Check out some of the Emerging Artist Award entries: 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

Artists and Photographers, it’s time to take your career to the next level! Showcase your skills on a global stage, connect with curators and collectors + win big with $77,000 USD in cash and other fantastic prizes up for grabs.

Would you like to:

• Win $10,000 USD cash?
• Exhibit in the prestigious annual Beautiful Bizarre exhibition at Haven Gallery in New York later this year?
• Have your work published in the December issue Beautiful Bizarre art magazine?
• Receive global exposure of your practice to galleries, curators and collectors?

If you would, then enter the best work from your portfolio today!

Get Inspired!

We’re continuing to share a selection of the entries that we have received so far on our websites and social media. 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 Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award category below.

Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 USD cash!

Entry by: Lena Sugralinova, “I am done”, Oil on canvas

If you would like to have your work published in the December issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, share in $77,000 USD in cash and amazing prizes, 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; win advertising packages, and of course receive worldwide exposure for your practice – enter today!

The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.

Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award

The Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award 1st prize winner will receive:

• $3,000 USD cash, generously donated by Catherine K. Gyllerstrom, Collector, Art Consultant, Owner & Art Director of BearWolf Books, an independent publishing house that specializes in Illustrated Fantasy, Mythology, and Stories for Young Readers.
• A fully sponsored retreat experience with Art Escape Italy. This prize provides artists with the opportunity to immerse themselves in a creative workshop, led by a renowned contemporary artist. The prize includes 6 nights of accommodation, all meals & beverages (including wine), 5 days of tuition, as well as open studio access, transfers to a from the retreat, use of easels & solvents, plus evening events. Please note that travel expenses and art supplies are not included. The winner of this prize can choose between any of Art Escape Italy’s 2026 Autumn retreats, all set at a secluded villa in the Italian countryside, designed to inspire and enhance your artistic practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 2 million+ followers across all social media 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 on 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 Nanny Goat Gallery, a gallery celebrating new and contemporary representational art predominantly in the pop surreal, narrative, and fantasy genres.
• 6 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social media platforms).
• 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.

3rd prize winner will receive:

• $500 USD cash, generously donated by Nanny Goat Gallery, a gallery celebrating new and contemporary representational art predominantly in the pop surreal, narrative, and fantasy genres.
• 4 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social media platforms).
• 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.

Grand Prize Award Winner

The Grand Prize Award Winner will receive:

• $10,000 USD cash, donated by our Platinum sponsors Catherine K. Gyllerstrom, MPB, RAYMAR, Yasha Young Projects, Victoria Olt Gallery, and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert.
• 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.
• 10 page in-depth interview editorial published in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine December 2025 issue.
• 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.
• 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 2 million+ followers across all social media platforms).
• A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

2025 Award Categories

• Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
• Digital Art Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
• Victoria Olt Gallery Drawing Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
• MPB Photography Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
• Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
• RAYMAR Painting Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
• Seibert-Collection Honourable Mention – $3,000 USD cash + prizes

The Grand Prize Award Winner will be selected by the Jury Panel from any Award category. The People’s Choice Award will open for public voting on 22 August 2025. 

Entries Close: Midnight 17 July 2025 [Los Angeles, USA time]

Entry fee is US$40 to cover administrative costs. Enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize today!

Take a peek at some of the wonderful entries we have received so far in the Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award category below.

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is administered by Australian based, international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.