World’s Best Surrealists: WOLF, MINKEVICIUS, OTIS, ESPINOSA, GAMBARDELLA, CHLOE, JEONG, HONG, AHN, QUEN, GORLIK/ 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS Winners
20 of USA’s Best Galleries & Museums vote in the AMERICAN ART AWARDS, arguably the most prestigious online art competition. In 2022, painters, sketchers, digital artists, photographers and sculptors from 69 countries submitted JPEGs for the 50 categories — to win gallery affiliation, career launch, high scores, great press and/or $5,000 in prizes.
Here are the winners in CATEGORY 40, SURREALISM.
1st Place Bio: Maja Wolf
Born in Grudziadz, Poland on February 13, 1981. In the early years she painted for institutions, companies and private clients, earning an excellent reputation for drawing realistic portraits and caricatures using pastels, charcoal and pencils. Meanwhile, she completed courses in advertising, interior design and pedagogy, and since 2013, been a member of the Association of Polish Painters and Graphic Artists in Warsaw.
Today Maja enjoys the freedom of surrealism, where her skills and imagination create unique worlds. In addition to being an artist, she is a drawing instructor and owns Gallery Maya in Torun, where she has organized nearly 100 exhibitions and auctions of Polish artists.
CONTACTS — — — — — CATEGORY 40. SURREALISM
1ST PLACE MAJA WOLF POLAND www.majawolf.pl “Interrupted Sleep” 50x70cm Oil on canvas.
2ND PLACE — TIE RYTIS MINKEVICIUS LITHUANIA rytismin@gmail.com “A Dog’s Idea Of Hell” 70x50cm Oil on canvas.
2ND PLACE — TIE STEVE OTIS CANADA www.productionsmaeve.com “Nos Premières Grands-Mères” 24x30” Mixed media on canvas.
3RD PLACE — TIE REYDEL ESPINOSA CUBA www.espinosa.art “The Violinist” 129x117cm Oil on canvas.
3RD PLACE — TIE GIANFRANCO GAMBARDELLA AUSTRALIA https://www.facebook.com/Gambardella-Original-Art “Knight Attack” 183x122cm Acrylic on canvas.
4TH PLACE — TIE MAJA WOLF POLAND www.majawolf.pl “Letters From Sicily. Game Of Time” 100x70cm Oil on canvas.
4TH PLACE — TIE CHLOE USA chloejungwu@gmail.com “The Mind Of A Child” 36x24” Acrylic on canvas.
4TH PLACE — TIE SUAN JEONG USA suan.jeong.826@gmail.com “The Weight Of The Scale” 24x18” Acrylic on board.
5TH PLACE — TIE REBEKAH HONG USA skyhongnj@outlook.com “Pearl Before Swine” 18x24” Acrylic.
5TH PLACE — TIE LINDSEY AHN USA lindseyahn05@gmail.com “Our Loudspeaker” 16x20” Acrylic on bristol board paper.
6TH PLACE — TIE TIFFANY QUEN USA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Past, Present, And Future” 45x20” Charcoal, acrylic, illustration board.
6TH PLACE — TIE ZENYA GORLIK ISRAEL https://zenya-gorlik.artmajeur.com/ “Milkmaid On The Lines #9” 244x122cm Acrylic on wood.
100 ARTICLES on the 50 CATEGORIES of the 2022 AMERICAN ART AWARDS WINNING ARTISTS will be here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-press-on-artists/
COLLECTORS wanting to acquire these pieces or contact the artists can get direct links here: https://www.americanartawards.com/2022-winning-artists/
This is the 14th anniversary for the American Art Awards organization which selects the 20 Best Galleries and Museums each May, who decide the world’s best artists in Autumn.
American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2022, in alphabetical order of state, who were asked to vote on art submissions:
BEST IN ARIZONA — Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art
BEST IN ARKANSAS — Fort Smith Regional Art Museum
BEST IN CALIFORNIA — Exclusive Collections Galleries
BEST IN COLORADO — Mirada Fine Art
BEST IN DELAWARE — The Delaware Contemporary
BEST IN FLORIDA — MAC Art Galleries
BEST IN GEORGIA — Westobou Gallery
BEST IN HAWAII — Sunshine Arts
BEST IN INDIANA — Lubeznik Center for the Arts
BEST IN LOUISIANA — Arthur Roger Gallery
BEST IN MICHIGAN — LaFontsee Galleries
BEST IN MISSOURI — Hilliard Gallery
BEST IN NEBRASKA — Kiechel Fine Art
BEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE — Rochester Museum of Fine Arts
BEST IN NEW MEXICO — Blue Rain Gallery
BEST IN NEW YORK — Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts
BEST IN OREGON — Bronze Coast Gallery
BEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA — Mary Martin Galleries Of Fine Art
BEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA — South Dakota Art Museum
BEST IN WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginia State Museum
Among other criteria, gallery & museum selections are based on years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists as well as artist, client and visitor references.
Enter here: https://www.americanartawards.com/register-to-enter-3/
or get a gallery to rate and price your work: https://www.americanartawards.com/gallery-ratings/
