2023 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Submissions (Part 28): Sculpture, Digital, Painting, Self-Portrait In Jock, Beauty Queen, TV Psychic, Chakra, Jellyfish, More

Thom Bierdz
8 min readSep 5, 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.

MINJAE KANG KOREA “Silent Rumble” 42x60cm Acrylic on canvas.

MINA MOE USA https://www.instagram.com/kasine_studio/ mina.moe@ieee.org “Opportunity Never Waits” 24x36" Digital painting.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “King of Kadizora / Botswana” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Leopard on Vumbura Island / Botswana” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Mokoro Woman / Okavango, Botswana” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Chobe Safari / Kasane Botswana” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Views of Kilimanjaro / Amboseli, Kenya” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Ngorongoro Tusker / Tanzania” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Ngofongoro Fields / Tanzania” Photo.

ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Okavango Hunter / Botswana” Photo.

PAKAN PENN USA www.pakanpenn.com “Thundering Turn” 36x48” Oil on canvas.

FANG XIN CHINA “Divine Comedy” 379x160x88cm Stainless steel. sculpture, 2023

CAO HONG CHINA “Dew On Lotus” 50x40cm Oil on canvas panel.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Yia-Loren” 30x24" Acrylic on canvas.

MINJAE KANG KOREA “Fading Echoes” 30x36cm Acrylic on canvas.

AAYUSH INDIA https://aayushartstudio.wordpress.com/ aayushpainting@gmail.com “Balance” 14X16" Watercolor on paper.

LI CHENGLU CHINA “The Pain Of Khartoum” 90x40x40cm Resin coloring.

ATANGULOVA ANASTASIIA RUSSIA https://t.me/fox_from_bmstu “Soul” 30x40cm Glass and tin.

MARC DEBAUCH USA www.marcdebauch.com “Self Portrait in Jock” 11x14” Oil on canvas.

INA RHEE USA “Tranquility” 14x17" Color pencil.

INA RHEE USA “Bringing Color To Life” 8.5x13.42” Digital.

INA RHEE USA “Melancholy Statue” 16x21.5” Color pencil and charcoal.

STEFFI SONG USA “Did You Say Treat?” 10.5 x13” Pencil on paper. (category 19: humor/wit)

ATANGULOVA ANASTASIIA RUSSIA https://t.me/fox_from_bmstu “Kaleidoscope” 30x40cm Photo of copper oxides in a microscope.

INA RHEE USA “Fading Away” 18x24” Acrylic paint.

XIONG YANTENG USA “Girl With Necklace — Runqiao” 26.5x35.5cm Pastel.

CAO HONG CHINA “Unruly Hero” 50x40cm Oil on canvas panel.

CAO HONG CHINA “Never Quarantine” 50x40cm Oil on canvas panel.

HAYDEN GEEAWAN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO https://www.facebook.com/hayden.geeawan “Matt & Royce Fraser, America’s #1 Psychic, Daddy’s Pride & Joy” 19x22" Acrylic on canvas.

SUNHEE CHO USA “Spine Chilling Dragon” 24x12" Acrylic on masonite board.

SUNHEE CHO USA “The Journey Into The Future” 14x22" Watercolor on paper.

SUNHEE CHO USA “Don’t Look Down” 18x24" Acrylic paint on masonite board.

SUNHEE CHO USA “Abandoned Memories” 16x20" Acrylic on masonite board.

SUNHEE CHO USA “Graceful Fish” 24x12" Acrylic on masonite board.

MINJAE KANG KOREA “Harmony Within” 8.5x8.5x30cm Sculpture.

MINJAE KANG KOREA “Ocean’s Silent Suffering” 30x37cm Acrylic on canvas.

