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Chesley Awards

The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) is pleased to announce the following nominees for the thirteenth annual Chesley Awards:

Alan M. Clark for Things Left Behind (by Gary Braunbeck, CD Publications)

Bob Eggleton for The Howling Stones (by Alan Dean Foster, Ballantine Del Rey)

Don Maitz for Corum: The Coming of Chaos (by Michael Moorcock, White Wolf)

John Jude Palencar for Lady of Avalon (by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Viking)

Michael Whelan for The Mageborn Traitor (by Melanie Rawn, DAW)

Tom Canty for Competitions (by Sharon Green, AvoNova)

Michael Dashow for The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nitzche and Other Odd Acquaintances (by Peter S. Beagle, Tachyon)

Jody Lee for The Stone Prince (by Fiona Patton, DAW)

Todd Lockwood for The Wayward Knights (by Roland Green, TSR)

Don Maitz for Merlin’s Harp (by Anne Eliot Crompton, ROC)

John Jude Palencar for Jovah’s Angel (by Sharon Shinn, Ace)

Stephen Youll for A Game of Thrones (by George R.R. Martin, Bantam)

Olivia De Berardinis for Heavy Metal, May 1997

Bob Eggleton for Analog, October 1997

Todd Lockwood for Dragon, August 1997

Don Maitz for Realms of Fantasy, April 1997

Barclay Shaw for Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1997

Rick Berry for "Repent Harlequin, Said the Ticktockman" (by Harlan Ellison, Underwood Books)

Tom Canty for "The Queen of Hearts" ("Fractures in Rhyme," Art Against AIDS Project)

John Howe for A Diversity of Dragons (by Anne McCaffrey and Richard Woods, HarperPrism)

Nicholas Jainschigg for "Grey" (by Mercedes Lackey, MZB Magazine, #37, Autumn 1997)

Alan Lee for The Hobbit (by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin)

Todd Lockwood for "On the Inside" (by Robert Silverberg, SF Age, November 1997)

Greg & Tim Hildebrandt for "Michael the Archangel" (displayed at DragonCon 1997)

Stephen Hickman for "The Astronomer Prince" (private commission)

Don Maitz for "Chasing the Wind" (displayed at LoneStarCon 2)

Jennifer Emmett Weyland for "Perrin, Queen of Autumn" (displayed at LoneStarCon 2)

Charles Keegan for "Teenage Angst" (displayed at DragonCon 1997)

Richard Kirk for "Mr. Buttons" (displayed at DragonCon 1997)

Joy Marie Ledat for "Silently Moving People"

Erin McKee for "Harlequin" (displayed at LoneStarCon 2)

Stanley W. Morrison for "The Hatchling" (displayed at Oasis 11)

Jeff Pitarelli for "Callisto" (displayed at DragonCon 1997)

Danial Horne for "Gandalf the Gray" (mixed media)

Clayburn Moore for "Witchblade" (coldcast porcelain)

J.A. Pippett for "Reach" (bronze)

Laura Reynolds for "Princess Holly" (mixed media)

The Schiflett Brothers for "Dragonheart" (coldcast porcelain)

Warren Lapine (for DNA Publications)

Don Puckey (for Warner Books)

David Stevenson (for Random House/Ballantine Books)

Matt Wilson (for Wizards of the Coast)

Jamie Warren Youll (for Bantam Books)

Olivia De Berardinis

Rick Berry

Vincent Di Fate

Alan Lee

Syd Mead

John Jude Palencar

Bernie Wrightson

Jane Frank

Todd Lockwood

Morgana

Teresa Patterson

Janny Wurts

The Chesleys, named in honor of the great astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, began in 1985 as a means for the Science Fiction and Fantasy art community to recognize works and achievements during the previous year. This year’s awards are for the period from January 1 to December 31, 1997.

The awards will be presented at Bucconeer on Thursday, August 6th, at 5 p.m.

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 group of artists, collectors, management, publishers and the general public.

Further information about ASFA or the Chesleys can be found on the ASFA web site at http://www.westol.com/~trystane/ASFA or by contacting Thea Glas, ASFA Director-at-Large, at thea@grex.cyberspace.org or 734-741-1677.

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