8th

OPEN

International Juried Art Competition

September - October 2023

WINNERS

282 artists from 40 countries

won in one of six prize categories

CASH PRIZE

$3,500 awarded to 113 winning artists

Winners will be prominently featured in multiple media platforms.

artists

FIRST PRIZE AWARD

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- $300 | 1 ARTIST -

Maja Wolf

POLAND

RUNNER-UP PRIZE AWARD

- $300 | 2 ARTISTS -

Mira Clark

USA

Kelly Ferguson

USA

MERIT PRIZE AWARD

- $225 | 3 ARTISTS -

Lusie Schellenberg

SWITZERLAND

Valerie Camila

CANADA

Xiong Yanteng

USA

TALENT PRIZE AWARD

- $2,675 TOTAL | 107 ARTISTS | $25 EACH ARTIST -

Aayush Aayush

USA

Alex Rosenberg

USA

Andrea Maw

USA

Andrew Sawyer

USA

André Farnier

FRANCE

Ann Tran

SINGAPORE

Anna Sharp

USA

Anne Carter

USA

Anton Mihaela

ROMANIA

Aomi Kikuchi

JAPAN

Ash Markham

USA

B. A. D'Alessandro

USA

Barry Smylie

CANADA

Bob Moskowitz

USA

Brad Morrison

USA

Carmen Rey Berrocal

SPAIN

Chan Chen Yang

TAIWAN

Chen Yongfu

CHINA

Cheng Yu Chi

TAIWAN

Cher Pruys

CANADA

Christine Alias

FRANCE

Christine O'Dell-Ferguson

USA

David Pearce

UK

Deborah St. John

USA

Dov Fuchs

ISRAEL

Dq Nguyen

USA

Du Hongmei

CHINA

Echo Baker

USA

Eleonora Medwell

UK

Elisabeth Marette

USA

Erica Sloan

USA

Francesco Casolari

ITALY

Gabriele Pfeifer

GERMANY

Gayle Faulkner

USA

Geeta Pattanaik

USA

Gloria Tang Yuze

SINGAPORE

Han Shuai

CHINA

Hsiu-Min Hung

TAIWAN

Ingemar Härdelin

SWEDEN

Jack Tanner

USA

James Frost

USA

Janine Delport

NORWAY

Jason Ralph

CANADA

Jenna Wood

USA

Jiang Xing

CHINA

Joanna E. Levesley

UK

Joanna Wietrzycka

POLAND

Joe Maibach

USA

Joel Armstrong

USA

Jorgen Folkersen

DENMARK

Judy Clarkson

UK

Karen Papacek

FRANCE

Karin Nemri

USA

Katherine Dickson

USA

Kelsey Rolling

USA

Li Huaiji

CHINA

Li Mengyao

CHINA

Lobna Bayoumy

USA

Luke Mosling

USA

Lynn Nguyen

USA

Maj-Britt Niklasson

SWEDEN

Maria Deely

USA

Mariano Gonzales

USA

Marjorie Moskowitz

USA

Martina Krupickova

CZECHIA

Martine Allard

CANADA

Maxwell G. Miller

USA

Mengdi Zhao

CHINA

Michelle L. Sullivan

AUSTRALIA

Moeko Machida

JAPAN

Monica Lee

MALAYSIA

Muhammad Amdad Hossain

BANGLADESH

Nandan Sam He

USA

Nathalie Beck

USA

Pak Tsz Ching

CHINA

Patsy Lindamood

USA

Qingzhu Lin

USA

R. Mike Nichols

USA

Rachel Sierra Haslett

USA

Rosalinda Taymor

USA

Sandra Bédu

FRANCE

Skip Ennis

USA

Stephanie Alexandra Tripolitaki

UK

Sumi Chatterjee

USA

Summer Shi

USA

Suzahn King

COSTA RICA

Tang Xiao Hui

