The winners for the 2014 Chesley Awards, celebrating science fiction and fantasy art, have been announced! The Chesleys are given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists each year. This year’s ceremony took place on August 15th at the 72st World Science Fiction convention, LonCon.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

Winners are in bold.

Winner: Todd Lockwood – A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan; Tor, Feb. 2013

Jason Chan – Lost Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure by Ari Marmell; Pyr, Dec. 2013

Kekai Kotaki – Quintessence by David Walton; Tor, March 2013

Maurizio Manzieri – Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear; Subterranean Press, Sept. 2013

Michael Whelan – A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson; Tor, Jan. 2013

Allen Williams – Light Reading, Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling; Tor, March 2013

Winner: Kerem Beyit – The Scroll of Years by Chris Willrich; Pyr, Sept. 2013

Jason Chan – Harbinger by Phillippa Ballantine; Ace, July 2013

Julie Dillon – Ancient Discovery; Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book One; Crossed Genres Publications, April 2013

Justin Gerard – Power Under Pressure (The Society of Steam) by Andrew P. Mayer; Pyr, Jan. 2013

Dehong He – Shield of Sea and Space by Erin Hoffman; Pyr, May 2013

Winner: Dan Dos Santos – Fables #136 Vertigo, Dec. 2013

Julie Dillon – Elliptic, Clarkesworld, December 2013

Maurizio Manzieri – The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2013

Cynthia Sheppard – Bull Spec, Spring 2013

Winner: Brian Kesinger – Walking Your Octopus, July 2013; Baby Tattoo Books

Robert Hunt – “Fire Above, Fire Below” by Garth Nix; Tor.com, May 2013

John Jude Palencar – “A Terror” by Jeffrey Ford; Tor.com, July 2013

John Picacio – “The Button Man and the Murder Tree” by Cherie Priest; Tor.com, May 2013)

John Picacio – The Good Life; Popular Science Magazine, June 2013

Greg Ruth – “Dragonkin” by Lavie Tidhar; Tor.com, July 2013

Greg Ruth – The Running of the Bulls, The Running of the Bulls by Harry Turtledove; Tor.com, March 2013

Winner: Devon Dorrity – Cecaelia, Queen of the Ocean, clay

Thomas Kuebler – Krampus the Yule Lord, mixed

David Meng – Leatherback, resin

Michael Parkes – Goddess of the Hunt, 1/2 life-size bronze

Forest Rogers – Goblin Spider, Kato polyclay

Vincent Villafranca – Star Smith, bronze

Winner: Donato Giancola – Huor and Hurin Approaching Gondolin, oil on linen

Rhea Ewing – Ancestor Series – Neanderthal

Stephanie Pui-Mun Law – Ships Passing in the Night, watercolor

Dave Leri – Death Squealer, oil on masonite

Annie Stegg – Lilaia the Naiad, oil on paper

Winner: Ruth Sanderson – The Descent or Persephone, scratchboard

Justin Gerard – The Fox Princess, pencil

Rebecca Guay – Tender Morsels, graphite

John Picacio – La Luna

Travis Lewis – Bone Collector, graphite

Winner: Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo – Jeannie’s Kitten, IlluXCon 6 promotional art

Mitchell Bentley – 2014 Space Art Calendar; Atomic Fly Studios and Alban Lake Publishing, December 2013

Julie Dillon – 2014 Llewellyn’s Astrology Calendar June 2013

Justin Gerrard – “Morzag! Lord of Destruction” poster

Iain McCaig – Call of the Muse, Spectrum 20 Call for Entries poster

John Picacio – El Arpa (Loteria Card Illustration from Lone Boy)

Winner: Lucas Graciano – The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield for The Battle of Five Armies Board Game Ares Games

Tyler Jacobson – Ruric: Thar the Unbowed (2014 Core Set Magic card) WotC, July 2013

Todd Lockwood – Observant Alseid (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013

David Palumbo – Serene Rememberance (“Gatecrash” Magic card) WotC, Feb. 2013

Steve Prescott – Prognostic Sphinx (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013

Chris Rahn – Ashen Rider (“Theros” Magic card) WotC, Sept. 2013

Best Art Director

Winner: Irene Gallo – Tor & Tor.com

Lou Anders – Pyr

Irene Gallo – Tor & Tor.com

Lauren Panepinto – Orbit Books

William Schafer – Subterranean Press

Jon Schindehette – Wizards of the Coast

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award