World’s Best Pop Painters: SHIM, DAIZ, LIEBENOW, LACRYMAL, GOFMAN, WOODS, GOMEZ JUNYENT, SCHMIDT, HWANG & PANT / 2024 AMERICAN ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readOct 25, 2024

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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.

See all winning images:

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 30 represent REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SPAIN, GERMANY, FRANCE & USA.

CONTACT THE ARTISTS:

CATEGORY 30. POP ART

1st Place + 3RD HIGHEST SCORE IN ENTIRE CONTEST JAY SHIM REPUBLIC OF KOREA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Portrait 1” 20x26” Acrylic on canvas.

2nd Place — Tie DAMA DAIZ SPAIN marisadiaz63@gmail.com “Sunglasses” 50x70cm Oil on paper.

2nd Place — Tie PEGGY LIEBENOW GERMANY www.peggy-liebenow.de “Miau (Catwoman)” 80x60cm Acrylic on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie LACRYMAL FRANCE j.lacrymal@gmail.com “Gen Z Dreams” 80x60cm Acrylic on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie ARIANNA GOFMAN USA ekaterinah@mac.com “Pierced Love” 12x17” Acrylic fabric on board.

4th Place — Tie JIMMY WOODS USA www.woodsstudio13/instagram.com “Bowery Blonde” 14x14” Mixed media.

4th Place — Tie LACRYMAL FRANCE j.lacrymal@gmail.com “Popeye Loves Hermès” 80x60cm Acrylic, canvas.

5th Place — Tie PEGGY LIEBENOW GERMANY www.peggy-liebenow.de “Gorilla — I Am The King” 80x60cm Acrylic on canvas.

5th Place — Tie CARMEN GOMEZ JUNYENT SPAIN www.carmenGJunyent.com 73x60cm “Listening To My Heart” Acrylic on canvas.

6th Place — Tie CLAUS JÜRGEN SCHMIDT GERMANY https://www.artpal.com/c-j-s “Welcome To The Kandinsky Suite” 60x45cm Digital artwork.

6th Place — Tie SEONGYUN HWANG USA aidenhwang1108@gmail.com “Link Of Sight And Life” 14x24” Acrylic on canvas.

6th Place — Tie ASHITA PANT USA ashi1pant@gmail.com “Shades Of Greed” 32.5x50cm Acrylic on cardstock board.

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.

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Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz

Written by 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.

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