Chesley Awards

Entry updated 8 April 2024. Tagged: Award.

The annual Chesley Awards recognize art and Illustration in the fields of sf, fantasy and horror and are named for the artist Chesley Bonestell. Their administrating organization, whose members nominate and vote in the various categories, is ASFA – the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Details of the Chesleys' origins are lost to history; it is not even known if the awards were part of the original plan when ASFA was set up or if the idea came later. All that is known for certain is that the first Chesleys were issued in 1985 in nine categories, probably by decision of a panel of judges. Three further categories have been added since: Art Director in 1990, then Gaming-Related Illustration and Product Illustration in 1999. In one year, 2001, a one-off "Award of Distinction" was made to the Estate of Chesley Bonestell. The awards, usually presented at Worldcon, are for work done in the preceding year; the sole exception has been the Artistic Achievement award, which could be either for a specific accomplishment in the preceding year or in recognition of a career's output; in 2010 this category was renamed Lifetime Artistic Achievement. The Contribution to ASFA award has at least once recognized a long-term contribution rather than that for a single year. In 2010 it was decided that thereafter the Contribution to ASFA award would not necessarily be made annually; the year 2011 was the first year in which no Contribution to ASFA award was made.

Although only members of ASFA can nominate and vote, nominees and winners need not be members of, or in any way associated with, the organization. In practice, ASFA's board of directors is usually open to nomination suggestions offered by anyone working in the field. The physical token of the award is an engraved glass plaque.

There have been complaints over the years that the electorate for the Chesleys is too small and too cosily interconnected, that the number of categories is too large, and that, with the bulk of ASFA's members being in the US, non-US work is significantly under-represented; the awards' administrators make periodic efforts to redress the latter imbalance. Despite such criticisms, the Chesleys have recognized a great deal of extremely distinguished work and have a good record of selecting winners based on the art itself rather than the artist; in this respect they give a far better record of the field than does the better-known Hugo Award for Best Artist.

Owing to organizational difficulties no Chesley Awards were presented in 2022. [JGr/DRL]

(Lifetime) Artistic Achievement

1985: Carl Lundgren
1987: Alex Schomburg
1988: Frank Frazetta
1989: Don Maitz (for First Maitz)
1990: Don Maitz
1991: Michael Whelan
1992: James Gurney
1993: James Gurney
1994: Frank Kelly Freas
1995: Frank Frazetta
1996: Thomas Canty
1997: Don Maitz
1998: Vincent Di Fate
1999: Bob Eggleton
2000: Stephen Hickman
2001: Frank Kelly Freas
2002: Donato Giancola
2003: Tom Kidd
2004: Todd Lockwood
2005: Omar Rayyan
2006: John Picacio
2007: John Jude Palencar
2008: Michael W Kaluta
2009: Julie Bell
2010: Greg Hildebrandt
2011: Boris Vallejo
2012: Jean Giraud, "Moebius"
2013: Gerald Brom
2014: Jim Burns
2015: John Harris
2016: Kinuko Y Craft
2017: Hayao Miyazaki
2018: Alan
2019: Diane Dillon
2020: Syd Mead
2021: Richard Corben
2022: no awards presented
2023: Gregory Manchess

