9th

OPEN

International Juried Art Competition

January 2024

WINNERS

211 artists from 30 countries

won in one of six prize categories

Winners will be prominently featured in multiple media platforms.

artists

click on award category to jump to artworks

FIRST PRIZE AWARD

- $300 | 1 ARTIST -

Wang Jiafu

CHINA

RUNNER-UP PRIZE AWARD

- $300 | 2 ARTISTS -

Hung Tan Lui Dennise

CHINA

Joe Maibach

USA

MERIT PRIZE AWARD

- $225 | 3 ARTISTS -

Christopher Forrest

USA

Misak Hartenyan

ARMENIA

Muhammad Amdad Hossain

BANGLADESH

TALENT PRIZE AWARD

- $1,100 TOTAL | 44 ARTISTS | $25 EACH ARTIST -

Abbey Segobia

USA

Alan Perez

USA

Aomi Kikuchi

JAPAN

Bai Song

CHINA

Barbara Kay Herring

USA

Bob Moskowitz

USA

Cathy Boytos

USA

Cher Pruys

CANADA

Chong Liu

USA

Cortney Lunt

USA

David Grable

USA

Douglas Johnson

USA

Emily Roynesdal

USA

Eugene Kuperman

USA

Fernando del Ama Gonzalo

USA

Han Shuai

CHINA

Helen Smithwick

USA

Herbert Hermans

NETHERLANDS

Huichien Lin

TAIWAN

Iryna Dolzhanska

GERMANY

Jieyan Yang

CHINA

Jin Xiongyan

CHINA

Judy Clarkson

UK

L. Michele Lutzai

USA

Lael Salaets

USA

Liu Chenyi

CHINA

Ma Ying

CHINA

Marissa Madonna

USA

Michelle L. Sullivan

AUSTRALIA

Nellie Maertzdorf Ellis

AUSTRALIA

Paul B. Dixon

SOUTH AFRICA

Peter Knapp

USA

Robert Obier

USA

Ron Rutherford

USA

Shuocong Xiao

CHINA

Su Dazhao

CHINA

Tom Mulqueen

USA

Vin Venkatesh

CANADA

Wang Wancheng

TAIWAN

Xiaomi Li

CHINA

Xiong Yanteng

USA

Xueping Zhang

USA

Xun Gui Bin

CHINA

Zheng Yihan

CHINA

HONORABLE MENTION AWARD

Aaron Krone

USA

Abel Mendoza

USA

Abirami S.

