EVENT RESULTS · Chicago · March 26, 2025
AB2948 Chicago.
218
Votes cast
$275
Auction total
16
Paintings
5
Sold at the easel
Apollonia Jackson — AB2948-3-3
FINAL · WON
Apollonia Jackson’s road to the final
● THE DISPATCH
FILED · March 26, 2025
In Chicago, Apollonia Jackson takes the night.
16 easels, 3 rounds, 218 ballots — and at the end of the night the trophy went to Apollonia Jackson, whose painting AB2948-3-3.
The night's top hammer went elsewhere: Bashiru Green's AB2948-3-2 sold for $55.
5 of 16 canvases sold for a total of $275. Full round-by-round breakdown ↓
The final · round 3
The 4 who painted for the title.
Who painted to get here.
HEAT 1
HEAT 2
● HOW IT WAS DECIDED
VOTING · 218 BALLOTS · WEIGHTED BY VOTER CLASS
3 rounds. 16 easels.
Audience votes are weighted by voter class — past champions, collectors and experienced voters count more than first-time online ballots, so the best art wins, not the biggest social following.
ROUND 3 · 4 EASELS
ROUND 2 · 6 EASELS
ROUND 1 · 6 EASELS
WEIGHTED VOTE BREAKDOWN
Online ×1
New voters ×1.5
Experienced & artists ×2
Collectors ×3.5
Judges & past champions ×7
Auction · live, at the easel
5 of 16 sold · highest $55
$275 in paintings sold.
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