Chesley Awards Winners

The 2010 Chesley Awards winners were announced at ReConStruction, the 10th NASFiC, held August 5-8, 2010, in Raleigh NC.

Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book:

• Matt Stewart, for The Valley of Shadows (by Brian Cullen; Tor)
• Bob Eggleton, for Dragon’s Ring (by Dave Freer; Baen)
• Todd Lockwood, for A Magic of Nightfall (by S.L. Farrell; DAW)
• John Picacio, for Drood (by Dan Simmons; Subterranean)
• Omar Rayyan, for Magic Mirrors (by John Bellairs; NESFA)
• Rohb Ruppel, for Visions of Never (by Patrick & Jeannie Wilshire, eds.; Vanguard)
• Dan Dos Santos, for Green (by Jay Lake; Tor)
• Sam Weber, for Prospero Lost (by L. Jagi Lamplighter; Tor)

Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book:

• Scott Altmann, for The Mysterious Mr. Spines: Flight (by Jason Lethcoe; Grosset & Dunlap)
• Volkan Baga, for Blutnacht Die Orc (from The Lord of the Rings; Heyne)
• Jon Foster, for Boneshaker (by Cherie Priest; Tor)
• David Palumbo, for Stalking the Dragon (by Mike Resnick; Pyr)
• John Picacio, for World’s End (by Mark Chadbourn; Pyr)
• Dan Dos Santos, for Hunting Ground (by Patricia Briggs; Ace)
• Dave Seeley, for Young Flandry (by Poul Anderson; Baen)

Best Cover Illustration – Magazine:

• John Picacio, for Asimov’s Science Fiction (9/09)
• Les Edwards, for Cemetery Dance (10/09)
• Bob Eggleton, for Analog Science Fiction and Fact (10/09)
• David A. Hardy, for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (11-12/09)
• Kazuhiko Nakamura, for Clarkesworld (#38)
  David Palumbo, for Heavy Metal (11/09)
• Adam Tredowski, for Interzone (2/09)

Best Interior Illustration:

• Gary Lippincott, for “Come to the Fairies’ Ball” from Come to the Fairies’ Ball (by Jane Yolen; Wordsong)
• Brom, for “The Child Thief” from The Child Thief (by Brom; Eos)
• Gregory Manchess, for “Conan of Cimmera” from Conan of Cimmera, Volume 3 (by Robert E. Howard, Wandering Star)
• John Picacio, for “Salem’s Lot” from Knowing Darkness (by George Beahm, ed.; Centipede)
• Michael Whelan, for “The Little Sisters of Eluria” from The Little Sisters of Eluria (by Stephen King; Donald M. Grant)
• Mark Zug, for “Bugs in the Arroyo” (by Steven Gould; Tor.com)

Best Color Work—Unpublished:

• Raol Vitale, for “Unrequited”
• Eric Fortune, for “Allure”
• Rebecca Guay, for “Gwenevere”
• Patrick Jones, for “Death of Diana”
• Michael Whelan, for “Lumen 5”
• Mark Zug, for “Helium”

Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished:

• Justin Gerard, for “Steampunk Wizard of Oz”
• Jim Burns, for “Pod Shift”
• Eric Fortune, for “Hollowed”
• Sheila Rayyan, for “Faces of You”
• L.A. Williams, for “Lost Love”

Best Three-Dimensional Art:

• Vincent Villafranca, for “The Switching Hour”
• Tom Kuebler, for “Grandma Hoodoo & Zombie John”
• Kris Kuksi, for “Anglo-Parisian Barnstormer”
• David Meng, for “Satyr’s Head”
• Charles Vess & David Spence, for “Titania”

Best Gaming-Related Illustration:

• Lucas Graciano, for “Silverwing”
• Daren Bader, for “Boarguts the Impaler” from Drums of War (World of Warcraft Trading Cards)
• Volkan Baga, for “Joraga Bard” from Zendikar (World of Warcraft Trading Cards)
• Kekai Kotaki, for “Lorthos the Tidemaker” from Zendikar (World of Warcraft Trading Cards)
• Todd Lockwood, for “Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet” from Zendikar (World of Warcraft Trading Cards)
• Matthew Stewart, for “Serendib Efreet” (Magic: the Gathering Trading Card)

Best Product Illustration:

• Matthew Stewart, for “Battle Under the Mountain”
• Scott Gustafson, for “A Confabulation of Dragons”
• Kokai Kotaki, for “Guild Wars 2” concept art
• Gregory Manchess, for “Above the Timberline” greeting card
• Ian Miller, for “Cthulhu Temple”
• Jordu Schell, for “Na’vi character design” from Avatar

Best Art Director:

• Irene Gallo, for Tor
• Lou Anders, for Pyr
• Jeremy Jarvis, for Wizards of the Coast
• Jon Schindehette, for Wizards of the Coast
• Jerad Walters, for Centipede

Contribution to ASFA:

• Ingrid Neilson, for work on the Chesley Awards for 20+ years
• Mike Willmoth, for maintaining the organization of ASFA, 2007-2009
• Patrick & Jeannie Wilshire, for hosting the Chesley Awards Ceremony at IlluXCon 2

Award for Artistic Achievement:

• Greg Hildebrandt
• Brom
• Larry Elmore
• Ian Miller
• Boris Vallejo