Monday, January 01, 2024

Finalists for the 2023 Chesley Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2023 Chesley Awards, for works and achievements in the period from January 1 to December 31 2022, have been announced.

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 Hardback Illustration

  • Marcela Bolívar Blackwater by Michael McDowell (Suntup Editions; Spring 2022)
  • Donato Giancola The Dragonborne Chair by Tad Williams (Grim Oak Press; April 2022)
  • Manzi Jackson Africa Risen edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, & Zelda Knight (Tor; November 2022)
  • Tran Nguyen The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim (Knopf Books for Young Readers; August 2022)
  • John Picacio Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse (Simon & Schuster / Saga Press; April 2022)
  • Omar Rayyan Animal Farm by George Orwell (Suntup Editions; December 2022)

Best Paperback / Ebook Cover Illustration

  • Micah Epstein The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Orbit; August 2022)
  • Tom Kidd Library of the Sapphire Wind by Jane Lindskold (Baen; February 2022)
  • Luisa Preissler The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow By Rachel Aaron (Aaron Bach LLC; June 2022)
  • Charles Vess The Queen of Summer’s Twilight by Charles Vess (NewCon Press; September 2022)
  • Erin Vest All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie (Tordotcom; March 2022)

Best Magazine Cover

  • Ed Binkley Bourbon Penn #26; March 2022
  • Zezhou Chen Clarkesworld #184; January 2022
  • Daniel Conway Clarkesworld #193; October 2022
  • Tehani Farr Eternus #1 (Metal Variant); October 2022
  • J C Jongwon Park Clarkesworld #185; February 2022

Best Interior Illustration

  • David Álvarez The Collector by John Fowles (Suntup Editions; March 2022)
  • Bruce Brenneise The Witcher: Sword of Destiny: Illustrated Edition by Andrzej Sapowski (Orbit Books; December 2022)
  • Hilary Clarcq Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Suntup Editions; July 2022)
  • Jason Mowry Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Suntup Editions; July 2022)
  • Omar Rayyan Animal Farm by George Orwell (Suntup Editions; December 2022)
  • Corinne Reid “The Long View” by Susan Palwick (Tor.com; April 2022)
  • Red Nose Studios / Chris Sickels Seven Vampires: A Judge Dee Mystery by Lavie Tidhar (Tor.com; February 2022)

Best Gaming Related

  • Bruce Brenneise “Baldur’s Gate Harbor” (WofC Commander Legends; June 2022)
  • Dmitry Burmak “Vodalian Hexcatcher” (WofC Dominaria United; September 2022)
  • Julie Dillon “Thought Scour” (WofC Double Masters 2022; July 2022)
  • Serena Malyon “Soul of Emancipation” (WofC Streets of New Capenna; April 2022)
  • Victor Adame Minguez “Rith Liberated Primeva” (WofC Dominaria United; September 2022)
  • Ryan Pancoast “Discover the Impossible” (WofC Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty; February 2022)

Best Product Illustration

  • Antonio Caparo SILA poster for the Illustration West 61 (Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles; 2022)
  • Nico Delort The Lighthouse (Mondo; March 2022)
  • Annie Stegg Gerard Journey’s End (Dragoncon; August 2022)
  • James Jean Everything Everywhere All At Once (a24; March 2022)
  • Greg Ruth The Dune Sketchbook (Mondo; July 2022)
  • Jessica Seaman The VVitch (Mondo; March 2022)

Best Colour Work: Unpublished

  • Ed Binkley “Firefly Queen”; Acrylic & Colored Pencil
  • Donato Giancola “Fear”; Oils
  • Mark Harrison “The Singing Tree”; Oils
  • Serena Malyon ”Steady” Watercolour and acryla gouache
  • Lauren Raye Snow “The Ecstasy of St. Joan”; Procreate and Apple Pencil

Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished

  • Ed Binkley “Listener”; Colored Pencil and Acrylic
  • Jeff Echevarria “The Blessing”; Charcoal, Graphite Powder & Panpastels
  • Shawn E Russell “Rhythms”; graphite
  • Greg Ruth “Pan’s Labyrinth”; graphite on paper
  • Gary Villarreal “A King’s Futile Plea”; graphite

Best Three Dimensional Art

  • Dan Chudzinski “The Great Owl”; Mixed Media
  • Nicole Lee Grosjean “Year of the Tiger Paper”; mixed media
  • Ornélie “Underwater”; polymer clay, acrylic paint, butterfly, glass bubbles
  • Christine & Colin Poole “Dove Dreams of Flying Ceramic”; cold finish
  • Forest Rogers “Love Note to Kay Nielsen”; Mixed Media
  • Dug Stanant “The Boatman”; Mixed Media

Best Art Director

  • Neil Clarke Clarkesworld
  • Rebecca Dornsife Suntup Editions
  • Christine Foltzer Tor.com
  • Lauren Panepinto Orbit Books
  • Lia Ribacchi Dark Horse Comics

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Manuel Pérez Clemente (aka Sanjulian)
  • Roger Dean
  • Gregory Manchess
  • Mark Schultz
  • Allen Williams

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