“Open” Art exhibition

Our fourth Art competition “Open” started in February 2021 and concluded on March 04, 2021. Art Room Gallery received entries from many countries around the world: USA, Germany, Canada, Taiwan, Ukraine, Ireland, France, Italy, Portugal, Australia, China, Venezuela, Romania, Israel, Argentina, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Cyprus, Mexico, Estonia and Costa Rica . The Open theme in this competition included a diversity in types, styles and mediums (oil on canvas, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, crayon, colored pencil, digital, photography, clay, ceramic, steel, wire mesh, fiber, pen and ink). The following evaluation criteria has been used for judging the artwork: creativity, interpretation of the theme, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. Jury decided to select 141 artworks for inclusion in the exhibition. Aside from First, Second, and Third place Jury also presented Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards.

Thank you, and enjoy the exhibition!

 

 

First place

Huaqi Li

Puzzle

(oil on canvas)

49735395@qq.com

 

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Huaqi Li - Puzzle (oil on canvas)

49735395@qq.com

 

 

Statement:

Huaqi Li, born in 1981 in Guangxi, China, now lives in Beijing. Graduated from the Department of Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University. President of Oil Painting Academy of Zhongguancun Academy of Arts, Vice Chairman of China-Russia Oil Painting Association, Vice Chairman of China-Hungarian Artists Association, Vice Director of Office of Beijing Oil Painting Academy of China Xu Beihong Painting Academy, Member of American Portrait Painting Association, Member of Beijing Oil Painting Society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second place

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Li

Oriental Charm

(oil on wood panel)

xdweb@yahoo.com
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Eric Li - Oriental Charm

(oil on wood panel)

 

18'' x 24''

xdweb@yahoo.com

 

 

Statement:

Eric Li graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) with a Master of Science degree and currently lives in Houston, Texas. Mr. Li is a multi-award winning artist and a member of the Portrait Society of America (PSA), Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS). His works have participated in many national and local art exhibitions, and many of his works have been privately collected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third place

Andrew Nelson

Phytoborg 3

(graphite on bristol board)

Project Title

Andrew Nelson - Phytoborg 3

(graphite on bristol board)

 

18" x 24"

nelsonrobotics.org

 

 

Statement:

My work includes graphite drawings of landscapes, some of which contain machine creatures, plant-animal hybrids and other conglomerations that might be found in the distant future or on other worlds. Many of the landscapes are drawn from southwestern deserts waterscapes and mountains but others reflect a less Earthly aspect. Specifically some of these drawings focus on post-technology ecosystems containing feral technology. Exploring the nature of being uniquely human is a deep trope in art, past and present. But is our supposed uniqueness really our most important aspect? Maybe what makes us alive is more important than what makes us human. Are there commonalities among all possible forms of life? Perhaps something we feel and share at a visceral level? When something catches your eye, does that mean you share affinity with it?

 

Ilse Taylor Hable

Surfs Up

(oil on canvas)

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Louis Degni

The Gift

(oil on canvas)

louisdegni@gmail.com
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Louis Degni

After the Storm

(oil on canvas)

louisdegni@gmail.com
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Christine O'Dell Ferguson

Rejoicing

(acrylic)

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Gerhard Rasser

Awakened

(watercolor, gouache, crayon)

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Aurelie Crisetig

Dislocations

(photography)

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Marti White

Abertura VI

(mixed media)

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Kui Luo

Mountains

(acrylic on canvas)

next_anny@sina.com
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Amanda June

The World That Was

(mixed media)

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Benjamin Vasserman

Dialogue IV

(digital print)

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Maria Svatos

Gefuhltes Rot

(acrylic on canvas)

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Diamante Lavendar

Evening Reflections

(mixed media)

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Anastasiu Oana

The drinker

(watercolor on paper)

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Patricia Gauss

Zippy The Cutest Colubrid

(colored pencil)

pgauss831@yahoo.com
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Mary Taylor

Summer body ready

(acrylic on canvas)

Maryelizabethtaylor@hotmail.com
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Ulrike Neuhaus

