World’s Best Naïve Artists: GILVONAUSKAS, SUPPLE, BOUCHER, MOORE-PHILLIPS, LEIMKUELLER, ALEXANDER & SOTNIKOVA / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS
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.
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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 27 represent LITHUANIA, USA & RUSSIA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER:
Tomas Gilvonauskas (Gilvonas) was born in 1987 in Lithuania. In 2010, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Engineering from Vilnius Technical University, and since 2011, he has been working as a software engineer. Gilvonas began his painting journey in 2019, seeking to resolve his personal existential crisis. He calls himself a “naivistic surrealist” and says that he takes most of his inspirations from nightdreams. His previous most notable achievements are: “Luxembourg Art Prize 2022 — Certificate of Artistic Achievement”, and “American Art Awards 2023” — 3rd place in the category “Other Naive Art” with the artwork “Ship Above Tallinn”. https://tumblr.com/gilvonas
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CATEGORY 27. NAIVE ART — OTHER
1st Place TOMAS GILVONAUSKAS LITHUANIA https://tumblr.com/gilvonas “A Vision From Nightdream” 29.7x21cm Acrylic on cardboard.
2nd Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA www.gregory-supple.pixels.com “Lobster House” 14x19" Watercolor on paper.
2nd Place — Tie VERONICA BOUCHER USA www.instagram.com/thewirewitch “The Forager” 8x10” Mixed media cloisonné style painting, built in frame.
3rd Place COLLEEN MOORE-PHILLIPS USA https://www.instagram.com/colleen_moore_phillips “Weird Science” 9x10" Mixed media on paper.
4th Place — Tie TATIANA LEIMKUELLER USA https://mysculptureanddrawings.tilda.ws/portfolio “Fishes” 45x65cm Canvas, acrylic.
4th Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA www.gregory-supple.pixels.com “Maine Street” 19x14" Watercolor on paper.
5th Place — Tie TOMAS GILVONAUSKAS LITHUANIA https://tumblr.com/gilvonas “Cemetery Of Soviet Union” 29.7x21cm Acrylic.
5th Place — Tie RUCHELL ALEXANDER USA www.ruchellalexander.com “Jah Conqueror” 36x48" Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place VERA SOTNIKOVA RUSSIA https://www.deviantart.com/thecatinthefedorahat “The Jaguar And Flowers” 21x14.7cm Watercolor pencil, black gel pen on 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.
