2023 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Submissions (Part 25): Photo, B&W, Color, Landscape, Abstract, Digital, Conflict, Voices, Addiction, Frog Sandwich, More

Thom Bierdz
7 min readSep 2, 2023

If you chase beauty like I do, you’ll love these dozens of 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..

ART COLLECTORS: 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.

EMILY KIM USA “Trampling of Innocence“ 41x51cm Acrylic on canvas.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Voices In The Void” 43x33cm Pencil and charcoal on paper.

JIYOO-BYUN USA “Palette Of Expressions” 100x65cm Acrylic on canvas.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Beyond” 105.83x105.83cm Photography.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Scarlet Ibis , Sanctuary” 42x18" Acrylic on canvas.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Moment” 105.83x105.83cm Photography.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Gabrielle” 72x48" Acrylic on canvas board.

JULIEN RAILLOT USA “Illusory Education” Acrylic on board.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Together” 45.72x45.72cm Photography.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Light” 45.72x45.72cm Photography.

LUC FORTIER CANADA https://www.lucfortierpeintre.com “Carnival 6” 61x61cm Acrylic on canvas.

TOUARASS HICHAM MOROCCO https://www.touarassart.com “Wolf Clan” 100x100cm Oil on canvas.

TOUARASS HICHAM MOROCCO https://www.touarassart.com “Gnawa” 100x100cm Oil on canvas.

TOUARASS HICHAM MOROCCO https://www.touarassart.com “The Angels” 100x100cm Oil on canvas.

TOUARASS HICHAM MOROCCO https://www.touarassart.com “Fantasia” 100/100cm Oil on canvas.

TOUARASS HICHAM MOROCCO https://www.touarassart.com “Jungle” 50x50cm Oil on canvas.

CHANTAL POULIN DUROCHER PANAMA www.chantalpoulindurocher.com “Blue Aura” 76x60’ Oil on canvas.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Yellow Bird” 24x12" Acrylic on canvas.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “The View” 70.56x70.56cm Photography.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Seoul City” 50.8x50.8cm Photography.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Entrance” 76.2x76.2cm Photography.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Fragmented Elegance” 30xcm Mixed media on paper.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Basement” 21.17x21.17cm Photography.

RACHEL KIM. USA “Heart Of Korea” 17x18.5” Gouache on paper.

RACHEL KIM. USA “Addictive Cycle” 12x24” Acrylic paint on board.

ALEXIS KIM USA “Radiating Joy” 18x18” Color pencil and acrylic.

EMILY KIM USA “Beauty’s Burden” 41x51cm Acrylic on canvas.

EMILY KIM USA “Pragmatic Vandalization of Dreams” 41x51cm Acrylic on canvas.

JIYOO BYUN REPUBLIC OF KOREA “Trigger” 70.61x70.61cm Photography.

EMILY KIM USA “Youth’s Anticipation, Age’s Yearning” 46x61cm Soft pastel and colored pencil on paper.

EMILY KIM USA “Pursuit Of Flitting Memories“ 46x61cm Acrylic on watercolor paper.

EMILY KIM USA “Cumulative Facade“ 41x51cm Acrylic on canvas.

EMILY KIM USA “Solitude’s Symphony“ 41x56cm Acrylic on watercolor paper.

MARIA MATALA GREECE https://matalart.wixsite.com/printsmatalamaria/selected-work“Sunset Equilibrium” 30x21cm Mixed media, monoprint.

MARIA MATALA GREECE https://matalart.wixsite.com/printsmatalamaria/selected-work“Vow To Nature” 30x21cm Mixed media, monoprint.

MARIA MATALA GREECE https://matalart.wixsite.com/printsmatalamaria/selected-work“Victory” 37x19cm Print, ink on paper arches, cotton linters.

MARIA MATALA GREECE https://matalart.wixsite.com/printsmatalamaria/selected-work“Woman Musician” 37x19cm Print, ink on paper, arches cotton linters.

MARIA MATALA GREECE https://matalart.wixsite.com/printsmatalamaria/selected-work“Golfer” 37x19cm Print, ink on paper, arches cotton linters.

MARIA MATALA GREECE https://matalart.wixsite.com/printsmatalamaria/selected-work“Worrior” 23x18cm Print, ink on paper, arches cotton linters.

ANDREW SHIN USA “The Tired Frog” 18x24” Acrylic on board.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Daddy’s Home” 30x15" Acrylic on canvas.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Serenity” 24x30" Acrylic on canvas.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Indentured Laborers, Sugarcane” 96x48" Acrylic on canvas.

JULIEN RAILLOT USA “The Laborious Mirage” Acrylic on board.

IRIS CHANG USA “Under The Light” 18x24” Charcoal.

ETHAN HONG USA “A Tight Squeeze” 12x24” Acrylic on canvas.

EMILY KIM USA “A Comforting Mess” 36x43cm Graphite and colored pencil on paper.

KYUNGHOON HA USA “Haters” 15x12” Digital painting.

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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.