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Kira Art Gallery International Art Awards

Painting Art Awards May 2023

Gold Winner

Cristian Olea, Argentina

Cristian Olea

Argentina

“My interest in psychoanalysis and religion has led me to a search that takes the human being as its focus and points in the direction of what we cannot know or understand…”

Silver Winner

Deepti Saxena

Canada

“I am an Indian-Canadian Artist with over 2 decades of Arts practice. I’m Masters in Fine Arts. I feel art is one of the strongest medium to express your feeling. “ 

Bronze Winner

Eric Goldstein

Eric Goldstein

Canada

“Over the past 30 years I have collaborated on over 100 film projects as a Director of Photography. I have relied on the alchemy of sciences, history, and technical skills funneled through a viewfinder and a lens to distil visual order out of the emotional narratives set before me.”

Photography "Black & White" Winners

Gold Winner

Mark Weller

USA

“I use my camera like a painter uses a brush.  It moves, lingers, explores and dances with my subjects. 

Bronze Winner

Pam Davison

Australia​

“I am a visual storyteller who works with photography and text, to tell stories of extraordinary moments in our ordinary lives.”

Silver Winner

David Gilbert Wright

England​

I work on black and white film and make my own silver gelatin prints.  I adopt an immersive approach and often photograph subjects that most photographers tend to avoid.”

Finalists

All Mediums & Mixed Media
Competition

Mel Elston-Mendones

"Best intermixture"

United Kingdom

Sejeong
Kim

"Best Vision"

South Korea

Shandra Stephenson

"Best Concept"

Canada

Coolbyron
Keener

"Best Color"

USA

Yuqian
Sun

"Best technique"

China

Rucha
Shelat

"Best Composition"

Canada

Aaron Krone

"Best Motion"

USA

Giorgio Cole

Best "Structure"

Canada

Mostaque Ahmed

Best "Infusion"

Australia

Tammy Keller

Best "Pattern"

USA

Johanne Kourie

Best "Ambience"

Canada

Semi-Finalists

George Anastasiadis • Crispim "Pim" Abreu • Clint Clark • Dimitra Koula • Tobi Star Abrams • Megan Joseph • Jean Huang • Irene • Pim • Harris Tsicleas Rahul •Guanting Chen • Hiral Parmar

Finalists

Photography
Competition

Megan Sinclair

"Best Character"

USA

Joerg Stephan

"Best Momentum"

Germany

Cynthia Rettig

"Best Shapes"

USA

Michelle Ann

"Best Status"

Japan

William dubocq

"Best Timecapture"

USA

Maral Maric

"Best Scene"​

Germany

Aline Rizk

Best "Pattern"

USA

Duncan Cunningham-reid

Best "Moment"

Australia

Congratulations to the winners, finalists, and semi-finalists, as well as all of the artists who submitted their artwork.

"If you as a designer don’t believe in your design and don’t see it beyond the context of the film, instead of as a real creature in a real world then how can you expect the audience to believe it?"
― Peter Jackson
Artist