World’s Best Landscape Impressionists: MONTILLA, ROSSOUW, MICHALSKI, SWOFFORD, POALUCCI, LIU, ARRIOLA, YAN, DE PARI, BELYAVSKAYA, WALSH GORRES & NING / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readOct 24, 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 22 represent USA, SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA, ITALY & CHINA.

CONTACT THE ARTISTS:

CATEGORY 22. IMPRESSIONISM — LANDSCAPE

1st Place RICKY MONTILLA USA www.rickymontilla.com “Marina Sunset” 32x48” Oil on canvas.

2nd Place — Tie ROELOF ROSSOUW SOUTH AFRICA https://www.roelofrossouwart.com ‘’The Circular Lily Pond’’ 26'x36'’ Oil, canvas.

2nd Place — Tie DOUG MICHALSKI USA https://www.dougmichalski.com/ “Old Edison Keith Oak” 16x20” Acrylic on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie JOHN SWOFFORD USA https://www.johnmerrillswofford.com “House On Hill 5” 16x20" Oil on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie THERESA POALUCCI USA https://www.artistthersapoalucci.com 30x40” “Cactus Strong” Digital on acrylic.

4th Place — Tie EMILY LIU CHINA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Landscape” 16x20” Acrylic on canvas.

4th Place — Tie CARLOS ARRIOLA CANADA www.carlosarriolastudio.artspan.com “Bonnechere River” 16x20” Acrylic on canvas board.

5th Place — Tie JIAXI YAN USA www.jiaxiyan.com “Sunset Serenade” 8x10" Acrylic on canvas.

5th Place — Tie ANNA DE PARI ITALY www.annadepari.com “Roma” 20x25cm Oil on linen canvas.

5th Place — Tie ELENA BELYAVSKAYA USA belyavse@gmail.com “From Calm To Chaos” 24x18” Oil on linen canvas.

6th Place — Tie MICHELE WALSH GORRES USA https://michelewalshgorresart.artcall.org “A Dusting Of Snow” 12x16" Pen & ink/pastel pencil on tinted pastel paper.

6th Place — Tie AARON NING CHINA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Rainy Night In Village” 16x20” Acrylic on panel.

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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