UPDATE! May 11, 2020 | 6th Annual GFAA Awards LIVE on facebook

The 6th Annual GFAA Award Ceremony and Gala

Congratulations to all 99 Nominees!

(IMPORTANT UPDATE MARCH 23, 2020)

Celebrate the best exhibitions and art productions of 2019 – from 27 countries and 6 continents!

Join us ONLINE Monday, May 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM Eastern LIVE on FACEBOOK. We will honor all of this year’s nominees and reveal the winners of the 2019 Global Fine Art Awards.

GFAA FACEBOOK PAGE LINK

2019 Nominee Highlights VIDEO

Get introduced to top art world luminaries from around the globe and find out who earned the title of best exhibitions of the year!

3/24/20 We regret to announce the cancellation of our previously scheduled events, in compliance with health concerns and travel restrictions due to the corona virus. We hope all of our friends, colleagues and their loved ones remain safe.

The GFAA program conducts extensive year-round research of curated exhibitions and installations across the globe, designating awards for group and themed exhibitions, as well as awards for solo artist shows.  The culmination of this process will take place on Monday, May 11, 2020 in celebration of all GFAA Nominees and the presentation of the Winners of the 2019 Global Fine Art Awards. The black-tie celebration, co-hosted by the Italian Consul will be held at the Italian Consulate on Park Avenue and 69th St in NYC.

In addition to the evening’s celebration, GFAA VIPs (GFAA Gold and Platinum members), are invited to attend the Private Tour and Lunch at TEFAF on Monday, May 11 2020 (noon to 2:00 pm) at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC. This event is exclusively for GFAA Gold and Platinum members.

This event strengthens the tie between the GFAA program, art fairs and galleries showcasing top artists, and is hosted by GFAA Founder Judy Holm and the GFAA Executive Committee. Lunch will be presided over by Ms. Holm and other GFAA Executive Committee members, with a personal welcome from TEFAF Senior Team members. Guests will then be guided by Mr. Trippi, Editor in Chief of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine and GFAA Executive Committee, GFAA Judge Emeritus, on a private tour of featured works at the preeminent modern and contemporary art fair in NYC.

Where else can one learn expert insider’s insights about art works connected to the GFAA nominees and get introduced to top art world luminaries from around the globe? Please support GFAA and join us for this momentous celebration on May 11, 2020. LINK HERE

2019 Nominee Highlights VIDEO

GFAA 6th Annual Award Ceremony and Private Tour – Membership Registration HERE

Last year, many prominent guests attended the Award Ceremony including:

• Michael Frahm, artistic director of Blenheim Palace Art Foundation, representing “Softer” and nominated artist Jenny Holzer
• April Moorhouse, Head of Membership & Programmes at Royal Academy America
• Joan Weinstein, Acting Director of the Getty Foundation
• Alexandra Munroe, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Samsung Senior Curator, Asian Art and Senior Adviser, Global Arts
• PACE Gallery Director Samanthe Rubell, representing Nominated artist Fred Wilson
• Suzanne Deal Booth, Philanthropist and collector; Founder of the Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize (at The Contemporary Austin)
• Louis Grachos, Executive Director and CEO, The Contemporary Austin
• Vicente Todoli, artistic director of the Pirelli HangarBicocca
• Marina Pugliese, co-curator of nominated exhibition, Lucio Fontana.Ambienti/Environments, HangarBicocca, Milan; Creative Director Future Humans Archive Berggruen Institute; Faculty California College of the Arts
• Ruth Berson, Deputy Museum Director, Curatorial Affairs at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
• Caitlin Haskell, Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator of International Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago
• Peter Drummond-Hay, Chairman of the American Patrons of the National Library and Galleries of Scotland
• Mario Mainetti, Head of Research and Publication, Fondazione Prada
• Gianfranco Brunelli, Director Musei San Domenico
• Bill Beekman, Director of the American Friends of the National Gallery, London
• Sarah Beam-Borg, Senior Exhibitions Manager, Aga Khan Museum
• Konstantin Akinsha, Guest Curator, Ludwig Museum, Hungary
• Viktoria Popovics, art historian and curator, Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
• Lilly Tuttle, Curator at Museum of the City of New York
• Eva Respini, Chief Curator, ICA Boston
• Jennie Goldstein, Assistant Curator, the Whitney Museum of American Art
• G. Martin Moeller, Jr., Senior Curator, National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
• Joanne Pillsbury, Andrall E. Pearson Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art world luminaries also supporting GFAA include:

