THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Arts

As new social media platforms continue to emerge, artists find new ways to showcase their creativity and passions. Sometimes, they even create new art using the new platform! Thanks to their ingenuity, people all over the world have access to art and artists that they would normally have to travel miles to see in an art gallery.

Nominees

finalist
Adam Hillman
Multimedia artist and object arranger Adam Hillman creates beautiful arrangements that look good en…
Cindy Sherman
Point blank, Cindy Sherman is an icon of the fine art world. Her shape-shifting photographic explor…
Cécile Dormeau
They say pictures speak a thousand words, but Cécile Dormeau illustrations say so much more. The Fr…
winner
Dave Pollot
Take that which is old and unwanted and make it new and relevant again, and that’s Dave Pollot’s ap…
David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle has been a big name in the arts world for years, continuing to redefine himself by…
finalist
Mike Bennett Art
Sometimes art is totally fictitious and sometimes art is astounding because of its biting realism. …
Odeith
Street art illusionist Odeith does incredible things with just a little bit of paint and a whole lo…
finalist
Pablo Rochat
Pablo Rochat is one of the most highly sought-after Art Directors in the tech world. His focus on e…
Paper Boyo
Where most people see buildings, landscapes, or everyday items, Rich McCor, aka paperboyo, sees a c…
finalist
Positively Present
Staying positive isn’t easy these days. That’s why Dani DiPirro, the artist behind Positively Prese…
Samantha Rothenberg
While art can often feel too highbrow or formal to connect to, illustrator Samantha Rothenberg crea…
finalist
strawberrypuffcake
Bigger is most certainly not always better in the art world. Take for example Zozo, aka strawberryp…