World’s Best Abstract Expressionists: PESIC GROZDANOV, JOANNA, CHUNG, POWELL, HELEY, JOHNSON, RIVAS, RUPPENTAL, WILLIAMS & SHIM / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS
Artists from 64 countries competed in the 2024 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/2024-winning-artists-american-art-awards/
The WINNERS in CATEGORY 7 represent MACEDONIA, USA, UK, CANADA, SPAIN & POLAND.
BIO of 1st Place Winner:
Divna Pesic Grozdanov was born on 22nd September 1979 in Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology in Skopje, Department of Macedonian and South-Slavonic Languages with American Studies. Later she finished Master of Economy science in Management and Banking.
Divna Pesic Grozdanov has been a professional sportsman for more than 20 years. She has been the best shooter of all times in the Republic of Macedonia in the discipline of small calibre rifle and air-rifle, holding 37 state records in both female and male competitions. So far she has twice become a champion of the Balkans and twice took part at the Olympic Games (Sydney, Australia, 2000, and Athens, Greece, 2004). She has been ranked among the top competitors in many European and World competitions.
Divna Pesic Grozdanov, 45, lives and works in the USA, creating mesmerizing oil paintings in a unique, recognizable style called Divnism.
The highly-collected artist was named the #1 abstract expressionist in the world several times by American Art Awards and won Italy’s International Donatello Prize art award this year for her unique artistic career. Also in 2023, Divna’s paintings were published in the book, Contemporary Celebrity Masters.
She was chosen first place at World Art Awards 2024 juried by 20 best museums and galleries across the world and was named the best abstract expressionist in the world!
She was elected as second place from “33 EMERGING CREATIVE MINDS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR 2011” by Sofi Art magazine, USA (www.SOFImag.com).
She received Luxembourg Art Prize 2022 from Pinacotheque museum for her artistic achievements globally and won the Best of Best Award from Top Art Awards 2021.
At 13 years-old, one of her passions had been oil on canvas, and to date she has had 20 major exhibitions around the world; Skopje, New York, Miami, Paris, Washington, Dusseldorf, Ljubljana, Istanbul, Chicago…
Divna Pesic’s art works were shown on the biggest billboard in Manhattan, NYC, as a selected artist from around the world by See.Me Take Times Square 2014.
One of her paintings, Protecting My Pride, was acquired by her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth and hangs fittingly at Buckingham Palace. Art collectors understand that owning a Divna Pesic Grozdanov oil is not only a joy to see daily, but a wise investment. (www.divnapesic.com).
CONTACT THE ARTISTS:
CATEGORY 7. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
1st Place DIVNA PESIC GROZDANOV MACEDONIA/USA www.divnapesic.com “Divine Sublimity” 40x50cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie JOANNA UK https://joannnanouveaustudio.co.uk “Queen’s Gambit” 59.4x84.1cm Pen and ink with acrylic on paper.
2nd Place — Tie HANA CHUNG USA rhchung23@gmail.com “My Camping Trip” 20x30” Paper, spray paint, acrylic and oil pastel on board.
3rd Place — Tie RICHARD A. POWELL USA www.raartpublishing.com “Shining Star” 48x60” Acrylic on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie RICHARD A. POWELL USA www.raartpublishing.com “The Kiss” 68 96” Acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie RICHARD HELEY UK https://www.brush.bio/richardheley “As We Would Wish” 72x48” Acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie STEVE JOHNSON CANADA https://www.facebook.com/people/Steves-Fine-Art-Splash/61560659775853/ “Stonehenge” 36x48" Acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie STEVE JOHNSON CANADA https://www.facebook.com/people/Steves-Fine-Art-Splash/61560659775853/ “The Departure” 36x48" Acrylic on canvas.
5th Place — Tie JOANNA UK https://joannnanouveaustudio.co.uk “Killing Time” 84.1x59.4cm Pen and ink with acrylic on paper.
5th Place — Tie DIVNA PESIC GROZDANOV MACEDONIA/USA www.divnapesic.com “Under Protection” 50x70cm Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie RAMÓN RIVAS SPAIN http://www.rivismo.com “Between Experiential Loops And Curves” 146x195cm Mixed media-Rivismo on canvas.
6th Place — Tie TOMASZ RUPPENTAL POLAND tomaszruppental@wp.pl “Puppets” 80x60cm Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie MORGAN WILLIAMS USA morganelizabeth1210@gmail.com “Chelsea” 36x48” Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie JIHOO SHIM USA jihooshim07@gmail.com “Under The Microscope” 24x18'’ Acrylic on board.
In 2024, AMERICAN ART AWARDS had submissions from these 64 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Congo Democratic Republic, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic, South), Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam, USA, Zambia.
American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2024 (in alphabetical order by state) asked to score art:
BEST IN ARIZONA: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art
BEST IN COLORADO: Mirada Fine Art
BEST IN CONNECTICUT: Fairfield University Art Museum (FUAM)
BEST IN FLORIDA: MAC Art Galleries
BEST IN IDAHO: Capitol Contemporary Gallery
BEST IN ILLINOIS: Jackson Junge Gallery
BEST IN INDIANA: Kuaba Gallery
BEST IN KANSAS: 2010 Gallery
BEST IN LOUISIANA: GRYDER
BEST IN MINNESOTA: Kolman & Reeb Gallery
BEST IN MISSOURI: The Museum of Art and Archaeology
BEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Candita Clayton Gallery
BEST IN NEW JERSEY: Evalyn Dunn Gallery
BEST IN NEW MEXICO: Thornwood Gallery
BEST IN NORTH CAROLINA: Ambleside Gallery
BEST IN PENNSYLVANIA: Morton Contemporary Art Gallery
BEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA: Mary Martin Galleries Of Fine Art
BEST IN UTAH: Modern West
BEST IN VERMONT: The Current
BEST IN WASHINGTON: ArtX Contemporary
American Art Awards https://www.americanartawards.com/ annually awards 20 museums and/or galleries, who agree to score art and award nearly 300+ deserving contemporary artists from 60+ countries: painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists.
