World’s Best Abstract Expressionists: LENART, RIVAS, CORONEL, AHMADY, STECKER, PESIC GROZDANOV, CIAPAITE, PARK, ŠIMOLIŪNIENĖ, BRENNAN & FILICHKIN / 2025 AMERICAN ART AWARDS
Artists from 63 countries competed in the 2025 AMERICAN ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the USA 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, will be featured in an upcoming movie and 75 articles.
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Art collectors can see the hundreds of winning artworks and corresponding contact info to the best contemporary artists in the world here: https://americanartawards.com/2025-winning-artists-american-art-awards/
The WINNERS in CATEGORY 7 represent POLAND, SPAIN, PHILIPPINES, IRAN, USA, MACEDONIA, LITHUANIA & GERMANY.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Mateusz Lenart
is the Creative Director and Lead Designer behind the remake of Silent Hill 2, with over 17 years of experience in the video game industry. He is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where he studied in the Graphics Department.
Beyond his work in game development, Mateusz is also deeply engaged in the fine arts. He creates works in both traditional and digital media, producing illustrations for games, films, and comics. As an author of his own comic projects, he continues to develop his passion for storytelling and visual narrative.
His artistic practice also includes emotionally charged works created with charcoal and traditional pen & ink techniques, through which he explores themes of fantasy and abstraction intertwined with figurative art. www.instagram.com/mateuszlenart/
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CATEGORY 7. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
1ST PLACE MATEUSZ LENART POLAND www.instagram.com/mateuszlenart/ “The Knight’s Tale” 100x70cm Charcoal, paper.
2ND PLACE — TIE RAMÓN RIVAS SPAIN http://www.rivismo.com “Experiential Puzzle” 195x195cm Mixed media-Rivismo on canvas.
2ND PLACE — TIE EDWARD CORONEL PHILIPPINES edcoronel@gmail.com “The Wave Triptych” 72x144” (3 panels) Oil on canvas.
3RD PLACE — TIE CAMELIA AHMADY IRAN www.camelia-art.com “Phoenix/Rising From The Ashes” 42x42cm Gouache/watercolor on board.
3RD PLACE — TIE ALAN STECKER USA https://www.AlanSteckerFineArt.com “Lady And Her Dog” 40x30" Digital painting.
4TH PLACE — TIE DIVNA PESIC GROZDANOV MACEDONIA www.divnapesic.com “Cover” 20x20” Oil on canvas.
4TH PLACE — TIE VILIJA CIAPAITE LITHUANIA raganoote@gmail.com “Ocean Whispers” 32x45cm Gouache on paper.
5TH PLACE — TIE SUNGMIN PARK USA hailysm510@gmail.com “Gravity Of Time” 18x22” Acrylic paint on board covered with hanji.
5TH PLACE — TIE ANGELĖ ŠIMOLIŪNIENĖ LITHUANIA https://www.facebook.com/angele.simoliuniene “Historical Stage” 64x44cm Acrylic and paper.
6TH PLACE — TIE WILLIAM FRANCIS BRENNAN GERMANY www.william-francis-brennan.com “Equator” 100x100cm Mixed media on canvas.
6TH PLACE — TIE TANYA FILICHKIN USA https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-tanya-filichkin.html “I Dream Of Painting And Then I Paint My Dream” 24x24” Acrylic on canvas.
In 2025, AMERICAN ART AWARDS had submissions from these 63 countries: Angola, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic, South), Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.
American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries for 2025 (in alphabetical order by state) asked to score art:
Best in Arizona: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art
Best in California: 111 Minna Gallery
Best in Florida: Art Fusion Galleries
Best in Idaho: Sun Valley Contemporary Gallery
Best in Illinois: Jackson Junge Gallery
Best in Kentucky: Moreman Gallery
Best in Louisiana: Stella Jones Gallery
Best in Maine: Maine Art Hill
Best in Michigan: Water Street Gallery
Best in Minnesota: All My Relations Gallery
Best in Mississippi: Studio Waveland + Gallery
Best in Missouri: Fresh Gallery
Best in Oklahoma: Exhibit C Gallery
Best in Pennsylvania: Paradigm Gallery + Studio
Best in Tennessee: Lilienthal Gallery
Best in Texas: Thornwood Gallery
Best in Utah: The Compass
Best in Washington: Ryan James Fine Arts
Best in West Virginia: Paragon Fine Art
Best in Wyoming: Gallery Wild
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American Art Awards https://www.americanartawards.com/ annually awards 20 galleries who award nearly 300+ deserving contemporary artists from 60+ countries: painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists.