Cover Illustration, Hardback Book

1985: Michael Whelan, The Integral Trees (1983) by Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey)
1987: David A Cherry, Chanur's Homecoming (1986) by C J Cherryh (Phantasia Press)
1988: James Gurney, On Stranger Tides (1987) by Tim Powers (Ace)
1989: Don Maitz, Cyteen (1988) by C J Cherryh (Warner)
1990: Keith Parkinson, Rusalka (1989) by C J Cherryh (Ballantine Del Rey)
1991: Keith Parkinson, Chernevog (1990) by C J Cherryh (Del Rey)
1992: Michael Whelan, The Summer Queen (1991) by Joan D Vinge (Warner Questar)
1993: Don Maitz, Magician (1982) by Raymond E Feist (Bantam)
1994: Tom Kidd, The Far Kingdoms (1993) by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch (Legend/Del Rey)
1995: Janny Wurts, The Curse of the Mistwraith (1993) by Janny Wurts (Penguin/Roc)
1996: Tom Kidd, Kingdoms of the Night (1995) by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole (Del Rey)
1997: Michael Whelan, The Golden Key (1996) by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott (DAW)
1998: Bob Eggleton, The Howling Stones (1997) by Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey)
1999: Kinuko Y Craft, Song for the Basilisk (1998) by Patricia A McKillip (Ace)
2000: Michael Whelan, Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass (1999) by Tad Williams (DAW)
2001: John Jude Palencar, Forests of the Heart (2000) by Charles de Lint (Tor)
2002: Donato Giancola, Ashling (1995) by Isobelle Carmody (Tor)
2003: Todd Lockwood, The Thousand Orcs (2002) by R A Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)
2004: Donato Giancola, City (fixup 1952) by Clifford D Simak (SFBC)
2005: (tie) Rick Berry, Queen of the Amazons (2004) by Judith Tarr (Tor); Tony DiTerlizzi, The Wrath of Mulgarath: The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 5 (2004) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (Simon and Schuster); Donato Giancola, The Nameless Day (2004) by Sara Douglass (Tor)
2006: Stephan Martinière, Elantris (2005) by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
2007: Stephan Martinière, River of Gods (2004) by Ian McDonald (Pyr)
2008: Donato Giancola, The Outback Stars (2007) by Sandra McDonald (Tor)
2009: Donato Giancola, A Book of Wizards (anth 2008) ed Marvin Kaye (SFBC)
2010: Matt Stewart, The Valley of Shadows (2009) by Brian Cullen (Tor)
2011: Michael Whelan, The Way of Kings (2010) by Brandon Sanderson
2012: Tom Kidd, 2011 Subterranean Press reissue of Deathbird Stories Deathbird Stories (coll 1975; rev 1984) by Harlan Ellison
2013: Todd Lockwood, The Wild Road (2012) by Jennifer Roberson (DAW)
2014: Todd Lockwood, A Natural History of Dragons (2013) by Marie Brennan (Tor)
2015: Julie Dillon, Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology (anth 2014) edited by Brandon Sanderson (Dragonsteel Entertainment)
2016: Todd Lockwood, Voyage of the Basilisk (2015) by Marie Brennan (Tor)
2017: Tran Nguyen, Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (Subterranean Press)
2018: Marc Simonetti, The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks (Grim Oak Press)
2019: Jon Foster, I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land (2018 chap) by Connie Willis (Subterranean Press)
2020: Eric Wilkerson, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (2019) by Kwame Mbalia (Rick Riordan Presents)
2021: Corinne Reid, Encounters with the Imaginary Vol. 3 (2020) edited by Jeszika Le Vye and Kira Night (Boneshaker Press)
2022: no awards presented
2023: Manzi Jackson, Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction (anth 2022) edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Zelda Knight and Sheree Renée Thomas (Tor)

Cover Illustration, Paperback Book

1985: Carl Lundgren, The Day of the Dissonance (1984) by Alan Dean Foster (Warner)
1987: Michael Whelan, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985) by Robert A Heinlein (Berkley)
1988: Don Maitz, Wizard War (US vt of The Wizard and the Warriors 1986) by Hugh Cook (Popular Library Questar)
1989: Jody Lee, The Oathbound (fixup 1988) by Mercedes Lackey (DAW)
1990: Stephen Hickman, Gryphon (1989) by Crawford Kilian (Ballantine Del Rey)
1991: (tie) Don Maitz, Magic Casement (1990) by Dave Duncan (Ballantine); Michael Whelan, The Madness Season (1990) by C S Friedman (DAW)
1992: David A Cherry, Sword and Sorceress VIII (anth 1990) ed Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW)
1993: David A Cherry, Sword and Sorceress IX (anth 1992) ed Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW)
1994: Bob Eggleton, Dragons! (anth 1993) ed Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Ace)
1995: Alan M Clark, Geckos (graph 1994) by Carrie Richerson (Roadkill)
1996: Don Maitz, A Farce to Be Reckoned With (1995) by Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley (Bantam Spectra)
1997: Donato Giancola, Eggheads (1996) by Emily Devenport (see Lee Hogan) (Penguin/Roc)
1998: Michael Dashow, The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche and Other Odd Acquaintances (coll 1997) by Peter S Beagle (Tachyon)
1999: John Jude Palencar, Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (anth 1998) ed Anonymous (Ballantine Del Rey)
2000: John Jude Palencar, The Terrorists of Irustan (1999) by Louise Marley (Berkley Putnam)
2001: Jean-Pierre Targete, Circle at Center (2000) by Douglas Niles (Ace)
2002: Donato Giancola, The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic (graph 1991) by J R R Tolkien, illustrated by David Wenzel, adapted by Charles Dixon with Sean Deming (Del Rey)
2003: Tristan Elwell, Briar Rose (1992) by Jane Yolen (Tor Teen)
2004: Todd Lockwood, Tangled Webs (1996) by Elaine Cunningham (Wizards of the Coast)
2005: John Picacio, Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (coll 1990) by James Tiptree Jr (Tachyon)
2006: Tom Kidd, The Enchanter Completed (anth 2005) ed Harry Turtledove (Baen)
2007: Daniel Dos Santos, Moon Called (2006) by Patricia Briggs (Ace)
2008: Donato Giancola, Crystal Dragon (2006) by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin)
2009: John Picacio, Fast Forward 2 (anth 2008) ed Lou Anders (Pyr)
2010: Scott Altmann, The Mysterious Mr Spines: Flight (graph 2009) by Jason Lethcoe (Grosset and Dunlap)
2011: Jason Chan, Geist (2010) by Philippa Ballantine
2012: Matthew Stewart, The Cloud Roads (2011) by Martha Wells
2013: John Picacio, The Creative Fire (2012) by Brenda Cooper (Pyr)
2014: Kerem Beyit, The Scroll of Years (2013) by Chris Willrich (Pyr)
2015: Raoul Vitale, Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 (anth 2014) edited by Kij Johnson (Prometheus/Pyr)
2016: Tyler Jacobson, Beyond the Pool of Stars by Howard Andrew Jones (Tor)
2017: Julie Dillon, Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy's Edge edited by Ellen Campbell (Astral)
2018: Jaime Jones, The Tiger's Daughter (2017) by K Arsenault Rivera (Tor)
2019: Amanda Makepeace, Diabolical Plots: Year Three (anth 2018) edited by David Steffen (see Diabolical Plots)
2020: Amanda Makepeace, The Long List Anthology Volume 5 (anth 2019) edited by David Steffen (Diabolical Books)
2021: Charles Urbach, Ghost Riders in the Sky by Timothy Zahn (2020) (Swallow's End Publishing)
2022: no awards presented
2023: Luisa Preissler, The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow (2022) by Rachel Aaron (Aaron/Bach LLC)

Cover Illustration, Magazine

1985: Bob Walters, December 1984 Asimov's
1987: Bob Eggleton, January 1987 Asimov's
1988: Terry Lee, January 1988 Amazing
1989: Bob Eggleton, July 1988 Asimov's
1990: Frank Kelly Freas and Laura Brodian Kelly-Freas, Autumn 1989 Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
1991: Bob Eggleton, January 1990 Aboriginal
1992: David Mattingly, September 1991 Amazing
1993: Michael Whelan, November 1992 Asimov's
1994: Wojtek Siudmak, December 1993 Asimov's
1995: (tie) Bob Eggleton, August 1994 Asimov's; Wojtek Siudmak, December 1994 Analog
1996: Bob Eggleton, January 1995 Analog
1997: Bob Eggleton, F&SF
1998: Todd Lockwood, Dragon August 1997
1999: Bob Eggleton, May 1996 F&SF May 1998
2000: Bob Eggleton, August 1999 F&SF
2001: Todd Lockwood, July 2000 Dragon
2002: James C Christensen, April 2001 The Leading Edge #41
2003: Todd Lockwood, December 2002 Dragon
2004: Bob Eggleton, July 2003 F&SF
2005: Omar Rayyan, October 2004 Spider
2006: Donato Giancola, September 2005 Asimov's
2007: Renee LeCompte, Summer 2006 Fantasy
2008: Cory and Catska Ench, March 2007 F&SF
2009: Matts Minnhagen, April 2008 Clarkesworld
2010: John Picacio, September 2009 Asimov's
2011: Nick Greenwood, June 2010 Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
2012: Lee Moyer, Winter 2010/2011 Weird Tales
2013: Ken Barthelmey, November 2012 Clarkesworld #74
2014: Dan Dos Santos, December 2013 Fables #136
2015: Julie Dillon, April 2014 Analog
2016: Tran Nguyen, May/June 2015 Uncanny Magazine #4
2017: Galen Dara, May/June 2016 Uncanny Magazine #10
2018: Ingrid Kallick, January 2017 Cricket Magazine
2019: Arthur Haas, May 2018 Clarkesworld
2020: Evan Cagle, August 2019 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1
2021: Francesca Resta, October 2020 Clarkesworld
2022: no awards presented
2023: Tehani Farr. October 2022 Eternus #1

