2023 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Submissions (Part 21): Love, Pain, Drama, Fantasy, Captivity, Freedom, Surrealism, More

Thom Bierdz
7 min readAug 31, 2023

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If you chase beauty like I do, you’ll love these articles showing you the beautiful and diverse art entered so far from around the globe in the 2023 American Art Awards, scored soon by 20 of the best galleries in the USA, seen here:

Any sketcher, painter, digital artist, sculptor or photographer can enter online images by [extended deadline September 10]. There will be over 300 winners in 50 categories, who will receive great press. The 6 highest scores will receive cash prizes as well.

Online art images will be placed in the category where they have the best chance to win: oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, pastel, various photography, sculpture, digital, realism, impressionism, naïve, abstract, expressionism, human figure, animal, landscape, fantasy, surrealism, pop, portrait, self-portrait, political, erotic, cubism, floral, humor, spiritual, etc..

Below are submissions from talented artists around the world. Feel free to browse their sites or contact them if interested in buying their work, which may turn out to be an American Art Awards winner in late October.

STEPHANIE CHO USA “All Or Nothing” 18x24” Acrylic on board.

NATHAN JEONG USA “Napping In A Nightmare” 18x24” Oil on board.

ANNA LIEZELLE TUMBALI PHILIPPINES https://www.facebook.com/artsincolorsannapaints/ “Ladies Waiting For An Airplane” 41x54.5" Acrylic on canvas.

CINDIE BROOKS BREWER USA cindiebrooksbrewer.art Instagram “Isaiah 53 Man of Sorrows” 16x20” Cotton fabric, synthetic hair, synthetic eye lashes, acrylic paint, gold leaf, Arches cardboard and Indian handmade paper.

HAILEY KIM USA “Toy Stories” 18x24" Acrylic on board.

RITA PAUL INDIA https://www.instagram.com/ritzpaul/ “Rescue Me Please” 40x40cm Digital painting.

REBEKAH HONG USA “The Eye of Socrates” 10x10” Clay on wood.

REBEKAH HONG USA “Surgical Dysmorphia” 18x24in Acrylic on canvas.

REBEKAH HONG USA “Protector” 18x24 Oil on canvas.

REBEKAH HONG USA “Expiration Date” 8x8in Clay on wood.

REBEKAH HONG USA “Blood of Venus of Arles” 18x24 Pen on paper.

REBEKAH HONG USA “Eat Your Vegetables” 12x24 Acrylic on canvas.

ANNA LIEZELLE TUMBALI PHILIPPINES https://www.facebook.com/artsincolorsannapaints/ “The Model And The Zebras In Wild Life” 42x48" Oil on canvas.

HAILEY KIM USA “Poison Flowers” 10.5x13.5" Colored pencil and acrylic on paper.

HAILEY KIM USA “Running Out Of Time” 15x16" Pen and acrylic on paper.

HAILEY KIM USA “Nature’s Harvest” 18x24" Acrylic on board.

HAILEY KIM USA “Reflections” 12x16" Acrylic on board.

HAILEY KIM USA “Frowns Not Smiles” 18x24" Acrylic on board.

NICHOLAS SKALTSOUNIS USA www.nickartsite.com “Woodland Encounter” 30x24” Oil on canvas. Landscape With Life

NICHOLAS SKALTSOUNIS USA www.nickartsite.com “Set In Stone” 10x8” Oil on canvas. Realism — Landscape

NICHOLAS SKALTSOUNIS USA www.nickartsite.com “Playing Chicken” 24x18” Acrylic on canvas Landscape With Life

NICHOLAS SKALTSOUNIS USA www.nickartsite.com “Open Water” 14x11” Oil on canvas Impressionism — Landscap

IRENE KIM USA “Unexpected Meals” 21x5" Acrylic on paper.

IRENE KIM USA “The Nature Within” 24x18" Acrylic on canvas.

IRENE KIM USA “Sparks of Madness” 20x18" Acrylic on canvas.

IRENE KIM USA “A Beautiful Warning” 24x18" Acrylic on canvas.

ZOE HAN USA “Sweet Cry” 10x12” Oil on board.

ZOE HAN USA “Efflorescent Affection” 14x24” Oil on board.

ZOE HAN USA “My Art History” 24x20” Acrylic on board.

ZOE HAN USA “Future Choice” 16x24” Oil on canvas.

ZOE HAN USA “Drivers License” 24x16” Acrylic on paper.

ZOE HAN USA “Bedtime” 24x20” Oil on canvas.

YICHU GUO CHINA “Threats” 50x80cm Oil on canvas.

YICHU GUO CHINA “Security Check” 25x34cm Pencil drawing.

YICHU GUO CHINA “Self-Portrait” 60x90cm Oil on canvas.

YICHU GUO CHINA “Gamboling” 20x20x40cm Comprehensive material.

JIN KANG USA “The Lavender” 30x40” Acrylic on canvas.

JIN KANG USA “The Sunflowers” 30x40” Acrylic on canvas.

NATHAN JEONG USA “Self Reflection” 24x18” Oil on board.

NATHAN JEONG USA “A Hurting Hand That Feeds” 18x24” Oil on board.

NATHAN JEONG USA “Ducks By The Pond” 24x18” Oil on board.

MAYA FISCHLER USA “Nature’s Memory” 24x18" Acrylic on board.

HARSHITA DASARI USA “A Million Colors But A Missing Piece” 20x19” Acrylic on paper.

HARSHITA DASARI USA “Deprivation Of The Future” 18x21” Graphite and newspaper on paper. A lighter was used to burn the edges of the paper to emphasize the loss of basic resources for people in need.

HARSHITA DASARI USA “Peacock Diya” 6x5x8” Handmade with red clay, a traditional Indian diya oil lamp for Diwali and hand-painted with acrylic paint.

HARSHITA DASARI USA “Caught On Fire” 69x36x32” The dress is hand-stitched with traditional khadi fabric from India. There is a humidifier hidden underneath the dress that ejects mist via pipes when turned on. Orange and yellow lights around the dress transform the mist into fire. This gives the illusion that the ends of the dress are caught on fire as shown in the images below. (The fire effect happens when it’s dark)

CHELSEA LEE USA “Tako Night” 12x24” Acrylic on board.

CINDIE BROOKS BREWER USA Instagram cindiebrewer@rconnects.com “My Sparrow” 8x12” Acrylic paint, acrylic metallic, color pencil, ink, Arches paper.

SUNHEE CHO USA “My Safari” 18x24" Acrylic on masonite board.

CHLOE ABIDI USA www.chloeabidi.com “>” [“Greater Than”] 36x36” Lenticulars. Digital Art: Non-Repre

CHLOE ABIDI USA www.chloeabidi.com “Blue Screen” 12x9” Cyanotype. Digital Art: Non-Repre

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Thom Bierdz

One of Medium’s TOP ART CONTRIBUTORS, award-winning author, actor, film-maker, painter. 12 books: 6 on art. President of WAA & AAA & ACCA.