Hamburger Hafen

(oil on canvas)

riekes-atelier@t-online.de
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Nicole Foran

Cellular

(gouache)

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Roka Walsh

Adrift

(mixed media)

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Melanie Zibit

The Dance

(carrara marble)

zibimela@gmail.com
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Susan Morrison

El Paso

(steel, wire mesh, fiber)

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Douglas Dale

Grain Keyhole

(yarn on wood)

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Lillianne Daigle

High Noon

(digital)

elleday@bell.net
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Salome Marivoet

Lockdown 1

(acrylic paint)

smarivoet@sapo.pt
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Nathanael Cox

Iceland Lighthouse

(photography)

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Cameron Scott

Tiffany and view to the motorway

(lime wood relief carving)

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Deborah Cassolis

Hummingbird in a Queen Palm

(oil on wood panel)

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Davi Dagostino

On A Silver Pedestal

(oil)

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Cheryl Milligan

Museum Series Landscape Painters

(oil on canvas)

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Francesca Ogbuachi

Trash

(installation)

franogreen@gmail.com
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Guglielmo Botter

Indianapolis IN The Capitof Of Indiana

(pen and ink)

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William Mason

Untitled

(acrylic on paoper.)

bill.mason400@gmail.com
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Theodore Heublein

Granite Point BullKelp

(oil on canvas)

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Bianca Dakli

Blue Velvet

(acrylic on canvas)

bia.dakli@googlemail.com
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Bhaswati Sinha

Survival

(mixed media)

hiyaburi@gmail.com
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Danielle Siler

Tear Us Apart

(mixeed media)

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Barbara Bielecka Wozniczko

Trees 1

(mixed media)

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Camilla David

A View From The Bridge

(actrylic)

camilla@camilladavidart.com
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Cecilia Bell

Mid Summer Manly Beach

(acrylic on canvas)

cecilia.warrick.68@gmail.com
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Carlos Ponce

Tepuy

(acrylic)

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Adrian Gonzalez

Portrait of my Portrait

(digital)

barcaadriano@yahoo.com
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Caren Shapiro

Betty in Blue Turtleneck

(oil on canvas)

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Clyde Kell

Rosa Maria

(oil on canvas)

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Jillian Vaccaro

Girl in the Golden Room

(fabric, acrylic, spray paint, ink, pastel)

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Jennifer Emswiler

Dichotomy of brain chemistry

(organic materials)

Jennifer.emswiler@yahoo.com
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Juliet Martin

Kitchen On Friday

(mixed media)

girl@julietmartin.com
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Betty Laur

Celtic Beauty

(colored pencil)

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Cherie Lee

A Delicate Note

(hand carved ostrich eggshell)

CherieLeeCreations@gmail.com
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Dusti Weidow

Hidden Beauty

(digital artwork)

deweidow@gmail.com
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Aaron Krone

Sisters

(graphite)

kronea@friends.edu
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Anthony Barnes Jr

Malcolm X

(drawing)

artist369ant@gmail.com
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Antonieta Martinho

Changing 2

(mixed media)

baiao.antonieta@gmail.com
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Johanna Porter

Too Close

(mixed media)

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Larry Wolf

A Break in the Sky

(acrylic through back of silkscreen)

abrushwiththelaw@aol.com
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Jordan Merlino

Snowy Mountains

(mixed media)

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Cynthia Tabeau Pritchard

Crossroads

(acrylic on canvas)

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Gabi Domenig

Toucans & Blossoms

(acrylic on wooden board)

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Dina Klumbys

Harmony

(acrylic)

Dinadomark@yahoo.co.uk
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Jine Wen Liu

Amazing waterfall tour

(pastel)

liujinewen@gmail.com
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Janet Johnson

End of Day

(pastel)

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Matthew Felix Sun

Wafting

(oil on canvas)

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Gary Owen

Lost in Moab

(oil based enamel)

gary37188@comcast.net
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Constance McCoy

A Boy and His Keeper

(acrylic)

