9/1/15 The Global Fine Art Awards Selects 2015 Nominees: This year’s nominees hail from as far south as South Africa and Australia, and north to Denmark and Seattle. There are a total of 67 nominees in 8 award categories which represent 19 countries, 42 cities and 5 continents.

9/1/15 The Global Fine Art Awards Selects 2015 Nominees: This year’s nominees hail from as far south as South Africa and Australia, and north to Denmark and Seattle. There are a total of 67 nominees in 8 award categories which represent 19 countries, 42 cities and 5 continents.

9/1/15 The Global Fine Art Awards Selects 2015 Nominees

The total slate represents a diverse range of size, style and provenance; with 24 of the GFAA nominees from the top 100 art museums visited in the world (April 2014, The Art Newspaper).

The basis for the research and selection of nominees is ongoing and thorough review of over 50 sources of art editorial and critique. More than 200 museums and 1,000 exhibitions are vetted during the process.

GFAA judges will select winners in the following award 8 categories: Contemporary and Post-War; Impressionist and Modern; Renaissance, Baroque, Old Masters and Dynasties; Ancient Art; Photography; Design; Fringe/Alternative; Public or Outdoor Installation. “Youniversal,” the ninth award, recognizes the most popular nominee, and is selected by public voting on the GFAA website and social media.

The judges’ panel includes Peter Trippi, editor-in-chief of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine American Alliance of Museums’ Senior Director of Leadership Programs, Dean Phelus; Gina Costa, art historian and curator, previously from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago; and Dr. Barbara Aust-Wegemund, international lecturer, art history consultant and curator.

Vision and Goals

GFAA endeavors to be world renowned as the premier art and design award program. Within one to three years, the program will develop and operate an academic research Academy based in Miami. Over time, the number and type of awards will grow to approximately twenty- encompassing more art categories, and awards for curators, artists and other individuals.

GFAA Team

Led by President and CEO Judy Holm, the program operates with the support and guidance of more than twenty experienced professionals in art, academia, technology and business:

Leadership Team: Renee Farina, Ivonn Goihman, Danny Gonzalez, America Jimenez de Lara, Liz Manners, Betsie Piussan, Andres Ramirez, Nancy Richmond and Patricia Wyrod.

Advisory Board: Samantha Bratter, Tiffany Chestler, Mauricio Ferrazza, Ron Flavin, Peter Hansen, Patricia Lannes, Cathy Leff, Howard Lewis, Ty Murphy, Terry Riley, Brian Schriner, Hedva Ser, and Juan Carlos Zaldivar.

Media, Arts, Educational and Cultural Partners

Miami Dade College Museum of Art + Design, Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, FIU College of Architecture + The Arts (CARTA), Fractured Atlas, Fine Art Connoisseur, Family Office Elite, Nob Hill Gazette, World Red Eye, American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Vastari, Traveling Exhibits Network

Corporate Sponsors: Goihman Group of Douglas Elliman, Galleria Farina

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