In our first ever Applaud Art Contest we were amazed at the art that landed in our inbox. We opened up our inbox to stunning pieces that are powerful, thought provoking, and down right incredible.
Congratulations to our top three winners! Your work is stellar! We are honored you submitted to our Applaud Art Contest.
We’d also like to congratulate our Honorable Mentions who took a chance by submitting their work! Your pieces brought joy, deep thought, beauty and wonder to this contest.
A special thank you to everyone that submitted to our Applaud Art Contest. Know that you are winners just by being courageous and submitting your work(s). THANK YOU!
Contest Winners
1st place – Rachel Chansler-Djoko
“Portrait of the Artist and 30 (and 11)” : 2021, 40x40cm, oil on framed wood panel
“bored now” : 2021, 30x30cm, oil on framed wood panel
About the Artist, Rachel Chansler-Djoko
I graduated from the University of Montana and received a Political Science degree, Bachelor of Arts degree, and Art History minor. In my work, I focus on themes like girlhood, femininity, identity, and humour. I have dwarfism, standing at 3.5ft (106cm) tall. I am passionate about minority representation in art. My work was featured in the Smithsonian and Hermitage Museum of Russia. I live with my husband and son in Paris, France.
Instagram: @rcdartist
youtube: Rachel Chansler-Djoko Artist
prints & products: Redbubble RCDArtist
website: Purchase / Commissions / Projects
2nd Place – Thomas Leventhal
Bucha: The Witnesses : acrylic on paper
Ring 3: Canto XV: Dante and Virgil Progress Across the Burning Plain.
About the Artist, Thomas Leventhal
I am a Southern California based abstract painter/ printmaker whose work consists mainly of acrylics on paper and mixed media pieces combining acrylic paintings accented with collaged elements and/or charcoal drawings.
Art Instagram: @trleventhal
3rd Place – RUTH (Belle Adams)
Poles : mixed media
Simply Merely Just : mixed media.
About the Artist, RUTH (Belle Adams)
Belle Adams, or RUTH, is a Los Angeles based artist and actor from Marietta, Georgia. They primarily work in the film industry as an actor and voiceover artist, however alongside the scripts, auditions, “actions!” and “cuts!”, they have an ongoing artistic practice in a variety of mediums including painting, collage, video, music, photography, and assemblage. Belle hopes to further integrate these various forms of artistic expression into their career and to continue to embody and explore their life as a multidisciplinary artist.
Art Store: theruthis.bigcartel.com
Art instagram: @theruthis
Honorable Mentions, Applaud Art Contest
“Wave” by Tiffany Marcum
My unique artwork aims to create beauty, happiness, and social conversation.
Primary mediums include: acrylics, cardboard, elements from nature- like coal, graphite, marker, oil pastel crayons, paper, and watercolor pencils.
Main art influences include Picasso and Banksy.
Art Instagram: @abstractiffany
“The First Woman’s Literature Club” by Sherry Shearhart
A collection of some of the female authors that have been influential in Sherry’s growth as an author, dressed in clothing from the Victorian Era.
Instagram: @sherryshearhart
website: Sherry Shearhart
Facebook @sherryshearhartofficial
“Stargirl” by Gretta Snow
Stargirl is made of drain pipe for arms, air duct for legs, the torso is a old barrel ring, car parts for the face, hat and a telescope. An old satellite dish stand is the backbone.
Old tool heads for distant galaxies and Stargirl have solar lights to show off their own constellations.
“Endless” by CoRy Wyszynski
Wyszynski was a jack of most trades, but Nowadays, between writing his next novel and podcasting, he manages his design/graphic art internet emporium he coined: Photo Alchemy {Experimenting with the Static Medium} that, or hosting his own late night talk show, From the Couch. In one form or another, Wyszynski is in constant disarray due to multiple complex illnesses, including but not limited to: Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, ME/CFS, and Dysautonomia…there is ample time dedicated to navigating doctors, insurances, symptoms, and or recovering from gnarly surgeries. He lives with his caregiver/best friend, his dad, in Agoura Hills, CA. There is also Zoey. Zoey, a cat.
Art store: Photoalchemy.threadless.com
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