Gaughan Award

Awarded by NESFA since 1986, the winner of the Gaughan Award (in full, The Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist) is selected by a panel of three judges (which have included Vincent Di Fate, Kelly Freas, Michael Whelan, David Cherry, Bob Eggleton, Todd Lockwood, Irene Gallo, and Ron Walotsky). The winner is announced during Boskone.

Year	Winner
1986	Steven Hickman
1987	Val Lakey Lindahn
1988	Bob Eggleton
1989	Dell Harris
1990	Keith Parkinson
1991	Richard Hescox
1992	Jody Lee
1993	Nicholas Jainschigg
1994	Boris Vallejo
1995	Bruce Jensen
1996	Charles Lang
1997	Lisa Snellings-Clark
1998	Donato Giancola
1999	Brom
2000	Stephen Daniele
2001	Mark Zug
2002	Terese Nielsen
2003	Martina Pilcerova
2004	Justin Sweet
2005	Adam Rex
2006	Scott M. Fischer
2007	Dan Dos Santos
2008	Shelly Wan
2009	Eric Fortune
2010	Tyler Jacobson
2011	no award given
2012	no award given
2013	no award given
2014	Sam Burley
2016	Tommy Arnold
2017	Kirbi Fagan
2018	Alessandra Maria Pisano
2019	Nicolas Delort
2020	Iris Compiet

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