World’s Best Animal Realists: TUBIANA, WILLIAMS, SORENSEN, DODDE, PYLE, VIERK, ZWERCH, DINIZ, RUM, CHASE & SCHAAL / 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 33 represent FRANCE, UK, SWITZERLAND, NETHERLANDS, USA, GERMANY, ITALY, BRAZIL & CANADA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Marion Tubiana:
“Animal portraits that are strikingly lifelike. This is how one could describe the paintings and drawings of Marion Tubiana. It is from photographs that this artist, who is also a wildlife photographer, works. These are snapshots taken by her or other photographers, which she transforms onto canvas or paper, where she expresses the emotions and deep nature of these creatures, the only beings capable of giving her “this particular sense of calm and well-being that only they can transmit.”
“Through the powdery and velvety texture of pastel, she brings to life on the medium images of a unique tenderness and fleetingness. Drawings she leaves unfinished to better give us the impression of witnessing the ephemeral appearance of animality transfigured by the artist. A sensation reminiscent of the evanescence of this medium, which, before being fixed, can be erased with a single stroke of the hand and dispersed with the slightest gust of wind. As for painting, Marion Tubiana sees it as “more intentional in terms of expression,” this time conveying the grandeur and power of these animals to which she feels so close.
“Mastering both techniques, Marion Tubiana becomes the artist of the anima, this breath that animates us as much as the animals, whose portraits reveal the soul of nature, inviting us to reconnect with it. “ quote from Bertrand Naivin.
MARION’S SITE: http://www.mariontubiana.com/
CONTACT THE ARTISTS:
CATEGORY 33. REALISM — ANIMAL
1st Place + BEST OF SHOW / HIGHEST SCORE IN ENTIRE CONTEST MARION TUBIANA FRANCE www.mariontubiana.com “Néméan” 50x40cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie MARION TUBIANA FRANCE www.mariontubiana.com “L’échange” 120x60cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie DAN WILLIAMS UK www.facebook.com/danwilliamsart 45x65cm “Night Of The Tiger” Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie LINE SORENSEN SWITZERLAND https://www.linesorensen-fineart.com/ “Snow Leopard Cub” 40x40cm Pastel.
3rd Place — Tie PATRICK DODDE NETHERLANDS https://www.instagram.com/patrickd.art/ “Zoran” 20x30cm Airbrush.
4th Place — Tie DAN PYLE USA http://danpyleartist.com/ “Out Of Darkness” 18.5x19.75" Charcoal on illustration board.
4th Place — Tie KAROLA VIERK GERMANY https://www.karo-art-am-meer.de “Sunbath” 30x40cm Pastel on Pastelmat.
4th Place — Tie KATRIN ZWERCH ITALY https://www.instagram.com/katzportraits/ “Happy Happy Dogs” 50x60cm Soft pastel on velour paper. realism animal
5th Place — Tie PAULA DINIZ BRAZIL https://www.pauladiniz.art/en “Golden Retriever” 40x50" Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie DANIELA RUM ITALY http://www.danielarum.com “The Sun, The Moon And The Stars” 50x70cm Pastel on Pastelmat.
5th Place — Tie MARION TUBIANA FRANCE www.mariontubiana.com “Banks” 70x70cm Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie KIM CHASE CANADA www.chaseartworks.com “Ready” 24x18" Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie TRACY SCHAAL USA https://www.tracyschaalart.com “Here, Sharky Sharky” 20x24” Pastel on Pastel Mat.
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.
