World’s Best Digital Artists: ROL, BADJIART, SUN, BOLEN, TIRED, ZHANG, LAVENDAR & BANNON / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readJun 30, 2024

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Artists from 61 countries competed in the 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the world 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, have been revealed in this column one category at a time.

The WINNERS in CATEGORY 47. DIGITAL ART — REPRESENTATIONAL are in USA, TOGO, JAPAN & PARAGUAY.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: MAURITS ROL

I live in New Mexico and I have been making digital art for more than 25 years. My artwork may be abstract or surreal or realistic, and I love lots of color. I like to work with the elements of color, form, light, texture and composition to achieve my version of aesthetic beauty. Music is important in my process, it helps me get lost. With music, the outside world disappears, I lose track of time and go with the flow. I keep going on this journey into inner space until everything looks right to my eye. I have spent thousands of hours over the years lost in inner space in pursuit of beauty. I find there is always more for me to explore. https://www.shivafool.com

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 47. DIGITAL ART — REPRESENTATIONAL

1st Place MAURITS ROL USA https://www.shivafool.com “Not Quite Forgotten Tree” 20x16” Print. Digital art.

1st Place MAURITS ROL USA https://www.shivafool.com “Web Of Paradise” 20x16” Print. Digital art.

2nd Place — Tie BOUGLOUGA BADJIART TOGO elbadji228@gmail.com “Afrika Beauty” Digital painting.

2nd Place — Tie HAIYANG SUN USA https://www.instagram.com/haiyangsun/ “High Priestess” 3450x4465px Digital.

3rd Place — Tie TERESA BOLEN JAPAN https://teresabolen.com “The Shakuhachi Maker Performs” 26x40" Digital painting.

3rd Place — Tie MAURITS ROL USA https://www.shivafool.com “Cerebral Centuries Seepage” 20x16” Print. Digital art.

4th Place — Tie HAIYANG SUN USA https://www.instagram.com/haiyangsun/ “Golden Temple” 3995x3000px Digital.

4th Place — Tie FRANKLY TIRED PARAGUAY https://www.artmajeur.com/frankly-tired “Socius Tapetis” 70x100cm Digital Paint.

5th Place — Tie TERESA BOLEN JAPAN https://teresabolen.com “Kiki” 11x16" Digital painting.

5th Place — Tie YITING ZHANG USA https://www.instagram.com/lolaneedstosketchmooore/ “Hallucinating” 25x13cm Digital painting.

6th Place — Tie DIAMANTE LAVENDAR USA http://www.diamante-lavendar.pixels.com “Anointed” Various sizes available Mixed media digital art.

6th Place — Tie KAREN BANNON USA https://www.karenbannonphotography.com/ “The Guardian” Photo, digital.

In 2024, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 61 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, UK, Ukraine, USA, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia.

The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2024 who were asked to score art: (in alphabetical order by country):

Best in Australia: Bungendore Wood Works Gallery

Best in Chile: Isabel Aninat Gallery

Best in Columbia: Beatriz Esguerra Art

Best in Czech Republic: Knupp Gallery

Best in Georgia: UGallery

Best in Israel: Corridor Contemporary

Best in Japan: Nanzuka Underground

Best in Latvia: Galerija Romas Darzs

Best in Malaysia: Gallery des Artistes / Gallery@Tropicana

Best in Morocco: Comptoir des Mines Galerie

Best in Myanmar: New Treasure Art Gallery

Best in Portugal: Underdogs

Best in Taiwan: 1839 Contemporary Gallery

Best in United Kingdom: Miart Gallery London

Best in USA / Alabama: Alabama Contemporary Art Center

Best in USA / Arizona: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

Best in USA / Iowa: Moberg Gallery

Best in USA / Nebraska: Kiechel Fine Art

Best in USA / South Dakota: South Dakota Art Museum

Best in USA / Utah: Ogden Contemporary Arts

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Thom Bierdz

One of Medium’s TOP ART CONTRIBUTORS, award-winning author, actor, film-maker, painter. 12 books: 6 on art. President of WAA & AAA & ACCA.