6th NTD International Figure Painting Competition Winners Announced

Published on January 19, 2024

NTD concluded its 6th International Figure Painting Competition with an award ceremony at the Salmagundi Club in New York on Jan. 18. A total of 60 entries from 20 countries around the world were selected for the final exhibition. After a review from the judges, there was no Gold Award given out this year, but three Silver Awards and five Bronze Awards were handed out. Silver Award-Winning Entry The triptych “The Infinite Grace of Buddha” was created by three artists from Japan and Taiwan, and won the highest prize of this year’s competition, the Silver Award. The work demonstrated themes of contemporary mythological scenes....

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