World’s Best Contemporary Artists: Bathmawathy, Blume, Cech, Rol, Schaal, Wolf / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Winners
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, were featured in 75 articles and a movie.
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/
Here is more info on some stand-out artists (in alphabetical order):
Bathmawathy
is an Award Winning Self-taught Wildlife artist based in Coimbatore, India. During the Covid outbreak, she found her passion for art and specializes in oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal. Bathmawathy creates art to raise awareness about the importance of preserving wildlife and their habitats, capturing the emotion of each creature through their eyes. She is a member of the Association of Animal Artists, UK and has won numerous awards for her artwork internationally. Bathmawathy believes that animals are often neglected and hunted down for their parts or lose their homes due to human interference and negligence. Her work is filled with earthy colors and masterfully detailed wildlife honed with a deep respect for nature and wildlife conservation. She is a passionate ambassador for the protection and advocacy of our animal life and well-being, using her art to bring awareness and positive change to the environment. Her compelling artworks, often inspired by her deep connection to nature, shed light on the rapidly diminishing wildlife around us. Through her pieces, she seeks to bring us closer to the beauty of our natural world and its inhabitants, while expressing the need to cherish and preserve these miraculous species for generations to come.
https://www.instagram.com/artistbathmawathy/
https://www.facebook.com/people/ArtistBathmawathy/100068398414232/
https://www.youtube.com/@artistbathmawathy
Beate Blume
Colours of Joy: an Invitation to Liveliness and Inner Strength
Blume’s art is a loving wake-up call to the vitality in all of us. Though she usually works with intense colours and strong contrasts, her works of art are harmonious compositions. This reflects her view that, in a world full of contradictions and tensions, all of us can find meaning and personal growth and create harmonious lives. Her paintings reflect happy views and joyful moments of life. They are intended to inspire the viewer to discover their own inner sources of joy and to experience their lives as a more fulfilling and harmonious unity so that the world becomes a little more like home.
Blume’s trust in God and life and her ability to find joy in the little things give her works a transforming and healing power. Blume has gained international recognition and numerous international art awards. Her work is found in international art buyers’ collections.
Darren Cech
My painting and drawing invites you to experience with me that moment in time. I use vivid colors to excite the senses and sooth the soul. I recreate the moment when you see birds, trees, rivers or lakes. That moment when sunrise or sunset is most vivid. I invite you to join me and enjoy that moment in time.
My painting and drawing invites you to experience with me that moment in time. I use vivid colors to excite the senses and sooth the soul. I recreate the moment when you see birds, trees, rivers or lakes. That moment when sunrise or sunset is most vivid. I invite you to join me and enjoy that moment in timer. instagram.com/darren_cech_art
Maurits Rol
“I grew up in Virginia and my father who was an amateur sculptor was a major influence in my love of art. I took a few art classes in college, but at that time the university had one mainframe computer and there was no such thing as a personal computer. I became enchanted by the wide open spaces and colors of the Southwest and moved to New Mexico in 1988. I became aware of the possibility of making art on the computer in 1993, but it was the late 1990s when digital art became my passion and has been ever since. My day job as a psychiatrist is demanding but my art is on my mind every day. Music, especially heavily rhythmic music (e.g. Mickey Hart), helps me get into a trance-like state exploring color, form, light, texture, and composition to bring to life my version of beauty.” https://shivafool.com/
Tracy Schaal
an amazing realism nature artist who loves working with oils and pastels. She has this incredible knack for capturing the little details and organic vibes of her subjects, giving you a real look at the beauty of the natural world.
https://www.instagram.com/tschaalart/
Maja Wolf
was born in Grudziadz, Poland on February 13, 1981. She is an artist, owner of an art gallery Maya in Torun, painter and drawing instructor, art dealer, organizer of art exhibitions and auctions. She completed a study of advertising, interior design and pedagogy. Winner of many international painting competitions. She has participated in several international exhibitions.
Since 2013 member of Association of Polish Painters and Graphic Artists in Warsaw.
In the early years, she painted for institutions, companies and private persons. However, she paints surreal paintings all her life. She loves to use her imagination in art and create her world. For many years she has been known for drawing realistic portraits and caricatures by pastels, charcoal and pencils.
MAYA GALLERY / Since 2009 to now she has its own gallery in Torun ( Maya Gallery ). / Since 2011 she has organized nearly 100 exhibitions of Polish artists. / She organized three art competition for children and adolescents: Casting for Mona Lisa ( 2011 ), My Mona Lisa ( 2015 ) and Mona Lisa in Torun ( 2016 ). / She organized and participated in numerous auctions and charity exhibitions.
MAYA ATELIER / Since 2013 she has been teaching drawing and painting. In June and September 2019 she organized 2 art workshops where she was also an art instructor. / Since August 2019 to october 2020 she ran her own drawing and painting school in Torun Maya Atelier. The school was closed as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. / Winner of many awards in international competitions / www.majawolf.pl
I spend my daily time running an art gallery called MAYA in a small town — Toruń in Poland. But when I close the gallery doors I travel. I love discovering the world! I often visit different European cities. From these trips I bring back fresh ideas and sketches. I draw impressions, remembered places and their mood. Then I paint pictures from them. Each picture contains a message: We are here only for a moment! Let’s appreciate this gift and respect it.
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
ACTING CREDITS OF THOM BIERDZ: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0081551/
