World’s Best Nonrepresentational Sculptors: MANDL, WALLS, FERNÁNDEZ VÁSQUEZ, OKARSKY, MICHAELS, TODD, MCGUINNESS & AFSHAR/ 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards

Thom Bierdz
6 min readApr 2, 2024

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 50. SCULPTURE — NON-REPRESENTATIONAL represent SWEDEN, USA, GUATEMALA, RUSSIA, AUSTRALIA & AZERBAIJAN.

WINNER SITES: CATEGORY 50. SCULPTURE — NON-REPRESENTATIONAL

1st Place PETER MANDL SWEDEN www.petermandl.com “Phoenix” 110x38x28 cm Glass.

2nd Place — Tie STACIE WALLS USA www.staciewallsartist.com “Rainbow” 13x13" Alcohol Ink on Yupo.

2nd Place — Tie DIANA FERNÁNDEZ VÁSQUEZ GUATEMALA https://www.dianafernandez.art/ “Nature” 44x52x40cm Green metallic sculpture with metallic paint.

3rd Place — Tie VALERY OKARSKY RUSSIA https://www.instagram.com/valery.okarsky/ “Gardens of Babylon” 42x23x26cm Copper, brass, wood.

3rd Place — Tie PETER MANDL SWEDEN www.petermandl.com “Mistral” 112x42x38cm Glass.

4th Place — Tie TESA MICHAELS USA https://www.tesamichaels.com/ “Inspiration” 39x52" Mixed media on panel with semi precious stones.

4th Place — Tie TESA MICHAELS USA https://www.tesamichaels.com/ “Overcoming” 28x54" Mixed media on panel with semi precious stones.

4th Place — Tie ALAN TODD AUSTRALIA “Lottrio” 210x120cm variable. Wood.

5th Place — Tie DOROTHY MCGUINNESS USA www.dorothymcguinnessbasket.com “Zig Zag 5” 11x13x12" Watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen thread.

5th Place — Tie ALAN TODD AUSTRALIA “Orion” 270x80cm Wood.

6th Place — Tie ALAN TODD AUSTRALIA “Enclosure” 45x30x25cm Wood, glass.

6th Place — Tie NATIQ JAMAL AFSHAR AZERBAIJAN “Triangles” 20x25x8cm Alabaster, plastic, wood and metal.

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

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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.