Monday, July 1, 2013

2013 Chesley Award Nominees

This year's Chesley Award Nominees have just been announced. Each year, members of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists nominate and vote on pieces of art that they recognize as exceptional works for that given year. This year's years winners will be announced at the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, in San Antonio, Texas, on August 29th.



The nominees are:








Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book



Dehong He: Lance of Earth and Sky by Erin Hoffman, Pyr, April 2012

Todd Lockwood: The Dusk Watchman by Tom Lloyd, Pyr, August 2012

John Jude Palencar: The Palencar Project edited by David G. Hartwell, Tor ebook, February 2012

John Picacio: The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper, Pyr, November 2012

Elena Vizerskaya: Flying in the Heart of the Lafayette Escadrille by James Van Pelt, Fairwood Press, November 2012












Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book



J.K. Drummond: Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson, Subterranean Press, March 2012

Bob Eggleton: Gods of Opar by Philip José Farmer & Christopher Paul Carey, Subterranean Press, June 2012

Donato Giancola: Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear, Tor, March 2012

Todd Lockwood: The Wild Road by Jennifer Roberson, DAW, September 2012

John Picacio: Hyperion by Dan Simmons, Subterranean Press, April 2012

Sam Weber: Quantum Coin by E. C. Myers, Pyr, October 2012












Best Cover Illustration: Magazine



Ken Barthelmey: Clarkesworld #74 November 2012

Julie Dillon: Clarkesworld #73 October 2012

Bob Eggleton: Famous Masters of Filmland #262 July/August 2012

Martin Faragasso: Clarkesworld #71 August 2012

David Palumbo: Creepy #9 Dark Horse, July 2012

Craig J. Spearing: Dragon #418 December 2012












Best Interior Illustration



Brom: Krampus by Brom, Harper, Voyager, Oct. 2012

Sam Burley: “Brother. Prince. Snake.” by Cecil Castellucci, Tor.com, July 2012

J. K. Drummond: Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson, Subterranean Press, Mar. 2012

Bob Eggleton: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, MBI/Easton Press, Dec. 2012

William O'Connor: Dracopedia The Great Dragons: An Artist's Field Guide and Drawing Journal by William O'Connor, Impact, June 2012












Best Monochrome: Unpublished



Larry Elmore: “By the River,” oil

Travis Lewis: “Deep,” oil & mixed media

Joāo Ruas: “Sides,” graphite

Raoul Vitale: “Last of His Kind,” pencil

Allen Williams: “Fawn,” graphite












Best Color Work: Unpublished



Julie Bell: “A Passion for the Future,” oil

Donato Giancola: “Joan of Arc,” oil

Lucas Graciano: “Guardianship,” oil

Michael C. Hayes: “Procession,” oil

Mark Poole: “Waiting on a Memory,” oil

Soutchay Sougpradith: “Peacock Prophecy,” oil

Raoul Vitale: “Safe,” oil












Best Three-Dimensional Art



Dan Chudzinski: “Gus Gets a Jetpack,” mixed

Michael Defeo: “Octopus,” resin

David Meng: “Sashimi,” mixed

Michael Parkes: “Startled Sky Nymph,” half life-size bronze

James Shoop: “Ramautar,” bronze

Vincent Villafranca: “Spaceman on the Verge,” bronze

Cindy Wynn: “Alien Chair,” steel












Best Gaming-Related Illustration



Lucas Graciano: “Dragon Swarm” (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Artifacts & Legends) Paizo, October 2012

D. Alexander Gregory: “Chandra the Firebrand” (2013 Core Set Magic card) WotC, July 2012

David Palumbo: “Ereshkigal, Death Mistress” (“Legend of the Cryptids”) Applibot Inc., April 2012

James Ryman: “Princess of the Underworld,” (“Legend of the Cryptids”) Applibot Inc., April 2012

Sverlin Velinov: “Thundermaw Hellkite” (2013 Core Set Magic card) Wizards of the Coast, July 2012












Best Product Illustration



Jim Burns: “The Wanderers” (IlluXCon 5 promotional art) Munchkin Press, November 2012

Dan Dos Santos: “The Dragon Empress” (Dragon*Con promotional poster) August, 2012

John Harris: “The Search” (Illuxcon 5 promotional art) Munchkin Press, Nov. 2012

Iain McCaig: Concept and character design for John Carter, Disney, March 2012

John Picacio: La Sirena Loteria card 2012








Best Art Director



Lou Anders for Pyr Books

Irene Gallo for Tor

Lauren Panepinto for Orbit Books

William Schafer for Subterranean Press

Jon Schindehette for Wizards of the Coast








Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement



Brom

Larry Elmore

David Hardy

John Harris

Gary Lippincott







Give us your predictions in the comments section! There just may be a nice prize in store for whomever first guesses all the correct winners! (Or comes closest)


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