World’s Best Humor Artists: CETYRKOVSKI, UMOH, BUEV, LEIMKUELLER, VON TORNADO, RODIGAS, HALL, CHANG, KIM, LIU & WALKER / 2025 WORLD ART AWARDS
Artists from 58 countries competed in the 2025 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, will be revealed in this column one category at a time, and also an upcoming movie.
The WINNERS in CATEGORY 19. HUMOR WIT represent LITHUANIA, NIGERIA, MOLDOVA, AUSTRIA, USA, GERMANY & UK.
BIO of Ksystof Cetyrkovski:
My name is Ksystof Cetyrkovski and I‘m an innovative young artist and designer, based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Painting and drawing have been a great passion of mine since I was a young boy. I love painting beautiful everyday objects, amazing people and animals, and transposing these into works of unique art. https://www.kcdesign.lt
WINNER WEBSITES AND CONTACTS:
CATEGORY 19. HUMOR WIT
1st Place KSYSTOF CETYRKOVSKI LITHUANIA https://www.kcdesign.lt “The Moment” 120x80cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie ABASIAMA HENRY UMOH NIGERIA abasiamaumoh670@gmail.com “Self Companionship” 48x48” Oil, canvas.
2nd Place — Tie VALERIU BUEV MOLDOVA https://www.facebook.com/valeriu.buev/ “Zugzwang” 90x60cm Oil, canvas.
3rd Place — Tie TATIANA LEIMKUELLER AUSTRIA https://mysculptureanddrawings.tilda.ws/portfolio “Fitness Club” Various sizes Digital painting.
3rd Place — Tie KRYS VON TORNADO USA www.krysvontornado.com “Summer Dream” 16x20” Oil on canvas.
4th Place — Tie STEFFI RODIGAS GERMANY www.steffi-rodigas-artist.com “Wow!” 50x50cm Oil on canvas.
4th Place — Tie SAM HALL UK https://samhallart.pixels.com “Lost In A Dream” 16x20" Acrylic on canvas.
5th Place — Tie HANNAH CHANG USA yeppny970@gmail.com “Charger Up” 16x24" Acrylic on board.
5th Place — Tie OLIVIA JIHAE KIM USA whyagain0205@gmail.com “The Look Of Love” 14x17” Oil pastel.
6th Place — Tie LUCY LIU USA lucyliuca11@gmail.com “Stepping Into Someone’s House” 20x18’’ Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie RONALD C WALKER USA emrcwalker@sbcglobal.net “Suburban Bliss” 11x14" Gouache on board.
Art collectors can see hundreds of winning images and contact info to all 50 CATEGORIES of winning artworks:
In 2025, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 58 countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe.
The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2025 who were asked to score art: (in alphabetical order by country):
20 BEST INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES
Best in Cyprus: Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery
Best in Denmark: Galleri Christoffer Egelund
Best in Hong Kong: Pekin Fine Arts
Best in Iceland: Phenomenon Art Studios & Gallery
Best in Indonesia: Baik Art
Best in Malaysia: The Gallery des Artistes / Gallery@Tropicana
Best in Morocco: Comptoir des Mines Galerie
Best in Myanmar: New Treasure Art Gallery
Best in The Netherlands: The Arden Art Gallery
Best in Nigeria: The Thought Pyramid Art Centre
Best in The Philippines: Gravity Art Space
Best in Slovenia: Visconti Fine Art
Best in Sweden: Wetterling Gallery
Best in Taiwan: 1839 Contemporary Gallery
Best in Ukraine: Art Ukraine Gallery
Best in USA: California: CODA
Best in USA: New Mexico + Texas: Thornwood Gallery
Best in USA: Colorado: Mirada Fine Art
Best in USA: Florida: MAC Art Galleries
Best in Zambia: Zeela Art Gallery & Homestay
