The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists presented the Chesley Awards for works fom 1999 at Chicon 2000, World Science Fiction Convention on Friday, September 1, 2000. Award for Contribution to ASFA: Wizards of the Coast

Best Monochrome Unpublished: Rick Berry for Artemis

Best Color Unpublished: Stephen Hickman for At The Entmoot

Best Three-Dimensional: Johnna Klukas for From the Astrolger's Anteroom

Best Art Director: Ron Spears for Wizards of the Coast

Best Interior Illustration: James Gurney for Dinotopia: First Flight by James Gurney (Harper Collins)

Best Cover Illustration - Magazine: Bob Eggleton for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August, 1999

Best Gaming-Related Illustration: Brom for Warriors of Heaven/Guide to Hell

Best Product Illustration: Richard Bober for Cleopatra

Best Cover - Paperback: John Jude Palencar for Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley (Ace)

Best Cover - Hardback: Michael Whelan for Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams (DAW)

Award for Artistic Achievement: Stephen Hickman

Johnna Klukas, Ron Spears and Bob Eggleton were onhand to accept their awards. Other acceptors included Louise Marley for John Jude Palencar and Michael Brett-Surman (paleontologist for dinosaurs at the Smithsonian) for James Gurney.

Posted September 2, 2000

(Thanks to Jan Sherrell Gephardt for the details)