Over the last couple of weeks we have been sharing the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Finalists of each Award category [Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award, Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, MPB Photography Award, Digital Art Award, Victoria Olt Gallery Drawing Award and the RAYMAR Painting Award] on our social media, website, and via our email newsletters. We have been incredibly impressed with the caliber of work!
Now is your opportunity to have a voice and help determine the winner of the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize People’s Choice Award!
Make your voice heard – vote for your favourite artworks today!
The Grand Prize Award Winner of the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, along with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners of each Award category, Honourable Mentions, and the Winner of this year’s People’s Choice Award will all be announced in mid-September, after the People’s Choice Award voting closes at midnight 5 September [Australian Eastern Standard Time].
5 Honourable Mentions will also be awarded by this year’s sponsors in their respective Award category, including the new Seibert-Collection Honourable Mention which will be awarded $3,000 USD & Prizes – chosen by Platinum sponsor, art collector and philanthropist Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert from the Painting Award entrants. Plus the Directors of Haven Gallery and Danijela Krha Purssey the Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine will also choose one outstanding work to receive an Honourable Mention.
People’s Choice Award
Who do you think should win the 2025 People’s Choice Award? Let your voice be heard – vote for your favourite artworks from the 175 Finalists today! Everyone is invited to participate.
The People’s Choice Award winner will receive:
- $1,000 USD generously donated by the Co-Founders of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Beautiful Bizarre Magazine is a leading art magazine for contemporary artists and art lovers, featuring in-depth interviews and profiles of leading and emerging visual and wearable artists from around the world. Each issue offers informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking content, perfect for artists, artisan fashion designers, collectors, curators, galleries, and anyone looking to stay up-to-date on the latest trends in the contemporary art world.
- Deco Pro (Gen2) MW, generously donated by XPPen. Founded in 2005, XPPen is a leading global brand in digital art innovation under Hanvon UGEE. XPPen focuses on the needs of consumers by integrating digital art products, content, and services, specifically targeting Gen-Z digital artists. XPPen currently operates in 163 countries and regions worldwide, boasting a fan base of over 1.5 million and serving more than ten million digital art creators.
- 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 2 million+ followers across all social media platforms).
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared across Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media.
- Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
- Plus most importantly, receive worldwide exposure for their practice.
Timeline
- 22 August [AEDT, Australian Eastern Daylight Time]: People’s Choice voting opened
- 5 September [Australian Eastern Standard Time]: People’s Choice voting closes
- Week of the 12th of September: Winners announced
- 12 Sept: Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award Winners Announced
- 16 Sept: Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award Winners announced
- 17 Sept: MPB Photography Award Winners announced
- 18 Sept: Digital Art Award Winners announced
- 19 Sept: Victoria Olt Gallery Drawing Award Winners announced
- 22 Sept: RAYMAR Painting Award Winners announced
- 23 Sept: Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Grand Prize Award Winner, Honourable Mentions & People’s Choice Award announced
- 25 October – 23 November 2025: Group exhibition ‘Reverie’ opens at Haven Gallery in New York, USA. ‘Reveries’ is an international group exhibition Curated by: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Winners are invited to participate.
“Get Freaky with the Frogs” (Watercolor and Gouache on Baohong paper)
“Anhel” (Analogue photography, Homemade Camera: Fuji FP100c Polaroid, Wine Box, Kodak Anastigmat f4.5 126mm)
“The Mermaid’s Sister” (Watercolour, watercolour pencil and gouache, 61 x 47cm)
“No. 3, ‘Femme-Bridge’ series” (Epoxy clay, varnished rusted steel, epoxy resin, 137 x 100 x 38cm)
“Protector II” (Digital Painting & Drawing: Photoshop)
“Future Prospects” (Acrylic and gouache on Fabriano paper mounted on wood panel)
“In the Garden on the Isle of Sobek” (oil on linen panel, 50 x 40cm)
“TENEBRIS” (Digital photography, Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Helios 44 -2)
“The End of Eden” (Photomanipulation: Photoshop, Canon 5d Mark IV with various lenses)
“Solve” (Oil on canvas, 100 x 85cm)
“Lofi Girl Pigeon” (mixed media on broken CD, 13 x 14 x 13cm)
“Shivalinga Mudra” (Crayon de couleur sur papier canson blanc 200g)
“Inward Looking” (charcoal, conte’ and pencil, 37 x 37″)
“Deep” (Pastel on Paper, 41 x 27″)
“Quietude” (Oil on linen panel, 28 x 20″)
“Thirteen” (Oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm)
“Intimate wounds I: the fragility of the greyhound” (Cast Bronze with dégradé patina on an stainless steel base, 41 x 43 x 31cm)
“Incendios” (Oil on canvas, 171 x 143cm)
“Orpheus’ Dream” (Digital photography: Nikon Zf, Nikkor Z 24-70mm 2.8 S)
Model: Belle Monsees
“Patterns of Behavior” (Digital 3 Dimensional: Daz3D and Blender)
“Shelter from the Storm” (Ink and graphite, 12 x 12″)