The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has just announced the final ballot for this year’s 26th annual Chesley Awards (for works done in 2010). The award winners will be announced during Renovation, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), to be held 17-21 August in Reno, Nevada.
The final ballot is:
Best Cover Illustration—Hardback Book:
Kinuko Y. Craft for Midsummer Night by Freda Warrington (published by Tor)
Don Maitz for Blasphemy by Mike Resnick (Golden Gryphon)
Gregory Manchess for Spectrum 17 edited by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner (Underwood)
John Picacio for The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper (Harper Voyager)
Michael Whelan for The Way of the Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
Best Cover Illustration—Paperback Book:
Volkan Baga for The Zombies of Oz by Christian Endres (Atlantis)
Jason Chan for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace)
Dan Dos Santos for Alien Tango by Gini Koch (DAW)
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)
John Picacio for Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock (Del Rey)
Best Cover Illustration—Magazine:
Julie Dillon for Clarkesworld (September 2010)
Nick Greenwood for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show (June 2010)
David A. Hardy for Analog Science Fiction and Fact (April 2010)
Audrey Lazarev for Clarkesworld (November 2010)
Sergio Rebolledo for Clarkesworld (January 2010)
James Ryman for Heavy Metal (January 2010)
Best Interior Illustration:
Jason Chan for “Vilcabamba” by Harry Turtledove (Tor.com)
Jon Foster for “Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure” by Richard Parks (Tor.com)
Donato Giancola for Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth by Donato Giancola (Underwood)
John Picacio for Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock (Del Rey)
Keith Thompson for Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse)
Best Color Work—Unpublished:
Daren Bader for “Isis” (oil)
Julie Dillon for “Planetary Alignment” (digital)
David A. Hardy for “Portals to Infinity” (acrylic)
Omar Rayyan for “The Favorite” (oil)
Matthew Stewart for “Waterfall Dragons” (oil)
Raoul Vitale for “Torin’s Quest” (oil)
Best Monochrome Work—Unpublished:
Eric Braddock for “Highborne” (graphite & white charcoal on toned paper)
Anthony Francisco for “Tikbalang” (digital)
Ed Ko for “Drawing for Beautiful Grim” (pencil)
Petar Meseldzija for “UNK!” (pencil)
Ian Miller for “Triptych” (ink)
David Palumbo for “Zombie Girl” (acrylic)
Best Three-Dimensional Art:
Thomas S. Kuebler for “Scream Queen” (mixed media)
David Meng for “Amphibiana” (mixed media)
Mark Newman for “Eel Walker” (bronze)
Michael Parkes for “The Letter” (bronze)
Jordu Schell for “Ixana” (mixed media)
Vincent Villafranca for “The Dogs of War” (bronze)
Best Gaming-Related Illustration:
Daarken for “Harbor Serpent” from Magic 2011
Lucas Graciano for “Amorphous Drake” from Legends of Norrath
Kekai Kotaki for “Gaea’s Revenge” from Magic 2011
Howard Lyon for “Eel Umbra” from Rise of the Eldrazi
Matthew Stewart for “Bloodshot Trainee” from Scars of Mirrodin
L.A. Williams for “Maritime Guard” from Magic 2011
Best Product Illustration:
Bob Eggleton for Dragon’s Domain: The Ultimate Dragon Painting Workshop (Impact)
Donato Giancola for “St. George and the Dragon” (promo art for Dragon*Con 2010)
Lars Grant-West for “Pact of the Blind” (promo art for IlluXCon 3)
David Palumbo for “Transcend (aka Judgment)” (Heavy Metal tarot card)
Sam Weber for Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan (promo art for Tor ebook)
Art Director:
Lou Anders (Pyr Books)
Irene Gallo (Tor)
William Schafer (Subterranean Press)
Jon Schindehette (Wizards of the Coast)
David Stevenson (Ballantine / Del Rey)
Lifetime Artistic Acheivement:
Brom
Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Ian Miller
Moebius/Jean Giraud
Darrell K. Sweet
Boris Vallejo
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.
Links to galleries of all the nominated works are available from this page.