World’s Best Self-Portraits: LEE, VALDOR, YANG, YI, BRONICKI, KOTSI, MIYABE, DRYGAS, MPAMPALIA & CHOI / 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.
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 39 represent USA, AUSTRALIA, CHINA, BOTSWANA, JAPAN, POLAND & GREECE.
CONTACT THE ARTISTS:
CATEGORY 39. SELF-PORTRAIT
1st Place ANGELA LEE USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Self-Portrait” 16x22” Acrylic on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie ORLANDO VALDOR AUSTRALIA https://www.facebook.com/orlandoValdor.artworks?mibextid=LQQJ4d “Confronting The Shadows Dancing In My Mind” 76x101cm Acrylic canvas.
2nd Place — Tie TIAN JIAO YANG CHINA ytj071018@163.com “Self Portrait” 21.48x31.52" Oil.
3rd Place — Tie CATHERINE YI USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Self-portrait” 20x16” Conte on paper.
3rd Place — Tie ASHA BRONICKI USA asiabronicki@gmail.com “Reborn In Africa” 9x12” Charcoal and graphite on paper.
4th Place — Tie MOPAKI KOTSI BOTSWANA mopakikotsi@gmail.com “Self Portrait” 50x76" Acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie JURIA MIYABE JAPAN wodeyuanyuan@hotmail.com “Self-Portrait” 80x60cm Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie RENATA DRYGAS POLAND https://art8.pl/ “Self Portrait” 50x40cm Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie CALEB LEE USA hanshin02468@gmail.com “Self Portrait With Friends” 18x24” Acrylic and acrylic markers on canvas.
6th Place — Tie DAFNI MPAMPALIA GREECE dmpampalia@gmail.com “The Journey Of My Life” 30x40” Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie JANICE CHOI USA jcsu11218@gmail.com “Self Growth” 18x24” Acrylic on hardboard.
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.
