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

 

The winners of the Space, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
 Shawn Solus, Pocatello ("Interpreting Wilderness", Fine Art).

2nd Place:
Yulun Liu, Chicago ("The Space Between", Digital painting & Photography).

3rd Place:
Greg Sinibaldi, Seattle ("My Digits", Crafts / Mixed Media).

Merit Awards:
Aaron Krone, Kansas ("Stepping Stones", Fine Art).
Nicolas Chavez, Carlsbad, NM ("Saimese Cat", Fine Art).

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

 

The winners of the Water, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Meryl P Epstein, Phoenix, AZ ("Charlotte", Digital painting & Photography).
Carly Ellis ("Going Under", Fine art).

2nd Place:
Rachel Lucas, Australia ("The wave", Crafts / Mixed Media).

3rd Place:
Pallavi Balijepalli, Vevey, Switzerland ("Patterns, colors and textures on water surface", Digital painting & Photography).

Merit Awards:
Laura's Musing, Glendale, AZ ("Mermaid Crown", Crafts / Mixed Media).
Bryan Bromstrup, Terre Haute, Indiana ("The Whole Sea", Digital painting & Photography).

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

 

Interviews with winners will be published in the UPWARD's Quarterly #8 (Winter), 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!