World’s Best Expressionists: PARK, LEE, STEELE, MOORE, PURUSHOTHAMAN, SLAGTER, FILICHKIN, CHOO, CHO, DALIL, LYNN, PAE / 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Winners

Thom Bierdz
5 min readSep 25, 2022

20 of USA’s Best Galleries & Museums vote in the AMERICAN ART AWARDS, arguably the most prestigious online art competition. In 2022, painters, sketchers, digital artists, photographers and sculptors from 69 countries submitted JPEGs for the 50 categories — to win gallery affiliation, career launch, high scores, great press and/or $5,000 in prizes.

Here are the winners in CATEGORY 13, EXPRESSIONISM — OTHER THAN FIGURE.

1ST PLACE WINNER BIO: ZENO PARK

I’m currently a sophomore at Bergen County Academies. I’m 15 years old and through my art, I hope to help others, especially those suffering from mental health issues. Whether to show that they are not alone or to simply provide comfort, that is the main goal I wish to accomplish with my art.

CONTACTS — — — — — CATEGORY 13. EXPRESSIONISM / OTHER

1ST PLACE ZENO PARK USA zenoopark@gmail.com “A World Of Desires” 18x24" Acrylic on board.

2ND PLACE — TIE EUGENE LEE USA iridocyclitis1110@gmail.com “Adultish” 18x24” Acrylic on board.

2ND PLACE — TIE LINDA STEELE USA www.facebook.com/LindaSteeleOriginals/ “Red-tailed Hawk” 12x16” Acrylic/glaze over fluid metallic acrylic on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE SUSAN MOORE USA www.foreverendeavor.us “Beethoven Funfte” 16x20" Acrylic on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE CHAITALI V. PURUSHOTHAMAN INDIA cv.artist.painter@gmail.com “Healing Art — Praying Is Attracting Positivity, Strength And Faith Through The Divine Energies” 36x24" Acrylic on canvas connecting art with glow in the dark.

3RD PLACE — TIE PHILIP SLAGTER USA one-eyedprophet.com “Drowning” 124x64" Acrylic on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE TANYA FILICHKIN USA https://tanyafilichkin.artspan.com/ “The Rain Song” 24X24” Acrylic on canvas.

4TH PLACE — TIE MICHELLE CHOO USA yeonkyungchoo@gmail.com “Anemo Cycle” 16x24" Acrylic on canvas

4TH PLACE — TIE YAZID DALIL ALGERIA home-grey@live.fr “The Blue Whale And The Castle” 21x29cm Ballpoint pen.

5TH PLACE — TIE LINZI LYNN USA/UK www.linzilynn.com “Night Hunt” 24x8" Acrylic on canvas.

5TH PLACE — TIE ZENO PARK USA zenoopark@gmail.com “The Path Of Identity” 11x17" Acrylic on board.

6TH PLACE — TIE JAY PAE USA jayjm.pae@gmail.com “A Deep Dive Into Identity” 16x20" Acrylic on board.

6TH PLACE — TIE EDDIE CHO USA eddiecho22@gmail.com “Panic On The Racetrack” 24x24" Acrylic on board.

More winners from USA because more entered from USA.

100 ARTICLES on the 50 CATEGORIES of the 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS WINNING ARTISTS will be here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-press-on-artists/

COLLECTORS wanting to acquire these pieces or contact the artists can get direct links here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-winning-artists/

This is the 14th anniversary for the American Art Awards organization which selects the 20 Best Galleries and Museums each May, who decide the world’s best artists in Autumn.

American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2022, in alphabetical order of state, who were asked to vote on art submissions:

BEST IN ARIZONA — Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

BEST IN ARKANSAS — Fort Smith Regional Art Museum

BEST IN CALIFORNIA — Exclusive Collections Galleries

BEST IN COLORADO — Mirada Fine Art

BEST IN DELAWARE — The Delaware Contemporary

BEST IN FLORIDA — MAC Art Galleries

BEST IN GEORGIA — Westobou Gallery

BEST IN HAWAII — Sunshine Arts

BEST IN INDIANA — Lubeznik Center for the Arts

BEST IN LOUISIANA — Arthur Roger Gallery

BEST IN MICHIGAN — LaFontsee Galleries

BEST IN MISSOURI — Hilliard Gallery

BEST IN NEBRASKA — Kiechel Fine Art

BEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE — Rochester Museum of Fine Arts

BEST IN NEW MEXICO — Blue Rain Gallery

BEST IN NEW YORK — Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts

BEST IN OREGON — Bronze Coast Gallery

BEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA — Mary Martin Galleries Of Fine Art

BEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA — South Dakota Art Museum

BEST IN WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginia State Museum

Among other criteria, gallery & museum selections are based on years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists as well as artist, client and visitor references.

Enter here: https://www.americanartawards.com/register-to-enter-3/

or get a gallery to rate and price your work: https://www.americanartawards.com/gallery-ratings/

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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.