Spectrum, the most anticipated art annual in the genre, just finished judging its 16th edition on a snowy Saturday in Kansas City. Award winners (listed below) were announced via video with Donato Giancola on Spectrum’s website on the day of the judging. The directors, Cathy and Arnie Fenner, are currently compiling all of the participating artists. Spectrum 16 will be available October 2009. Check out their website for a look at all the award-winning artworks and photos of the judging process.
Congrats to the award winners and all the artists that entered!
ADVERTISING
Gold
Ryohei Hase
“Go Forward and Forward”
Fightstar/Raw Power Management
Silver
Yuko Shimizu
“Little Red Polka Dots and Other Stories”
Microsoft UltimatePC
BOOK
Gold
Petar Meseldzija
“The Legend of Steel Bashaw”
Zmaj, Novi Sad
Silver
Jean-Baptiste Monge
“Dunlee Darnan”
Au Bord des Continents…
COMICS
Gold:
Jon Foster
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14”
Dark Horse Comics
Silver:
Aleksi Briclot
“Annihilation: Conquest #5”
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
CONCEPT ART
Gold
Daniel Dociu
“Mole Tunnels”
ArenaNet/Guildwars
Silver
Kekai Kotaki
“Snow Battle”
ArenaNet/Guildwars
DIMENSIONAL
Gold
Akhito
“Elegant Medusa”
Silver:
David Meng
“Satyr’s Head”
EDITORIAL
Gold:
Craig Elliott
“Damali Richards”
Devil’s Candy Store
Silver:
Nate Van Dyke
“Pool Hall Brawl”
Juxtapoz Magazine
INSTITUTIONAL
Gold:
James Gurney
“Song In the Garden”
Maison D’Ailleurs
Silver
Jaime Jones
Wizards of the Coast
UNPUBLISHED
Gold
Jeremy Enecio
Title: “Koi”
Silver
David Laub
“She’s Back”