World’s Best Innovative Artists: PAPIKYAN, BOUCHARD, MICHAELS, GUERRA, VIZENA, CHESHIRE, LEIMKUELLER, LUBBERS, FISCHLER, BATHMAWATHY, KETEVANI, YANG, PARK & RHEE / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readOct 25, 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 24 represent ARMENIA, CANADA, USA, AUSTRALIA, NETHERLANDS, INDIA, GEORGIA & REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

CONTACT THE ARTISTS:

CATEGORY 24. INNOVATIVE

1st Place GOHAR PAPIKYAN ARMENIA spd.gohar@mail.ru “Corner of Armenia” 50x70cm Crystal natural stones on canvas. No dyes.

2nd Place — Tie SYLVIE BOUCHARD AKA VIVI L’ARTISTE PEINTRE CANADA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552318786876&mibextid=ZbWKwL “ Dragon” 16x16" Acrylic, round wooden panel.

2nd Place — Tie TESA MICHAELS USA https://www.tesamichaels.com/ “Everlasting Intrigue” 48x60" Oil on panel with semi-precious stones.

3rd Place — Tie SUANDY (SUA) GUERRA USA www.swaguerra.art “Einem Jeden Nach Seiner Arbeit” 48x32" Pyrography on plywood.

3rd Place — Tie CAMILLE VIZENA USA https://camillevizena.com/ “I’ll Meet You Where You’re At” 24x36" Woodcut reduction on okawara paper.

4th Place — Tie MICHAEL CHESHIRE AUSTRALIA www.woodenart.com.au “The Red Straggler” 80x80cm Wood veneer.

4th Place — Tie TATIANA LEIMKUELLER USA https://mysculptureanddrawings.tilda.ws/portfolio “Dress From Two Paintings” 150x80cm Painting from the author turned into dress.

5th Place — Tie NICOLE LUBBERS NETHERLANDS https://www.facebook.com/nicole.lubbers.184 “Run” 80x60x23cm Pla, resin, paint, canvas.

5th Place — Tie MAYA FISCHLER USA maya.fischler@gmail.com “Betrayal Within” 18x24” Acrylic and clay on wooden board.

5th Place — Tie BATHMAWATHY G INDIA www.artistbathmawathy.com “Symphony Of The Sea” 36x36" Acrylic, glow in the dark pigments, holographic glitter, resin, wood.

6th Place — Tie NUN KETEVANI (NATIA LOMTADZE) GEORGIA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063528415687 “Adele In Gold” 26x27cm Micromosaic. Precious Venetian Murano glass, smalti, millefiori, decorated with 24kt gold.

6th Place — Tie TESA MICHAELS USA https://www.tesamichaels.com/ “Flowing Rigidity” 14x38" Semi-precious stones on panel.

6th Place — Tie JOAN YANG REPUBLIC OF KOREA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Demian 2” 30x24” Acrylic and plastic on canvas.

6th Place — Tie RACHAEL PARK USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “A Dream Of Jellyfish” 18x30” Pencil, acrylic and paper collage.

6th Place — Tie INA RHEE USA lulurun18@gmail.com “Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing” 16x20'’ Acrylic on board with watercolor paper.

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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