We have the best intentions every year to close entries on time – but once again, we have received many emails and DMs requesting that we extend the deadline again this year. So of course, we are here for you!
To give you all a little more time to enter your art and photography, the new deadline is midnight 31 July [Los Angeles date/time]. For your chance to win amazing cash, product, and service prizes in this year’s $77,000 USD prize pool – enter today! This will be the final deadline – there will be no further extensions.
Already entered? Now you can enter a few more works. More entries means more chances to win! Don’t forget: you can also enter the BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award if you fit the Emerging Artist Award criteria, or the new Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award if you are an artist working in representational traditional painting, drawing or sculpture with a focus on imaginative realism, PLUS other award categories!
It’s super easy, just enter the best work from your portfolio, whether it is sold or not – there is no need to create a new work. Just complete the relevant entry form in one of the seven award categories: Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, Imaginative Realism, or the Emerging Artist category.
Each year is a brand new art prize: a new jury panel, and a new chance to win!
Entry by: Kohtakeda [MPB Photography Award]
‘Succulent Metamorphic Syndrome’, Digital photography. CANON EOS 6D
Still unsure if entering the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is the right choice for you?
You may want to read this handy little article we put together on The Bigger Picture: Why Entering Art Competitions Is A Smart Career Move. The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize has been changing the lives and careers of artists for the last nine years – don’t miss your chance to take your career to the next level, and join the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Alumni!
With an easy submission process you can guarantee that your work will be seen by the Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Bizarre art magazine, Danijela Krha Purssey. Why is this important? Because it isn’t just about winning (although that would be amazing) – the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is also our fountain of inspiration. Every year we discover many new artists through our Art Prize, who then go on to be published on our website, in our print magazine, and are also invited to participate in our curated exhibitions. It is the best way to get on our radar!
“Giving the practices of representational artists validation and visibility, particularly in the commercial gallery and museum sector where it is still hard to get representation, is what the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize aims to achieve.”
~ Danijela Krha Purssey [Editor-in-Chief, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine]
The Grand Prize Award Winner will receive $10,000 USD Cash & additional Prizes!
Entry by doodleskelly [BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award]
“Your Promised Eminence’, Digital Painting & Drawing, iPad Pro 2020, Apple Pencil 2, Procreate
2026 Award Categories
- MPB Photography Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- Sculpture Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- 33PA Drawing Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- INPRNT Digital Art Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- RAYMAR Painting Award – $6,000 USD cash + prizes
- BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award – $5,000 USD cash + prizes
- Art & Fable Puzzle Company People’s Choice Award – $1,000 USD cash + prizes
See below some of the wonderful entries we have received so far in the Photography, Digital Art, Sculpture and Emerging Artist Award categories. A separate blog will be published shortly sharing more of the amazing Imaginative Realism, Drawing and Painting Award entries we have received so far.
MPB Photography Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘Norma’, Analogue Photography (Hasselblad, 80mm lens)
‘Forever best friends’, Digital Photography (Canon 70D, EF-S 18-55mm. Models are Lili and bông)
‘When Phoebe Filled the Crescent Moon (from series Ovid’s Metamorphoses)’, Canon 80 D Camera – EF24-70 mm f/2.8L Lens. Model: Janne Pauline Böhm)
‘MICROCOSMOS’, Analogue Photography (Hasselblad 500 C/M with Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 T* – Kodak Portra 400 120 ISO 400 Color – Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner)
‘Poem For Sisters’, Digital Photography (Nikon D850, lens 24-70mm)
‘Her Heart is a Maze’, Digital Photography (Nikon D850 / Nikon 35mm f2.0. Model: Charissa T / MUA: Erizona T)
‘River of Gold’, Digital Photography (Canon EOS R7, RF50mm F1.2 L USM. Shot in studio with continous light. Model Josephone Ogle)
‘Threads of Recovery’, Digital Photography (Nikon D750/ 24mm. Model: Clara Telefson)
‘Scarflower’, Digital Photography (Sony Alpha II. Model: Anja Milow)
‘Alma’, Digital Photography (Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 84mm)
‘Art of life’, Digital photography (Canon. Model: Karolína Zemanová)
‘Off the South coast, where Christmas tourist traffic threads the Kings Highway, and stops for no reason, not for bird or fallen roo—the ocean gathers up Brendan, at the edge of water, remakes his shattered hind leg and broken tail, his heart, the shock of it all, his mother lost in night scrub and the wall of lights that bore down. And the morning will lift him up like mountains.’ Analogue (Cameraless work made in a geodesic dome. Lumachrome Glass Print, Chemigram, Drawing. Roadkilled Eastern Grey Joey, sand, seeds, Vegemite, charcoal, graphite, colour pencils, darkroom chemistry and ink on fibre paper. Exposed 36 hours in a perspex box, hand annotated under red light, re-exposed 10 hours.)
‘Garland’, Digital photograph (Sony Alpha 7 iv, 16mm lens, underwater housing)
‘The Hidden Tenant’, Digital photograph (Canon EOS R6 Mark I, Sigma Art 85 mm 1.4. Concept and photography: Kate Kantur @kate.kantur | Style and set design: Daria Barkova @dash_kii | Model: Nilaya @nelyzc | Make up: Alyona Artistry @alyona.artistry | Hair: Aisha @aishamentu)
‘Black Holes #10’, Digital photograph (Canon EOS 5Ds; 16-35 L)
INPRNT Digital Art Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘The Uninvited Faerie’ (Huion tablet, MacBook Pro /Clip Studio Paint)
‘The Reigning’ (Procreate, ipad pro, Photoshop, iMac Pro.)
