Chesley Awards

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14th Annual Chesley Awards

The Chesleys, named for the great astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, began in 1985 as a means for the Science Fiction and Fantasy art community to recognize individual works and achievements during a given year. This year's awards are for works and achievements in the period from January 1 to December 31, 1998.

The awards will be presented at ceremonies held at Conucopia, the 1999 North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) on Friday, 27-Aug-1999 at 6:30 PM in Salon G and H of the Ballroom of the Anaheim Marriott. The reception will be in the Art Show beginning at 8:00 PM.

ASFA is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to serving the visual arts of Science Fiction, Fantasy and related topics. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the art of the genre, and includes an international population of artists, collectors, management, publishers and the general public.

By Category, the nominees are as follows:

Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book

• Jim Burns for Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor Books, July 1998)
• Kinuko Y. Craft for Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip (Ace, September 1998)
• Donato Giancola for Icefalcon's Quest by Barbara Hambly (Del Rey, February 1998)
• Bob Eggleton for The Last Dragon Lord by Joanne Bertin (Tor Books, December 1998)
• Michael Whelan for Otherland: River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams (DAW, June 1998)

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book

• Michael Dashow for The Boss in the Wall by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis (Tachycon, June 1998)
• Donato Giancola for Five Worlds #3: Return by Al Sarrantino (Roc, March 1998)
• Stephen Hickman for Star Child by James P. Hogan (Baen Books, June 1998)
• Pamela Lee for Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan (Bantam Spectra, June 1998)
• John Jude Palencar for Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos by H.P. Lovecraft and Others (Del Rey, Oct. 1998)
• Walter Velez for The Flying Sorcerers edited by Peter Haining (Ace Books, November 1998)

Best Cover Illustration: Magazine

• Jill Bauman for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1998
• Brom for Dungeon #70, 1998 Jim Burns for Analog, April 1998
• Bob Eggleton for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1998
• Chris Moore for Science Fiction Age, March 1998
• Wojtek Siudmak for Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1998

Best Interior Illustration

• Jill Bauman for Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson (Easton Press, 1998)
• Kinuko Y. Craft for Pegasus by Marianna Mayer (William Morrow and Co., April 1998
• Bob Eggleton for The Book of Sea Monsters by Bob Eggleton and Nigel Suckling (Overlook Press, November 1998)
• Brian Froud for Good Faeries/Bad Faeries by Brian Froud and Terri Windling (Simon and Schuster, October 1998)
• Chris Moore for "Founding Fathers" (Science Fiction Age, March 1998, Page 67)

Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished

• Beryl Bush for Bottom and Titania (black chalk)
• H. Ed Cox for A Hard Act to Follow (acrylic)
• Stephen Daniele for Griffon Rider (acrylic and oil)
• Joy Marie Ledet for Aisling (pencil)

Best Color Work: Unpublished

• Bob Eggleton for Rage and Despair (acrylic)
• Marc Fishman for Salvation (oil)
• Stephen Hickman for Pharazar (oil)
• Jael for Family Personalitrees (acrylic)
• Charles Lang for Solo at Sunset (acrylic)
• Don Maitz for Far From Home (oil)
• John Jude Palencar for Storm Worship/The Storm Twins (oil)

Best Three-Dimensional Art

• Randy Bowen for Bionica (resin)
• Halla Fleischer for Basil the Basilisk Tries a Breathmint
• Barsom Manashian for Miss Muffet [based on a painting by Brom] (coldcast resin)
• Laura Reynolds for Isengrim (mixed media)
• Lisa Snellings for Short Trip to October (mixed media)

Best Art Director

• Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner for Spectrum Design and Underwood Books
• Irene Gall for Tor Books
• Don Puckey for Time Warner
• David Stevenson for Del Rey Books
• Jamie Warren Youll for Bantam Books

Award for Artistic Achievement

• Jill Bauman
• Brom
• Alan M. Clark
• Bob Eggleton
• Jeff Jones
• Moebius

Award for Contribution to ASFA

• Tomas L. Ryan de Heredia for donation of time and expertise to finalize ASFA's non-profit status
• Kim Ann Innes for editorship of the ASFA Quarterly
• Jael, Thea Glas, Ingrid Neilson and John Torrico and Jeff Watson for coordination/production of last year's Chesleys
• Morgana for management of ASFA suite at Bucconeer
• Jeff Watson for creation and maintenance of the ASFA website

Best Gaming and Related Illustration

• Brom Plainscape: The Inner Plains
• Todd Lockwood Dragonlance Classics 15th Anniversary Game Module
• Terese Nielsen "Ertai, Wizard Adept," Magic card
• r.k. post Alternity: Player's Handbook and Game Guide cover

Best Product Illustration

• Donato Giancola for Archangel (Magic card package art)
• Todd Lockwood for Dragonlance 5th Age Calendar (cover art)
• John Jude Palencar for The Truth About Myths and Monsters (promotional billboard art [Europe/Asia] for the National Geographic Channel)
• Pixar Studios for A Bug's Life (movie poster)
• Blizzard Entertainment for Starcraft (computer game box cover art)

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