

Best Cover Illustration: Magazine

• Galen Dara for Uncanny 5-6/16
• Elizabeth Leggett for Lightspeed 2/16
• David Palumbo for Aliens: Life and Death #1 (Dark Horse)
• Paolo Rivera for Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 (Dark Horse)
• Jeremy Wilson for Chimera Brigade #1, Serge Lehman & Fabrice Colin (Titan)

Best Interior Illustration

• Rovina Cai for “Tom, Thom,” K.M. Ferebee (Tor.com 2/16)
• Kari Christensen for Court of the Dead: Chronicle of the Underworld, Tom Gilliland (Insight Comics)
• Tran Nguyen for Kushiel’s Dart, Jacqueline Carey (Subterranean)
• Greg Ruth for “Freedom is Space for the Spirit”, Glen Hirshberg (Tor.com 4/16)
• Ivica Stevanovic for The Bestiary, Ann VanderMeer, ed. (Centipede)

Best Color Work: Unpublished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Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished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 & 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 Gaming-Related Illustration

• Mauricio Calle for “Encounter at Stygeon Prime” (Fantasy Flight Games)
• Cliff Childs for “Long-Finned Skywhale” (Wizards of the Coast)
• Ryan Pancoast for “Inventor’s Apprentice” (Wizards of the Coast)
• Matthew Stewart for “Mastertrinketeer” (Wizards of the Coast)
  
• Ryan Yee for “Die Young” (Wizards of the Coast)

Best Product Illustration

• Donato Giancola for Portal Promotional art for Illuxcon
• Clark Huggins for Advertisement for RECKLESS DECK (ImagineFX 2/16)
• John Picacio for “La Corona” (illustration from his Loteria series)
• Cynthia Sheppard for Llewellyn’s 2017 Astrological Calendar (Llewellyn)
• Greg Spalenka for banner art to promote Roxana Illuminated Perfume

Best Art Director

• Neil Clarke
• Irene Gallo
• Sheila Gilbert & Betsy Wollheim
• Lauren Panepinto
• Cynthia Sheppard

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

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

The awards are given by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA). Winners will be announced at NorthAmeriCon 17, to be held July 6-9 2017 at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico.