World’s Best Self-Portraits: LABARCA, PETRONE, DE PARI, ROSSOUW, BANNON, WILLIAMS, VODESIL-BARUFFI, IMERLISHVILI & BUCHINO / 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
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 39. SELF-PORTRAIT represent CANADA, ITALY, SOUTH AFRICA, USA, UK, AUSTRALIA & GEORGIA.
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 39. SELF-PORTRAIT
1st Place GERARDO LABARCA CANADA https://www.gerardolabarca.com/ “1971 (Self Portrait)” 36x60” Acrylic canvas.
2nd Place — Tie GIUSEPPE PETRONE ITALY “Sun Off” 39x51cm Soft pastel on paper.
2nd Place — Tie ANNA DE PARI ITALY www.annadepari.com “Self-Portrait” 16x22cm Pencil on paper.
3rd Place — Tie ROELOF ROSSOUW SOUTH AFRICA https://www.roelofrossouwart.com/ “Painting My Friend’s Holiday Cottage” 35x46'’ Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie KAREN BANNON USA https://www.karenbannonphotography.com/ “Down here” Photo & digital.
4th Place — Tie GIUSEPPE PETRONE ITALY “The Soul Hopes” 60x80cm Soft pastel on paper.
4th Place — Tie KAREN BANNON USA https://www.karenbannonphotography.com/ “Hell On Earth” Photo & digital.
5th Place — Tie DAN WILLIAMS UK www.facebook.com/danwilliamsart “Don’t Forget To Breathe” 100x100cm Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie JANA VODESIL-BARUFFI AUSTRALIA www.janavodesil.com “Vortex” 122x91cm Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie SHOTA IMERLISHVILI GEORGIA ‘’Self-Portrait’’ 70x70cm Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie OLIVER BUCHINO USA “Fantasy Self Portrait” 10x11.5" Graphite pencil.
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
