World’s Best Self-Portraitists: LEE, HADJINIKOLOVA, TAKACHE, KIM, SAJATOVICH, MINGYANG, BREEZE & MOORE / 2026 WORLD ART AWARDS

Artists from over 50 countries competed in the 2026 WORLD ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the world were sent online images to score in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography. The 300+ winning works, 1st to 6th Place (and ties) in all 50 categories, will be revealed in this column one category at a time, and also an upcoming movie.

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The WINNERS in CATEGORY 39. SELF-PORTRAIT represent SOUTH KOREA, BULGARIA, LEBANON, CANADA, CHINA & USA.

WINNER WEBSITES AND CONTACTS: CATEGORY 39. SELF-PORTRAIT

1ST PLACE LANE LEE SOUTH KOREA https://www.instagram.com/laneworldlanecity/ “Swim Swim Swim” 91x121cm Oil, canvas.

2ND PLACE — TIE ELEONORA HADJINIKOLOVA BULGARIA https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1328483328844671&type=3 “Figure In Contrajour” 52x100cm Oil on canvas.

2ND PLACE — TIE HICHAM TAKACHE LEBANON www.facebook.com/hicham.takache “Standing On The Ruins Of My Destroyed Home” 20x28” Oil on canvas.

3RD PLACE — TIE TAEYUN KIM REPUBLIC OF KOREA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Disconnected, Still Holding On” 16x20” Digital drawing.

3RD PLACE — TIE MARK SAJATOVICH CANADA https://www.marksajatovichart.com m “Lost Soul” 60x76cm Acrylic on canvas.

4TH PLACE — TIE LI MINGYANG CHINA 2298781625@qq.com “Change Of Mind” 150x120cm Oil on canvas.

4TH PLACE — TIE NICA BREEZE USA https://www.deviantart.com/nicabreeze “Underwater Music Festival” 46x61cm Mixed media on watercolor paper.

5TH PLACE — TIE SUSAN MOORE USA www.foreverendeavor.us “Transcending Enigma” 40x30" Acrylic, canvas.

5TH PLACE — TIE HANNAH LEE USA hannah.haena.lee@gmail.com “Rebirth” Digital painting.

6TH PLACE — TIE PATRICK KIM REPUBLIC OF KOREA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Paused” 16x20” Digital drawing.

6TH PLACE — TIE CHOYEON KIM REPUBLIC OF KOREA artistbonkoo@gmail.com “Growing Up Together” 16x20” Digital drawing.

Art collectors can see hundreds of winning images and contact info to all 50 CATEGORIES of winning artworks:

https://www.americanartawards.com/2026-winning-art-world-art-awards/

The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2026 who were asked to score art: (in alphabetical order by country):

20 BEST INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES

BEST IN AUSTRALIA: Canberra Glassworks

BEST IN AUSTRIA: CITYgalleryVIENNA

BEST IN BOLIVIA: Galerias de Arte Roca Gravato

BEST IN BULGARIA: Largo Art Gallery

BEST IN COLUMBIA Beatriz Esguerra Arte

BEST IN CYPRUS: Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery

BEST IN DENMARK: Copenhagen Contemporary

BEST IN ENGLAND: Eclectic Gallery

BEST IN INDIA The Lexicon Art

BEST IN ISRAEL: Zemack Contemporary Art

BEST IN MALAYSIA & HONG KONG: Gallery des Artistes or Gallery Tropicana

BEST IN MEXICO: Galería Corsica

BEST IN MOROCCO: Comptoir des Mines Galerie

BEST IN NETHERLANDS: VisserArtGallery

BEST IN TAIWAN: 1839 Contemporary Gallery

BEST IN UK: Miart Gallery London

BEST IN USA / Arizona: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

BEST IN USA / Florida: MAC Art Galleries

BEST IN USA / TX San Antonio: Thornwood Gallery

BEST IN USA / UTAH: Ogden Contemporary Arts

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