2011 Chesley Award Winners and Finalists
This listing constitutes the final winners and finalists for this year's Chesley Awards.
Congratulations and thank-you to all who made this year's awards and ceremony possible. A robust congratulations to all of the winniers and of course to all of the finalists who made this year's voting a real challange!
Best Cover Illustration — Hardcover (Gallery)
The winner is:
Michael Whelan, for The Way of the Kings by Brandon Sanderson; Tor, August 2010
Other Finalists:
Kinuko Y. Craft, for Midsummer Night by Freda Warrington; Tor, November 2010
Don Maitz, for Blasphemy by Mike Resnick Golden Gryphon Press, 08/2010
Gregory Manchess, for Spectrum 17 edited by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner;
Underwood Books, Nov. 2010
John Picacio, for The Waters Risingby Sheri S. Tepper; Harper Voyager, August 2010
Best Cover Illustration — Paperback (Gallery)
The winner is:
Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine; Ace, November 2010
Other Finalists:
Volkan Baga, for The Zombies of Oz by Christian Endres; Atlantis, November 2010
Jon Foster, for Dreadnought by Cherie Priest; Tor, September 2010
Todd Lockwood, for The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd; Pyr, August 2010
John Picacio, for Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock; Del Rey, December 2010
Dan Dos Santos, for Alien Tango by Gini Koch; DAW, December 2010
Best Cover Illustration — Magazine (Gallery)
The winner is:
Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show #17; June 2010
Other Finalists:
Julie Dillon, for Clarkesworld #48; September 2010
David A. Hardy, forAnalog; April 2010
Audrey Lazarev, forClarkesworld #50; November 2010
Sergio Rebolledo, forClarkesworld #40; January 2010
James Ryman, for Heavy Metal; January 2010
Best Three-Dimensional (Gallery)
The winner is:
Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze
Other Finalists:
Thomas S. Kuebler, Scream Queen; mixed media
David Meng, Amphibiana; mixed media
Michael Parkes, The Letter; bronze
Jordu Schell, Ixana; mixed media
Vincent Villafranca, The Dogs of War; bronze
Best Interior Illustration (Gallery)
The winner is:
Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth by Donato Giancola;
Underwood Books, 10/2010
Other Finalists:
Jason Chan, Vilcabamba by Harry Turtledove; Tor.com, 2010
Jon Foster, Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure by Richard Parks; Tor.com, April 2010
John Picacio, Elric: Swords and Roses by Michael Moorcock; Del Rey, December 2010
Keith Thompson, Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld; Simon Pulse, October 2010
Best Unpublished Color (Gallery)
The winner is:
Julie Dillon, Planetary Alignment; digital
Other Finalists:
Daren Bader, Isis; oil
David A. Hardy, Portals to Infinity; acrylic
Omar Rayyan, The Favorite; oil
Matthew Stewart, Waterfall Dragons; oil
Raoul Vitale, Torin's Quest; oil
Best Unpublished Monochrome (Gallery)
The winner is:
Ian Miller, Triptych; ink
Other Finalists:
Eric Braddock, Highborne; graphite & white charcoal on toned paper
Anthony Francisco, Tikbalang; digital
Ed Ko, Drawing for Beautiful Grim; pencil
Petar Meseldžija, UNK!; pencil
David Palumbo, Zombie Girl; acrylic
Best Product Illustration (Gallery)
The winner is:
Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook; January 2010
Other Finalists:
Bob Eggleton, Dragon's Domain: The Ultimate Dragon Painting Workshop; Impact, September 2010
Donato Giancola, St. George and the Dragon, promo art for Dragon*Con 2010
Lars Grant-West, Pact of the Blind, promo art for IlluXCon 3
David Palumbo, Transcend (aka Judgment), Heavy Metal tarot card; 2010
Best Gaming-Related Illustration (Gallery)
The winner is:
Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath); Sony Online Entertainment, 2010
Other Finalists:
Daarken, Harbor Serpent (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set); WotC, July 2010
Kekai Kotaki, Gaea's Revenge (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set); WotC, July 2010
Howard Lyon, Eel Umbra (Magic card, “Rise of the Eldrazi” set); WotC, April 2010
Matthew Stewart, Bloodshot Trainee (Magic card, “Scars of Mirrodin” set); WotC, October 2010
L. A. Williams, Maritime Guard (Magic card, Magic 2011 core set); WotC, July 2010
Best Art Director
The winner is:
Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast
Other Finalists:
Lou Anders — Pyr Books
Irene Gallo — Tor
William Schafer — Subterranean Press
David Stevenson — Ballantine / Del Rey
Lifetime Artistic Acheivement
The winner is:
Boris Vallejo
Other Finalists:
Brom
Jeffrey / Catherine Jones
Ian Miller
Moebius/Jean Giraud
Darrell K. Sweet