World’s Best Naïve Figure Artists: SUPPLE, MOUTIN, GOURGOUILLAT, GUAY, LYUBOMIROV SIMOV, MORPHEUS, MATALA & PEREIRA/ 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 62 countries competed in the 2024 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 20 international art collectors scored 50 categories of online images covering drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.
The winning works will be revealed in this column one category at a time.
The ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 26. NAÏVE ART — FIGURE represent USA, FRANCE, CANADA, BULGARIA, UK, GREECE & AUSTRALIA.
WINNER WEBSITES — CATEGORY 26. NAÏVE ART — FIGURE
1st Place GREGORY SUPPLE USA Watercolor on paper. www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/gregory-supple “Maine Street” 19x14"
2nd Place — Tie BERNARD MOUTIN FRANCE https://artsillustrated.com/bernard-moutin-artist/ “The Day After The Party” 92x65cm Acrylic on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie PATRICK GOURGOUILLAT FRANCE www.patrickgourgouillat.fr “Sous Vents Violents [Viva La Vida]” 55x46cm Acrylic on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie CAROLINE GUAY CANADA ‘’La Chambre’’ 15x11'’ Watercolor chalks on paper.
3rd Place — Tie PATRICK GOURGOUILLAT FRANCE Acrylic on canvas. www.patrickgourgouillat.fr “Les Jardiniers [Viva La Vida]” 70x50cm
4th Place ALEKSANDAR LYUBOMIROV SIMOV BULGARIA https://simovarch.wixsite.com/mysite “Historical Modernity” 50x70cm Acrylic on canvas.
5th Place — Tie MATTHEW MORPHEUS UK Collage / digital. https://mrmatthewmorpheus.crevado.com “New Gods” 21x29cm
5th Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA Watercolor on paper. www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/gregory-supple “Summer Stroll” 19x14"
5th Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA Watercolor on paper. www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/gregory-supple “Upper East Side” 19x14"
6th Place — Tie MARIA MATALA GREECE https://mariamatala.blogspot.com/ “Emancipated Woman” 21x30cm Computer art collage.
6th Place — Tie MONICA PEREIRA AUSTRALIA 21.5x28.5cm “Queen Of Heart” Oil & pastel on cardboard.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
In 2024, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 62 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
20 international art collectors asked to score art:
Andrew Cameron & Marcus Hamilton — Australia
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Floyd M. Elwell, III — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Judi Evans — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Michelle Foglesong Wilson — Las Vegas
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Paul Iacono — Chicago
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Celeste Miller — St. Petersburg, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Blaine L. Richards-Miller — Wichita Falls, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
