concept animals

Top 3 of 2023

Our first ever concept animals Community Favorites awards celebrate your favorite artists of 2023. Whose painting practice surprised you? What art shows were most memorable to you? Let’s reflect on the creative goodness produced in Austin this year and let it nourish the year ahead.

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Nomination round ended on December 30th, 2023

  2. Final voting was January 8-15, 2024

  3. Top 3 in each category announced January 22, 2024

FIRST PLACE WINNERS RECEIVE

  • A Favorite of 2023 trophy

  • One full page feature in ATX ART FOR YOU

  • Unreleased concept animals merch package

  • Invitation to drinks and a discussion about the 2024 creative year

Announcing your

of 2023

2D Artist or Illustrator

  1. Lucas Aoki

  2. Emily Bryn

  3. Felipe Gomez

Fiber Artist

  1. Steef Crombach

  2. Hallie Rae Ward

  3. Jacqueline Overby

Muralist/Street Artist

  1. Zuzu

  2. Emily Eisenhart

  3. Kel Brown

New Media Artist

  1. Virginia Luna Montgomery

  2. Jasna Boudard

  3. Victoria Cantu

Painter

  1. Priscilla Lustig

  2. Thomas Cook

  3. Mai Snow

Performance Artist

  1. Andie Flores

  2. Erica Nix

  3. Katherine Vaughn / Serena Zam

Photographer

  1. Eric Coleman

  2. Eli Durst

  3. Leon Alesi

Sculptor

  1. Ariel Wood

  2. Laura Lit

  3. Tammie Rubin

New Space or Collective

  1. Good Dad Studios

  2. ArtUs Co.

  3. Bolm Arts

Art Show

  1. “Technodrome”, Bolm Arts

  2. “Deck the Walls”, ArtUsCo

  3. "Hot Wheels", Museum of Human Achievement

Art Writer

  1. Lauren Moya Ford

  2. Andie Flores

  3. Caroline Frost

Curator

  1. Juan Villegas / Phillip Niemeyer

  2. Mai Snow / Sean Gaulager

Museum

  1. The Blanton

  2. The Contemporary Austin

  3. Museum of Human Achievement

Gallery

  1. Women & Their Work

  2. Ivester Contemporary

  3. Northern~Southern

This program has completed.

Community Favorites 2024, will commence in November 2024. See you next year!