The winners of the Portrait juried exhibition are announced

On 30 April, the results of the competition's expert jury were published.

The winners of the competition 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 Portrait, Juried Exhibition and Competition:

1st Places: 
Thressia Kriebel, Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA ("Forgive me, I know you love me", Fine Art).
Francesco Puliga ("Nobody", Digital Painting).

2nd Places:
Sihua Liu, Changde City, Hunan Province, China ("Crystal ball and flower", Fine Art).
Sanna Ala-Kortesmaa, Helsinki, Finland ("Trajectories", Digital Painting).

3rd Places:
Bryce Nicholson, Toronto, Canada ("The Third Disciple", Fine Art).
Amy Newton-McConnel, Phoenix, USA ("Busker", Digital Painting).

Merit Awards:
Rani Douglas, California, USA ("Serenity", Fine Art).
Daniel Colón, New York, USA ("Portrait of Lucy in the Conservatory Garden", Fine Art).
Carina Imbrogno, Stamford, Connecticut, USA ("Innocence", Fine Art).
Jeff Newman, California, USA ("John, SanFrancisco", Fine Art).
Tressy Meschefske, Wisconsin, USA ("Kindra", Crafts / Mixed Media).

Interviews with winners will be published in the UPWARD's Quarterly, Spring 2023, and also on the gallery website in the "Interview" section.

The Winner's Lists can be found on the competition pages: Portrait, Winner's List.

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

The winners of the competition who took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be able to take part for free with two artworks in our next competitions.

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