"For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually." ~Claude Monet
Welcome to Fusion Art's 7th Annual Landscapes International Online Juried Art Exhibition for the month of May 2022.
For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists were encouraged to share their best art and photography depicting of landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, ponds, forests, wilderness, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes. All artists, over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, were encouraged to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography in any media.
We once again received a diverse collection of quality artwork from artists all around the world, including the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Africa. Overall, the gallery judged 344 entries and accepted 105 artworks into the exhibition, which will be featured on the website for the month of May.
In this monthly themed exhibition, Fusion Art presents awards in three categories: Traditional Art, Photography & Digital Art, and 3-Dimensional Art. The Landscapes Best in Show winners are John Shimmin for his watercolor, “Colorado River at the Grand Canyon ", Daniel Forster for his photograph, "Bright Autumn” and Karen Russo for her ceramic sculpture, " Listen to My Heart”. John, Daniel and Karen are Fusion Art's Featured Artists for the month of May 2022 and, as the Best in Show winners, all three artists are invited to participate in Fusion Art's Annual Group Show in Santa Fe, NM in 2023. Alternatively, in lieu of the cash prize, Best in Show winners may choose a complimentary one-year membership to our Fusion Artist’s Members Gallery.
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Below are the top winning artists in the Traditional Art and Photography & Digital Art categories. Please visit the Monthly Winners Page to learn more about each of these award-winning artists and/or to contact them directly about their work.
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In addition, this month, eighteen honorable mention awards are given as special recognition due to the exceptional quality of the art received for this competition.
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The remaining finalists in the exhibition all exemplify uniquely creative talents and we're honored to showcase their artwork on the Fusion Art website.
Fusion Art strives to create interesting and enjoyable art exhibitions with a variety of artistic styles and media represented. The art that is selected is based on the theme of the exhibition and the gallery's objective is to include, in every Fusion Art exhibition, a broad representation of quality, style, media, creativity, originality and artistic composition. Art tells a story and we strive to select artwork, particularly for awards, that make the viewers think and wonder what story the artist is trying to tell.
As always, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the competition participants. While not all the artwork that was submitted was selected for inclusion in the exhibition this in not necessarily a reflection on any one artist's talent and/or skill. It takes courage for artists to offer up one's art up for critique by others and all the artists should be applauded for their efforts. We appreciate all of you sharing your extraordinary talent with us.
For anyone interested in purchasing any of the artwork in this exhibition, please contact the artists directly. You will find the artist's website and/or email information below their work.
Please visit our YouTube Archives or our YouTube Channel on May 10th to see the slide show compilation videos for the exhibition.
Thank you for visiting our website and enjoy the exhibition!
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