2011 Chesley Awards Winners

Winners of the 2011 Chesley Awards, given by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) were announced at Renovation, the 69th Worldcon, August 18, 2011.

The winners are highlighted:

Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book

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

Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book

• Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
• Kinuko Y. Craft, for Midsummer Night by Freda Warrington (Tor)
• Don Maitz, for Blasphemy by Mike Resnick (Golden Gryphon Press)
• Gregory Manchess, for Spectrum 17 by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood)
• John Picacio, for The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper; (Harper Voyager)

Best Cover Illustration – Magazine:

• Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show (6/10)
• Julie Dillon, for Clarkesworld (9/10)
• David A. Hardy, for Analog (4/10)
• Andrey Lazarev, for Clarkesworld (11/10)
• Sergio Rebolledo, for Clarkesworld (1/10)
• James Ryman, for Heavy Metal (1/10)

Best Interior Illustration:

• Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth by Donato Giancola (Underwood)
  
• Jason Chan, “Vilcabamba” by Harry Turtledove (Tor.com 2010)
• Jon Foster, “Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure” by Richard Parks (Tor.com)
• John Picacio, Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock (Del Rey)
• Keith Thompson, Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse)

Best Three-Dimensional Art:

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

Best Color Work—Unpublished:

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

Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished:

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

Best Product Illustration:

• Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook (1/10)
• Bob Eggleton, Dragon’s Domain: The Ultimate Dragon Painting Workshop (Impact)
• 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

Best Gaming-Related Illustration:

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

Best Art Director:

• Jon Schindehette, for Wizards of the Coast
• Lou Anders, for Pyr
• Irene Gallo, for Tor
• William Schafer, for Subterranean
• David Stevenson, for Ballantine Del Rey

Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement:

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

For more, including pictures, see Tor.com.