#CoolArt: Infected By Art 9 Award Winners Announced

Winners of the 'Infected By Art 9' Grand Prizes and Certificates of Merit have been announced.

The artwork, selected by a Jury Panel of Ed Binkley, Tran Nguyen, John Picacio and Dug Stanat, represents some of the best works of imaginative realism being created today by artists who have been in the business for many years as well as many up-and-coming artists.

The Gold, Silver and Bronze Award Winners in each of the categories - Oil / Acrylic / Watercolour, Digital, Pen / Ink / Pencil, Sculpture - plus the Grand Prize and Body of Work winners are below.

Go here to see the selected artworks that will be included in 'Infected by Art' Volume 9.

GRAND PRIZE AWARD

GRAND PRIZE: 1st Place
'St George And The Dragon' by Scott Gustafson

#CoolArt: Haven Gallery presents 'Elements' Group Art Exhibition

Haven Gallery presents 'Elements', a group art exhibition of over 30 international artists that explores the five elements: fire, water, air, earth and ether.

The opening reception is Saturday May 11 from 6-8pm ET at Haven Gallery, 155 Main Street, Carriage House Square, Northport, NY 11768 with exhibiting artists also in attendance.

The exhibition will be on view until June 16 2019.

by Kseniia Bobchenko

2018 Chesley Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 2018 Chesley Awards were announced at a special presentation during the 76th World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, California, on August 16-20 2018.

The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Nominated and decided upon by the members of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, the Chesley Awards have long been internationally acclaimed as the most prestigious awards in the field of fantastic arts.

Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover
Marc Simonetti
'The Sword of Shannara' by Terry Brooks (Grim Oak Press, August 2017)

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback or eBook
Jaime Jones
'The Tiger’s Daughter' by K Arsenault Rivera (Tor, October 2017)

Best Magazine Illustration
Ingrid Kallick
Cricket Magazine (January 2017)

Best Interior Illustration
Gregory Manchess
'Above the Timberline' by Gregory Manchess (Saga Press, October 2017)

Best Gaming Related Illustration
Melissa Gay
'Offering Sagaborn' RPG Core Rule Book (Lone Wanderer Entertainment, August 2017)

Best Product Illustration
Annie Stegg Gerard
'Stormy Serenade', DragonCon T-shirt art 2017

Best Colour Work: Unpublished
Charles Urbach
'Not All Treasure is Gold' (Coloured Pencil)

Best Monochrome: Unpublished
Ruth Sanderson
'Dragon Drum' (Ink)

Best Three Dimensional Art
Forest Rogers
'Octopoid Descending' (Kato polyclay)

Best Art Director
Neil Clarke
Clarkesworld Magazine

Lifetime Achievement Award
Alan Lee

2014 Chesley Award Winners Announced

The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

The 2014 Chesley Award winners were announced at Loncon 3, during The 72nd World Science Fiction Con, over the weekend at the ExCeL Arena in London.

Check out the list of winners and art below.

Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book

Todd Lockwood - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan; Tor, Feb. 2013