World’s Best Landscape Realists: MCCARTIN, PRUYS, DINAPOLI, PANIS, FILHO, TAKACHE, MONTILLA & HARIT / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readJun 29, 2024

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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.

The WINNERS in CATEGORY 35. REALISM — LANDSCAPE represent
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, USA, PHILIPPINES, BRAZIL, LEBANON & INDIA.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: John McCartin

Commencing full time painting in 2002, John has been catapulted from obscurity to international recognition as one of the world’s finest artists.

Since 2011 he has received well over 100 international art awards and is widely considered a master artist by many of the world’s leading artists and galleries. In 2014 John was hand-picked from those considered to be the best fine artists working in the world today to become an exhibiting member of the Art Guild ‘MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLD.’

John displayed a marked natural talent for drawing as a boy, commencing painting as a hobby at age twenty. With no formal training he has continued to develop his craft through a deep study of the work of a great many artists, past and present and is able to work effectively in most mediums across every genre. https://www.johnmccartin-artist.com

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 35. REALISM — LANDSCAPE

1st Place — Tie JOHN MCCARTIN AUSTRALIA https://www.johnmccartin-artist.com “Tide’s Out, Robin Hood’s Bay (UK)” 80x120cm Oil on Belgian linen.

1st Place — Tie JOHN MCCARTIN AUSTRALIA https://www.johnmccartin-artist.com “An English Country Garden” 57x22cm Oil on Belgian linen.

2nd Place — Tie CHER PRUYS CANADA https://artbycher.ca “Day Break” 10x14” Acrylic on paper.

2nd Place — Tie RENEE DINAPOLI USA http://www.dinapolistudios.com “Sunfish” 43X28” Oil on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie MARIO PANIS PHILIPPINES https://www.facebook.com/p/Mario-Panis-Visual-Artist-100063618854586/ “Parks And Wildlife” 19.5x25” Pastel.

3rd Place — Tie BAPTISTA GARIGLIO FILHO BRAZIL www.gariglio.art “Bar In Venice” 108x80cm Oil on canvas.

4th Place — Tie JOHN MCCARTIN AUSTRALIA https://www.johnmccartin-artist.com “On the Road To Hahndorf” 80x60cm Oil on Belgian linen.

5th Place — Tie HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Shallow Water” 22x30” Oil on canvas.

5th Place — Tie RICKY MONTILLA USA www.rickymontilla.com 16x24” “Wallace Falls series 5” Oil on canvas.

6th Place — Tie HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Mighty Niagara Falls From Helicopter” 60x80” Oil on canvas.

6th Place — Tie AJAY KUMAR HARIT INDIA https://www.vasudhaarts.com/ “Landscape Sikkim 1” 48x36” Oil on canvas.

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.

The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2024 who were asked to score art: (in alphabetical order by country):

Best in Australia: Bungendore Wood Works Gallery

Best in Chile: Isabel Aninat Gallery

Best in Columbia: Beatriz Esguerra Art

Best in Czech Republic: Knupp Gallery

Best in Georgia: UGallery

Best in Israel: Corridor Contemporary

Best in Japan: Nanzuka Underground

Best in Latvia: Galerija Romas Darzs

Best in Malaysia: Gallery des Artistes / Gallery@Tropicana

Best in Morocco: Comptoir des Mines Galerie

Best in Myanmar: New Treasure Art Gallery

Best in Portugal: Underdogs

Best in Taiwan: 1839 Contemporary Gallery

Best in United Kingdom: Miart Gallery London

Best in USA / Alabama: Alabama Contemporary Art Center

Best in USA / Arizona: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

Best in USA / Iowa: Moberg Gallery

Best in USA / Nebraska: Kiechel Fine Art

Best in USA / South Dakota: South Dakota Art Museum

Best in USA / Utah: Ogden Contemporary Arts

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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.