CHAITALI.V. PURUSHOTHAMAN INDIA https://linktr.ee/11TimeWorldAwardee.vastu.astro “7 Chakra Balancing Energizer 1 — Powerful Vastu Positive Energizer High Frequency Painting Emits Energy Of Success, Emits Positivity, Protection From Evil’s Eye Created During Powerful Time Period Of Brahma Muhurta — 3:30 To 5:30 AM” 40x50” Acrylic on canvas with 3D hand painted frame.

CHAITALI.V. PURUSHOTHAMAN INDIA https://linktr.ee/11TimeWorldAwardee.vastu.astro “7 Chakra Balancing Energizer 2 — Powerful Vastu Positive Energizer High Frequency Painting Emits Energy Of Success, Emits Positivity, Protection From Evil’s Eye Created During Powerful Time Period Of Brahma Muhurta — 3.30 To 5:30 AM” 40x50” Acrylic on canvas with 3D hand painted frame.

CHAITALI.V. PURUSHOTHAMAN INDIA https://linktr.ee/11TimeWorldAwardee.vastu.astro “Space Energy” 24x36” Acrylic on canvas art with glow in the dark.

MINJAE KANG KOREA “Unveiling The Veiled” 60x40cm Acrylic on canvas.

MINJAE KANG KOREA “Chapeau Yokai” 12x12x16cm Sculpture.

PAKAN PENN USA www.pakanpenn.com “Tennessee Blue” 18x24” Oil on canvas.

PAKAN PENN USA www.pakanpenn.com “Twilight Might” 36x48” Oil on canvas.

MINA MOE USA https://www.instagram.com/kasine_studio/ mina.moe@ieee.org “Guardian Angel” 24x24" Acrylic on canvas.

MINA MOE USA https://www.instagram.com/kasine_studio/ mina.moe@ieee.org “Walking Proud” 36x20" Digital painting.

MINA MOE USA https://www.instagram.com/kasine_studio/ mina.moe@ieee.org “Mother And Daughter Enjoying Lantern Festival” 24x24" Digital mixed media.

MINA MOE USA https://www.instagram.com/kasine_studio/ mina.moe@ieee.org “The First Step Towards Your Dream, But You’ll See In The End” 24x36" Acrylic on canvas.

MINA MOE USA https://www.instagram.com/kasine_studio/ mina.moe@ieee.org “Your Choice. Your Destiny. Your Responsibility” 36x20" Digital mixed media.

SEONGYUN HWANG USA “Childhood Warfare” 19x24” Acrylic on board.

STEFFI SONG USA “Classroom Snap” 13x10” Oil pastel on paper. (category 39: self-portrait)

ATANGULOVA ANASTASIIA RUSSIA https://t.me/fox_from_bmstu “Where Are You The Cat?” 30x40cm Photo of a fly in a microscope.

MARC DEBAUCH USA www.marcdebauch.com “Jon Rinsing Off” 11x14” Oil on canvas.

DARREN CECH USA https://www.behance.net/darrencech “Majestic River” 12x16” Oil on canvas.

DARREN CECH USA https://www.behance.net/darrencech “Red And Delicious” 8x10” Color pencil on paper.

SIHEON LEE SOUTH KOREA “Fight” 6x4” Photography.

SIHEON LEE SOUTH KOREA “Reflection” 6x4” Photography.

SIHEON LEE SOUTH KOREA “Mist” 6x4” Photography.

SIHEON LEE SOUTH KOREA “Future” 6x4” Graphic Art.

DARREN CECH USA https://www.behance.net/darrencech “Stoic Gaze” 8x10” Color pencil on paper.

DARREN CECH USA https://www.behance.net/darrencech “5-D Sunset 9x12” Watercolor on paper.

DARREN CECH USA https://www.behance.net/darrencech “Vibrant Lovebird” 9x12” Color pencil on paper.

AR SHRADDHA RAIKAR INDIA “Hastinapur” 48x64" Rangoli on floor. INNOVATIVE

DARREN CECH USA https://www.behance.net/darrencech “Watchful Eye” 9x12” Color pencil on paper.

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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.