# Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist

The Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines. A Hugo Award for professional artists is also given. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".
The fan award was first presented in 1967 and has been awarded annually. Beginning in 1996, Retrospective Hugo Awards, or "Retro Hugos", have been available to be awarded for years 50, 75, or 100 years prior in which no awards were given. To date, Retro Hugo awards have been awarded for 1939, 1941, 1943–1946, 1951, and 1954, although only the 1946 and 1951 Retro Hugos received sufficient nominations for the Fan Artist Hugo to make the ballot.
Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with six nominees, except in the case of a tie. The works on the ballot are those six most-nominated by members that year, with no limit on the number of works that can be nominated. Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, while voting on the ballot of six nominations is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held. Prior to 2017, the final ballot was five works; it was changed that year to six, with each initial nominator limited to five nominations. Worldcons are generally held near Labor Day and in a different city around the world each year.
During the 60 nomination years, 84 artists have been nominated; 34 of these have won, including co-winners and Retro Hugos. Brad W. Foster has received the largest number of awards, with 8 wins out of 27 nominations. William Rotsler and Tim Kirk have won five awards, from twenty-three and eight nominations respectively. The only other artists to win more than twice are Teddy Harvia, with four out of twenty nominations, Alexis A. Gilliland, with four out of eight, and Frank Wu, also with four out of eight.

