International Artist Grand Prize Competition (IAGPC) 2021, the largest art competition in Asia, announces its finalists: 388 artworks are accepted among 4,342 entries from 82 countries. IAGPC has become one of the most influential and the most important art competitions around the globe.

IAGPC is welcoming and inclusive. Anyone over eighteen years old is eligible to apply.

IAGPC is organized by Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association (TICAA). The winning artworks are exhibited every year during the course of Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.), the biggest art show in Taiwan. Its Art Director, Prof. Lee Sun-Don, aims at promoting individual artists to Asian and international markets while connecting Taiwan to the global art market.

IAGPC is welcoming, inclusive, equitable, and professional. It has become the largest art competition in Asia within a decade. Artists over eighteen years old are eligible for an application with no limitation on the theme. The highly competitive IAGPC has drawn artists from one third of the countries of the world, e.g., the US, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, India, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Belarus, Ecuador, Lebanon, Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Grand Prize winner of IAGPC will receive a solo booth in A.R.T. 2022.

388 works made their ways to the final this year. All of them demonstrate cultural and artistic style diversity, such as realism, abstractionism, magic realism, deconstructionism, surrealism. All accepted entries will be exhibited for sale during Art Revolution Taipei 2021, from May 14 to 17, 2021. The Grand Prize and the Chairperson Award winners will be announced on August 31. The Grand Prize winner will receive a solo booth in A.R.T. 2022.
 

Many artists have gained international attention since the debut of IAGPC. Kurma Venkata Siva Prasad, Grand Prize winner of IAGPC 2015 and an Indian self-taught artist, is highly praised by art collectors and has become a rising star of Asian art market. Mustafa Yuce, one of the IAGPC 2015 Gallery Awardees and a Turkish artist, received massive press cover and exposure.

Many artists have gained international attention in previous editions of IAGPC.

Many of the finalists of IAGPC 2021 are internationally renowned artists or outstanding emerging ones. Marta Argentina Garcia Suarez has won art prizes and has held many successful solo and group exhibitions in Spain and Russia.

Nigerian-British O Yemi Tubi (Moyat), a creative and unique artist, has won many art prizes and was invited in Art Olympia 2015. He was entitled "Top 60 Contemporary Artists" in 2017 and 2018 by an Italian art magazine.

Vitaly Leshukov Soldatov started his art career on the age of 47. His art talent was awakened by a serious car accident. He regained consciousness after being in coma for five days, imposed with a strong desire to compose art. He started to receive attention in a short period of time, and thus joined many exhibitions in France, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, and Belgium, and held solo exhibitions in Barcelona, Spain.

Ozgur Akti was born in Turkey. His father is an art teacher, and which lets him have early access to colors and paints. Akti's art talent was spotted by his art teach in elementary school, and he started to pursue further art education. He was invited in International Watercolor Biennale, 8th edition, A.R.T. 2019, Antalya Piano Festival, 16th edition, and Vakif Bank Headquarter gallery exhibition.

Juca Maximo, Brazilian illustrator, is well-known in the commercial industry. His passionate works consist of aggressive yet attractive colors and are immensely powerful.
 

Since its amazing debut in 2011, A.R.T. introduces an innovative philosophy of "Placing artists front and center", breaking the gallery-centric norm of international art shows. The show is designed and organized around artists, and every booth stands as the artist’s solo exhibition. A.R.T. is an iconic, impressive, and people-oriented art show with an amazing closing rate per capita from 80% to over 90% every year. A total of 497 artists participated in the 2019 edition. 22 artists completely sold out among the 448 artists who achieved closed deals.