CHINA

Tea Shubladze

GREECE

Texys Mahaffey

USA

Thea Berman

USA

Thomas McCue

USA

Tim Darnell

USA

Tom Mulqueen

USA

Verónica De Batista

ARGENTINA

Vin Venkatesh

CANADA

Wang Chuiqing

CHINA

Wang Wancheng

TAIWAN

Wolfgang Graue

GERMANY

Wu Jiayu

CHINA

Xiao Shuocong

CHINA

Xueping Zhang

USA

Yang Xueli

CHINA

Yoyo Hu

CHINA

Yuan Sicong

CHINA

Yuliia Klotz

GERMANY

Yumeng Kuai

CHINA

Yuwei Lin

TAIWAN

HONORABLE MENTION AWARD

Adrian Hobbs

UK

Alan Lee Yee Tuen

CHINA

Alex Usvitsky

USA

Alison Spaven

UK

Amy Newton-McConnel

USA

Anastasija Juceviciene

LITHUANIA

Angela Jin Lee

SINGAPORE

Ann Frödeberg

SWEDEN

Antonella Prosperi

ITALY

Anushua Sinha

INDIA

Ashley Irizarry

USA

Benoît Tremblay

CANADA

Bertrina Shorter

USA

Brad Abbott

USA

Brian Malachy Quinn

USA

Carmen Heidi Kroese

GERMANY

Carole Bracy

USA

Cecilia Liu

UK

Christelle Rossi

FRANCE

Christoph Van Dyck

BELGIUM

Christophe Szpajdel

UK

Christopher Fowler

USA

Claudia Habringer

AUSTRIA

Clyde J. Kell

USA

Daniel Olivier

FRANCE

Darlene Spell

USA

Dee Landerman

USA

Denise Spalding

USA

Dianna Kellerman

AUSTRALIA

Dina Klumbys

UK

Dmitry Ginzburg

ISRAEL

Dorienne Carmel

UK

Dylan Pieszak

USA

Edina Soós

HUNGARY

Eileen Seitz

USA

Emily Hendricksen

USA

Eva Lindegren

SWEDEN

Gao Shan

CHINA

Gelila Mesfin

ETHIOPIA

Gloria Shaw

USA

Gödri Matilda

HUNGARY

Henrik Bakmann

DENMARK

Ingrid Steckelberg

GERMANY

Iris Rountree

USA

J. P. Romero

MEXICO

Jane Armstrong

USA

Jean Johnson

USA

Jia Zhao

CHINA

John Buxton

USA

Jon Perry

USA

Jon Woodhams

USA

Judith Karr Eisinger

USA

K. A. Wesly

USA

Kimberlee Habel-Moeser

USA

Ksenia Rybka

UK

Larysa Jaromska

POLAND

Lauma Kesmina

UK

Lillian Christiansson

SWEDEN

Liu Liyuan

CANADA

Liu Yanchi

CHINA

Lizzie Jayne

UK

Louis Gribaudo

USA

László András Lampert

HUNGARY

Marc Chicoine

USA

Marcelle Mansour

AUSTRALIA

Margaret Flaherty

USA

Maria Karlosak

USA

Maria Narmont-Laplace

GERMANY

Marianna Baker

USA

Maribeth McFaul

USA

Maridee Hays

USA

Marie-Claire Plante

CANADA

Marilyn LowneyJohnson

USA

Mario Bonazza

ITALY

Marjorie & Bob Moskowitz

USA

Marvel Maring

USA

Mary Ann Ortigas

CANADA

Mary Morgan

USA

Matt David

UK

Melinda Németh

HUNGARY

Mellyssa Diggs

USA

Michael Lip

MALAYSIA

Michelle T. Lapointe

USA

Nancy B. Frank

USA

Nasrah Nefer

TURKEY

Netta Ganor

ISRAEL

Ninón Kucharczak

GERMANY

Nisa Omar

MALAYSIA

Nora Komoroczki

HUNGARY

Norm Ellis

USA

Olivia J.S. Lee

USA

Pat Flanagan

USA

Peggy Curtis

USA

Pete Malmberg