## Winners and nominees

In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony. Artists are eligible based on their work of the previous calendar year. Entries with a yellow background and an asterisk (*) next to the artist's name have won the award; those with a gray background are the nominees on the short-list.
* Winners
Winners and nominees :
| Year | Artist |
| 1967 | Jack Gaughan* |
| 1967 | George Barr |
| 1967 | Jeff Jones |
| 1967 | Steve Stiles |
| 1967 | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 1968 | George Barr* |
| 1968 | Johnny Chambers |
| 1968 | Steve Stiles |
| 1968 | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 1968 | Bjo Trimble |
| 1969 | Vaughn Bodé* |
| 1969 | George Barr |
| 1969 | Tim Kirk |
| 1969 | Doug Lovenstein |
| 1969 | William Rotsler |
| 1970 | Tim Kirk* |
| 1970 | Alicia Austin |
| 1970 | George Barr |
| 1970 | Stephen Fabian |
| 1970 | William Rotsler |
| 1971 | Alicia Austin* |
| 1971 | Stephen Fabian |
| 1971 | Mike Gilbert |
| 1971 | Tim Kirk |
| 1971 | William Rotsler |
| 1972 | Tim Kirk* |
| 1972 | Alicia Austin |
| 1972 | Grant Canfield |
| 1972 | Wendy Fletcher |
| 1972 | William Rotsler |
| 1973 | Tim Kirk* |
| 1973 | Grant Canfield |
| 1973 | William Rotsler |
| 1973 | James Shull |
| 1973 | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 1974 | Tim Kirk* |
| 1974 | Alicia Austin |
| 1974 | Grant Canfield |
| 1974 | William Rotsler |
| 1974 | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 1975 | William Rotsler* |
| 1975 | George Barr |
| 1975 | Grant Canfield |
| 1975 | James Shull |
| 1976 | Tim Kirk* |
| 1976 | Grant Canfield |
| 1976 | Phil Foglio |
| 1976 | William Rotsler |
| 1976 | James Shull |
| 1977 | Phil Foglio* |
| 1977 | Grant Canfield |
| 1977 | Tim Kirk |
| 1977 | William Rotsler |
| 1977 | James Shull |
| 1978 | Phil Foglio* |
| 1978 | Grant Canfield |
| 1978 | Alexis A. Gilliland |
| 1978 | Jeanne Gomoll |
| 1978 | James Shull |
| 1979 | William Rotsler* |
| 1979 | Jim Barker |
| 1979 | Harry Bell |
| 1979 | Alexis A. Gilliland |
| 1979 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1980 | Alexis A. Gilliland* |
| 1980 | Jeanne Gomoll |
| 1980 | Joan Hanke-Woods |
| 1980 | Victoria Poyser |
| 1980 | William Rotsler |
| 1980 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1981 | Victoria Poyser* |
| 1981 | Alexis A. Gilliland |
| 1981 | Joan Hanke-Woods |
| 1981 | William Rotsler |
| 1981 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1982 | Victoria Poyser* |
| 1982 | Alexis A. Gilliland |
| 1982 | Joan Hanke-Woods |
| 1982 | William Rotsler |
| 1982 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1983 | Alexis A. Gilliland* |
| 1983 | Joan Hanke-Woods |
| 1983 | William Rotsler |
| 1983 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1983 | Dan Steffan |
| 1984 | Alexis A. Gilliland* |
| 1984 | Brad W. Foster |
| 1984 | Joan Hanke-Woods |
| 1984 | William Rotsler |
| 1984 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1985 | Alexis A. Gilliland* |
| 1985 | Brad W. Foster |
| 1985 | Steven Fox |
| 1985 | Joan Hanke-Woods |
| 1985 | William Rotsler |
| 1985 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1986 | Joan Hanke-Woods* |
| 1986 | Brad W. Foster |
| 1986 | Steven Fox |
| 1986 | William Rotsler |
| 1986 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1987 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 1987 | Steven Fox |
| 1987 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1987 | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 1987 | Taral Wayne |
| 1988 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 1988 | Steven Fox |
| 1988 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1988 | Merle Insinga |
| 1988 | Taral Wayne |
| 1988 | Diana Gallagher Wu |
| 1989 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 1989 | Diana Gallagher Wu* |
| 1989 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1989 | Merle Insinga |
| 1989 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1989 | Taral Wayne |
| 1990 | Stuart Shiffman* |
| 1990 | Steven Fox |
| 1990 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1990 | Merle Insinga |
| 1990 | Joe Mayhew |
| 1990 | Taral Wayne |
| 1991 | Teddy Harvia* |
| 1991 | Merle Insinga |
| 1991 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1991 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1991 | Diana Harlan Stein |
| 1992 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 1992 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1992 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1992 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1992 | Diana Harlan Stein |
| 1993 | Peggy Ranson* |
| 1993 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1993 | Merle Insinga |
| 1993 | Linda Michaels |
| 1993 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1993 | Diana Harlan Stein |
| 1994 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 1994 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1994 | Linda Michaels |
| 1994 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1994 | William Rotsler |
| 1994 | Stuart Shiffman |
| 1995 | Teddy Harvia* |
| 1995 | Brad W. Foster |
| 1995 | Linda Michaels |
| 1995 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1995 | William Rotsler |
| 1996 | William Rotsler* |
| 1996 | Ian Gunn |
| 1996 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1996 | Joe Mayhew |
| 1996 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1997 | William Rotsler* |
