The jury for Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art has nominated the top five artworks in eight categories for consideration for either a silver and gold award. Judges Christian Alzmann, Laurie Lee Brom, Mark Newman, Victo Ngai and John Picacio debated the merits of hundreds of pieces of art before finalizing this list on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Flesk Publications offices in Santa Cruz, California.
Established in 1993 by Cathy and Arnie Fenner, the first Spectrum annual appeared in 1994 from Underwood Books; for nearly a quarter of a century it has attracted participants from around the world and has set the standards for excellence in fantasy and science fiction art. John Fleskes became the Director and Publisher of Spectrum in 2014 with volume 21.
The recipients will be announced at the Spectrum 24 Awards Ceremony that will be held at the historic Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, April 22 as part of the art-focused convention, Spectrum Fantastic Art Live. The 2017 Spectrum Grand Master Award honoree will also be announced during the ceremony.
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Congratulations to all of the artists who have been nominated!
ADVERTISING CATEGORY

Kellan Jett
Hell (detail)

Edward Kinsella III
Carnival of Souls

Bill Mayer
Savages

Greg Ruth
Daredevil

Bayard Wu
Hunting
BOOK CATEGORY

Richard Anderson
Red Tide

Tommy Arnold
On the Wheel

Brom
Lamia

Edward Kinsella III
Danneee

Goni Montes
Tamiel
COMIC CATEGORY

Arthur Adams
Guardians of the Galaxy #19 (cover)

Nic Klein
Drifter #13, pages 8 and 9

Dave McKean
Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash

David Palumbo
Swallowed Whole

Jeremy Wilson
Chimera Brigade #5
CONCEPT ART CATEGORY

Te Hu
Secret of Seda

Tyler Jacobson
Hill Giant Queen

Ronan Le Fur
Fortress Africa

Iain McCaig
Minion 5

Sean Murray
Court of the Dead: Voxxingard
DIMENSIONAL CATEGORY

Akihito
Nephila

Amilcar Fong
Oglavaeil The Executioner

Virginie Ropars
Yevabog

Dug Stanat
The Corruption of Father O’Malley

Jesse Thompson
Dress-Up Frog Legs
EDITORIAL CATEGORY

Clint Cearley
Broken Concentration

Galen Dara
Seven Salt Tears

Tran Nguyen
La Beaute Sans Vertu

Tim O’Brien
Beyonce “Lemonade”

Armando Veve
War Music
INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY

Ed Binkley
William Finds Some Flowers and a Giant

Wesley Burt
Accursed Witch

Bill Carman
Ms. Hatter and a Smile

Travis Louie
Mojo Jojo Circa 1897

Stephan Martiniere
Tie Fighter Down
UNPUBLISHED CATEGORY

J.A.W. Cooper
Stealth

Diego Fernandez
375

Jeffrey Alan Love
Orange Skies

Karla Ortiz
The Death I Bring

Greg Ruth
Lagoon
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John
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