World’s Best Innovative Artists: HOANG, YATES, EPP, HAMILTON, CARRILLO, KIJAK, LUSTIK, LISBOA, MICHAELS & KUPERMAN / 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 62 countries competed in the 2024 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 20 international art collectors scored 50 categories of online images covering drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.
The winning works will be revealed in this column one category at a time.
The ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 24. INNOVATIVE represents VIETNAM, UK, CANADA, ENGLAND, MEXICO, POLAND, USA & BRAZIL.
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.
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 24. INNOVATIVE
1st Place LONG HOANG VIET NAM/USA www.boarc.net “Bastet (Goddess Of Protection, Pleasure, Bringer Of Good Health)” 40x40cm Bamboo sticks and acrylic.
2nd Place — Tie TIMOTHY YATES UK www.timofengland.co.uk “Imprinted” ( 3-D) 40x50cm Ink fine liner & graphite pencil on watercolour paper, glass paint.
2nd Place — Tie JERRY EPP CANADA jepp@telus.net “Grizz” 48x62x2cm Acrylic on birch slab.
3rd Place — Tie REBECCA HAMILTON ENGLAND https://www.instagram.com/grosrougeart/ “King Charles III” 33x34” Knitted with wool.
3rd Place — Tie MIGUEL CARRILLO CARRILLO MEXICO https://www.conejoblancotech.com/copy-of-retreats-ceremonies-1 “El Espiritu Del Maestro Aguila (The Spirit Of The Eagle Teacher)” 15.5x11x12” Hand placed yarn sculpture on beeswax and cast epoxy.
4th Place — Tie ZOFIA KIJAK POLAND https://zofia-kijak.pixels.com/ “Bay In Colours” 40x40" Oil/acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie KEVIN LUSTIK USA https://www.instagram.com/lustikart/ “Mega Millions” 5x7" Yarn.
5th Place JOSÉ LISBOA BRAZIL “Vestígios” 67x67cm Assemblage.
6th Place — Tie TESA MICHAELS USA https://www.tesamichaels.com/ “Light Within” 84x84" Mixed media on panel with semi precious stones.
6th Place — Tie EUGENE KUPERMAN USA http://www.kuperart.com “Race (Interchangeable Triptych)” 24x18”(x3) Oil on linen.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
In 2024, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 62 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
20 international art collectors asked to score art:
Andrew Cameron & Marcus Hamilton — Australia
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Floyd M. Elwell, III — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Judi Evans — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Michelle Foglesong Wilson — Las Vegas
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Paul Iacono — Chicago
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Celeste Miller — St. Petersburg, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Blaine L. Richards-Miller — Wichita Falls, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
