World’s Best Asian Subject Artists: YANTENG, SAFAR, LIU, LYTVYNENKO & BOLEN/ 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 62 countries competed in the 2024 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 20 international art collectors scored 50 categories of online images covering drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.
The winning works will be revealed in this column one category at a time.
The ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 28. ORIENTALISM or ASIAN SUBJECT represent USA, FRANCE, CHINA, UKRAINE & JAPAN.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Xiong Yanteng is a young artist, a member of the Professional Alliance of American Artists and a member of the Portrait Society of America. His artistic journey began at the age of five. Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts, Minzu University of China. During his undergraduate studies, he received prestigious awards, including the prestigious First Class Professional Scholarship and several honours. After graduation, he went to the United States to further his studies. He has won first prize and top three in international painting and portrait competitions many times. And has been selected into multiple group exhibitions and personal exhibitions on many famous art websites. His works have been selected for physical exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Italy, Spain, Beijing and other places, including portraits that have been selected for the famous American National Exhibition, and won the Jerry’s Artarama Award at the American National Exhibition. His works were selected for the 2023 Spanish International Contemporary Figurative “Modportrait Modern Portrait Competition” and was awarded an honorable mentions drawing. And the 2023 Titian International Portrait Painting&Sculpture Competition exhibition. His portraits have been featured on Google, various art media, news outlets, and multiple social media platforms. It is worth noting that his first-place portraits have been published in many art magazines such as Artist Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine, Art Appreciation, Observica Magazine, The Book of Arts, Artistonish Magazine, Art and Color 365, Art Seen — The Curator’s Salon Magazine, Art IDEAL, Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine, Visual Arts, Art Seen, LEONARDO Guide, The Best Of Drawing, etc.. https://www.instagram.com/xiongyanteng.art/?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg%3D%3D
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 28. ORIENTALISM or ASIAN SUBJECT
1st Place XIONG YANTENG USA https://www.instagram.com/xiongyanteng.art/?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg%3D%3D “A Little Girl In Yellow Clothes” 11x14” Color pencil.
2nd Place — Tie MATHIEU SAFAR FRANCE Digital art. https://www.artmajeur.com/mathieu-safar “Neo Tokyo — Azuro” 76x134cm
2nd Place — Tie SIHUA LIU CHINA 40x40cm Oil on canvas. https://www.instagram.com/sihualiu.artist/ “The Flowers Of Isolation”
3rd Place MATHIEU SAFAR FRANCE https://www.artmajeur.com/mathieu-safar “Neo Tokyo — Asumi” 83x121cm Digital art.
4th Place — Tie MATHIEU SAFAR FRANCE Digital art. https://www.artmajeur.com/mathieu-safar “Neo Tokyo — Shogo” 76x134cm
4th Place — Tie OLENA LYTVYNENKO UKRAINE https://lytvynenkoart.wixsite.com/lytvynenkoolena/magazin “The Games Of The Moon Rabbits” 65x80cm Gold canvas, acrylic.
5th Place MATHIEU SAFAR FRANCE https://www.artmajeur.com/mathieu-safar “Neo Tokyo — Tanza” 76x134cm Digital art.
6th Place — Tie MATHIEU SAFAR FRANCE Digital art. https://www.artmajeur.com/mathieu-safar “Neo Tokyo — Neibi” 76x134cm
6th Place — Tie OLENA LYTVYNENKO UKRAINE https://lytvynenkoart.wixsite.com/lytvynenkoolena/magazin “What Are The Magpies Talking About?” 80x65cm Gold canvas, acrylic.
6th Place — Tie TERESA BOLEN JAPAN https://teresabolen.com “The Shakuhachi Maker Performs” 26x40" Digital painting.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
In 2024, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 62 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
20 international art collectors asked to score art:
Andrew Cameron & Marcus Hamilton — Australia
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Floyd M. Elwell, III — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Judi Evans — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Michelle Foglesong Wilson — Las Vegas
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Paul Iacono — Chicago
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Celeste Miller — St. Petersburg, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Blaine L. Richards-Miller — Wichita Falls, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
