World’s Best Abstract Expressionists: MACGILLIVRAY, PESIC GROZDANOV, JONES, STEELE, GRIMSTEAD, BERBEE, BRENNAN, SERSTINSKAJA, PROTOPAPA, ZHAO, LISBOA/ 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Winners

Thom Bierdz
5 min readSep 25, 2022

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20 of USA’s Best Galleries & Museums vote in the AMERICAN ART AWARDS, arguably the most prestigious online art competition. In 2022, painters, sketchers, digital artists, photographers and sculptors from 69 countries submitted JPEGs for the 50 categories — to win gallery affiliation, career launch, high scores, great press and/or $5,000 in prizes.

Here are the winners in CATEGORY 7, ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM.

CONTACTS — — — — — CATEGORY 7. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

1ST PLACE SANDRA MACGILLIVRAY CANADA semacgillivray@gmail.com
“Red” 30x48” Acrylic.

2ND PLACE — TIE DIVNA PESIC GROZDANOV MACEDONIA www.divnapesic.com “Rebellion” 40x30” Oil on canvas.

2ND PLACE — TIE CHUCK JONES, PHD USA www.ChuckJonesPhD.com “3 Crows” 15x22” Acrylic on paper.

3RD PLACE — TIE LINDA STEELE USA www.facebook.com/LindaSteeleOriginals/ “Sails In The Sunset” 15x30” Fluid acrylic on wrapped canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE KAREN GRIMSTEAD UK www.karengrimstead.com
“You’re My North, South, East & West” 100x150cm Acrylic on linen.

4TH PLACE — TIE MATT BERBEE USA mattberbee.com mattberbee@hotmail.com “Blue Nude” 25x36” Oil.

4TH PLACE — TIE WILLIAM FRANCIS BRENNAN GERMANY www.william-francis-brennan.com “She + He” 55x71cm Oil on canvas.

5TH PLACE — TIE DANGUOLE SERSTINSKAJA LITHUANIA https://petdrawings.net/ “Sunshine” 32x45cm Gouache on paper.

5TH PLACE — TIE ROSA MARIA PROTOPAPA ITALY https://protopapa.weebly.com “Il Treno Degli Innocenti / The Train of the Innocents” 60x20x2cm Dyptic Acrylic on canvas.

6TH PLACE — TIE LINDA STEELE USA www.facebook.com/LindaSteeleOriginals/ “Nebula #6” 18x24” Acrylic on canvas.

6TH PLACE — TIE UTTONG ZHAO CHINA 23gracez@wab.edu
“The Sun Is A Fluid” 60x45cm Wood cut print, chine-colle.

6TH PLACE — TIE JOSÉ LISBOA BRAZIL https://www.saatchiart.com/joselisboa “La Máquina” 84.58x63.5cm Assemblage, found objects, US currency, paint.

More winners from USA because more entered from USA.

100 ARTICLES on the 50 CATEGORIES of the 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS WINNING ARTISTS will be here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-press-on-artists/

COLLECTORS wanting to acquire these pieces or contact the artists can get direct links here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-winning-artists/

This is the 14th anniversary for the American Art Awards organization which selects the 20 Best Galleries and Museums each May, who decide the world’s best artists in Autumn.

American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2022, in alphabetical order of state, who were asked to vote on art submissions:

BEST IN ARIZONA — Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

BEST IN ARKANSAS — Fort Smith Regional Art Museum

BEST IN CALIFORNIA — Exclusive Collections Galleries

BEST IN COLORADO — Mirada Fine Art

BEST IN DELAWARE — The Delaware Contemporary

BEST IN FLORIDA — MAC Art Galleries

BEST IN GEORGIA — Westobou Gallery

BEST IN HAWAII — Sunshine Arts

BEST IN INDIANA — Lubeznik Center for the Arts

BEST IN LOUISIANA — Arthur Roger Gallery

BEST IN MICHIGAN — LaFontsee Galleries

BEST IN MISSOURI — Hilliard Gallery

BEST IN NEBRASKA — Kiechel Fine Art

BEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE — Rochester Museum of Fine Arts

BEST IN NEW MEXICO — Blue Rain Gallery

BEST IN NEW YORK — Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts

BEST IN OREGON — Bronze Coast Gallery

BEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA — Mary Martin Galleries Of Fine Art

BEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA — South Dakota Art Museum

BEST IN WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginia State Museum

Among other criteria, gallery & museum selections are based on years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists as well as artist, client and visitor references.

Enter here: https://www.americanartawards.com/register-to-enter-3/

or get a gallery to rate and price your work: https://www.americanartawards.com/gallery-ratings/

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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.