Interior Art

1985: Dell Harris, March 1985 Analog
1987: Dell Harris, Analog (no further data known)
1988: (tie) Janet Aulisio, May 1987 Amazing; Bob Walters, "Vacuum Flowers" by Michael Swanwick (mid-December 1986-February 1987 Asimov's)
1989: Alan Lee, Merlin Dreams (coll of linked stories 1988) by Peter Dickinson (Gollancz)
1990: Todd Cameron Hamilton, Dragonlover's Guide to Pern (graph 1989) by Jody Lynn Nye and Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey)
1991: Val Lakey Lindahn, "The Flowers, the Birds, the Leaves, the Bees" by L A Taylor (June 1990 Analog)
1992: Bob Walters, "It Grows on You" by Stephen King (Summer 1991 Weird Tales)
1993: Alan M Clark, "Poles Apart" by G David Nordley (mid-December 1992 Analog)
1994: Alan M Clark, "The Toad of Heaven" by Robert Reed (June 1993 Asimov's)
1995: Brian Froud, Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book (graph 1994) by Terry Jones and Brian Froud (Pavilion)
1996: James Gurney, Dinotopia: The World Beneath (graph 1995) by James Gurney (Turner)
1997: Todd Lockwood, "Death Loves Me" by Tanith Lee (Realms of Fantasy August 1996)
1998: Alan Lee, The Hobbit (1937) by J R R Tolkien (HarperCollins UK)
1999: Brian Froud, Good Faeries/Bad Faeries (graph 1998) by Brian Froud and Terri Windling (Simon and Schuster)
2000: James Gurney, Dinotopia: First Flight (graph 1999) by James Gurney (HarperCollins)
2001: Kinuko Y Craft, Cinderella (graph 2000) by Kinuko Y Craft (North-South/SeaStar)
2002: Tom Kidd, The War of the Worlds (1898) by H G Wells (Books of Wonder)
2003: Scott Gustafson, Classic Fairy Tales (graph 2002) by Scott Gustafson (Greenwich Workshop/Hallmark)
2004: Todd Lockwood, "Crossing Into the Empire" by Robert Silverberg (June 2003 Realms of Fantasy)
2005: Charles Vess, Medicine Road (graph 2004) by Charles de Lint (Subterranean Press)
2006: Brom, The Plucker: An Illustrated Novel (graph 2005) by Brom (Abrams)
2007: Omar Rayyan, Cricket Magazine
2008: James Gurney, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara (graph 2007) by James Gurney (Andrews McMeel)
2009: Donato Giancola, "The Wraith" by J Robert Lennon (November 2008 Playboy)
2010: Gary Lippincott, Come to the Fairies' Ball (graph 2009) by Jane Yolen (Wordsong)
2011: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth (graph 2010) by Donato Giancola
2012: Julie Dillon, "The Dala Horse" (13 July 2011 Tor.com) by Michael Swanwick
2013: Sam Burley, "Brother. Prince. Snake." (July 2012 Tor.com) by Cecil Castellucci
2014: Brian Kesinger, Walking Your Octopus (graph 2013) by Brian Kesinger (Baby Tattoo Books)
2015: Anna Balbusso and Elena Balbusso, "Ekaterina and the Firebird" (January 2014 Tor.com) by Abra Staffin-Wiebe
2016: Peter Mohrbacher, Angelarium: Book of Emanations by Peter Mohrbacher and Eli Minaya (Magnetic Press)
2017: Greg Ruth, "Freedom is Space for the Spirit" by Glen Hirshberg (April 2016 Tor.com)
2018: Gregory Manchess, Above the Timberline (2017) by Gregory Manchess (Saga Press)
2019: Vanessa Lemen for The Left Hand of Darkness (2018 reissue) by Ursula K Le Guin (Easton Press)
2020: John Picacio, Ninth House (2019) by Leigh Bardugo (Macmillan/Flatiron Books)
2021: Iris Compiet, The Dark Crystal Bestiary (graph 2020) by Adam Cesare, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud and Iris Compiet (Insight Editions)
2022: no awards presented
2023: Omar Rayyan, Animal Farm by George Orwell (Suntup Editions; December 2022)

Unpublished Colour Work

1985: Dawn Wilson, Winter's King,
1987: David A Cherry, The Offering
1988: (tie) Don Maitz, Conjure Maitz; Michael Whelan, Sentinels
1989: James Gurney, The Waterfall City
1990: Tom Kidd, Winsor McCay City
1991: Dean Morrissey, Charting the Skies
1992: David A Cherry, Filia Mea
1993: Janny Wurts, The Wizard of Owls
1994: James Gurney, Garden of Hope
1995: Alan M Clark, The Pain Doctors of Suture Self General
1996: Stephen Hickman, The Archers
1997: Rob Alexander, Sinja's World
1998: Stephen Hickman, The Astronomer Prince
1999: Marc Fishman, Salvation
2000: Stephen Hickman, At the Entmoot
2001: Michael Whelan, Reach
2002: Anne Sudworth, The Snow Tree
2003: Richard Hescox, The Storm
2004: Michael Whelan, She
2005: Marc Fishman, Water Nymph
2006: Charles Vess, Companions to the Moon
2007: Stephen Hickman, Galadriel's Harp
2008: Donato Giancola, Red Sonja
2009: Simon Dominic, The Gift
2010: Raoul Vitale, Unrequited
2011: Julie Dillon, Planetary Alignment
2012: Omar Rayyan, The Dragon and the Nightingale
2013: Julie Bell, A Passion for the Future
2014: Donato Giancola, Huor and Hurin Approaching Gondolin
2015: Michael C Hayes, Alegretto
2016: Donato Giancola Beron and Luthien in the Court of Thingal and Melian
2017: Michael Whelan, In a World of Her Own
2018: Charles Urbach, Not All Treasure is Gold
2019: Melissa Gay, Harvest
2020: Debbie Hughes, The Raven, The Wolf and the Maiden
2021: Kai Carpenter, The Selkie
2022: no awards presented
2023: Serena Malyon, Steady

Unpublished Monochrome Work

1985: Suzanna Griffin, Can I Keep Him, Mom?
1988: Dawn Wilson, Queen of the Snows
1989: Brad Foster, Mechanical Owl
1990: Ruth Thompson, The Guardian
1992: Michael Whelan, Study for All the Weyrs of Pern
1993: David A Cherry, Tag, You're It
1994: Carl Lundgren, Impudence
1995: Carl Lundgren, Promise
1996: Todd Lockwood, Cerberus
1997: Davette Shands, Waiting for Antony
1998: Joy Marie Ledet, Silently Moving People
1999: Beryl Bush, Bottom and Titania
2000: Rick Berry, Artemis
2001: Drew Willis, A Wizard of Earthsea
2002: Tom Kidd, The Faeries of Spellcaster
2003: Maurizio Manzieri, The Skimmer's Lagoon
2004: Gary Lippincott, Autumn Faeries
2005: Robert Elneskog, The Halls of Valhalla
2006: Paul Bielaczyc, Nightmare
2007: Donato Giancola, Red Sonya
2008: Donato Giancola, Season of Change
2009: Simon Dominic, Kraken
2010: Justin Gerard, Steampunk Wizard of Oz
2011: Ian Miller, Triptych
2012: Raoul Vitale, The Yeti
2013: Raoul Vitale, Last of His Kind
2014: Ruth Sanderson, The Descent of Persephone
2015: Allen Williams, Sphynx
2016: Travis Lewis, Symbiosis
2017: Allen Williams, The Fall of Night
2018: Ruth Sanderson, Dragon Drum
2019: Chris Wade, Failure To Launch: Grounded
2020: Tehani Farr, Gyhan akaii dannan Deli Iatt ["She Who Sits at the End of the World Upon a Mountain of Bones Dreaming"]
2021: Ashley Hankins, Unmasked
2022: no awards presented
2023: Ed Binkley, Listener

