WORLD ART AWARDS Winners In Impressionism /Animal: KENNEDY, KILINSKE, MOFFATT, AIAZZI, YOUSEF, STEELE, BOTHA-AUSTIN, FRAZER, BLUME, GERALD, GEORGIEVA & GLANDARIUS

Thom Bierdz
6 min readJun 27, 2023

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The WORLD ART AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 20: IMPRESSIONISM / ANIMAL live in USA, LITHUANIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, GERMANY & BULGARIA.

Artists from 79 countries competed in the 2023 WORLD ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the world were sent online images to score in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Born in a tent in San Saba, Ira Kennedy is a fifth generation Texan. Growing up in numerous locations from Japan to Germany, his experiences are as diverse as his talents.

Artists of the past have had sudden shifts in their artistic style. Picasso’s revelation came once he saw African Art and Van Gogh’s discovery of Japanese art was equally life changing. Likewise, Ira’s exposure to Australian Aboriginal art and the ancient rock art of the Southwest Indians came together to evoke an artistic epiphany.

​Since his two solo exhibitions and exhibiting in a group show, “The Art of Money”, in New York City’s Chelsea Gallery which included many internationally known artists, including Andy Warhol, Ira has had his share of success.

In 2015 his work was included in Acrylic Works 2, Acrylic Artist magazine, Southwest Art and several online publications His art is held in numerous private collections from Australia to South Korea, and New York to California. Ira currently lives and works from his studio in Llano County, Texas. http://www.IraKennedy.com

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Aurelija Kilinske

I’m a professional artist who believes art is a lifestyle and a way to
translate feelings visually into the real world. My paintings are inspired by the nature that surrounds me. I focus on the exploration of colours, undertones, shades and textures. I build a poetic and intuitive visual universe, which addresses sensations and emotions.
https://www.facebook.com/akilinske/

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE:

CATEGORY 20. IMPRESSIONISM — ANIMAL

1ST PLACE — TIE IRA KENNEDY USA www.IraKennedy.com “Morning Glory Hummingbird” 16x24” Acrylic on canvas.

1ST PLACE — TIE AURELIJA KILINSKE LITHUANIA https://www.facebook.com/akilinske/ “Peace Dancing Far From Shore” 27x37cm Watercolor on paper.

2ND PLACE LYNDA MOFFATT CANADAhttps://www.lyndamoffatt.com/ “The Power Couple #2” 30x30” Acrylic on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE DAVID AIAZZI USA https://www.daiart.org/ “Omnia” 36x48" Acrylic on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE ABIR A. YOUSEF USA www.abiryousefgallery.com “Tranquility” 30x24” Oil on linen.

3RD PLACE — TIE LINDA STEELE USA “Great Horned Owl Mother’s Love” 20x20" Acrylic on canvas.

4TH PLACE — TIE ALANIE BOTHA-AUSTIN SOUTH AFRICA www.alanieart.co.za “A Leopard’s Faith” 592x420mm Oil on board.

4TH PLACE — TIE SPENCER FRAZER USA https://www.spencerfrazer.com/gallery “Up In Flames” 24x30" Oil on linen.

4TH PLACE — TIE BEATE BLUME GERMANY www.beateblume.de “Just Curious” 80x80cm Acrylic on canvas.

5ND PLACE DEBRA GERALD USA “Poppy” 12x16” Acrylic on canvas.

6TH PLACE — TIE RUMJANA GEORGIEVA BULGARIA “The Warrior” 50x50cm Acrylic on 3D canvas.

6TH PLACE — TIE GARRULUS GLANDARIUS GERMANY www.garrulus-glandarius.de “Bird’s Hideaway” 61x91cm Digital work. Giclée print on paper.

Art collectors can see hundreds of winning images and contact info to all 50 CATEGORIES of winning artworks:

https://www.americanartawards.com/2023-winning-artists-world-art-awards/

In 2023, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 79 countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chili, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tobago, Trinidad, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2023 who were asked to score art:

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

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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.