The Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration - Magazine Art is given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize achievements in the illustration of science fiction & fantasy magazines eligible in the year previous to the award.
| Year | Winner | Magazine | Other nominees |
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| 1985 | Bob Walters | Asimov's , December 1984 [1] | |
| 1987 | Bob Eggleton | Asimov's , January 1987 [1] | |
| 1988 | Terry Lee | Amazing , January 1988 [1] | |
| 1989 | Bob Eggleton | Asimov's , July 1988 [1] | |
| 1990 | Frank Kelly Freas Laura Brodian Kelly-Freas | Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine , Autumn 1989 [1] | |
| 1991 | Bob Eggleton | Aboriginal, January 1990 [1] | |
| 1992 | David Mattingly | Amazing , September 1991 [1] | |
| 1993 | Michael Whelan | Asimov's , November 1992 [1] | |
| 1994 | Wojtek Siudmak | Asimov's , December 1993 [1] | |
| 1995 (tie) | Bob Eggleton | Asimov's , August 1994 [1] | |
| Wojtek Siudmak | Analog , December 1994 [1] | ||
| 1996 | Bob Eggleton | Analog , January 1995 | |
| 1997 | Bob Eggleton | Fantasy & Science Fiction , May 1996 [1] | |
| 1998 | Todd Lockwood | Dragon, August 1997 [1] | |
| 1999 | Bob Eggleton | Fantasy & Science Fiction , May 1998 [1] | |
| 2000 | Bob Eggleton | Fantasy & Science Fiction , August 1999 [1] | |
| 2001 | Todd Lockwood | Dragon, July 2000 [1] | |
| 2002 | James C. Christensen | The Leading Edge #41, April 2001 [1] | |
| 2003 | Todd Lockwood | Dragon, December 2002 [1] | |
| 2004 | Bob Eggleton | Fantasy & Science Fiction , July 2003 [1] | |
| 2005 | Omar Rayyan | Spider, October 2004 [1] | |
| 2006 | Donato Giancola | Asimov's , September 2005 [1] | |
| 2007 | Renee LeCompte | Fantasy Magazine , Summer 2006 [1] | |
| 2008 | Cory Ench Catska Ench | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , March 2007 [2] | |
| 2009 | Matts Minnhagen | Clarkesworld #19, April 2008 ("Floating Fish") [1] |
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| 2010 | John Picacio | Asimov's , September 2009 [3] |
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| 2011 | Nick Greenwood | Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show #17, June 2010 [4] |
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| 2012 | Lee Moyer | Weird Tales , Winter 2010/2011 [6] |
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| 2013 | Ken Barthelmey | Clarkesworld #74, November 2012 ("New World") [8] |
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| 2014 | Dan Dos Santos | Fables #136, December 2013 [1] |
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| 2015 | Julie Dillon | Analog , April 2014 [1] |
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| 2016 | Tran Nguyen | Uncanny Magazine #4, May/June 2015 ("Traveling to a Distant Day") [1] |
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| 2017 | Galen Dara | Uncanny Magazine #10, May/June 2016 (“Bubbles and Blast Off”) [1] |
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| 2018 | Ingrid Kallick | Cricket Magazine, January 2017 [1] |
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| 2019 | Arthur Haas | Clarkesworld #140, May 2018 ("Meeting") [1] |
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| 2020 | Evan Cagle | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1, August 2019 |
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| 2021 | Francesca Resta | Clarkesworld #169, October 2020 ("Ancient Stones") |
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| 2023 | Tehani Farr | Eternus #1 (metal variant), October 2022 |
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