World’s Best Figure Photographers: HUSSAIN, VANCE, SONG, ASHBOURNE, MOLLA, KANG, MOON, SOHN & JO / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
4 min readOct 26, 2024

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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.

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/

The WINNERS in CATEGORY 42 represent PAKISTAN, USA, CANADA, INDIA & REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

CONTACT THE ARTISTS:

CATEGORY 42. NONMANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY — HUMAN

1st Place MANZAR HUSSAIN PAKISTAN https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557121720566&mibextid= “Child” Photo.

2nd Place — Tie DAVID VANCE USA http://www.davidvanceprints.com “Kiss Of Fire” Photo.

2nd Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “Suffocation” 15x22" Digital photography.

3rd Place — Tie TOM ASHBOURNE CANADA www.tomashbourne.com “Who Me?” 24x18" Sculptural photography on aluminum.

3rd Place — Tie SABIR ALI MOLLA INDIA sa5229951@gmail.com “Independence Day” Photo.

4th Place — Tie DAVID VANCE USA http://www.davidvanceprints.com “Portrait Of Scotti” Photo.

4th Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “The Revisitation Of Nostalgia: Our Sanctuary Of Tranquility” 23x16" Digital photography.

5th Place — Tie KUN KANG REPUBLIC OF KOREA gunbhang1@gmail.com “Odd Point Of View” Photography.

5th Place — Tie AARON MOON USA dragonmoon911@gmail.com “Docks Of Fog” Photo.

6th Place — Tie SEOYEON SOHN USA kristensohn0921@gmail.com “My Identity” Photo.

6th Place — Tie ANDREW JO USA andrewjo257@gmail.com “Shades Of Reality” 17x14" Photo.

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.

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Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz

Written by 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.

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