The Results of the 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Competition Jurors:

Naomi Lev

Curator, Cultural programming Director, and Arts Writer

Katherine C. M. Adams

Curator, Writer, and Researcher

Audra Verona Lambert

Curator, Arts Contributor and Art Historian

The following are the results based on the average scores provided by the jurors of the 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition.

Participation in the competition exhibition

Leondre Lattimore, Van Thanh Artist, Fiorenza Gorini, Galal Ramadan, Steve Miller, Alicia Staley Johnson, Kyoung Lee, Durhl Davis, Abu Mwenye, Marcelo Mayen, Zinni Veshi, Mojgan Arashvand, Alon Martsiano, Lauryn Dove, Sage Reynolds, Susan Rostan, Troy Arnold, Karyn Mannix, Rowane Sylvester, Matthew Boyle, Carbery Morrow, Paul Kroner, Yu Cheng, Austen Brantley, Iryna Borodin, Raf Tarnawski, Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt, Aruna Rangarajan, Danelle Rivas, Juan Arreaza, Stephanie Stafford, Jon Wollenhaupt, Alpha Fofanah, Ziqing Su, Maria Paula Calarame, Nathan Brad Hall, Lilli Waters, Neal Spector, Whitney Paige, Sasha Sokolova

Cash Prizes Awards:

Griffin Liu, Ehrald Solana, Sofia Ketterer, Jose DeJesus-Zamora, Toni Hisako

Zine Award:

Trish Grantham, Aditi Hazra, Jarett Walker, Karrington Faust, Cathy M Wilkin

Newsletter Feature:

Natalie Dunham, Guillem Salas Gracia, Paulette Martsolf, Svetlana David, Caterina Romeo

ARTmine.com exposure:

Laura-Lee Smith, Khachatur Balbabyan, Mary Jane Begin, Gyeonggyu(Dong Yoon) Kang
Katja Povirk

Honorable Mention:

Bruce Kirkman, Jeff Kaufman, Min Cha, Hank Behniwal, Manon West, Karen Levey-lynch, Kanza Nasir, Colin Lynch, Jason Hayth, Shawna Hinkel

Signed Minutes of Decisions for the 40th CIFAC

Juror's Pick 40th CIFAC Selected Artists

Exhibition: August 1 - August 15, 2026 | Reception: August 6, 2026, 6-8 PM
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New York Art Competitions presents the following images from the selected artists of the 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. Note that the images shown below are representative of the selected artists' works, and do not necessarily reflect the final artwork which will be shown in the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition.

Jason Hayth_Generational Wealth — **Jason Hayth**Generational Wealth

Karen Levey-lynch_Paths Ignite — **Karen Levey-lynch**Paths Ignite

Jeff Kaufman_Babyn Yar 56 — **Jeff Kaufman**Babyn Yar 56

Khachatur Balbabyan_Unconquered Heart — **Khachatur Balbabyan**Unconquered Heart

Juan Arreaza_URAMBA — **Juan Arreaza**URAMBA

Mojgan Arashvand_The Eagle and the Hunter — **Mojgan Arashvand**The Eagle and the Hunter

SAGE REYNOLDS_Untitled Tapestry 2 — **SAGE REYNOLDS**Untitled Tapestry 2

Ziqing Su_Untitled — **Ziqing Su**Untitled

Zinni Veshi_Subway Riders (Eleventh Version) — **Zinni Veshi**Subway Riders (Eleventh Version)

Yu Cheng_New England — **Yu Cheng**New England

Whitney Paige_Pursuit of Pleasure — **Whitney Paige**Pursuit of Pleasure

Van Thanh Artist_Grace by the Lotus Pond — **Van Thanh Artist**Grace by the Lotus Pond

Troy Arnold_Untitled (Calypso Fever series) — **Troy Arnold**Untitled (Calypso Fever series)

Trish Grantham_Remember When, We Use To Talk — **Trish Grantham**Remember When, We Use To Talk

Toni Hisako_Shadow of 7am — **Toni Hisako**Shadow of 7am

Svetlana David_Breath of Silence — **Svetlana David**Breath of Silence

Susan Rostan_Earth Feminine — **Susan Rostan**Earth Feminine

Steve miller_Coral Reef vessel — **Steve miller**Coral Reef vessel

Stephanie Stafford_Severe Thunderstorm on the Horizon #2 — **Stephanie Stafford**Severe Thunderstorm on the Horizon #2

Sofia Ketterer_Warmth — **Sofia Ketterer**Warmth

Shawna Hinkel_Family Bonding — **Shawna Hinkel**Family Bonding

Sasha Sokolova_Immersion 3 — **Sasha Sokolova**Immersion 3

Rowane Sylvester_Two and a Half Kids and a Dog — **Rowane Sylvester**Two and a Half Kids and a Dog