| 1997 | Ian Gunn |
| 1997 | Joe Mayhew |
| 1997 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1997 | Sherlock |
| 1998 | Joe Mayhew* |
| 1998 | Brad W. Foster |
| 1998 | Ian Gunn |
| 1998 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1998 | Peggy Ranson |
| 1999 | Ian Gunn* |
| 1999 | Freddie Baer |
| 1999 | Brad W. Foster |
| 1999 | Teddy Harvia |
| 1999 | Joe Mayhew |
| 1999 | D. West |
| 2000 | Joe Mayhew* |
| 2000 | Freddie Baer |
| 2000 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2000 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2000 | Taral Wayne |
| 2001 | Teddy Harvia* |
| 2001 | Sheryl Birkhead |
| 2001 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2001 | Sue Mason |
| 2001 | Taral Wayne |
| 2002 | Teddy Harvia* |
| 2002 | Sheryl Birkhead |
| 2002 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2002 | Sue Mason |
| 2002 | Frank Wu |
| 2003 | Sue Mason* |
| 2003 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2003 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2003 | Steve Stiles |
| 2003 | Frank Wu |
| 2004 | Frank Wu* |
| 2004 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2004 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2004 | Sue Mason |
| 2004 | Steve Stiles |
| 2005 | Sue Mason* |
| 2005 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2005 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2005 | Steve Stiles |
| 2005 | Frank Wu |
| 2006 | Frank Wu* |
| 2006 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2006 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2006 | Sue Mason |
| 2006 | Steve Stiles |
| 2007 | Frank Wu* |
| 2007 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2007 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2007 | Sue Mason |
| 2007 | Steve Stiles |
| 2008 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 2008 | Teddy Harvia |
| 2008 | Sue Mason |
| 2008 | Steve Stiles |
| 2008 | Taral Wayne |
| 2009 | Frank Wu* |
| 2009 | Alan F. Beck |
| 2009 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2009 | Sue Mason |
| 2009 | Taral Wayne |
| 2010 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 2010 | Dave Howell |
| 2010 | Sue Mason |
| 2010 | Steve Stiles |
| 2010 | Taral Wayne |
| 2011 | Brad W. Foster* |
| 2011 | Randall Munroe |
| 2011 | Maurine Starkey |
| 2011 | Steve Stiles |
| 2011 | Taral Wayne |
| 2012 | Maurine Starkey* |
| 2012 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2012 | Randall Munroe |
| 2012 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2012 | Steve Stiles |
| 2012 | Taral Wayne |
| 2013 | Galen Dara* |
| 2013 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2013 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2013 | Maurine Starkey |
| 2013 | Steve Stiles |
| 2014 | Sarah Webb* |
| 2014 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2014 | Mandie Manzano |
| 2014 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2014 | Steve Stiles |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Leggett* |
| 2015 | Ninni Aalto |
| 2015 | Brad W. Foster |
| 2015 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2015 | Steve Stiles |
| 2016 | Steve Stiles* |
| 2016 | Matthew Callahan |
| 2016 | Christian Quinot |
| 2016 | disse86 |
| 2016 | Kukuruyo |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Leggett* |
| 2017 | Ninni Aalto |
| 2017 | Vesa Lehtimäki |
| 2017 | Mia Sereno |
| 2017 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2017 | Steve Stiles |
| 2018 | Geneva Benton* |
| 2018 | Grace P. Fong |
| 2018 | Maya Hahto |
| 2018 | Mia Sereno (as Likhain) |
| 2018 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2018 | Steve Stiles |
| 2019 | Mia Sereno (as Likhain)* |
| 2019 | Sara Felix |
| 2019 | Grace P. Fong |
| 2019 | Meg Frank |
| 2019 | Ariela Housman |
| 2019 | Spring Schoenhuth |
| 2020 | Elise Matthesen* |
| 2020 | Iain J. Clark |
| 2020 | Sara Felix |
| 2020 | Grace P. Fong |
| 2020 | Meg Frank |
| 2020 | Ariela Housman |
| 2021 | Sara Felix* |
| 2021 | Iain J. Clark |
| 2021 | Cyan Daly |
| 2021 | Grace P. Fong |
| 2021 | Maya Hahto |
| 2021 | Laya Rose |
| 2022 | Lee Moyer* |
| 2022 | Iain J. Clark |
| 2022 | Lorelei Esther |
| 2022 | Sara Felix |
| 2022 | Ariela Housman |
| 2022 | Nilah Magruder |
| 2023 | Richard Man* |
| 2023 | Iain J. Clark |
| 2023 | Laya Rose |
| 2023 | Alison Scott |
| 2023 | España Sheriff |
| 2023 | Orion Smith |
| 2024 | Laya Rose* |
| 2024 | Iain J. Clark |
| 2024 | Sara Felix |
| 2024 | Dante Luiz |
| 2024 | Alison Scott |
| 2024 | España Sheriff |

### Retro Hugos

Beginning with the 1996 Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Society created the concept of "Retro Hugos", in which the Hugo award could be retroactively awarded for 50, 75, or 100 years prior. Retro Hugos may only be awarded for years in which a Worldcon was hosted, but no awards were originally given. Retro Hugos have been awarded eight times, for 1939, 1941, 1943–1946, 1951, and 1954. Only the 1946 and 1951 Retro Hugos received enough nominations for the Fan Artist Hugo to make the ballot.
Retro Hugo winners and nominees :
| Year | Year awarded | Artist |
| 1946 | 1996 | William Rotsler* |
| 1946 | 1996 | Joe Gibson |
| 1946 | 1996 | Lou Goldstone, Jr. |
| 1946 | 1996 | Alva Rogers |
| 1946 | 1996 | Jack Wiedenbeck |
| 1951 | 2001 | Jack Gaughan* |
| 1951 | 2001 | Lee Hoffman |
| 1951 | 2001 | Ray Nelson |
| 1951 | 2001 | William Rotsler |
| 1951 | 2001 | James White |