The winners of the exhibitions were selected in the following nominations Media: Fine art, Digital painting & Photography, Graphic arts, Crafts / Mixed Media, and two age categories: Artists: 18-21 and Artists: 22 and over.

 

The winners of the Landscape, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Nick Magill, Issaquah, Washington ("Crossing of the Creek", Fine Art).

2nd Place:
Shawn Solus, Pocatello ("Rift System", Fine Art).

3rd Place:
Kurt A Fondriest, Chicago ("Sunset secrets", Crafts / Mixed Media).

Merit Awards:
Aaron Krone, Kansas ("Waterfall Levels", Fine Art).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition pages: Landscape, Winner's List.

 

The winners of the Artist of the Winter, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Olga McNamara, Dublin ("Urban Mirage", Fine Art).

2nd Place:
Alex Bermudez, Colombia ("Way to heaven", Fine Art).

3rd Place:
Gabriel Contreras, Austin, TX ("Ojo", Fine Art).

Merit Awards:
Amanda Paige, Houston ("Depths", Crafts / Mixed Media).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition pages: Artist of the Winter, Winner's List.

 

The winners of the Monochrome, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Alex Bermudez, Colombia ("Wrinkles from the field", Fine Art).

2nd Place:
Cathy S. Jiang, Chicago,IL ("Scan", Fine Art).

3rd Place:
Anne Marie Morgan, River Forest, IL ("Spring Buds", Fine Art).

Merit Awards:
Aaron Krone, Kansas ("Ana", Fine Art).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition pages: Monochrome, Winner's List.

 

The winners of the Chaos, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Rick Sullivan, Chicago, IL ("Scorched", Fine Art).

2nd Place:
Yitong Du, Seattle, WA ("South Loop In the Rain", Digital painting & Photography).

3rd Place:
​William Denton Ray, Indianapolis, IN ("Ethereal Heart", Fine Art).

Merit Awards:
Aaron Krone, Kansas ("Body in Motion", Fine Art).
Kurt A Fondriest, Chicago ("Kinetic kladieoscopic City", Crafts / Mixed Media).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition pages: Chaos, Winner's List.

 

Interviews with winners will be published in the UPWARD's Quarterly, Spring 2025, and also on the gallery website in the "Interview" section.

 

The works of the participants who took 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, as well as those who received Merit Awards, will also be presented in curated galleries on the site.

All participants in the exhibitions can download digital certificates in their dashboards in the My Artworks section on the site (after logging into account).

Congratulations to the winners and all participating in the exhibitions!
We will be happy to see your art in our upcoming exhibitions!