‘The Harbinger of Dusk’ (Adobe Photoshop, Wacom Intuos Pro M 2025 Tablet)
‘Hope’s Ascent From Despair’ (Photoshop, Using Wacom Intous Pro)
‘Memento Mori | Memento Vivere’ (Procreate, Clip Studio, Photoshop, Ipad Pro, PC)
‘Controlled’ (Maya, Zbrush, Substance 3d)
‘Nachtgiger’ (Procreate & Photoshop)
‘Cursed Princess’ (Wacom Tablet, Photoshop)
‘Motion in the Stillness’ (Photoshop/ Digital collage with painting)
‘Rotation’ (iPad/Procreate)
‘Allure and Repulsion’ (Procreate)
‘A look at the future’ (iMac / Wacom Intuos pro / Photoshop)
‘Tree of Grief’ (iPad/Procreate)
‘Domestication’ (Adobe Fresco & Adobe Photoshop)
‘Bestiary I: Corvessa obscura – Marsh River Maden’ (Clip Studio Paint)
‘The Hunt’ (Photoshop)
‘The Great Hunt’ (DAZ Studio, Blender, Adobe Photoshop, Wacom Intuos Pro L)
‘Salvation’ (Photoshop)
Sculpture Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘Into the Blue’ (Bronze, 54 x 58 x 23cm)
‘The swarm’ (Polymer clay, hand painted, gold leaf, unique piece, 26 x 19 x 19cm)
‘Craning My Neck to See the Why’ (Paper clay, polymer clay, epoxy clay, acrylics and suspicion, 33 x 17 x 14″)
‘Birdgirl- Pamthony’ (ceramic, various fabrics and threads, wire, wading, mica powder, timber and wool felt, 72 x 25 x 31cm)
‘Scary Vase in Summer Yellow’ (Porcelain, Gold Luster, 19 x 18 x 8″)
‘Dreaming of Hashiriya’ (Clay polychromed with oil and acrylic paintings, 50 x 67 x 65cm)
‘The Virtue of Virtues’ (carrara marble, 90 x 65 x 60)
‘SERAPHIM: Sandhill Cranes’ (Stoneware clay, epoxy, steel, wood, N52 magnets, oil paint, varnish, 60 x 32 x 29)
‘The First Arrow’ (Epoxy clay, Metal, Acrylic paint, Resin, Silk, 45 x 41 x 32cm)
‘Chameleon bag’ (Beads, knitting threads, 15 x 28 x 8)
‘Threadbare Beauty’ (Gilded oval frame. Digital print on linen. Embroidery embellished with beads, sequins, metal thread, acrylic paint, organza, 29 x 35 x 4cm)
‘Aleto Guards Their Nest’ (Coloured porcelain, 35 x 34 x 35cm)
‘Dracula and His Brides’ (Polymer clay, fabric, woo, 30 x 25 x 15cm)
‘The Witch’ (Polymer clay, 20 x 14 x 19cm)
‘Vandorf the Great’ (Assembled found driftwood, adhesives, pin-nails & hardware. Mounted on antique mild steel column, welded with rust patina, 16 x 11 x 16″)
‘Strata’ (ceramics, clay, stains, oxides, hand-built, mixed ceramic techniques, electric fired at 1280°C (cone 10), 49 x 29 x 26cm)
‘INSIDE’ (Clay, acrylic resin, 45 x 28 x 30cm)
‘Surface Tension’ (Hand cut layered paper, vellum, and programmed LED lighting, 20 x 16 x 3″)
BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘Palustris’, Painting (Watercolour on 100% cotton 300lbs cold pressed paper, 30 in X 20 in)
‘Shadow’, Painting (Oil on wood, 24″ x 36″)
‘The World Within’, Painting (Oil, coloured pencil, crayon, and acrylic on paper, 14 x 22 in)
‘Truly Naked’, Painting (Watercolour and graphite on paper, 35.5 x 51 cm)
‘Forsaken’, Painting (Watercolour, Colour Pencil, 54 x 74 cm)
‘Shiver’, Digital Painting & Drawing (Adobe Photoshop)
‘Serval Cat’, Painting (Oil on panel, 119 x 99cm)
‘One Act’, Sculpture (resin, epoxy resin-sand mix (fill), filler paste, wood, wood filler, spray paint / PC, Cinema 4D, After Effects, 55 x 18 x 18 cm)
‘Proximity’, Painting (Gouache on paper, 78 x 58 cm)
‘Sun stag’, Painting (Watercolour on paper, 23×31 cm)
‘Upheaval’, Painting, (Oil painting and gold leaf on Arches oil paper, 54cm x 68cm)
‘Leave It’, Painting (Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 x 2 cm)
‘Haven’, Drawing (Prismacolour pencils on paper, 20.1 x 13.4 cm)
‘Nebula’, Painting (Watercolour on paper, Copic markers, ink pens, 35x28cm)
‘Snatcher’, Drawing (Pan pastels, pastel pencils, and colored pencils on pastelmat, 19.75 by 25.5 in)
‘Lore of neon dogs’, Painting (Oil on canvas, 80×80 cm)
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 September 2, 2026.
Entries Close: Midnight 31 July 2026 [Los Angeles, USA time]
Entry fee is US$40 to cover administrative costs. Enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize today!
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is administered by Australian based, international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.