Raf Tarnawski_Klaudia — **Raf Tarnawski**Klaudia

Paulette Martsolf_Mosaic Of The Embraced Form — **Paulette Martsolf**Mosaic Of The Embraced Form

Paul Kroner_Bird 'n Hand — **Paul Kroner**Bird 'n Hand

Nathan Brad Hall_Something To Believe In — **Nathan Brad Hall**Something To Believe In

Natalie Dunham_No.1.1656.2_F [red] — **Natalie Dunham**No.1.1656.2_F [red]

Min Cha_blushed sky — **Min Cha**blushed sky

Matthew Boyle_Only Way is Up — **Matthew Boyle**Only Way is Up

Mary Jane Begin_The Wood Mage — **Mary Jane Begin**The Wood Mage

Maria paula Calarame_Drifted mindset — **Maria paula Calarame**Drifted mindset

Marcelo Mayen_American Utilities (Corgis) — **Marcelo Mayen**American Utilities (Corgis)

Manon West_A study — **Manon West**A study

Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt_SCHOOL LUNCH 22 — **Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt**SCHOOL LUNCH 22

Lilli Waters_Imminent Star — **Lilli Waters**Imminent Star

Leondre Lattimore_As US as can be — **Leondre Lattimore**As US as can be

Laura-Lee Smith_After Vigilance (Resting Figure) — **Laura-Lee Smith**After Vigilance (Resting Figure)

Kyoung Lee_conversation — **Kyoung Lee**conversation

Katja Povirk_Kurentovanje — **Katja Povirk**Kurentovanje

Karyn Mannix_Femme Fatale — **Karyn Mannix**Femme Fatale

Karrington Faust_In waiting — **Karrington Faust**In waiting

Kanza Nasir_Sangat-self service mobile kitchen — **Kanza Nasir**Sangat-self service mobile kitchen

Jose DeJesus-ZamoraProfile Portrait of Young Woman

Jon Wollenhaupt_Drifting In and Out — **Jon Wollenhaupt**Drifting In and Out

Jarett Walker_The Farmer — **Jarett Walker**The Farmer

Iryna Borodin_Fractured Identity — **Iryna Borodin**Fractured Identity

Hank Behniwal_Farmers' Protest — **Hank Behniwal**Farmers' Protest

Gyeonggyu(Dong Yoon) Kang_Breath of living — **Gyeonggyu(Dong Yoon) Kang**Breath of living

Guillem Salas Gracia_LEON — **Guillem Salas Gracia**LEON

Griffin Liu_Edge of the World — **Griffin Liu**Edge of the World

Galal Ramadan_Contentment — **Galal Ramadan**Contentment

Fiorenza Gorini_The Solitude of the Swimmer #4 — **Fiorenza Gorini**The Solitude of the Swimmer #4

Ehrald Solana_Between Shore and Self — **Ehrald Solana**Between Shore and Self

Durhl Davis Artist_By the Plumb — **Durhl Davis Artist**By the Plumb

Dan 36_Anastomosis — **Dan 36**Anastomosis

Colin Lynch_The Great Mystery — **Colin Lynch**The Great Mystery

Cathy M Wilkin_POP! — **Cathy M Wilkin**POP!

Caterina Romeo_Out of Frame — **Caterina Romeo**Out of Frame

Carbery Morrow_Polka — **Carbery Morrow**Polka

BRUCE KIRKMAN_17TH STREET — **BRUCE KIRKMAN**17TH STREET

benjamin FENESTRE_The Reader — **benjamin FENESTRE**The Reader

Austen Brantley_Abundance — **Austen Brantley**Abundance

Aruna Rangarajan_A Goddess's Respite — **Aruna Rangarajan**A Goddess's Respite

Anwesha Chowdhury_Nari — **Anwesha Chowdhury**Nari

Alpha Fofanah_My brother's keeper — **Alpha Fofanah**My brother's keeper

Alon Martsiano_Writer's Envy — **Alon Martsiano**Writer's Envy

Alicia Johnson_Red Dress - A Tale of Meloncholy — **Alicia Johnson**Red Dress - A Tale of Meloncholy

Alexander Vlasov_Warp — **Alexander Vlasov**Warp

Ahmet Uglu_Puerto al Paraiso — **Ahmet Uglu**Puerto al Paraiso

Aditi Hazra_Tiger King-IV — **Aditi Hazra**Tiger King-IV

Abu Mwenye_Beauty in the Beads Series 8 — **Abu Mwenye**Beauty in the Beads Series 8