World’s Best Landscapes With Life: PENN, ZHOU, PIER, SKALTSOUNIS, LADOMMATOU HADJISTAVRI, PRUYS, CADORETTE, DURAND / 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Winners

Thom Bierdz
4 min readSep 27, 2022

20 of USA’s Best Galleries & Museums vote in the AMERICAN ART AWARDS, arguably the most prestigious online art competition. In 2022, painters, sketchers, digital artists, photographers and sculptors from 69 countries submitted JPEGs for the 50 categories — to win gallery affiliation, career launch, high scores, great press and/or $5,000 in prizes.

Here are the winners in CATEGORY 36, REALISM OR IMPRESSIONISM — LANDSCAPE WITH LIFE.

CONTACTS — — — — — CATEGORY 36. REALISM OR IMPRESSIONISM LANDSCAPE WITH LIFE

1ST PLACE PAKAN PENN USA pakanpenn.com “Keeping Secrets” 36x48” Oil on canvas.

2ND PLACE — TIE CINDY ZHOU CHINA 2856921251@qq.com “Silent Echo” 42x30cm Oil on canvas.

2ND PLACE — TIE BRIAN PIER USA brianpierart.com “Rainy Day” 18x24” Oil on canvas.

2ND PLACE — TIE BRIAN PIER USA brianpierart.com “Autumn Sunlight” 34x25.5” Oil on linen,

3RD PLACE — TIE BRIAN PIER USA brianpierart.com “Lingering Light” 24x48” Oil on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE NICHOLAS SKALTSOUNIS USA www.nicksartsite.com “View From The Shore III” 12x24” Oil on canvas.

4TH PLACE — TIE MARIA LADOMMATOU HADJISTAVRI CYPRUS 160x120cm Diptych marialadommatouart@gmail.com “Cheaters” Oil on canvas and gold leaf.

4TH PLACE — TIE CHER PRUYS CANADA www.artbycher.ca “Beach Baby” 10x10” Acrylic on 300lb hot press paper.

5TH PLACE MERANA CADORETTE USA https://merana-cadorette.pixels.com “Beach Hike” 24x16” Acrylic.

6TH PLACE — TIE GILLES DURAND FRANCE http://www.gillesdurand.fr “Marché St Antoine” 28x42cm Watercolor on paper.

6TH PLACE — TIE BRIAN PIER USA brianpierart.com “Ahnappee & Western Railroad” 24x36” Oil on canvas.

More winners from USA because more entered from USA.

100 ARTICLES on the 50 CATEGORIES of the 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS WINNING ARTISTS will be here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-press-on-artists/

COLLECTORS wanting to acquire these pieces or contact the artists can get direct links here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-winning-artists/

This is the 14th anniversary for the American Art Awards organization which selects the 20 Best Galleries and Museums each May, who decide the world’s best artists in Autumn.

American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2022, in alphabetical order of state, who were asked to vote on art submissions:

BEST IN ARIZONA — Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

BEST IN ARKANSAS — Fort Smith Regional Art Museum

BEST IN CALIFORNIA — Exclusive Collections Galleries

BEST IN COLORADO — Mirada Fine Art

BEST IN DELAWARE — The Delaware Contemporary

BEST IN FLORIDA — MAC Art Galleries

BEST IN GEORGIA — Westobou Gallery

BEST IN HAWAII — Sunshine Arts

BEST IN INDIANA — Lubeznik Center for the Arts

BEST IN LOUISIANA — Arthur Roger Gallery

BEST IN MICHIGAN — LaFontsee Galleries

BEST IN MISSOURI — Hilliard Gallery

BEST IN NEBRASKA — Kiechel Fine Art

BEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE — Rochester Museum of Fine Arts

BEST IN NEW MEXICO — Blue Rain Gallery

BEST IN NEW YORK — Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts

BEST IN OREGON — Bronze Coast Gallery

BEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA — Mary Martin Galleries Of Fine Art

BEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA — South Dakota Art Museum

BEST IN WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginia State Museum

Among other criteria, gallery & museum selections are based on years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists as well as artist, client and visitor references.

Enter here: https://www.americanartawards.com/register-to-enter-3/

or get a gallery to rate and price your work: https://www.americanartawards.com/gallery-ratings/

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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.