World’s Best Abstract Digital Artists: STECKER, LAVENDAR, MELO & BARULINS / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

6 min readJun 30, 2024

Artists from 61 countries competed in the 2024 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. The 300+ winning works, 1st to 6th Place (and ties) in all 50 categories, have been revealed in this column one category at a time.

Enter Your Art | World Art Awards & American Art Awards

ANNUAL ONLINE COMPETITION for painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists, judged by 25 galleries.

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The WINNERS in CATEGORY 48. DIGITAL ART — NON-REPRESENTATIONAL are in USA, CANADA & LATVIA.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Alan Stecker

1963: Received a B.A. degree from Florida State University in Fine Art/ Painting.

1965: Earned an M.F.A. degree in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design.

1971 to 1987: Editor and Photojournalist for NBC News. I traveled throughout the world and covered an amazing spectrum of breaking news events and in-depth feature stories, which include national and international politics, civil rights, natural disasters, human conflict, combat, etc., which aired on the Today Show, Nightly News, and the NBC Magazine Shows. My stories were awarded Emmy’s, the Edward R. Morrow Award, and in 1980 a Peabody Award.

1987 to 2009: In Atlanta, launched ASV Productions. As executive producer and senior director/director of photography I broadened my production experience on a diversified genre of film and video productions.

2000 to 2005: I joined the television news and production faculty at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

2005 to 2009: I worked with International Media Consultants to help launch 24-hour independent news channels in India, Pakistan, and Serbia.

2005 to 2012: In collaboration with UGA’s Institute of Gerontology and ASV Productions I produced, directed, and wrote a series of documentaries on the subject of successful aging.

Fine Art Honors & Awards:

2023- Four Awards in both Digital, Representational and Nonrepresentational

First and Second in Digital Representational, and a ThIrd and Fourth in Digital Nonrepresentational

2014- 2022- 17 American Art Awards. For Abstract Digital Paintings

2013- 2022- The Georgia National Fair, Perry GA, Three First Place Awards and Two Third Place Awards for Painting

2013- Georgia National Fair Purchase Award, Digital Painting

2013- Georgia National Fair Artist in Residence

1968- Georgia Arts Commission Grant for Painting and Film Production

1966- MacDowell Art Colony Fellowship, Peterborough, NH

1966- Piedmont Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA Awards in both Painting & Drawing

Art Exhibitions & Collections1963-Present- Artist/Painter: Solo Gallery, Corporate & Institutional Exhibitions in Chicago, IL, Blue Hill, ME, Providence, RI, and Atlanta, GA. Highlights, etc.

Works Included in numerous group exhibitions throughout the United States Recent Highlights: alanstecker.artspan.com, fineartamerica.com/alanstecker, Facebook, etc.

Work Included in Private, Corporate, and Public Collections: High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Arts Alliance, and MOCAGA, David Golden Collection, Mead Packaging Corporation, numerous private collections throughout the U.S., etc.. https://www.alanstecker.artspan.com

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 48. DIGITAL ART — NON-REPRESENTATIONAL

1st Place ALAN STECKER USA https://www.alanstecker.artspan.com “Genesis: Creation Of A New World” 24x20" Digital painting.

2nd Place — Tie DIAMANTE LAVENDAR USA https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/ “Creative Expressionism” Mixed media digital art.

2nd Place — Tie MARCIO MELO CANADA www.marciomelo.com “Night Sparkle” 36x24" Digital print.

3rd Place — Tie IGORS BARULINS LATVIA www.barulins.art “Venetian Dreams’’ 100x100cm Digital photography.

3rd Place — Tie ALAN STECKER USA https://www.alanstecker.artspan.com “Genesis: Creation Of Water” 36x24" Digital.

4th Place — Tie ALAN STECKER USA https://www.alanstecker.artspan.com “Deep in Thought” 16x20" Digital painting.

4th Place — Tie IGORS BARULINS LATVIA www.barulins.art “Cosmic Cabaret. A Celestial Spectacle Of Radiant Emojis’’ Digital photo.

5th Place — Tie ALAN STECKER USA https://www.alanstecker.artspan.com “Natural Woman” 36x24" Digital painting.

5th Place — Tie IGORS BARULINS LATVIA www.barulins.art “Pixel Tornado’’ 90x60cm Digital photography.

6th Place — Tie ALAN STECKER USA https://www.alanstecker.artspan.com “Seeking Intelligence” 36x24" Digital painting.

2024 winning artists world art awards — World Art Awards & American Art Awards

ART COLLECTORS, SEE 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS WINNING IMAGES & CONTACTS: Categories 1–10 Categories 11–20 Categories 21–30…

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In 2024, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 61 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, UK, Ukraine, USA, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia.