2010 Chesley Awards Nominees

The 2010 Chesley Awards nominees have been announced:

Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book:

Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book:

Best Cover Illustration – Magazine:

  • 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)
  • John Picacio, for Asimov’s Science Fiction (9/09)
  • Adam Tredowski, for Interzone (2/09)

Best Interior Illustration:

Best Color Work—Unpublished:

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

Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished:

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

Best Three-Dimensional Art:

  • 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”
  • Vincent Villafranca, for “The Switching Hour”

Best Gaming-Related Illustration:

  • 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)
  • Lucas Graciano, for “Silverwing”
  • 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:

  • 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
  • Matthew Stewart, for “Battle Under the Mountain”

Best Art Director:

  • Lou Anders, for Pyr
  • Irene Gallo, for Tor
  • 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:

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

Winners will be announced at ReConStruction, the 10th NASFiC, to be held August 5-8, 2010, in Raleigh NC.