Finalists For The 2019 Chesley Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2019 Chesley Awards, for works and achievements in the period from January 1 to December 31 2018, have been announced, with the winners to be announced at NASFiC 2019, July 4-7 2019 in Layton, Utah.

The Chesley Awards, named after astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) in 1985 as a means for the Science Fiction and Fantasy art community to recognize individual works and achievements in a given year.

Best Cover Illustration - Hardback Book

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• Tommy Arnold, 'Red Rising' by Pierce Brown (Subterranean Press) 
• Jensine Eckwall, 'Soulless' Illustrated Edition by Gail Carriger (Orbit Books)
• Jon Foster, 'I Met a Traveller In An Antique Land' by Connie Willis (Subterranean Press)
• Michael Komarck, 'Low Chicago' edited by George RR Martin (Tor)
• Maurizio Manzieri, 'The Tea Master and the Detective' by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press)
• John Jude Palencar, 'The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia' by Christopher Paolini (Knopf)
• Charles Vess, 'The Books of Earthsea' by Ursula K Le Guin (Saga Press)
• Rebecca Yanovskaya, 'Sisters of the Winter Wood' by Rena Rossner (Redhook)

Best Cover Illustration - Paperback Book/Ebook

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• Melissa Gay, 'The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF, Vol 4' edited by David Afsharirad (Baen Books)
• Donato Giancola, 'Warrior' by Terry Brooks (Grim Oaks Press)
• Nataša Ilinčić, 'The Raven's Ballad: A Retelling of the Swan Princess' (Otherworld Book 5) by Emma Hamm (Self Published) 
• Amanda Makepeace, 'Diabolical Plots: Year Three' Edited by David Steffen (Diabolical Plots, LLC)
• John Picacio. 'Constance Verity Saves The World'  by A Lee Martinez (Simon & Schuster / Saga Press)
• Nicholas Sciacca, 'The Tangled Lands' by Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell (Saga Press)

Best Magazine Illustration

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• Cindy Fan, 'Strange Horizons' #19 (November 2018)
• Donato Giancola, 'Analog' (March / April 2018)
• Arthur Haas, 'Clarkesworld' #140 (May 2018)
• Sean Andrew Murray, 'Clarkesworld Magazine' #141 (June 2018)
• Greg Ruth, 'Stranger Things' #2 Variant Cover (Dark Horse Comics) (October 31, 2018)

Best Interior Illustration

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• Audrey Benjaminsen, "Triquetra" by Kirstyn McDermott (Tor.com)
• Jon Foster, 'Legion: Lies of the Beholder' by Brandon Sanderson (Subterranean Press)
• Vanessa Lemen, 'The Left Hand of Darkness' by Ursula K Le Guin (Easton Press)
• John Picacio, "Evernight" by Victor Milán (Tor.com)
• Charles Vess, 'The Books of Earthsea' by Ursula K Le Guin (Saga Press) 
• Jeremy Wilson, 'Yellow' by Bill Perry (Self-published online)

Best Gaming Related Illustration

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• Kari Christensen, “Feasting Hunger”, Elder Scrolls Legends Houses of Morrowind (Betheseda Softworks)
• Jesper Ejsing, “Bitterblossum”, Ultimate Masters Magic card (WotC)
• Lars Grant-West, “Glowspore”, Shaman Guilds of Ravinca (WotC)
• Howard Lyon, “Octopus Umbra”, Commander Magic card (WotC)
• Mitchell Malloy, “Frantic Search”, Ultimate Masters Magic card (WotC)
• Ryan Pancoast, “Knight of Autumn”, Guilds of Ravnica Magic card (WotC)

Best Product Illustration

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• Devon Dorrity, “Dragonsteel”, Bronze & LED backlighting logo for Brandon Sanderson's production company (Dragonsteel Entertainment)
• Rachel Quinlan, “Portal”, Promotional image for the Detroit Festival of Books
• John Jude Palencar, George RR Martin A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar (Bantam)
• John Picacio, “La Musica” (Lone Boy)
• Charles Urbach, "The Pirate Queen”, Gary Con Promotional Art
• Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell, Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell's Fantasy Calendar (Workman Publishing)

Best Colour Work - Unpublished

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• Julie Bell, “Pegasus Befriends the Muses” (oil on wood)
• Melissa Gay, “Harvest” (oil)
• Te Hu, “8 buddha: jingnangshou” (digital)
• Ingrid Kallick,”The Gardener Of Souls” (acrylic on masonite)
• Mark Poole, “Falling” (acrylic)
• Eric Wilkerson, “The Oba” (oil on panel)

Best Monochrome Work - Unpublished

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• Michael Blank, “The Midnight Encounter” (Photoshop)
• Emily Hare, “Unburnt” (watercolour)
• Yoann Lossel, “Diane” (mixed)
• Matthew Stewart, “The Scroll of Isildur” (watercolour pencil)
• Chris Wade, “Failure To Launch: Grounded” (graphite pencil)
• Babs Webb, “Vacant Memory” (powdered graphite on bristol)

Best Three Dimensional Art

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• Daria Aksenova, “Metamorphosis” (paper)
• Dan Chudzinski, “Grim” (mixed)
• Devon Dorrity, “Lilith and the Serpent” (bronze)
• Patrick Masson, “Reflection” (Fimo and Magic Sculpt)
• Forest Rogers, “Green Faun” (mixed)
• Vincent Villafranca, “Bane of Thieves” (bronze)

Best Art Director

• Neil Clarke, Clarkesworld Magazine
• Irene Gallo, Tor Books/Tor.com
• Dawn Murin, Wizards of the Coast
• Lauren Panepinto, Orbit Books
• Cynthia Sheppard, Wizards of the Coast

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

• Diane Dillon
• Jeff Easley
• Greg Manchess
• Iain McCaig
• Ruth Sanderson
• Allen Williams
• Charles Vess