Over the last couple of weeks we have been sharing the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Finalists of each Award category 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 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Art & Fable Puzzle Company People’s Choice Award!
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What a year it has been for the inaugural Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award category! Open to traditional painting, drawing or sculpture (with a focus on imaginative realism), we have enjoyed a truly broad selection of entries. Our Jury Panel - including esteemed Arts Champions Catherine K. Gyllerstrom of BearWolf Books and Patrick Wilshire of IX Arts and IX Gallery - have been going through the entries and making the incredibly difficult decisions. We now unveil the Finalists.
We are proud to announce the INPRNT Digital Art Award Finalists of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize!
This year, the caliber of talent within the Sculpture Award category has been nothing short of extraordinary. We have been deeply moved by the diverse range of vision, technical mastery, and innovative use of materials presented by sculptors from around the globe. Our Jury Panel - including esteemed sculptor Matthias Verginer - have been reviewing the entries. With such a wealth of exceptional work, the task of selecting this year’s finalists has been an incredibly difficult, yet inspiring challenge; we are deeply honoured by our community's interest in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
Entries to the 2026 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!
Entries to the 2026 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!
Once again, dear entrants, you have made judging the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize an incredibly difficult task – but we did it! We extend our deepest gratitude to the 2026 Jury Panel for their time and expertise. This year’s panel featured esteemed Arts Champions, including Emilie Dietrich, President & Creative Director of RAYMAR, and celebrated painter Brad Kunkle. Reviewing such a wealth of exceptional work was both a demanding and deeply inspiring undertaking. We are truly honored by the artistic excellence and passion demonstrated by our global community.
We announce the Finalists of the 33PA Drawing Award in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2026!
With the Photography Award judging complete, we are thrilled to share the 25 MPB Photography Award Finalists of this year’s Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! Our sincere thanks to this year’s Jury Panel, including esteemed creative photographer Franz Szony for giving his time and expertise to this year’s judging process.
The unveiling begins - and what a year it has been for the BearWolf Books 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 2026 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!
Last week we announced that the deadline to submit your work has been extended – the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now closes on Friday 31 July 2026 at midnight [Los Angeles, USA time] / 5pm 1 August [Sydney, Australia time]. No more extensions after this date – we promise! Take a peek at more of the Drawing, Painting and Imaginative Realism Award Entries.