2019 Chesley Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 2019 Chesley Awards, for works and achievements in the period from January 1 to December 31 2018, were announced during 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 - HARDCOVER BOOK
'I Met A Traveller In An Antique Land' by Jon Foster

BEST COVER ILLUSTRATION - PAPERBACK / EBOOK
'Diabolical Plots: Year Three' by Amanda Makepeace

BEST MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION
'Clarkesworld' #140 by Arthur Haas

BEST INTERIOR ILLUSTRATION
'The Left Hand Of Darkness' by Vanessa Lemen

BEST GAMING RELATED ILLUSTRATION
'Frantic Search' by Mitch Malloy (Ultimate Masters, Magic: The Gathering)

BEST PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION
'The Pirate Queen' by Charles Urbach (Gary Con Promotional Art)

BEST COLOUR WORK - UNPUBLISHED
'Harvest' by Melissa Gay (Oil)

BEST MONOCHROME WORK - UNPUBLISHED
'Failure To Launch: Grounded' by Chris Wade (Graphite Pencil)

BEST THREE DIMENSIONAL ART
'Reflection' by Patrick Masson (Fimo and Magic Sculpt)

BEST ART DIRECTOR
Neil Clarke, Clarkesworld Magazine

LIFETIME ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Diane Dillon