World’s Best Portrait Painters: GONZALEZ, ADAMS, YANTENG, PRUYS, KOSTIN, BOLEN, ZHOU, BOLEN, CLAY, OWAKA, KASHMIRI & VON TORNADO / 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 32 represent USA, NIGERIA, CANADA, RUSSIA, JAPAN, KENYA & PAKISTAN.
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CATEGORY 32. PORTRAIT OF SOMEONE NOT FAMOUS
1st Place TOM GONZALEZ USA https://www.instagram.com/tomgonzalezart/ “Campesino And His Cohiba” 16x20” Watercolor, pastel and color pencil.
2nd Place — Tie HARRY ADAMS NIGERIA adamsharry878@gmail.com “Girl In Purple Dreads” 11x14” Ballpoint pen.
2nd Place — Tie XIONG YANTENG USA 118085618@qq.com “Little Girl With A Kitten” 11x14” Color pencil.
3rd Place — Tie CHER PRUYS CANADA https://www.artbycher.ca “Trouble” 10x7” Acrylic on paper.
3rd Place — Tie VLADIMIR KOSTIN RUSSIA https://www.facebook.com/vladimirkostos v “When A Lady Is Wearing A Hat, Age Does Not Matter” 60x42cm Watercolor paper, oil, dry brush.
4th Place — Tie TERESA BOLEN JAPAN https://teresabolen.com “Sketch Of Ashwini” 5.5x7” Oil.
4th Place — Tie + MASTERPIECE: WON IN 4 CATEGORIES ANGELA ZHOU USA angelazhou2026@gmail.com “Laboratory Study” 36x30” Oil on panel.
5th Place — Tie TERESA BOLEN JAPAN https://teresabolen.com m “Darling Miss M” 9x12” Oil.
5th Place — Tie SACHIKO CLAY USA sachikoclay12@gmail.com “Dear Grandpa” 20x26” White charcoal on paper.
5th Place — Tie HILLARY OWAKA KENYA hillaryowaka5678@gmail.com “Sharlene” 30x30cm Blue pen on manila paper.
6th Place — Tie IMRAN KASHMIRI PAKISTAN imran.kashmiri2935@gmail.com “Scarfed Woman With Brown Eyes” 12x16” Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie KRYS VON TORNADO USA http://www.krysvontornado.com 16x20” “We’ve Got Your Back” Oil on canvas.
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.
