2023 3rd IYAC New York Youth Art Competition

Award-Winning Works

The 2023 IYAC New York Youth Art Competition, which is being held for the third time, aims to raise awareness of social issues among participants through creative artworks. It emphasizes the power of art and the value of communication, providing an opportunity to share diverse perspectives and opinions through the medium of art.

2023 IYAC New York Teenage Painting Contest

2023 3rd IYAC New York Youth Art Competition 

Award-Winning Works : 2023 3rd IYAC New York Youth Art Competition

The 2023 IYAC New York Youth Art Competition, which is being held for the third time, aims to raise awareness of social issues among participants through creative artworks. It emphasizes the power of art and the value of communication, providing an opportunity to share diverse perspectives and opinions through the medium of art.

Gold Medal Winning Artworks

  2023 3rd IYAC New York Youth Art Competition aims to provide young artists with a platform to express their thoughts through various forms of art, experiencing the diversity of communication as integral members of society. Hosted by MySLide Corp. and in association with GSEF Foundation, Space 776 Gallery (New York), and supported by Gordon M. Johnson, a New Jersey State Senator, and Chong Paul Kim, the Mayor of Palisades Park, this competition encourages youth to explore and showcase their creativity. The competition was meticulously reviewed and evaluated with transparency and fairness by the judging panel, including Professor Choi Soo-hee from Hongik University (Chair of the Jury), writer Lee Bora, and artist Kim Seung-hyun, who examined the submitted artworks.

Title : Newborn 

Artist : Yelim Kim 

Year : 2023

Material / Medium : Acrylic Paint

Size of Artwork : 4절

Award : Gold Medal

Description of Artwork :


As a high school senior soon starting a new chapter in my life, I’ve pondered all the possibilities the adult world could have. Entering adulthood and moving away from the embrace of my parents, there is a drastic change in the environment surrounding me, essentially making me and others similar students“newborns” to society. 


My piece portrays the clean blank slate of soon-to-be adults in response to their changing environments through glass textures. Glass, which allows surrounding objects to permeate and merge, can symbolize how susceptible young adults are to absorbing behaviors reflected in their new environments. The glass figures are therefore painted to overlap with other surrounding glass figures, absorbing the qualities of surrounding individuals. The blue light on the top symbolizes a light leading to an “open door”, much like a newborn’s path from the womb to the real world, or young adults’ paths from adolescence to adulthood.

Title : to Earth 

Artist : Suhjung Kim 

Year : 2023

Material / Medium : Acrylic on canvas

Size of Artwork : 53*45.5cm

Award : Gold Medal

Description of Artwork :

  Through this piece, I wanted people to alienate them from themselves, switch perspectives and realize what our damaged Earth could look like to a foreigner.  I wanted  to take a humurous apprach to contrast the whimsical nature of my work to the dismal, looming reality of what our Earth could become if we continue to be so passive.  The wordplay on the title of my work "to Earth," can be interpreted as literally going to Earth, but can also be comprehended as adressing Earth with the remorse we should feel.

Title : Golden Touch 

Artist : Olivia Kwon 

Year : 2023

Material / Medium : Acrylic on canvas

Size of Artwork : 53 x 45.5 cm

Award : Gold Medal

Description of Artwork :

In my community, catching a shedding Ginkgo Tree leaf mid-air in the autumn supposedly grants you good luck. Because of this, many students gather under the trees after school for hours, all eager to be blessed with a positive year. I, too, did this. However, I have learned to stop relying on outside factors and the unwavering things in my life to find peace within myself. 

People can be seen looking up at the trees in my painting, waiting for the right moment to pluck one as it comes zig-zagging down. In contrast, I placed myself inside an elevated room with paper cutouts of my ginkgo leaves sprinkled all over the room. My DIY paper leaves are a symbol of how I have learned to create happiness myself from within instead of constantly searching for it elsewhere. This has enabled me to stay consistent, flexible, and strong despite things changing around me.

Title : The Thrill of Liminality 

Artist : Kayla Lee 

Year : 2023

Material / Medium : Acrylic on Canvas

Size of Artwork : 53x45.5cm

Award : Gold Medal

Description of Artwork :

  Changes might come into our lives whether we desire them or not. This piece was primarily inspired by the well-known maxim, "When one door closes, another opens." This was something my mother would tell me whenever I was about to embark on another change in my mostly mundane life. No matter how many times I encounter change, my insides churn, like my stomach is fluttering with butterflies. This emotion used to make me uneasy, but I'm learning to be more receptive to the ineluctable changes that are woven into my life. The artwork depicts the liminality that is felt when adapting to new changes, with the girl traveling into the overflowing door capturing how it feels to indulge in another change that has made itself present. Some doors are open, representing the new chances and changes that are open for the girl; others are closed, showcasing how the girl has overcome the previous ventures and should wallow into another one.

Title : Changing who I used to be 

Artist : Saena Lee  

Year : 2023

Material / Medium : acrylic

Size of Artwork : 53x45.5cm

Award : Gold Medal

Description of Artwork :

  I have realized that nowadays, many people are trying to hide or change who they really are. People try to adjust themselves to look similar to the person we call a standard beauty by having plastic surgeries and hiding their real personalities from others. This is because there is significant pressure to conform to certain standards of beauty and behavior. However, I feel that it's important to recognize that everyone has their own unique qualities, both physical and personal, that make them who they are. So, thought this painting, I had wanted to show that someone can not tell you to change who you are and you should not hide who you really are.

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