World’s Best Religious-Spiritual Painters: TAKACHE, YONG, SCHMIDT, KANG, CHUNG, AHMADY, LUALHATI, HALEY, SHIN, MOORE, SEO & HRYTSKO / 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 38 represent LEBANON, CHINA, GERMANY, USA, IRAN, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA & UKRAINE.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER:
Hicham a self-taught artist. He attended art classes at Ontario University of Arts in Toronto for four years. Hicham is an artist who displays a unique sensitivity and enthusiasm in his work. He deals creativity with awesomeness of the Spiritual World on his canvas.
Hicham’s paintings have been exhibited in Lebanon, Toronto, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Kansas City and Montreal.
In Lebanon Hicham presented his art in two solo exhibits (2008 & 2013) and he organized many annual group exhibitions starting 2015 onwards.
He also established a group of local artists called “Atyaf” to properly advance art awareness in his community.
Lately, Hicham’s art was displayed in Paris, Tehran, Jordon and Ankara, Turkey. His “Mecca as it was in the year 1887” painting just won the first place award in the 2022-American Art Awards in the Religious and Spiritual category. In 2023 he won the first place award in realistic landscape and Spiritual painting categories.
www.facebook.com/hicham.takache
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CATEGORY 38. RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL
1st Place HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Leading to Heavens” 36x60” Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie HOU YONG CHINA 641918323@qq.com “The Mother’s Love” 70x50cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie CLAUS JÜRGEN SCHMIDT GERMANY https://www.artpal.com/c-j-s “Modern Idols Are Literally Created On The Garbage Dumps Of Opinionated Ideologues” 45x60cm Digital artwork.
3rd Place — Tie MINJAE KANG USA minjaekang3@gmail.com “The Second Coming” 29.21x59.69cm Acrylic on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie SYDNEY CHUNG USA https://sydneychung2.journoportfolio.com/ “Illumination In The Abyss” 12x9.25" Oil on canvas.
4th Place — Tie CAMELIA AHMADY IRAN https://camelia-art.com/ “Seven Musicians” 70x70cm Gouache/watercolor on board.
4th Place — Tie HARI LUALHATI PHILIPPINES /SOUTH AFRICA 67x67cm http://harilualhati.yolasite.com/ “We Are All Connected — The Fruitful Impact Of Unity” Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie DAVID HALEY USA https://www.facebook.com/Davidhaley.art “Dove Of Peace” 18x24” Acrylic on canvas.
5th Place — Tie JAMILA SHIN USA Jamilashin2750@gmail.com “Sacrificial Lamb” 19x24” Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie SUSAN MOORE USA www.foreverendeavor.us “Transcendence” 30x40” Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie ALLISON SEO USA nanajy278@gmail.com “Perspective” 24x14” Acrylic.
6th Place — Tie LIUDMYLA HRYTSKO UKRAINE lydmilagrycko@gmail.com “Believe The Lord” 50x40cm Board, tempera, gilding.
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.
