World’s Best Acrylic Portraitists: SHUAI, LIU, BRENNAN, KIM, PRUYS, HALEY, FILICHKIN, LIEBENOW, HOROBETS & CHOI / 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.
See all winning images:
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 2 represent CHINA, USA, UK, CANADA, GERMANY & UKRAINE.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Han Shuai
Graduated from the Art Department of East China Normal University in 1993.
Founded and operated POLISH Design Studio from 1994 to 2009.
Began working as a freelance artist in 2010.
My works are collected by the U.S. Consulate General in China, U.S., U.K., Taiwan, China and other institutions and individuals.
I have been a member of the Portrait Society of America since 2017.
Website: https://www.clatia.com/artist/index/225-1
CONTACT THE ARTISTS:
CATEGORY 2. ACRYLIC — FIGURE
1st Place HAN SHUAI CHINA https://www.clatia.com/artist/index/225-1 “The Outside World Is Wonderful” 122x91cm Acrylic.
2nd Place — Tie KAYLEE LIU USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Portrait Of My Childhood” 16x20” Acrylic on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie FRANK BRENNAN UK www.frankbrennan.art “Petr” 60x60cm Acrylic on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie AMY KIM USA nayeonamykim2007@gmail.com “Innocence Of A Crayon” 12x14” Acrylic on board.
3rd Place — Tie HAN SHUAI CHINA https://www.clatia.com/artist/index/225- “A Happy Childhood II” 116x89cm Acrylic.
3rd Place — Tie CHER PRUYS CANADA https://www.artbycher.ca “Bonding” 10x7” Acrylic on paper.
4th Place — Tie HAN SHUAI CHINA https://www.clatia.com/artist/index/225- “Dream Back To The South” 80x60cm Acrylic.
4th Place — Tie DAVID HALEY USA https://www.facebook.com/Davidhaley.art “The Look” 20x16” Acrylic on canvas.
5th Place — Tie TANYA FILICHKIN USA https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-tanya-filichkin.html “Summer Daisies” 16x20” Acrylic.
5th Place — Tie PEGGY LIEBENOW GERMANY www.peggy-liebenow.de “Love Butterfly” 80x60cm Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie VALERII HOROBETS UKRAINE https://www.instagram.com/horobets1412?igsh=MTA3czFzbHAzdTFtZg= “Little Ukrainian Girl” 70х46.5cm Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie EMMA CHOI USA emma.c131412@gmail.com “Silenced Voices” 12x18” 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.
