2020’S BEST POLITICAL COMMENTARY ARTISTS NAMED BY 25 GALLERIES:
VERONIKA AKOPYAN, ALEXANDER KUKOVEROV, SINISHA S. KASHAWELSKI, ZUOCUN HOU, JX QIU, NATHAN YANG, NADIN SERGEENKOVA, ASHLEY PARK, JULIE SONG, RUDOLF KAPLAN, PRANNA (ANNA MALAI), GEORGE STUART
Painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists from 62 countries competed in the most prestigious online art call, AMERICAN ART AWARDS, https://www.americanartawards.com/, where America’s 25 best galleries and museums score art in 50 categories. In this column, I’ll reveal the world’s best contemporary artists of 2020 one category at a time.
Winners in this category are from Russia, Macedonia, China, USA and Germany.
BIO OF FIRST PLACE WINNER: Veronika Akopyan
is a 21 year old illustrator based in Moscow, Russia. Fifth year student of Moscow Stroganov art and industry academy. Participant of exhibitions in Moscow and other cities of Russia.
Each May the American Art Awards organization selects the 25 Best Galleries and Museums in America, then in autumn these revered art institutions vote on online art to decide the world’s best contemporary artists.
Last month America’s 25 Best Galleries scored almost 2,000 works in 50 categories from 62 countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic Of Korea, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
COLLECTORS wanting to acquire these pieces or contact the artists can get direct links here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2020-winning-art/
Enter here: https://www.americanartawards.com/register-to-enter-3/
CONTACTS FOR CATEGORY 29. POLITICAL COMMENTARY
1ST PLACE VERONIKA AKOPYAN RUSSIA doniedrk@mail.ru “Isolation” 22.5x30cm Digital art.
2ND PLACE-TIE ALEXANDER KUKOVEROV RUSSIA mr.kukss@mail.ru
“Digitalization” 100x80cm Oil on canvas.
2ND PLACE-TIE SINISHA S. KASHAWELSKI MACEDONIA https://www.kashawelski.co/ “Crunch Time” 146x92cm Oil on canvas.
3RD PLACE-TIE ZUOCUN HOU CHINA hzc9999999@163.com
“Dawn” 160x120cm Oil on linen.
3RD PLACE-TIE JX QIU CHINA jingxuan.qiu@gmail.com
“Under” 60x90cm Oil on canvas.
4TH PLACE-TIE NATHAN YANG USA nathanyang@lhsla.org
“Toxic Splash” 18x24" Acrylic on drawing paper.
4TH PLACE-TIE NADIN SERGEENKOVA RUSSIA nosergeenkova@gmail.com
“Lost At Sea Of Plastic” 62x47cm Soft pastel on paper.
4TH PLACE-TIE ASHLEY PARK USA ashleypark924@gmail.com
“I Can’t Breathe” 18x24" Acrylic on board.
5TH PLACE-TIE JULIE SONG USA juliesong03@gmail.com
“The Melting Pot” 15x22" Colored pencil.
5TH PLACE-TIE RUDOLF KAPLAN GERMANY www.studio-beverast.de “Caution! Dictatorship Is Hard To Drop!” 112x38cm Oil, cardboard.
6TH PLACE-TIE PRANNA (ANNA MALAI) RUSSIA https://www.pranna.art/artist “Social Distance. Offer #1” 150x150cm Recycled plastic, resin, silicone.
6TH PLACE-TIE GEORGE STUART USA georgestuart03@gmail.com
“Dementia” 16x20” Watercolor on paper.
100 ARTICLES and 50 VIDEOS on the 50 CATEGORIES of the 2020 AMERICAN ART AWARDS WINNING ARTISTS will be at this link: https://www.americanartawards.com/press-on-2020-artists/
American Art Awards 25 Best Galleries & Museums for 2020, in alphabetical order of state, who were asked to vote on this year’s art submissions:
Arizona / EXPOSURES INTERNATIONAL GALLERY OF FINE ART
California / CODA GALLERY
Colorado / CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM
Delaware / THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY
Florida / MAC ART GALLERIES
Georgia / WESTOBOU GALLERY
Illinois / KOMECHAK ART GALLERY
Louisiana / ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY
Kansas / EVA REYNOLDS FINE ARTS
Maine / PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART
Massachusetts / QUIDLEY & COMPANY
Missouri / KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Nebraska / KIECHEL FINE ART
New Hampshire / ROCHESTER MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
New Jersey / EVALYN DUNN GALLERY
New Mexico / ANDERSON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Ohio / DAYTON ART SOLUTIONS
Oregon / ROGER YOST BAY STREET GALLERY
Philadelphia / PHILAMOCA
South Carolina / MARY MARTIN GALLERIES OF FINE ART
South Dakota / SOUTH DAKOTA ART MUSEUM
Utah / LOGAN FINE ART GALLERY
Virginia / LAZARE GALLERY
West Virginia / PARKERSBURG ART CENTER
Wisconsin / THE MADISON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART