Pet Art Recognized with Excellence Award at the 2026 North America Investment Summit

The custom pet artwork brand was recognized at the Orange County forum bringing together founders, investors, consumer brands and leaders across AI, commerce and global business.

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., September 2026, Pet Art, a custom pet artwork brand that transforms beloved pets into impressionist-inspired canvas art, received an Excellence Award at the 2026 North America Investment Summit, held September 6 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa in Southern California.

The recognition was presented as part of the summit’s Entrepreneurship & Venture Forum, a flagship program within the four-day North America Investment Series held September 4-7. The forum brought together founders, investors, entrepreneurs, consumer brands and business leaders to exchange ideas around venture capital, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, brand building and global expansion.

The September 6 program explored topics ranging from E-Commerce 3.0 and investor perspectives on emerging businesses to AI-powered marketing, direct-to-consumer growth and the changing relationship between brands and global consumers. The official program also included an Award Ceremony recognizing participating businesses and leaders.

For Pet Art, the recognition comes as the growing brand continues to develop a different approach to custom pet art: treating pets not simply as subjects placed against decorative backgrounds, but as part of complete, art-inspired scenes designed to live naturally within the home.

“Pets already have such a meaningful place in our homes and in our lives,” said Emily Liu of Pet Art. “We wanted the artwork to feel just as much at home, something personal, but also something you would genuinely choose to hang on your wall. Receiving this recognition is incredibly meaningful to us as we continue building Pet Art.”

Pet Art creates personalized artwork from customers’ own pet photographs, placing each animal within carefully composed, impressionist-inspired environments. The finished artwork is produced on textured canvas and presented in a floating wood frame, bringing together the sentiment of a custom pet portrait with the visual language of interior art.

The North America Investment Summit brought together a broader community spanning investment, entrepreneurship, AI, commerce and consumer brands. Programming was designed for founders, investors, family offices, consumer and technology brands, and businesses exploring growth and expansion in the U.S. market.

The summit also welcomed civic, business and community leaders from Southern California and beyond, including James Mai, Vice Mayor of the City of Irvine; Scott Voigts, Council Member for the City of Lake Forest; and Dave Rice, President of the United Nations Association of Orange County.

For Pet Art, the award represents an early milestone in a larger mission: to make custom pet artwork feel less like a novelty and more like a lasting part of the home.

About Pet Art

Pet Art creates custom impressionist pet artwork celebrating the animals that become part of our homes and our stories. Rather than simply recreating a pet photograph, Pet Art places each pet within a thoughtfully composed artistic scene, transforming an everyday image into artwork designed to be lived with.

Each piece is printed on textured canvas, finished with a pine wood floating frame and made ready to display.

About the North America Investment Summit

The 2026 North America Investment Forum was held as part of a four-day investment series in Orange County, California, from September 4-7. Its September 6 Entrepreneurship & Venture Forum focused on the intersection of investment, entrepreneurship, AI, commerce, consumer brands and global expansion, with keynote presentations, panel discussions, award programming and networking.