USA

Rachel Fite

USA

Robert Snyder

USA

Roberta Rousos

USA

Rohan Ganapathy

SWEDEN

Sara Davies

UK

Sarah Childers

USA

Sheree Chang-Chien

TAIWAN

Snezana Djordjevic

SERBIA

Solehah Mohamad

AUSTRALIA

Soyoung Stephanie Moon

USA

Steffi Rodigas

GERMANY

Stephanie Bing

GERMANY

Steve Firestone

USA

Travis Hobert Straw

USA

Trudy Wright

UK

Vera Neel

USA

Vivian Atienza

GERMANY

Yana Wiggins

USA

Youri Chasov

RUSSIA

Zheng Jiaoyan

CHINA

FINALIST AWARD

Adam Land

USA

Andrea Borbély Hellman

USA

Andrea Soverini

INDONESIA

Anne Sadlon

USA

Beau Morgan

USA

Cailyn Ferguson

USA

Cecile Dinge

FRANCE

Christian Burgos

USA

Christiane Maluck

GERMANY

Christine Bristor

USA

Christophe Marlin

FRANCE

Cynthia Zubik

USA

Darrell McGahhey

USA

Denise Johnson

USA

Donna Lee Cutler

USA

Elizabeth Yuenfong Lee

USA

Garret Demarest

USA

Garth Palanuk

CANADA

Hans-Börje Jansson

SWEDEN

I. Khan

NETHERLANDS

James Mellor

UK

Jessie Edelstein

USA

John Diephouse

USA

John Jaeger

DENMARK

Josh Blanaru

USA

Juels Pellow

AUSTRALIA

Kathrin Sachse

GERMANY

Ken Kochakji

USA

Kim Rasit

UK

Layla Fanucci

USA

Lynn Movish

USA

Marco Guazzarini

ITALY

Mark (Johan) Pol Schwarzkächel

NETHERLANDS

Marty Jones

USA

Michael Hafner

USA

Michael Wagner

GERMANY

Mikel Frank

USA

Mina Moe

USA

Moigny Hafesoi

FRANCE

Nanda Borém

BRAZIL

Nedra Russ

USA

Neera Sharma

USA

Olivia Demarco-Kramer

USA

Orion Steele

UKRAINE

Pascale Lavoillotte-Maiga

FRANCE

Peggy Rubin

USA

Peter Connolly

AUSTRALIA

Petra Stelling

GERMANY

Qi Heng

CHINA

Sherry Swafford Page

USA

Séraphine Segal

USA

Tali Rachelle

USA

Virginia C. Dori

USA

Wareco Martínez Díaz

USA

William Thompson

USA

1st Prize

FIRST PRIZE AWARD

$300 CASH PRIZE | 1 ARTIST

Maja Wolf

Virtual Love | Oil | POLAND

RUNNER-UP PRIZE AWARD

$300 CASH PRIZE | 2 ARTISTS

Runner-Up Prize

Mira Clark

Reflections | Watercolor | USA

Kelly Ferguson

The Beasts Within | Colorpencil | USA

Merit Prize

MERIT PRIZE AWARD

$225 CASH PRIZE | 3 ARTISTS

Lusie Schellenberg

red juli | Oil | SWITZERLAND

Valerie Camila

fish seventeen | Oil | CANADA

Xiong Yanteng

A model under the blue sky | Colorpencil | USA

TALENT PRIZE AWARD

$2,675 CASH PRIZE | 107 ARTISTS

Talent Prize

Aayush Aayush

Sunlit | Watercolor | USA

Alex Rosenberg

Hands of Terror | Mixed Media | USA

Andrea Maw

In Stillness: Re-Imagining The World | Oil | USA

Andrew Sawyer

Hands | Oil | USA

André Farnier

Le goutte-à-goutte vital | Watercolor | FRANCE

Ann Tran

Summer gift | Oil | SINGAPORE