The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) awarded their 24th annual Chesley Awards (for works done in 2008) at the just-concluded World Science Fiction Convention, in Montreal.
The winners are:
Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book: Donato Giancola for A Book of Wizards edited by Marvin Kaye (Science Fiction Book Club)
Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book: John Picacio for Fast Forward 2 edited by Lou Anders (Pyr)
Best Cover Illustration: Magazine: Matts Minnhagen for Clarkesworld April 2008
Best Interior Illustration: Donato Giancola for “The Wraith” by J. Robert Lennon (Playboy, November 2008)
Best Color Work: Unpublished: Simon Dominic for “The Gift” (digital)
Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished: Simon Dominic for “Kraken” (digital)
Best Three-Dimensional Art: Vincent Villafranca for “The Celestial Itinerant” (bronze)
Best Product Illustration: Dan Dos Santos for Hellboy II promotional art (Dark Horse & Universal Pictures)
Best Gaming-Related Illustration: Volkan Baga for Stoic Angel Magic Card, Shards of Alara (Wizards of the Coast)
Best Art Director: Lou Anders of Pyr Books
Award for Artistic Achievement: Julie Bell
The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 as ASFA’s peer awards to recognize individual works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were later renamed to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell after his death in 1986. The awards are presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).