Once again, we would like to thank all of the artists that entered and shared their work and their artistic passion with us. It was such a pleasure to immerse ourselves in the work of so many creatives, working across varied mediums and styles, and reading their stories.

The below winning entries have been run through various AI Detectors, as well as checking extensively with the artists, and the analysis show that they are all original works and have not used AI their creation. As per the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Entry Criteria: Art created using AI image generators of any kind will not be accepted. Whether entirely made by AI, or partly made by AI image generators – this work is not eligible to enter.

Thank you & Acknowledgements

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Danijela Krha Purssey has the pleasure of curating each issue of the magazine and our exhibitions. The Art Prize entries will continue to give her a plethora of new ideas and choices to pursue in future. So thank you again for your interest in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, we very much hope to see how your work has grown and developed in next year’s Prize.

We would also like to sincerely thank the 2025 Jury Panel, Matthew Stone (Digital Art juror), Nicolas Bruno (Photography juror), Jana Brike, Emilie Dietrich and Professor Dr. Ulrich Seibert (Painting jurors), Vicki Fox and Catherine. K. Gyllerstrom (Emerging Artist jurors), Victoria Olt and Anne Murphy Robinson (Drawing jurors), Yasha Young and Amber Cowan (Sculpture jurors), as well as the Directors of Haven Gallery, Erica Berkowitz and Joseph Weinreb.

To our major sponsors: Erica Berkowitz and Joseph Weinreb, Owners and Directors of Haven Gallery; Victoria Olt, Owner and Director of Victoria Olt Gallery; RAYMAR President & Creative Director, Emilie Dietrich; Yasha Young Projects Founder Yasha Young; the Owner & Art Director of BearWolf Books, Catherine K. Gyllerstrom; the team over at MPB, and art collector and philanthropist Professor Dr. Ulrich Seibert of the Seibert-Collection – our deepest gratitude for supporting this year’s Prize. It is through your support and generosity that the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is able to acknowledge and uplift so many incredible artists and photographers from around the world.

As always a huge thanks to the Beautiful Bizarre team for their dedication and hard work on behalf of the prize and winners all-year round, and of course to my partner, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine‘s Co-Founder Richard Purssey.

Our sincere thanks to this year’s Digital Art Award sponsors listed below. It is through their generosity that the Digital Art Award Winners will be able to enrich their practice.

Digital Art Award

The Digital Art Award 1st prize winner will receive:

• $1,750 USD cash generously donated by Platinum sponsors.
• $1,250 USD cash, generously donated by 3dtotal, an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical art books and tutorial books, 3dtotal works with some of the world’s best artists.
• A US$375 gift card to use at GelaSkins.com, and the opportunity to have a collection with the brand, all generously donated by GelaSkins. GelaSkins create artist-designed premium cases and skins, supporting independent artists since 2005.
• Artist Pro 22 (Gen 2), 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.
• Creative Package Pro (containing Rebelle 7 Pro, Flame Painter 4, and Amberlight 2), plus 1x Rebelle full-colour paper set, generously donated by Escape Motions. Empower your artistic skills with Rebelle painting software known for its true-to-life wet and dry media behavior, accompanied by Flame Painter painting software offering exciting particle systems, and Amberlight, a unique art tool that creates beautiful computer-generated images and animations.
• A beautiful, specially commissioned glass art award trophy.
• The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery in Northport, NY, USA, alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists.
• Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work.
• 3 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 2 million+ followers across all social platforms).
• Winning artwork printed in the December 2025 issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, as part of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize editorial.
• 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.

2nd prize winner will receive:

• $1,000 USD cash generously donated by Platinum sponsors.
• Artist Pro 16 (Gen 2) 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.
• Rebelle 7 Pro, Flame Painter 4, plus 1x Rebelle full-colour paper set, generously donated by Escape Motions.  Paint digitally with Rebelle, an award-winning, hyper-realistic painting software with phenomenal oils, acrylics, watercolors, and other wet and dry media. Or pick up Flame Painter and paint with life-like particle brushes. Its groundbreaking Particle Systems open a whole new world of possibilities, nowhere to be found in other software. 
• The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery in Northport, NY, USA, alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists.
• Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work.
• 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 Magazine 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.

3rd prize winner will receive:

• $500 USD cash generously donated by GelaSkins and Platinum sponsors.
• Magic Drawing Pad 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.
• Rebelle 7 Pro, plus 1x Rebelle full-colour paper set, generously donated by Escape Motions. Rebelle is an award-winning, hyper-realistic painting software with phenomenal oils, acrylics, watercolors, and other wet and dry media. Paint pigments color mixing, oil thickness, watercolor diffusion, and NanoPixel technology, convincingly mimic the way natural media interact with the canvas and itself.
• The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery in Northport, NY, USA, alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists.
• Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work.
• 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 Magazine 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.

The Winners in each Award category and the Grand Prize Award Winner will be invited to participate in ‘Reverie’ exhibition at Haven Gallery in Northport, NY, United States later this year, alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists! ‘Reverie’ is an international group exhibition curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

Congratulations to the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Digital Art Award Winners: Lin Gökshin, Magloire Morgane & Vini Naso!

3rd Prize Winner

Lin Gökshin

Currently resides: Türkiye

“Alabörü”, Procreate

Lin Gökshin is an artist from Türkiye, who focuses on whimsical and eerie depictions of grief and loss through mixed media techniques.

“Alabörü”: A shaman of ancient times, lost without a trace to sorrow, on a journey to retrieve what is lost through the guidance of shadows of the cold winter night.

2nd Prize Winner

Magloire Morgane

Currently resides: Norway

“The Last Kiss”, Blender, Procreate, Photoshop

Magloire Morgane is a French illustrator with a deep passion for character-driven art, working in a realistic style. She likes to depict expressive and narratives illustration.

“The Last Kiss” depicts the emotions/last moments of lovers as they drown.

1st Prize Winner

Vini Naso

Currently resides: Canada

“Hajime”, Computer, Zbrush, C4D, Redshift, Marvelous designer

Vini Naso, (b.1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) currently resides and works in Toronto, Canada. Known for his hyperrealistic digital portraits, Naso’s work stands at the intersection of tradition and innovation both in content and form. Working purely in the digital medium, Naso’s approach results in artworks rich in detail, including folk-inspired motifs, crafted textiles, jewellery and natural elements. His profound intuition for blending influences from past eras and the pulse of the modern world provides a portal in which timeless mythology and contemporary aesthetics unite. Naso delves into the human collective unconscious through his masked portraits, critically examining the role of contemporary media in shaping notions of identity and beauty. His artworks offer a unique representation of modern archetypes, portraying the evolving identities within the human psyche. This artistic endeavour stands as a profound commentary on the transformative power of media and technology, challenging and redefining our understanding of self and society. Naso’s artwork has gained international recognition and has been featured in a variety of group exhibitions around the world. Notable exhibitions include “Decade of Ocean” at CCBB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024); “Beyond Digital” at Venus Over Manhattan Gallery in New York (2023); “Crypto Art Fair” at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2022).

“Hajime” is a pivotal portrait that brings together the visual language of my previous series Kodama and The Masks We Wear. As the first Naiad in a new body of work, she represents a turning point, embodying purity, wisdom, and love as guiding forces. Rather than serving as a distant symbol, Hajime is an active presence. She invites the viewer into a quiet yet urgent relationship with the natural world, offering a vision of renewal. Through her, this work speaks to our shared responsibility to protect and reconnect with the Earth, not only as caretakers but as participants in its living consciousness.

All three Winners have confirmed that AI image generators have not been used in the making of these artworks and relevant checks have been made.