World Art Awards Names Best Gallery In USA, 2023: CODA Gallery

Thom Bierdz
4 min readMar 28, 2023

The World Art Awards has announced its selection of the 20 Best Galleries and Museums globally for the year 2023, with CODA Gallery receiving the award for the Best Gallery in USA. Each year, only one museum or gallery per country is chosen based on several criteria, including years of establishment, industry reputation, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists, and references from artists, clients, and visitors.

In the Top 20 for 2023, the World Art Awards chose a museum spanning over 140,000 sq ft, along with some contemporary art galleries that are much smaller. The selection also included European historical museums with art and antiquities dating back thousands of years, some with masterpieces by renowned artists such as Botticelli, Mantegna, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Renoir, Monet, Gauguin, Chagall, Matisse, Picasso, among others. To balance, the awards committee also chose some very new and contemporary hotspots in diverse countries and cultures representing important young work, from painting to digital art, photography, and sculpture. The committee opted for large, modern art centers in Ghana and Zambia and a boundary-pushing contemporary facility with an influential international presence in China/Hong Kong. In Israel and Latvia, they chose stunning underground crypts and sub-basement venues that are cherished tourist attractions.

World Art Awards: “Our Best in USA is the Palm Desert, California landmark for 35 years, CODA contemporary El Paseo gallery has a vast collection of paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, and ceramic works by a wide range of established, mid-career, and emerging artists. Brimming with color and life, the art mirrors the personality of the gallery’s beloved founders Connie and David Katz, avid collectors and philanthropists.”

MORE ON THE GALARY: Joy and passion surrounding fine art are hallmarks of CODA, where acquiring art is a relaxed and pleasurable experience. A spirit of generosity and warmth greets visitors the moment they enter the space, where consultants are welcoming and willing to share their expertise with collectors at every level. The gallery features work by a wide range of established, mid-career, and emerging contemporary artists who specialize in a variety of media, from painting and photography to sculpture and glass. Ongoing exhibitions, artist receptions, and art walks offer enthusiasts a chance to gather and interact with the CODA collection.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Please contact the gallery for the latest info.

Web Site: https://codagallery.com/

Located in: El Paseo Square

Address: 73400 El Paseo Suite B-1, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Phone: (760) 346–4661

World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2023 are:

BEST IN ITALY: LE GALLERIE DEGLI UFFIZI

BEST IN FRANCE: THE MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE LYON

BEST IN CANADA: VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

BEST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY

BEST IN HUNGARY: KOLLER GALLERIA

BEST IN ISRAEL: CHELOUCHE GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

BEST IN LATVIA: GALERIJA ROMAS DARZS

BEST IN CHINA & HONG KONG: DE SARTHE GALLERY

BEST IN SWEDEN: WETTERLING GALLERY

BEST IN ARMENIA: EDVARD ISABEKYAN GALLERY

BEST IN GHANA: THE SAVANNAH CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

BEST IN ZAMBIA: THE HENRY TAYALI ART GALLERY

BEST IN DENMARK: GALLERY POULSEN

BEST IN BELGIUM: SHOOBIL GALLERY

BEST IN USA: CODA

BEST IN TAIWAN: 1839 CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

BEST IN SPAIN: GALERIA AZUR

BEST IN THAILAND: LA LANTA FINE ART

BEST IN PORTUGAL: BALCONY CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY

BEST IN AUSTRIA: GALERIE BRUNNHOFER

www.WorldArtAwards.net annually awards the 20 Best International Galleries, and with their critique months later, awards about 500 living contemporary artists (painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists).

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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.