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Gabriela Drees Holz

Beautiful Childhood

(mixed media)

Dreho@gmx.de
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Gar Benedick

Abstract Visionism 0183i

(mixed media)

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Leif Sohlman

Red Fantasy

(digital)

leif.sohlman@gmail.com
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Lilach Keren

Over It

(mixed media)

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Ginna Wilkerson

Touch the Waves

(acrylic on canvas)

ginnawilkerson@gmail.com
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Jason Thompson

TJB 4

(mixed media)

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Gabriele Gracine

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

(digital)

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Michael Duke

Kalvertoren Shopping Centre Amsterdam

(enhanced photography)

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Monty Orr

Colorfalls

(digital print)

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Oresta Kinash

Fantasy World

(mixed media)

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Jackson Sloan

Fire

(acrylic on canvas)

runningsloan@gmail.com
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Jiang Feng

U.S. (Unwholesome Shelter) 「美」國

(photography)

 

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Kristi Richter

Hot

(acrylic)

keddywumpus@yahoo.com
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Sharon Davis

Autmn

(acrylic)

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Sven Thamm

Moonlight Birds

(photography)

sven_thamm@web.de
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Sven Thamm

Elevator

(photography)

sven_thamm@web.de
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KathrynRoe

Snowstorm

(fiber)

roeka@networkidea.com
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Kim Cruz

Haven

(watercolor)

1963kim@live.com
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Lisa JH Gardner

After the Storm

(watercolor)

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Manuel Lopez Arambarri

Charlotte

(acrylic)

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Hadley Rittgers

Stratification 1

(clay, metallic oxides, glaze, varnish)

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Michele Bourdeau

Woman With Scarf

(bonded bronze)

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Michael Wagner

Double Spout

(digital graphic)

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Michelle Hwang

Mr.Chickadee

(woodcut print)

mhwa566@lasierra.edu
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Rick Lingo

Shroom

(photography)

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Jeb Gaither

Reflection 1562

(digital art)

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Po Han Yu

Dull-Ice Flower

(composite medium on canvas)

b0han89@gmail.com
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Rachel Masterson

Working Towards Orange

(oil pastel on canvas)

rachel_masterson@student.friends.edu
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Petra Bernstein

Serenity Stack

(pohoto print)

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Petra Bernstein

Hibiscus Garden Party

(pohoto print)

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Sofya Danilova

Requested Granted Broken

(digital art)

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Sahyly Martinez

San Juan

(acrylic and watercolor on yupo)

sahylydelcarmen@weebly.com
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Sue Speers

Parrot

(mixed media)

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Robert Bolla

Twisted

(digital photo)

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Robindeep Singh

Awareness

(photography)

deepsinghphotos@gmail.com
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Vasile Ghiuta

The Essence

(acrylic on canvas)

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Sylvia Bandyke

Window with Stained Glass

(photography)

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Sarah Haig

Climb

(photography)

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Terry Berkowitz

In Limbo

(watercolor)

terryberk@verizon.net
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Silvia Bitschnau

Archaeological excavation

(photography)

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Puneet Kaur Mittal

Toy Seller

(oil on canvas)

PUNEET28MITTAL@GMAIL.COM
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Yafei Wang

Self portrait 1

(oil on canvas)

339286517@qq.com
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QiuChen Fan

Good Morning Good Night

(acrylic on canvas)

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Veronica Russo

The Omega

(colored pencil)

vrusso125@gmail.com
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Xunyue Deng

Still life

(oil on canvas)

niniwang324@gmail.com
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Charlotte Hastings

Moods of My Daughter

(color pencil)

incharlottesweb@sunflower.com
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Zhiyan Huang

Connectedly

(installation)

zhiyan.huang@yale.edu
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Michael Hemphill

Transfer

(mixed media)

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Mary Vivo

Byrd Theatre 1941

(mixed media)

housculptures1202@gmail.com
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Julia Fire

Shark Art

(acrylic)

faer2510@mail.ru
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Stephen Mauldin

Riddle

(acrylic on canvas)

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