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Results · 40th edition

The results of the 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Results based on the average scores provided by the jurors. Exhibition: August 1 to August 15, 2026. Reception: August 6, 2026, 6 to 8 PM.

Cash prize winners

Five artists each received $1,000.

$1,000 cash prizeGriffin LiuEdge of the World
$1,000 cash prizeEhrald SolanaBetween Shore and Self
$1,000 cash prizeSofia KettererWarmth
$1,000 cash prizeJose DeJesus-ZamoraProfile Portrait of Young Woman
$1,000 cash prizeToni HisakoShadow of 7am

All awards

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 prize 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, [/images/wp/cifac/2026/06/40th-cifac-minutes.pdf] Signed Minutes of Decisions for the 40th CIFAC

All selected artists

One work per selected artist of the 40th edition.

Jason HaythGenerational Wealth
Karen Levey-lynchPaths Ignite
Jeff KaufmanBabyn Yar 56
Khachatur BalbabyanUnconquered Heart
Juan ArreazaURAMBA
Mojgan ArashvandThe Eagle and the Hunter
SAGE REYNOLDSUntitled Tapestry 2
Ziqing SuUntitled
Zinni VeshiSubway Riders (Eleventh Version)
Yu ChengNew England
Whitney PaigePursuit of Pleasure
Van Thanh ArtistGrace by the Lotus Pond
Troy ArnoldUntitled (Calypso Fever series)
Trish GranthamRemember When, We Use To Talk
Toni HisakoShadow of 7am
Svetlana DavidBreath of Silence
Susan RostanEarth Feminine
Steve millerCoral Reef vessel
Stephanie StaffordSevere Thunderstorm on the Horizon #2
Sofia KettererWarmth
Shawna HinkelFamily Bonding
Sasha SokolovaImmersion 3
Rowane SylvesterTwo and a Half Kids and a Dog
Raf TarnawskiKlaudia
Paulette MartsolfMosaic Of The Embraced Form
Paul KronerBird 'n Hand
Nathan Brad HallSomething To Believe In
Natalie DunhamNo.1.1656.2_F [red]
Min Chablushed sky
Matthew BoyleOnly Way is Up
Mary Jane BeginThe Wood Mage
Maria paula CalarameDrifted mindset
Marcelo MayenAmerican Utilities (Corgis)
Manon WestA study
Lisa DeLoria WeinblattSCHOOL LUNCH 22
Lilli WatersImminent Star
Leondre LattimoreAs US as can be
Laura-Lee SmithAfter Vigilance (Resting Figure)
Kyoung Leeconversation
Katja PovirkKurentovanje
Karyn MannixFemme Fatale
Karrington FaustIn waiting
Kanza NasirSangat-self service mobile kitchen
Jose DeJesus-ZamoraProfile Portrait of Young Woman
Jon WollenhauptDrifting In and Out
Jarett WalkerThe Farmer
Iryna BorodinFractured Identity
Hank BehniwalFarmers' Protest
Gyeonggyu(Dong Yoon) KangBreath of living
Guillem Salas GraciaLEON
Griffin LiuEdge of the World
Galal RamadanContentment
Fiorenza GoriniThe Solitude of the Swimmer #4
Ehrald SolanaBetween Shore and Self
Durhl Davis ArtistBy the Plumb
Dan 36Anastomosis
Colin LynchThe Great Mystery
Cathy M WilkinPOP!
Caterina RomeoOut of Frame
Carbery MorrowPolka
BRUCE KIRKMAN17TH STREET
benjamin FENESTREThe Reader
Austen BrantleyAbundance
Aruna RangarajanA Goddess's Respite
Anwesha ChowdhuryNari
Anna DevaYouth
Alpha FofanahMy brother's keeper
Alon MartsianoWriter's Envy
Alicia JohnsonRed Dress - A Tale of Meloncholy
Alexander VlasovWarp
Ahmet UgluPuerto al Paraiso
Aditi HazraTiger King-IV
Abu MwenyeBeauty in the Beads Series 8

The jury of the 40th edition

Naomi LevCurator, Cultural programming Director, and Arts Writer
Katherine C. M. AdamsCurator, Writer, and Researcher
Audra Verona LambertCurator, Arts Contributor and Art Historian

The 41st edition is open

Deadline May 4, 2027. $55 until December 31, 2026, then $65.

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