Winners of Artist of the Month (February 2023), Flowers, Wave competitions are named

UPWARD Gallery announces the winners of the Flowers, Wave, and Artist of the Month, February, competitions.

The winners were chosen in the following categories Media: Fine Arts, Crafts/Mixed Media, and two age categories: Artists: 18-21 and Artists: 22 and over.

The winners of the Flowers, Juried Exhibition and Competition:

1st Places: 
Christian Rieben, Wisconsin, USA ("Les Fleurs du Mal", Fine Art).
Andrew Wong, New Jersey, USA ("The Ballet Dancer", Crafts / Mixed Media).

2nd Places:
Carina Imbrogno, Stamford, Connecticut, USA ("Fiore di Primavera", Fine Art).
Ellen Athens, Mendocino, CA, USA ("A Moment's Rest tapestry", Crafts / Mixed Media).

3rd Places:
Cesia Hernandez, Eugene, Oregon, USA ("Hidden Sadness", Crafts / Mixed Media).
Kari Souders, Philadelphia, USA ("Falling Flowers Number 12", Fine Art).

The winners of the Wave, Juried Exhibition and Competition:

1st Places:
David Morrison, Ireland ("The Sea is Calling", Fine Art).
Patricia Bevan, Ireland ("Tide out at Brahalish, Sheepshead", Fine Art).

2nd Places:
Aaron Krone, Kansas, USA ("Waterfall Levels", Fine Art).
Amy Newton-McConnel, Phoenix, AZ, USA ("Crepuscular Light", Digital painting).

3rd Places:
Sonera Angel, London, UK ("Let Sleeping Dragons Lie", Fine Art).
John Tronsor, Pittsburgh, PA, USA ("Untitled (2586)", Fine Art).

The winner of the Artist of the Month, February, Juried Exhibition and Competition:
Lauren Aristizabal, Bradenton, Florida, USA ("Myakka Palms", 1st Place, Fine Art).
Francesco Puliga ("Underwater", 2nd Place, Digital Painting).
Amber Penney, Chicago, IL, USA ("Undertow", 3rd Place, Crafts / Mixed Media).

Interviews with the first place winners will be published in UPWARD's Quarterly, Winter 2022-2023, as well as on the gallery's website under "Interviews".

Winner's lists can be found on the competitions pages:

• Flowers Winner's List.
• Wave Winner's List.
• Artist of the Month, February 2023 Winner's List.

1st, 2nd, 3rd place and merit award winners will also be featured in the curated galleries on the website.

All participants can download electronic certificates in their information panels in the "My Works" section of the site (after logging into their account).

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be free to participate with two works in our next competitions.

Congratulations to the winners and all participants!
We look forward to seeing your work in our upcoming competitions!