8th Annual Drawing Competition Results

ÀNI Art Academies would like to congratulate the winners of our 8th Annual Drawing Competition!

A prestigious panel of judges Tim Reynolds, Jonathan Reutenauer, Álvaro Salas-Castro, John Manzari, Howard Rehs, Silvia Belviso, Kara Lysandra Ross, Dru Blair, Tanja Gant, Peter Trippi, Jack Summers, examined each drawing for the qualities that best represent an artist in true command of his or her talent.

We are thrilled to announce that the 1st place winner is awarded to Methsara D. Arachchige for his drawing, The Outcast (ÀNI Sri Lanka). 2nd place is awarded to S. M. Hewa Gamage for his drawing, The Light of Smile (ÀNI Sri Lanka). 3rd place is awarded to H. K. Praneeth Maleesha for his drawing, Little Margaret (ÀNI Sri Lanka). All the winners will receive an entry into the ARC Salon, as well as an ÀNI Drawing Competition Certificate of Recognition.

Artists receiving honorable mention are (in no particular order), K. G. Bethmini N. Dissanayake, for her drawing The Enchanted Reader (ÀNI Sri Lanka), Ava Ash, for her drawing The Sorrow of Silvanus (ÀNI Waichulis), Kanishka Sadaruwan for his drawing Angam Fighter (ÀNI Sri Lanka), Dismal Vidhana Pathirange, for his drawing Water’s Embrace (ÀNI Sri Lanka), Lahiru A. W. Arachchige, for his drawing Journey (ÀNI Sri Lanka), Sophie Shand, for her drawing In the Eyes of Boots (ÀNI Waichulis), Francisco Collado, for his drawing La Ambicion (ÀNI Waichulis), Joe Hom, for his drawing Dress You Up (ÀNI America), and Garret McCall, for his drawing Hands of the Potter (ÀNI Waichulis). All Honorable Mention recipients will be awarded entry into the ARC Salon.

Below are a few words from ÀNI Art Academies president Jonathan Reutenauer:

On behalf of ÀNI Art Academies, I would like to thank all the apprentices for their participation and their very high-quality work! Each of them demonstrated incredible skills and allowed us to escape for a moment while contemplating their drawings.

For the second time, I was honored to be part of the jury, and I can guarantee that the selection was extremely difficult, as each of the artists demonstrated rigor and professionalism.

However, as with every competition, there need to be winners. Thus, I would like to particularly congratulate our winning trio Methsara, Sasitha, and Praneeth. Your creations caught the attention of the jury, who felt that they perfectly combined creativity with virtuosity. Congratulations also to the nine other apprentices who obtained an honorable mention. You all truly deserve your entry to the prestigious ARC Salon.

This year again, participants came from our six academies across the world, and I am extremely proud to be part of an organization that promotes diversity, excellence, and perseverance; values ​​that are dear to us and that we all share at ÀNI Art Academies.

Such a level of competencies would not be possible without the incredible dedication of our teams, particularly our Deans and Instructors who teach with passion, exigency and kindness, under the guidance and expertise of our Provost and curriculum designer, Anthony Waichulis.

Keep going everyone and follow your dreams because no one will do it for you! We are ÀNI!