INDIA

Alina Tacmelova

CANADA

Andrea Shearing

UK

Ann Frödeberg

SWEDEN

Anne Carter

USA

Ashly McBunch

USA

Ashlyn Harris

USA

Balázs Ágnes

HUNGARY

Barinaasanen Opbe

NIGERIA

Barry Smylie

CANADA

Carmen Heidi Kroese

GERMANY

Changxiang Wang

CHINA

Chris Gold

USA

Christine Marie

FRANCE

Christopher Evan Taylor

USA

Clyde J. Kell

USA

Colleen Hoffenbacker

USA

David O. Flynn

IRELAND

Dora Keleti

HUNGARY

Erica Russell

USA

Gayle Faulkner

USA

Geeta Pattanaik

USA

Henrik Bakmann

DENMARK

Huang Zhenhuang

CHINA

Imani Spence

USA

Ingemar Härdelin

SWEDEN

Iryna Akimova

UKRAINE

Javier Castro

USA

Jiwoo Ryu

GERMANY

Jos Tam

CHINA

Kaylealayah Whitefeather

USA

Kees Woestenenk

NETHERLANDS

Len Swec

USA

Li Meng

CHINA

Link Esther

SWITZERLAND

Luo Jing

CHINA

Lynn Movish

USA

Lynsey Stratton

USA

Marjorie Moskowitz

USA

Mark Kaufman

USA

Mary Ann Ortigas

CANADA

Natalie Tuchinda

USA

Natalya Holbrook

USA

Pam Blevens

USA

Pam Jeffries

USA

Pascal Herve

FRANCE

Paula Marie Deubel

USA

Richard Ferguson

USA

Ridhi Yarlagadda

USA

Robert Mazurek

USA

Sanda Manuila

USA

Sandra Bédu

FRANCE

Sean Mason

USA

Seth Peter

USA

Song-Zhen Shen Huang

USA

Steffi Rodigas

GERMANY

Steve Wanna

USA

Su Xiaodan

CHINA

Su Yihua

CHINA

Susan Lais Hostetler

USA

Tatiana An

NETHERLANDS

Terry Houseworth

USA

Tyree Dworak

USA

Vicki Svedrell

SWEDEN

Vladimir Shir

FRANCE

Wayne K. Johnson

USA

Youri Chasov

RUSSIA

Yuwei Lin

TAIWAN

Zhongqi He

UK

Zhuang Jie

CHINA

Zomboriné Szívós Eszter

HUNGARY

FINALIST AWARD

Aby Golden

FRANCE

Aikaterini Kondyli

GREECE

Alex Rosenberg

USA

Allan Lee Wischmeyer

USA

Anthony Aiken

USA

Athena Aks

CZECHIA

Brian Malachy Quinn

USA

Caitlin Brigid Rice

USA

Carole K. Boyd

USA

Chau Kwok Wai

CHINA

Christophe Szpajdel

UK

Christopher Fowler

USA

Christopher Miller

USA

Colleen Reynolds

USA

Darlene Spell

USA

Dorothea Elia Piper

GERMANY

Dreama McFadyen

NEW ZEALAND

Elena Gerasimova

LATVIA

Elizabeth Gorcey

USA

Emma Coyle

UK

Gloria Shaw

USA

Guadulesa Rivera

USA

Hédia Carron

SWITZERLAND

I. Khan

NETHERLANDS

Jake Beauchamp

USA

Jennifer Hannigan-Green

USA

Jere Alexandra

USA

Jie-Hao Huang

TAIWAN

Jimmy Hall

USA

Josh Blanaru

USA

Judith T. Irwin

USA

Karen Safer

USA

Keerthi Priya Akkinapuram

USA

Ken Kochakji

USA

Kerstin Viktoria Krusell

SWEDEN

Khashayar Vakili

USA

Layla Fanucci

USA

Lev Bogorov

USA

Lillian Christiansson

SWEDEN

Lillian Thoma-Vital

USA

Lin Chia Yu

CHINA

Liu Yanchi

CHINA

Loren Shepherd

USA

Lynn Nguyen

USA

M. Sand

FRANCE

Manuel Gascon Munoz

USA

Marco Cooper

USA

Maria Gorbacheva

KAZAKHSTAN

Maria-Belen Smith

AUSTRALIA

Maya Schlesinger

ISRAEL

Melissa Broadwell

USA

Melvina Noel

USA

Michael Ethridge

USA

Michael Lichtenstein

USA

Michael Madison

AUSTRALIA

Michael Sparks

HUNGARY

Michael Wagner

GERMANY

Michelle Ramos

USA

Michelle T. Lapointe

USA

Nitay Domingos

USA

Norm Ellis

USA

Oleksandra Petrovska

USA

Olesya Rosani

ITALY

Patsy Lindamood

USA

Pete Malmberg

USA

Rachel Eagles

USA

Renshan Xie

CHINA

Rita Schoonmaker

USA

Rosemarie Berger

GERMANY

Samantha Malone

AUSTRALIA

Sandra Yerushalmi

FRANCE

Sara Davies

UK

Scarlett Weissman

USA

Shane McAleer