Three-Dimensional Work

1985: Hap Henriksen, Merchant of Dreams
1987: Butch and Susan Honeck, Magic Mountain
1988: John Longendorfer, Hawk Mountain
1989: John A Morrison, Metropolis
1990: Arlin Robins, Wave Born
1991: James C Christensen, The Fishwalker
1992: Clayburn Moore, Celestial Jade
1993: Gary Persello, Reflection
1994: Jennifer Weyland, Flying Pegasus and Rider
1995: Clayburn Moore, Pitt
1996: Barclay Shaw, Wonderland
1997: Clayburn Moore and Frank Frazetta, Princess
1998: Clayburn Moore, Witchblade
1999: Lisa Snellings, Short Trip to October
2000: Johnna Klukas, From the Astrologer's Anteroom
2001: Sandra Lira, Millennium Angel
2002: Johnna Klukas, Hall of the Mountain King
2003: Kim Graham, Con Jose Dragon
2004: Gary Lippincott, Jack
2005: Lawrence Northey, AF-Z4 The Duke an' Blinky
2006: James C Christensen, Sleeper Lost in Dreams
2007: Laura Reynolds, Ice Dragon
2008: Vincent Villafranca, A Conscious Entity and Its Maker
2009: Vincent Villafranca, Otherworldly Procession
2010: Vincent Villafranca, The Switching Hour
2011: Mark Newman, Eel Walker
2012: (tie) Michael Parkes, Moonstruck; Vincent Villafranca, Robobike
2013: James Shoop, Ramataur
2014: Devon Dorrity, Cecaelia, Queen of the Ocean
2015: Dan Chudzinski, The Mudpuppy
2016: Forest Rogers, The Morrigan
2017: Forest Rogers, La Belle Crustace
2018: Forest Rogers, Octopoid Descending
2019: Patrick Masson, Reflection
2020: Forest Rogers, Selene
2021: Lisa Sell, The Birdcage Bandit
2022: no awards presented
2023: Dug Stanant, The Boatman

Gaming-Related Illustration

1999: Todd Lockwood, DragonLance Classics 15th Annual Game Module
2000: Brom, Warriors of Heaven and Guide to Hell
2001: Ian Miller, Crucible: Conquest of the Final Realm
2002: Donato Giancola, Shivan Dragon
2003: Todd Lockwood, Spider Queen
2004: Todd Lockwood, Draconomicon
2005: Mark Zug, Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed
2006: Gabor Szikszai and Zoltan Boros, Blazing Archon
2007: Todd Lockwood, Dragons of Faerun
2008: Vanguard: Donato Giancola, Saga of Heroes
2009: Volkan Baga, Stoic Angel
2010: Lucas Graciano, Silverwing
2011: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake
2012: Michael C Hayes, Distress (2012 Core Set Magic card)
2013: David Palumbo, Ereshkigal, Death Mistress
2014: Lucas Graciano, The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield
2015: Peter Mohrbacher, Pharika, God of Affliction (Magic card for Wizards of the Coast)
2016: Ryan Yee, Fruit of the First Tree (Fate Reforged Magic card for Wizards of the Coast)
2017: Ryan Yee, Die Young (Wizards of the Coast)
2018: Melissa Gay, Offering in Sagaborn RPG Core Rule Book (2017)
2019: Mitchell Malloy, "Frantic Search" (December 2018) Ultimate Masters Magic card (Wizards of the Coast)
2020: Charles Urbach. King By His Own Hand (Official VIG [Very Important Gamer] Attendee Badge and Art Print for GameHole Con Gaming Convention, October 2019)
2021: Lindsey Look, Sublime Epiphany in Core Set 2021 MtG (2020) (Wizards of the Coast)
2022: no awards presented
2023: Ryan Pancoast, Discover the Impossible in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022) (Wizards of the Coast)

