2026 World Art Awards: 11 Win Futurism Category

The 2026 World Art Awards drew artists from over 50 countries. Judges from 20 galleries scored entries in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography. The results for Category 18 – Futurism or Futuristic – are out.

Elyse Jealette of the USA took first place with “Redox,” a 20x28-inch photogram photograph. Her work is on view at www.elysianfrontiers.art. Second place is a tie. Mario Panis of the Philippines painted “70’s F1,” a 4x5-foot oil on canvas. Tatiana Leimkuller of the USA submitted “Earth Satellite,” a digital piece. They share the runner-up slot.

Third place is also a tie. Youri Chasov of Russia entered “Revolutionary Requiem,” a 40x28cm digital collage on paper. Yibeen Yoon of South Korea painted “Back To The Future,” a 27x40cm acrylic on paper. Fourth place belongs to Mageswari Srinivasan of the USA. Her “Aerial Pulse Of The Night City” is a 24x30-inch acrylic on canvas. Diamante Lavendar of the USA took fourth with “A Dance With Destiny,” a mixed-media digital work.

Douglas Castleman of the USA finished fifth with “Nearest Neighbor,” an 18x24-inch oil on panel. Vilija Ciapaitė of Lithuania placed fifth with “Ignition,” a 50x70cm ink on panel. Susan Moore of the USA came sixth with “Transcending Enigma,” a 40x30-inch acrylic on canvas.

The full list of the 20 galleries that served as judges is alphabetical by country: Galerias de Arte Roca Gravato (Bolivia), Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery (Cyprus), Copenhagen Contemporary (Denmark), Gallery des Artistes or Gallery Tropicana (Malaysia and Hong Kong), Comptoir des Mines Galerie (Morocco), 1839 Contemporary Gallery (Taiwan), Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art (Arizona, USA), MAC Art Galleries (Florida, USA), Thornwood Gallery (Texas, USA), and Ogden Contemporary Arts (Utah, USA).

More than 300 winning works will appear in this column one category at a time and in an upcoming film.