Chicon 2000: Chesley Awards
Chicon 2000
Chesley Awards
Rev. 21-Aug-2000
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Lynn Perkins, chesleys@chicon.org
15th Annual Chesley Awards
Hyatt Hotel, Live Stage Area, Riverside Center. Friday, 7:30 pm,
01-Sep-2000.
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 01-Jan-1999 to 31-Dec-1999.
The awards will be presented at ceremonies held at Chicon 2000, the
58th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
All convention members are invited to attend. Slide projectors will
provide good views of all the nominees. Anyone with an interest in art
is welcome to stop by and share in the presentation of this year's
well-deserved awards.
Each category can be sponsored by an individual or corporation.
This year Tor Books is sponsoring the Best
Hardback Cover Illustration category.
Baen Books is sponsoring the Best Paperback
Book Illustration category (they are also one of the nominees for Best
Art Direction).
Colleen Doran, writer and illustrator of the A Distant Soil graphic
novels, with Image Comics , is sponsoring
Best Magazine Cover.
Warner Aspect is not only sponsoring Best Interior Illustration, but
is also providing us with one of our Masters of Ceremony, Betsy
Mitchell, a senior editor for Warner Aspect.
Dreamstone , an Australian print and
sculpture dealer is sponsoring Best Product Illustration.
Worlds of Wonder, one of the premier art galleries specializing in
fantasy and science fiction art in the world, is sponsoring Best
Unpublished Color.
Best Monochrome Unpublished is being sponsored by Atlantis, a
Cincinnati-based manufacturer of custom pewter pins with diving and
ocean themes (they also publish and distribute mermaids prints).
Moore Creations, the company that created the resin statue of Lady
Death, as well as other superb comic-related collectible statuettes,
is appropriately sponsoring the Bet Three Dimensional category.
Best Gaming-Related is being sponsored by that giant of the gaming
industry, Wizards of the Coast, who also designed and printed this
year's beautiful Chesley Brochure.
Contribution to ASFA is being sponsored by Del Rey.
Artistic Achievement is sponsored by Paper Tiger. Paper Tiger is also
providing us with our other Master of Ceremonies, the delightful Paul
Barnett.
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The nominees for the fifteenth annual Chesley awards, given each year
by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA)
for outstanding work in the field, have
been announced.
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
* Bob Eggleton, Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin
* Bob Eggleton, Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven
* Jody Lee, The Black Swan by Mercedes Lackey
* Todd Lockwood, The Spine of the World by R.A. Salvatore
* Michael Whelan, Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams
Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book
* Rowena Morrill, The Garden of Stone by Victoria Strauss
* John Jude Palencar, The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley
* Jean Pierre Targete, Wrapt in Crystal by Sharon Shinn
* James Warhola, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson
* Stephen Youll, Eberien: Book One; the Company of Glass by Valery
Leith
Best Cover Illustration: Magazine
* Jill Bauman, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, June 1999
* Alan Clark, Cemetary Dance, Fall 1999
* Bob Eggleton, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, August 1999
* Greg Hildebrandt, Realms of Fantasy, August 1999
* Ron Walotsky, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, April 1999
Best Interior Illustration
* Vincent di Fate, Rules of Engagement by Elizabeth Moon
(frontispiece for ltd. edition copy)
* James Gurney, Dinotopia: First Flight by James Gurney
* Jael, The Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett
* Marianne Plumridge, "Rainbow Mothra," G-Fan, March/April 1999
* Omar Rayyan "Weighing the Elephant," Spider Magazine, March 1999
Best Color Work, Unpublished
* Bob Eggleton, Dragonstorm
* Marc Fishman, Titania
* Stephen Hickman, At the Entmoot (first displayed 1999)
* Don Maitz, King Solomon's mines
* Marianne Plumridge, Aphrodite Rising
* Michael Whelan, Peace
Best Monochrome Work, Unpublished
* Rick Berry, Artemis
* Bob Eggleton, Dragonhenge
* Stanley Morrison, Asian Wonders
* Sheila Rayyan, Claire et la Luna
* Sheila Rayyan, It Followed Me Home, Can I Keep It?
Best Three-Dimensional Art
* Marian Crane, Maschera d'Osso, ivory, fiber, displayed at World
Fantasy
* Halla Fleisher, Never Say Die sculpey, displayed at Philcon
* Johnna Klukas, From the Astrologer's Anteroom, furniture grouping
* Marianne Plumridge, Heartsong bronze
* Lisa Snellings, Bendyman, mixed media
Award for Artistic Achievement
* John Berkey
* Rick Berry
* David Cherry
* Stephen Hickman
* Ron Walotsky
Best Art Direction
* Jim Baen, Baen Books
* Cathy and Arnie Fenner, Spectrum and the book about Frank
Frazetta, Legacy
* Irene Gallo, Tor Books
* Don Puckey, Warner Books
* Ron Spears, Wizards of the Coast
Best Gaming-Related Illustration
* Brom, Warriors of Heaven and Guide to Hell (two-sided Duelist
Insert Poster)
* Donato Giancola, Ivy Scholar, card art, Magic: the Gathering
* Carol Heyer, Dune card, put out by Last Unicorn Games, with
Wizards of the Coast
* Todd Lockwood, Creatures of the Night, Golems
* R.K. Post, Unmask, card art, Magic: the Gathering
Best Product Illustration
* Richard Bober, Cleopatra Plate art for Hamilton Mint
* Ian McCaig, character and costume design for Star Wars, Episode
One.
* Kinuko Y. Craft, Honey Lemon Ginseng Green Tea box art for
Celestial Seasonings
* Keith Parkinson, cover art for Everquest, 989 Studios/Sony
* Drew Struzan, Star Wars: Episode One: Phantom Menace poster
Award for Contribution to ASFA
* Jael, Chesley Team Leader in 1999
* Jeff Watson, ASFA website design and maintenance
* Mel. White, Editorship of the ASFA Quarterly
* Wizards of the Coast, Financial assistance and layout of last
year's Chesley Awards Brochure.
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