• Nicola Bulgari, Vice Chairman, Bulgari
• Lucia Boscaini, Brand and Heritage Curator, Senior Director BVLGARI Spa
• Renato Miracco, former Cultural Attache at Italian Embassy, Washington D.C.
• Paolo Barlera, Attache for Cultural Affairs, Italian Cultural Institute New York
• Victoria Duffy Hopper, CEO Art Media Holdings
• Ben Hartley, Executive Director at the National Arts Club
• Jessica Porter, Executive Director at ArtTable
• Javier Lumbreras, CEO of Artemundi
• Executives from the American Alliance of Museums and other GFAA Partners

GFAA Judges selected thirteen Winners that were revealed during the award ceremony– one in each of the following categories: Contemporary and Post-War- solo artist; Contemporary and Post-War- group or theme; Impressionist and Modern- solo artist; Impressionist and Modern- group or theme; Renaissance, Baroque, Old Masters and Dynasties- solo artist; Renaissance, Baroque, Old Masters and Dynasties- group or theme; Ancient Art; Photography; Design; Fringe; Public Art, and the new awards that premiered last year – Global Planet and Global Humanity. Youniversal, and YOU-2 are the two final awards, are given to the most popular nominees, and are selected by public voting on the GFAA website and social media.

In continuing GFAA’s recognition of social issues addressed by many artists and institutions, and in addition to the two newest awards – Global Planet and Global Humanity, GFAA also highlighted six Global Artists to distinguish the lifetime body of work of these legendary artists.

Thank you to our Partners and Sponsors!

ART MEDIA Holdings (Art in America, ARTnews Magazine, The Magazine ANTIQUES  and MODERN), The Armory Show, Alserkal Avenue (Dubai), American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Art Table, Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), De la Cruz Collection (Miami), DSL Collection (Paris), Edward Tyler Nahem Gallery, Family Office Elite magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, Fractured Atlas, Galerie Lelong & Co., Gladstone Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Leighton House Museum (London), Mapme, Marlborough Gallery, Masterpiece London, National Arts Club, Onassis Foundation USA, PACE Gallery, Traveling Exhibits Network, Vastari, White Rabbit Collection (Sydney)

GFAA Judges

  The 2019 GFAA Jury is comprised of these highly-esteemed art professionals:

• Savita Apte, Art historian and lecturer specializing in Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
• James M. Bradburne, Director General of the Pinacoteca di Brera and the Biblioteca Braidense, Milan
• Gina Costa, Art historian and curator, previously at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Art Institute of Chicago
• Joe Lin-Hill, Deputy Director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
• Dean Phelus, American Alliance of Museum’s Senior Director of Leadership Programs

GFAA Research and Nominating Committee

• Research Chair Kimberly Lin– BA in Art History in modern and contemporary art from the UC Berkeley; Degree in fashion design from Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising; Post War Contemporary Art program, Sotheby’s London
• Nominating Committee Chair Betsie Piussan– MBA from NYU; BA Stanford University, studied at l’Université de Paris and l’Ecole du Louvre, Design Certificate NY School of Interior Design
• Peter Trippi– Editor-in-Chief, Fine Art Connoisseur magazine; GFAA Judge Emeritus
• Salwa Mikdadi– Associate Professor of Art History, NYU Abu Dhabi
• Patricia Lannes– Founder of Cultures and Literacies through Art for the 21st Century; Chair, Global Latino Network AAM
• Renee Farina– Biennale di Firenze (Florence) International Selection Committee; Gallery owner; formerly of Christie’s Masters, Modern and Contemporary Departments, NYC, former GFAA Research Committee Chair

GFAA is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purpose of GFAA must be payable to “Fractured Atlas” only. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) public charity, provides a fiscal sponsorship program to help arts organizations raise money from charitable sources.

Media inquiries:

Eleanor Goldhar – USA | globalfineartawards@gmail.com

Carolyn Cruz – International | carolyn.cruz@gmail.com

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