World’s Best Innovative Artists: HOANG, HAMILTON, LUBBERS, CHESHIRE, LUSTIK, MONTILLA, BOUCHER, MICHAELS, YOON & LEIMKUELLER / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

5 min readJun 28, 2024

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, will be revealed in this column one category at a time, and also an upcoming movie.

Enter Your Art | World Art Awards & American Art Awards

ANNUAL ONLINE COMPETITION for painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists, judged by 25 galleries.

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The WINNERS in CATEGORY 24. INNOVATIVE represent USA, VIETNAM, ENGLAND, NETHERLANDS, AUSTRALIA & AUSTRIA.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Long Hoang

Dedicated artist and visionary social entrepreneur with a proven track record in leveraging art as a catalyst for community engagement and philanthropy, with many artworks displayed at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum and exhibited in various places around the world. Renowned as the founder of BOARC, an avant-garde and sustainable art practice seamlessly blending traditional Vietnamese bamboo craftsmanship with cutting-edge technologies. Passionate for driving cultural elevation, heritage promotion, and fostering cultural connections through channeling the unique medium of bamboo art. Adept at orchestrating large-scale community art projects that not only unite diverse populations but also generate crucial funds for impactful social causes. www.boarc.net

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 24. INNOVATIVE

1st Place LONG HOANG USA/VIET NAM 80x160cm www.boarc.net “Notre Dame De Pairis” Bamboo sticks and acrylic.

2nd Place — Tie REBECCA HAMILTON ENGLAND https://www.instagram.com/grosrougeart/ “King Charles III” 33x34” Knitted with wool.

2nd Place — Tie NICOLE LUBBERS NETHERLANDS https://www.facebook.com/nicole.lubbers.184 “Love Yourself” 80x60x20cm Pla, resin, paint, canvas.

3rd Place — Tie MICHAEL CHESHIRE AUSTRALIA www.woodenart.com.au 70x60cm “Impossible Figure #12” Natural wood veneer.

3rd Place — Tie KEVIN LUSTIK USA https://www.instagram.com/lustikart/ “Dental Floss” 3" Yarn.

4th Place — Tie MONICA YOON USA monicasyoon@gmail.com “Long-Married Couple: 24x36” Paper on canvas.

4th Place — Tie RICKY MONTILLA USA www.rickymontilla.com Collage -mixed media. “Experimental Art Series” 18x24”

5th Place — Tie VERONICA BOUCHER USA https://www.instagram.com/thewirewitch/ “Soul-Poles” 8x11” Mixed media, wire, resin, built in frame.

5th Place — Tie TESA MICHAELS USA https://www.tesamichaels.com/ “What Lies Beneath” 29x55" Mixed media on panel with semi precious stones.

6th Place — Tie TATIANA LEIMKUELLER AUSTRIA https://mysculptureanddrawings.tilda.ws/portfolio “Constellation Of Cockroaches” 26x26x9cm Resin, paint, wire, natural insects.

2024 winning artists world art awards — World Art Awards & American Art Awards

ART COLLECTORS, SEE 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS WINNING IMAGES & CONTACTS: Categories 1–10 Categories 11–20 Categories 21–30…

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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.