The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has announced the Chesley Awards 2016 nominees.
Voting runs through June 26. ASFA members in good standing are eligible to vote. The awards will be given out at MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City.
Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover Book
- Richard Anderson The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milan (Tor, July 2015)
- Lius Lasahido Hannu Rajaniemi: Collected Fiction by Hannu Rajaniemi (Tachycon, May 2015)
- Todd Lockwood Voyage of the Basilisk by Mark Brennan (Tor, March 2015)
- Cynthia Sheppard Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (Tor, February 2015)
- Sam Weber Dune by Frank Herbert (The Folio Society, April 2015)
Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book
- Julie Dillon The Very Best of Kate Elliott by Kate Elliott (Tachycon, February 2015)
- Tyler Jacobson Beyond the Pool of Stars by Howard Andrew Jones (Tor, October 2015)
- Jeffery Alan Love Wolfhound Century by Peter Higgins (Gollancz, May 2015)
- David Palumbo Binti by Nnedi Okorafer (Tor, September 2015)
- John Picacio Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney (Simon & Schuster, October 2015)
Best Cover Illustration: Magazine
- Maurizio Manzieri Asimov’s, Oct/Nov 2015
- Reiko Murakami Lightspeed #63, August 2015
- Tran Nguyen Uncanny #4, May/June 2015
- Greg Ruth Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, and the Bird #1, Dark Horse Comics, Dec. 2015
- shichigoro-shingo Clarkesworld #109, October 2015
Best Interior Illustration
- Galen Dara “Tuesdays with Molakesh The Destroyer” by Megan Grey (Fireside Magazine #19)
- Marcel Mercado Southlands RPG (Kobold Press, July 2015)
- Peter Mohrbacher Angelarium: Book of Emanations by Peter Mohrbacher & Eli Minaya
- Tran Nguyen “Transition Management Survey” (Chief Investment Officer, September 2015)
- Sam Weber Dune by Frank Herbert (The Folio Society, July 2015)
Best Color Work: Unpublished
- Joseph Bellofatto Star Ship, Oil
- Donato Giancola Beron and Luthien in the Court of Thingal and Melian, Oil
- Wayne Haag Desert Wreck, Oil
- Jessica TC Lee Enchanted, Digital
- Elizabeth Leggett After Hours, Digital
- Mark Poole Memories, Oil
- Eric Velhagen Felines, Oi
Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished
- Rovina Cai Cold Wind
- Jeremy Enecio Progeny, Graphite on Moleskin
- Travis Lewis Symbiosis, Graphite
- Mark Molchan Return, Graphite
- Ruth Sanderson Invoking the Dragon, Ink/Scratchboard
- Chris Seaman Family Portraithausen, Acrylic
- Allen Williams Bound, Graphite & Gold leaf accent
Best Three-Dimensional Art
- Devon Dorrity Flight of the Merrow, Clay & Bronze
- Thomas Kuebler Adelpha and Her Sister, Mixed
- Stelios Mousarris Inception Coffee Table, Wood
- Forest Rogers The Morrigan, Mixed
- Virginie Ropars Okunoshima, Mixed
- Vincent Villafranca Dark Day for the Metal Heads, Bronze
Best Product Illustration
- Linda Adair Adolescence – Promo art for IlluXcon 2016
- Mitchell Bentley Mitchell Davidson Bentley 2015 Calendar – Albon Lake & Atomic Fly Studios
- Rovina Cai Black Hole – card for Cosmos Tarot & Oracle Deck, The Light Grey Art Lab
- Jacob Murray A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – 2nd edition box art, Fantasy Flight Games
- John Picacio El Arbol – Loteria card, Lone Boy
- Magali Villeneuve George R.R. Martin: Song of Ice and Fire – 2016 calendar, Bantam
Best Gaming – Related Illustration
- Clint Cearley Mind Rot – Dragons of Tarkir Magic Card, WotC
- Vincent Proce Guardian Automaton – Magic Origins Magic Card, WotC
- Anna Steinbauer Blessed Spirits – Magic Origins Magic Card, WotC
- Ryan Yee Fruit of the First Tree – Fate Reforged Magic Card, WotC
- Min Yum Sandblast – Fate Reforged Magic Card, WotC
Best Art Director
- Neil Clarke Clarkesworld magazine
- Irene Gallo Tor Books & Tor.com
- Jeremy Jarvis Wizards of the Coast
- Elizabeth Leggett Lightspeed magazine
- Lauren Panepinto Orbit Books & Muddy Colors contributor
- Betsy Wolheim & Shelia Gilbert DAW Books
Lifetime Artistic Achievement
- Kinuko Y. Craft
- David A. Hardy
- Greg Manchess
- Iain McCaig
- Wendy Pini
- Drew Struzan
The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 as ASFA’s peer awards to recognize individual works and achievements not otherwise recognized by the Hugo Awards, during a given year. Initially called the ASFA Awards, they were renamed to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell after his death in 1986.
RE: best cover illustration: Hardcover, Book:
Voyage of the Basilisk is by Marie Brennan, not Mark