The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize closes next week! We’re showcasing many of the incredible entries before the deadline— so don’t miss your chance to be seen. Submit your work now for the opportunity to have it reviewed by our Editor-in-Chief, Danijela Krha Purssey, the curator behind every issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Plus, your entry could be featured across our social media channels and blog while submissions are still open! To inspire you to submit your own work, we are excited to share more of the incredible entries that we’ve received so far in the RAYMAR Painting Award category.
News 2025 Art Prize
Did you know that many Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize finalists have also enjoyed a boost to their careers? We share some of the 2024 finalists' stories.
Last week we announced that the deadline to submit your work has been extended – the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now closes on Wednesday 31 July 2025 at midnight [Los Angeles, USA time] / 5pm 1 August [Sydney, Australia time]. No more extensions after this date – we promise!
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025: Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award Finalists Announced
The unveiling begins - and what a year it has been for the Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award category! Open to all mediums, we saw an amazing and diverse selection of entries. Our Jury Panel - including esteemed Arts Champions Catherine K. Gyllerstrom of BearWolf Books and Vicki Fox of Quirky Fox Gallery - have been going through the entries and making the incredibly difficult decisions. Once again, the overall quality of entries was exceptional; we are deeply honoured by our community's interest in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
Entries to the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize have officially closed, and the judging process is now underway. Our sincere thanks to all of the artists and photographers that entered. We are super excited with the array of entries and have already discovered a host of new creators!
With the Photography Award judging complete, we are thrilled to share the 25 MPB Photography Award Finalists of this year’s...
With just 2 months left to enter the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, we are excited to share more of the wonderful entries we have received so far! The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts, in all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, Sculpture, and Photographic media; and all genres from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow.
2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is now accepting entries! Ready to level up your creative career? This is your moment to shine! Showcase your work on a global scale and win big with $69,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. Don't miss out, enter now!
We are proud to announce the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Jury Panel, comprising influential figures in the art world, including gallerists, curators, artists, and commercial and philanthropic arts champions. Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Co-Founders Danijela Krha Purssey & Richard Purssey, Owners & Directors of Haven Gallery, Erica Berkowitz & Joseph Weinreb; representatives from our major sponsors, and five esteemed contemporary artists: Jana Brike, Annie Murphy-Robinson, Nicolas Bruno, Amber Cowan & Matthew Stone, along with Gallery Owner & Curator Vicki Fox. Each Jury member excels in their field of expertise and is making waves around the world with their exceptional work. Get your work in-front of this respected Jury Panel, enter today.
We are proud to announce the Digital Art Award Finalists of the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize!
Entries to the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize have officially closed and the judging process is now underway. Our sincere thanks to all of the artists and photographers that entered. We are very excited with the array of entries and have already discovered a host of new creators!
We are proud to announce the RAYMAR Painting Award Finalists of the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize!










