Chesley Awards 2017
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
NorthAmeriCon 17,
San Juan, Puerto Rico :
July 10, 2017
Eligibility Year: 2016
Eligibility Year: 2016
Cover Illustration, Hardcover
- Winner: Tran Nguyen for Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (Subterranean)
- David Palumbo for Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
- Dan Dos Santos for Fables: Cubs in Toyland by Bill Willingham (Vertigo)
- John Picacio for In the House of the Worm by George R. R. Martin (BSFS)
- Cliff Nielsen for Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (McElderry)
- Todd Lockwood for The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood (DAW)
Cover Illustration, Paperback Or E-book
- Winner: Julie Dillon for Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy's Edge by Ellen Campbell, ed. (Astral)
- Gene Mollica for Breath of Earth by Beth Cato (Harper Voyager)
- Sarah Anne Langton for Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
- Victo Ngai for Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
- Tommy Arnold for A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com)
Cover Illustration, Magazine
- Winner: Galen Dara for Uncanny May/Jun 2016
- Elizabeth Leggett for Lightspeed Feb 2016
- David Palumbo for Aliens: Life and Death #1 (Dark Horse)
- Jeremy Wilson for Chimera Brigade #1 (Titan)
- Paolo Rivera for Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 (Dark Horse)
Interior Illustration
- Winner: Greg Ruth for “Freedom Is Space for the Spirit” by Glen Hirshberg (Tor.com Apr 2016)
- Ivica Stevanovic for The Bestiary by Ann VanderMeer, ed. (Centipede)
- Kari Christensen for Court of the Dead: Chronicle of the Underworld by Tom Gilliland (Insight Comics)
- Tran Nguyen for Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (Subterranean)
- Rovina Cai for “Thom, Thom” by K. M. Ferebee (Tor.com Feb 2016)
Color Work, Unpublished
- Winner: “In a World of Her Own”, Michael Whelan (acrylic)
- “The Ark”, John Harris (oil)
- “December”, Miranda Meeks (digital)
- “The Dragon Charmer”, Shreya Shetty (digital)
- “Holding On and Letting Go”, Vanessa Lemen (oil on canvas)
Monochrome Work, Unpublished
- Winner: “The Fall of Night”, Allen Williams (pencil)
- “Darkness Acrylics”, Jana Heidersdorf (pencil & digital)
- “Luna”, Ruth Sanderson (scratchboard)
- “Soul Engine”, Travis Lewis (graphite)
- “White Crown”, Marcela Bolivar (photoshop)
Three-dimensional
- Winner: “La Belle Crustace”, Forest Rogers (premier air-dry clay & washi paper)
- “The Evil Eye”, Virginie Ropars (mixed media)
- “Medusa”, Thomas Kuebler (mixed media)
- “Nephila”, Akihito Ikeda (mixed media)
- “The Scepter of the Crystal Flame”, Lee Shamel (mixed media)
Lifetime Artistic Achievement
Art Director
Gaming-related Illustration
- Winner: “Die Young”, Ryan Yee (Wizards of the Coast)
- “Encounter at Stygeon Prime”, Mauricio Calle (Fantasy Flight Games)
- “Inventor's Apprentice”, Ryan Pancoast (Wizards of the Coast)
- “Long-Finned Skywhale”, Cliff Childs (Wizards of the Coast)
- “Mastertrinketeer”, Matthew Stewart (Wizards of the Coast)
Product Illustration
- Winner: Donato Giancola, for Portal Promotional art for Illuxcon
- Clark Huggins, for Advertisement for RECKLESS DECK (ImagineFX Feb 2016)
- Greg Spalenka, for banner art to promote Roxana Illuminated Perfume
- “La Corona”, John Picacio (illustration from his Loteria series)
- Llewellyn's 2017 Astrological Calendar, Cynthia Sheppard (Llewellyn)
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