USA

Solehah Mohamad

AUSTRALIA

Stephanie Bing

GERMANY

Steven Bogart

USA

Subodh Maheshwari

USA

Susanne Maddaluno

AUSTRIA

Theresa Hersman

USA

Ulla Strandberg

SWEDEN

Valerie Jensen

USA

Victoria May

USA

William Rothenbach

USA

Windy Craig

USA

Yixuan Cai

USA

Zhang Jin Song

CHINA

Zhang Qingyang

CHINA

1st Prize

FIRST PRIZE AWARD

$300 CASH PRIZE | 1 ARTIST

Wang Jiafu

Fun time by the sea(2) | Oil | CHINA

RUNNER-UP PRIZE AWARD

$300 CASH PRIZE | 2 ARTISTS

Runner-Up Prize

Hung Tan Lui Dennise

Body intercourse without a soul | Watercolor | CHINA

Joe Maibach

Orange Upon A Plate | Acrylic | USA

Merit Prize

MERIT PRIZE AWARD

$225 CASH PRIZE | 3 ARTISTS

Christopher Forrest

New Year’s Sentinel | Oil | USA

Misak Hartenyan

Allegory | Tempera | ARMENIA

Muhammad Amdad Hossain

Eyes Of Jute Worker | Black & White Photography | BANGLADESH

TALENT PRIZE AWARD

$1,100 CASH PRIZE | 44 ARTISTS

Talent Prize

Abbey Segobia

Betty Jo | Oil | USA

Alan Perez

Fragilis Virilitatis | Charcoal | USA

Aomi Kikuchi

Pixel Weaving August 4 1962 | Weaving | JAPAN

Bai Song

Impact 2.0 | Acrylic | CHINA

Barbara Kay Herring

Persing El Stop | Oil | USA

Bob Moskowitz

North Atlantic II, Listening | Oil | USA

Cathy Boytos

"My Mauve" Iris | Colorpencil | USA

Cher Pruys

Ducks In A Row | Acrylic | CANADA

Chong Liu

Art Deco Studio | Photoshop | USA

Cortney Lunt

Just Because | Oil | USA

David Grable

Pneuma | Colorpencil | USA

Douglas Johnson

Rendezvous at the Ice Plant | Oil | USA

Emily Roynesdal

THERAPEUTIC ABSOLUTION CH. 6 V. 34 - 2003 | Acrylic | USA

Eugene Kuperman

Motherly Love | Oil | USA

Fernando del Ama Gonzalo

ATHENEA | Ink | USA

Han Shuai

A gust of wind blew through | Acrylic | CHINA

Helen Smithwick

Peony's Full Glory | Watercolor | USA

Herbert Hermans

Divinity Cloisters | Oil | NETHERLANDS

Huichien Lin

Man portrait | Pastel | TAIWAN

Iryna Dolzhanska

Kokot | Oil | GERMANY

Jieyan Yang

Fish | Mixed Media | CHINA

Jin Xiongyan

Duobao family | Oil | CHINA

Judy Clarkson

Inside Out | Oil | UK

L. Michele Lutzai

Bountiful | Oil | USA

Lael Salaets

His Favorite Shoes | Colorpencil | USA

Liu Chenyi

Side profile girl portrait | Oil | CHINA

Ma Ying

Gaze | Oil | CHINA

Marissa Madonna

Catania Fish Market | Acrylic | USA

Michelle L. Sullivan

Sheer Achromatic | Acrylic | AUSTRALIA

Nellie Maertzdorf Ellis

“Still life - glass bottles” | Oil | AUSTRALIA

Paul B. Dixon

"Tsumcor at Peace" | Oil | SOUTH AFRICA

Peter Knapp

Wonder's Wanderings | Mixed Media | USA

Robert Obier

Renaissance Man 2.0(Technology) | Mixed Media | USA

Ron Rutherford

Ancestral Cowboy w/Healing Symbols | Pencil | USA

Shuocong Xiao

girl to be married | Ink | CHINA

Su Dazhao

Magical fish | Other | CHINA

Tom Mulqueen

Project Gemini | Oil | USA

Vin Venkatesh

Toronto Streetcar | Acrylic | CANADA

Wang Wancheng

Tingquan | Pastel | TAIWAN

Xiaomi Li

Getty Volunteer dog | Oil | CHINA

Honorable Mention Award

HONORABLE MENTION AWARD

Aaron Krone

Growing Old Ain't for Sissies | Ink | USA

Abel Mendoza

Folk Dancer | Acrylic | USA

Abel Mendoza

Huitzilopochtli | Acrylic | USA

Abel Mendoza

Smoke | Acrylic | USA

Abirami S.

THE PAST AND THE PRESENT | Oil | INDIA

Alan Perez

Bellum Involutum | Charcoal | USA