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    8277_Kris-Lewis

    Grand Prize Winner, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026

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    1st Prize Winner, RAYMAR Painting Award Winners 2026

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    2nd Prize Winner, RAYMAR Painting Award 2026

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    Grand Prize Winner of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize + People’s Choice Award Winner + Honourable Mentions Announced!

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Danijela Krha Purssey
PositionCo-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
JoinedJanuary 14, 2019
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Danijela Krha Purssey is an entrepreneur, & the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Australian based international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. She is deeply passionate & committed to her vision to help shift the paradigm in the global contemporary arts industry regarding what is defined and accepted as contemporary art. Danijela has created a carefully curated, unique contemporary arts experience via all the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine touch points that inspires & champions emerging & mid-career creatives both locally & around the world. Proudly, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine has inspired creatives to pursue a life & career in the arts & helped artists’ careers grow through Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s exposure of their work. Danijela founded Beautiful Bizarre Magazine in 2013 with her husband, Richard Purssey. In the 6 years since the launch of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine she has released 26 issues, published over 2,000 web articles, launched the interactive digital magazine, curated 10 successful exhibitions in 4 countries, launched the international Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize which embraces traditional, digital & photographic representational art across all modern styles from realism to pop surrealism & lowbrow art, and shared the work of countless creatives from all corners of the globe. Danijela has forged global connections with artists, collectors, gallery owners & their communities to further her vision for the new contemporary art scene & to help galleries & creatives thrive. The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media platforms have grown to over 980,000 followers. In late 2016 Danijela was awarded the prestigious AMP Foundation ‘Tomorrow Makers’ Award, & grant funding to expand Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
2019 Award Recipients

Honourable Mention, Nikole Cooney

Honourable Mention Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2019 Nikole Cooney Title: In the Flow Medium & Dimensions: Epoxy clay, quartz, 12...
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Winner of the 2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Announced + People’s Choice Winner & Honourable Mentions!

We hope you have enjoyed our week of reveals. The Winners of each Award [INPRNT Traditional Art Award, Sculpture Award,...
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Digital Art Award Winners 2019

3rd Prize Winner: David Seidman 3rd Prize Winner David Seidman “Aokigahara” [Digital Painting, Adobe Photoshop & Wacom] David Seidman is...
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Sculpture Award Winners 2019

3rd Prize Winner: Adam Matano 3rd Prize Winner Adam Matano “Rascal” [Bronze, 82 x 36 x 21″] Adam Matano is...
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INPRNT Traditional Art Award Finalists Announced

The final votes to determine the Winners of the 2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize are now being cast! Our sincere...
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Stocksy United Photography Award Finalists Announced

With the judging almost complete, we are thrilled to now share the Stocksy United Photography Award Finalists. As you will...
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2019 Award Recipients

Honourable Mention, Howard Lyon

Honourable Mention Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2019 Howard Lyon Title: Ella Standing Between the Earth and Sky Medium & Dimensions:...
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News 2019 Art PrizeWinners & Honourable Mentions 2019

INPRNT Traditional Art Award Winners 2019

3rd Prize Winner: Adrienne Stein 3rd Prize Winner Adrienne Stein “Persephone” [Oil on Canvas, 48 x 30″] Adrienne Stein is...
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News 2019 Art PrizeWinners & Honourable Mentions 2019

Stocksy United Photography Award Winners 2019

3rd Prize Winner: Beth Mitchell 3rd Prize Winner Beth Mitchell “Ariadne” [Digital Camera, Nikon D810] Beth Mitchell is a Brisbane-based...
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People’s Choice Voting – Now Open!

Over the last month we have been sharing the 2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Finalists of each Award category [Sculpture...
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Digital Art Award Finalists Announced

The judging process certainly has not been easy for our Jury Panel with so many excellent Digital Art entries from...
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Sculpture Award Finalists Announced

Since the beginning of August our esteemed Jury Panel have been going through the entries and making the very difficult...
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