World’s Best Religious/Spiritual Artists: DAVIES, HRYTSKO, PAUL, DING, TAKACHE, OH, BANNON, LAVENDAR, PESIC GROZDANOV, KIM, KAZAN & TUMANYAN/ 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readJun 29, 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 38. RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL represent USA, UKRAINE, INDIA, CHINA, LEBANON, MACEDONIA, SOUTH KOREA & ARMENIA.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Mike B. Davies

Award winning artist Mike B. Davies is truly a triple threat, with amazing skills in sculpture, painting and drawing/printmaking. Displaying many styles in each discipline, his subject matter is as diverse as his talents. With examples in his painting such as animal and human portraiture, land and seascape, along with his newest works in an original “splatter” style in acrylic paint. His sculptural works include wood, metal and polymer clay. He often employs movement by way of electric motors and built in lighting in many pieces.

Though very serious about his work, he doesn’t hesitate to incorporate his sense of humor into many of his pieces often hidden in the fine details. Mike’s work lends itself to a long look in order to discover these details. Mike is an artist to watch and keep up with in his journey in the art world. https://www.SloMotionArts.Artspan.com

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 38. RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL

1st Place MICHAEL BLAIR DAVIES USA https://www.SloMotionArts.Artspan.com “Salome” 18x24” Acrylic/gold leaf on canvas.

2nd Place — Tie LIUDMYLA HRYTSKO UKRAINE 50x40cm https://drive.google.com/file/d/167lRb1RrMZeweovgRwh7QPWtAijWlt-c/view?usp=drive_link “Believe The Lord” Board, tempera, gilding.

2nd Place — Tie RITA PAUL INDIA https://www.instagram.com/vibingritaart/ 40x30cm “Imagination” Procreate digital, oil, canvas.

3rd Place — Tie A. DING CHINA 514537538@qq.com “Peace And Love” 100x120cm Oil on linen.

3rd Place — Tie HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Leading Yo Heavens” 36x60” Oil on canvas.

4th Place — Tie RYAN OH USA ryannoooo11@gmail.com “Broken Barrier” 8x12” Digital art.

4th Place — Tie KAREN BANNON USA https://www.karenbannonphotography.com/ “Pray” Digital.

5th Place — Tie DIAMANTE LAVENDAR USA https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/ “In His Hands” Mixed media digital art.

5th Place — Tie DIVNA PESIC GROZDANOV MACEDONIA www.divnapesic.com “God Will Judge You” 40x30” Oil on canvas.

6th Place — Tie NAJIN KIM SOUTH KOREA https://www.behance.net/najinkim “The Calling” 24x36” Oil on canvas.

6th Place — Tie RANA KAZAN LEBANON https://www.facebook.com/RanaKazanSaliba?mibextid=ZbWKwL “Saint Charbel From The Sky Above Annaya Mahbasseh” 210x170cm Oil.

6th Place — Tie EMMA TUMANYAN ARMENIA https://etumanyan.artspan.com/ “Virgin” 80x70cm Oil on canvas.

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.