Welcome to Fusion Art's 5th Annual Animal Kingdom International Online Juried Art Exhibition for the month of May 2020.
For this exhibition, both 2D and 3D artists were encouraged to share their best art and photography depicting animals, both domestic and wild. All artists, over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, were encouraged to submit their best work 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, Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and Spain. Overall the gallery judged 598 entries for 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 Animal Kingdom Best in Show winners are Anne Pentland for her oil on canvas, “Sunset for a Species”, Mal Keeble for his digital photograph, "Eye on the Prize” and Douglas Aja for his bronze, "Fury". Anne, Mal and Douglas Fusion Art's Featured Artists for the month of May 2020 and, as the Best in Show winners, all three artists are invited to participate in Fusion Art's 5th Annual Group Show in Palm Springs in 2021.
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"Sunset for a Species"
Oil on canvas
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“Eye on the Prize”
Digital photography
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“Fury”
Bronze
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Below are the top winning artists in the Traditional Art, Photography & Digital Art and 3-Dimensional categories. Also, 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.
"African Heat"
Acrylic
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"Rhino"
Digital photo collage
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“Golden Deco”
Mixed media sculptural mosaic
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"Aurora Borealis"
Chalk pastel on paper
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"Tiger, Tiger"
Digital photography
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“Gallons”
Clay, wood, and mixed media
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“Raven Eye”
Acrylic
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“Black Princess”
Photography
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“Lenore”
Clay and steel
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“The Mane Thing, Mustangs”
Oil on canvas
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"Bird in Flight"
Digital photography
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“Rearing Spirit Horse”
Sculpture
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In addition, this month, twelve honorable mention awards are given as special recognition due to the exceptional quality of the art received for this competition.
“All of the Hopes and Dreams of a Western Calf”
Mixed media
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“Too Cute”
Oil
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“Lea”
Pastel
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“Black and White”
Soft pastels
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“Blessing”
Acrylic
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“Fierce”
Conte and charcoal
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"Young Male Lion Watches Camera over Rocks"
Photographic print on paper
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"Scary Reflection"
Digital photography
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"Powder Puff"
Digital photography
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"Sea Turtle"
Digital Photography
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"Brave Heart"
Color Photography
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"Naptime"
Photography
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“Nesting”
Pryographics
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“Antelope Trail”
Reclaimed treasure assemblage sculpture
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“Prince Oryx”
Craft sticks, spray paint and ping pong balls
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“The Wild Wolf”
Cast resin from clay sculpture
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“Mother Earth’s Milk”
Hardware cloth, steel, baby bottles
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“Balancing”
Driftwood
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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 Channel to see the Traditional, Photography & Digital and 3-Dimensional videos for the exhibition.
Thank you for visiting our website and enjoy the exhibition!
