World’s Best Animal Impressionists: RIVO, PENN, MONTILLA, FINCH, POALUCCI, HALEY, SHARAPANOVSKY, YI, BINOVSKA, TAKACHE, CHA, LETARD, BLUME & TÜNDE
/ 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 20 represent PORTUGAL, USA, UKRAINE, CYPRUS, LEBANON, AUSTRALIA, GERMANY & HUNGARY.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE ARTIST: Lena Rivo
is an artist specializing in both plein air and studio painting. Her style blends impressionistic and realistic elements, aiming to capture the world with life-like accuracy. Each painting aims to be a window into the unique moment it captures.
Lena splits her time between Portugal and Spain, drawing inspiration from a range of subjects such as seascapes, landscapes, floral still lifes, animals, and human figures. When she paints, she thinks abstractly, searching for interesting contrasts, shapes, and color combinations. She focuses on conveying the mood of the scene by simplifying details, making it easier for viewers to immerse themselves in the motif.
Lena works with gouache, oil pastels, and oil. When she’s not painting, she enjoys reading, walking her dog, and exploring flea markets for unique objects to include in her still-life compositions. Lena surrounds herself with beauty, so that every corner of her world inspires her to create.
CONTACT THE ARTISTS:
CATEGORY 20. IMPRESSIONISM — ANIMAL
1st Place LENA RIVO PORTUGAL https://www.lenarivo.com/ “Cat In The Snow” 7x9” Gouache.
2nd Place — Tie PAKAN PENN USA www.pakanpenn.com “Running Free” 48x48" Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie RICKY MONTILLA USA www.rickymontilla.com “3-Month Old Yoda, The Corgi” 18x12” Mixed media, charcoal pencil.
3rd Place — Tie TANYA FINCH USA tabidika@yahoo.com “I Am Home” 21x22cm Graphite on paper.
3rd Place — Tie THERESA POALUCCI USA https://www.artistthersapoalucci.com “Curious Coyote” 30x40” Digital on acrylic.
4th Place — Tie PAKAN PENN USA www.pakanpenn.com “Close Race” 36x48" Oil on canvas.
4th Place — Tie DAVID HALEY USA https://www.facebook.com/Davidhaley.art “The Gathering” 30x40” Acrylic on canvas.
5th Place — Tie OLEG SHARAPANOVSKY UKRAINE https://www.instagram.com/olegsharapanovsky/ “Etude #412” 50х40vm Oil on canvas, palette knife.
5th Place — Tie ALLISON YI USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Long-Tailed Duck” 9x12” Acrylic on gesso board.
5th Place — Tie TATYANA BINOVSKA UKRAINE/CYPRUS www.binovskaya.com “Blue Dream 1” 80x100cm Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Wild Fury” 22x30” Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie KATELYN CHA USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Deep Sea World” 16x20” Acrylic on gesso board.
6th Place — Tie SAMARA LETARD AUSTRALIA https://www.instagram.com/samara.heart.art/ 50x70cm “Morning Whispers / Photo Credit Gill Merritt” Pastel on Pastelmat.
6th Place — Tie BEATE BLUME GERMANY www.beateblume.de “Strong Together” 90x120cm Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie SZABÓ TÜNDE HUNGARY tundeszabo7223@gmail.com “End Of Summer Purr” 50x50cm Acrylic, canvas.
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.
