After missing their usual WorldCon announcement (see this article), the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has finally announced the winners of the 2007 Chesley Awards (we published the full list of nominees in this article). It seems Donato Giancola had a very good day, winning all five of the awards for which he was nominated.
The winners are:
Best Cover Illustration—Hardback Book: Donato Giancola for The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald (Tor, April)
Best Cover Illustration—Paperback Book: Donato Giancola for Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Ace, November)
Best Cover Illustration—Magazine: Cory and Catska Ench for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (March)
Best Interior Illustration: James Gurney for Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara (Andrews McMeel, September)
Best Unpublished Monochrome: Donato Giancola for “Season of Change”
Best Unpublished Color Work: Donato Giancola for “Red Sonja”
Best Product Illustration: Todd Lockwood for War of Angels, poster for Bullseye Tattoo
Best Three Dimensional Art: Vincent Villafranca for “Conscious Entity and Its Maker”
Best Gaming Related Illustration: Donato Giancola for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes (Sigil Games Online)
Best Art Director: Irene Gallo (Tor Books)
Award for Artistic Achievement: Michael Wm. Kaluta