Product Illustration

1999: Donato Giancola, Archangel
2000: Richard Bober, Cleopatra
2001: Donato Giancola, Dracopaleontology
2002: Kinuko Y Craft, Die Walküre
2003: Dean Morrissey, The Light Ship
2004: Dean Morrissey, Anna of the Celts
2005: Dean Morrissey, Celtic King
2006: Justin Sweet
2007: Eugenio Caballero and William Stout
2008: Todd Lockwood, War of Angels
2009: Dan Dos Santos, Hellboy 2
2010: Matthew Stewart, Battle Under the Mountain
2011: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising
2012: John Picacio, George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire, 2012 Calendar (graph 2011)
2013: John Picacio, La Sirena (2012 Loteria card)
2014: John Picacio, El Arpa (2013 Loteria card)
2015: Donato Giancola, George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire, 2015 Calendar (graph 2014)
2016: John Picacio, El Arbol (2015 Loteria card)
2017: Donato Giancola, Portal Promotional art for Illuxcon
2018: Annie Stegg Gerard, Stormy Serenade, t-shirt art for DragonCon 2017
2019: Charles Urbach, The Pirate Queen, Gary Con Promotional Art, released 2018
2020: Rachel Quinlan, Olde Fae tuck box
2021: Wylie Beckert, A Clockwork Orange (MONDO poster)
2022: no awards presented
2023: Nico Delort, The Lighthouse (MONDO; March 2022)

Art Director

1990: Betsy Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert
1991: Don Munson
1992: Betsy Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert
1993: Jamie Warren Youll
1994: Jamie Warren Youll
1995: Cathy Burnett and Arnie Fenner
1996: Jamie Warren Youll
1997: Jamie Warren Youll
1998: Jamie Warren Youll
1999: Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner
2000: Ron Spears
2001: Irene Gallo
2002: Paul Barnett (see John Grant)
2003: Irene Gallo
2004: Irene Gallo
2005: Irene Gallo
2006: Irene Gallo
2007: Irene Gallo
2008: Irene Gallo
2009: Lou Anders
2010: Irene Gallo
2011: Jon Schindehette
2012: Irene Gallo
2013: Irene Gallo (Tor)
2014: Irene Gallo (Tor and Tor.com)
2015: Irene Gallo (Tor and Tor.com)
2016: Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld)
2017: Irene Gallo (Tor and Tor.com)
2018: Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld)
2019: Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld)
2020: Lauren Panepinto (Orbit)
2021: Irene Gallo (Tor and Tor.com)
2022: no awards presented
2023: Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld)

Contribution to ASFA

1985: Michelle Lundgren
1987: Matt Fertig
1988: Matt Fertig
1989: David A Cherry
1990: David A Cherry
1991: Erin McKee and Bettyann Guarino
1992: Jan Sherrell Gephardt
1993: (tie) Richard Kelly; Ingrid Neilson
1994: Teresa Patterson and Pegasus Management Crew
1995: David Lee Pancake
1996: Ingrid Neilson
1997: Don Maitz
1998: Janny Wurts
1999: Jeff Watson
2000: Wizards of the Coast
2001: Todd Lockwood, Jon Schindehette and Wizards of the Coast
2002: Geoff Surrette
2003: Geoff Surrette
2004: Teresa Patterson
2005: Kat Angeli
2006: Julie Faith Rigby
2010: Ingrid Neilson
2011: no award
2012: no award
2013: ?no award
2017: ?no award
2018: ?no award
2019: ?no award
2020: ?no award
2021: ?no award
2022: no awards presented
2023: ?no award

Award of Distinction

2001: Estate of Chesley Bonestell

further reading

John Grant and Elizabeth Humphrey, with Pamela D Scoville. The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective (London: AAPPL, 2003) [hb/John Jude Palencar]

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