World’s Best Naïve Artists: SUPPLE, MOORE-PHILLIPS, CECH, HARRINGTON, BETTS, CLARK, KEBBEDE & MOUTIN/ 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readJun 28, 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 27. NAIVE ART — OTHER represent
USA, AUSTRALIA & FRANCE.

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 27. NAIVE ART — OTHER

1st Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA www.gregory-supple.pixels.com “Grand Central Station” 19x14" Watercolor on paper.

1st Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA www.gregory-supple.pixels.com “Maine Street” 19x14" Watercolor on paper.

2nd Place — Tie COLLEEN MOORE-PHILLIPS USA https://www.instagram.com/colleen_moore_phillips “Welcome To The Emporium” 11x8.5” Mixed media.

2nd Place — Tie DARREN CECH USA https://www.instagram.com/darren_cech_art/ “Pink Walkway” 11x14" Watercolor on paper.

3rd Place — Tie TAWNEY HARRINGTON USA tawney.harrington@yahoo.com 14x11” “Childhood Dreams” Acrylic, paper.

3rd Place — Tie CINDY BETTS AUSTRALIA betts4four@gmail.com “Frolicking At The Beach” 155x165mm Acrylic on canvas.

4th Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA www.gregory-supple.pixels.com “Fawncie the Cat” 8x8" Watercolor on paper.

4th Place — Tie COLLEEN MOORE-PHILLIPS USA https://www.instagram.com/colleen_moore_phillips “Chicken On Stage” 12x9" Mixed media.

5th Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA www.gregory-supple.pixels.com “Upper East Side” 19x14" Watercolor on paper.

5th Place — Tie JIMMY S CLARK JR USA https://www.jimmyclarkjr.com/ “Wetland” 20x40” Acrylic on canvas.

6th Place — Tie HANNA M. KEBBEDE USA https://www.bekoz-i-am.com “Midaqua” 90x62cm Acrylic on canvas.

6th Place — Tie BERNARD MOUTIN FRANCE https://artsillustrated.com/bernard-moutin-artist/ “The Red Monkey” 116x81cm Acrylic.

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.