The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize closes next week on 17 July! Don’t miss your chance to enter and have your art reviewed by our Editor-in-Chief, Danijela Krha Purssey, the curator behind every issue of Beautiful Bizarre art magazine.
$77,000 USD in Cash & Prizes to be Won!
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
Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 USD cash!
Entry by: Gokcen Yuksek: Last reef (Oil paint on linen canvas, 100 x 77cm)
Get Inspired!
This year, we split the previous Traditional Art Award into two separate Awards: RAYMAR Painting Award and Victoria Olt Gallery Drawing Award. Each Award would normally have 25 Finalists, however we always get far more painting entries than any other medium. So we feel that only 25 Finalists in the Painting Award category wouldn’t be fair on the entrants – so we are increasing the number of Finalists in this Award category to 50!
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 below.
Would you like to:
- Win $10,000 USD cash?
- Exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery, NY, USA later this year?
- Have your work published in the December issue Beautiful Bizarre Magazine?
- Receive global exposure of your practice to galleries, curators and collectors?
If you would, then enter the best work from your portfolio today – there is no need to create a new work!
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, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow.
As a self-taught artist with no formal connections to the art world, navigating the journey as a full-time artist has been incredibly challenging. For many years, opportunities were few, and it took me a long time to find my voice. Winning this award not only validated my work but also opened up a world of possibilities. Since receiving the prize, my career has gained momentum, and I’m now fully booked with exhibitions for 2025.
The Beautiful Bizarre community has been incredible – I’ve made meaningful connections with other artists and felt truly supported.
Winning the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize has completely changed my life, and I would wholeheartedly encourage other artists to enter. You never know how it might transform your path.
Haejin Yoo (2nd Prize Winner of the Traditional Art award, 2024)
“A Surrealist Premonition: Homage To Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, Lotte Laserstein, Méret Oppenheim, Kay Sage, Dorothea Tanning, And Remedios Varo”, Oil Paint on linen, 60 x 80″.
“What the Trees Remember”, Oil on Wood Panel, 12 x 24″
RAYMAR Painting Award
The RAYMAR Painting Award 1st prize winner will receive:
- $3,000 USD cash, generously donated by RAYMAR, creators of the finest panels! Panels are their passion. They craft their panels with the world’s finest materials to serve as the foundation for your artwork.
- $1,500 USD worth of art photography and/or Fine Art archival print reproduction from Static Medium.
- A seven-night Artist Residency generously donated by Robert Lange Studios. This is an exceptional grant opportunity for artists seeking inspiration in the vibrant cultural and creative hub of Charleston, SC, in a dedicated artist-in-residence space housed within the renowned Robert Lange Studios fine art gallery, located in the heart of the city’s historic district. Artists will have the unique chance to immerse themselves in Charleston’s creative energy, work alongside esteemed artists, and connect with the gallery’s supportive community. The residency is designed to foster creativity, exploration, and connection, offering both solitude for focused work and engagement with the gallery’s dynamic environment. It’s an unparalleled opportunity to create, grow, and be inspired in one of the South’s most celebrated artistic spaces. **Note that there are black out dates, and travel expenses to/from Charleston, personal painting supplies, food and additional expenses are not included in the grant.
- A bespoke box of paints generously designed and manufactured by Schaal Colors, created especially for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025.
- 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 media platforms).
- Winning artwork published in the December 2025 issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
- 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 Rosemary Brushes, the finest quality handmade Artists’ Brushes.
- $250 USD gift voucher, generously donated by Golden Artist Colors, manufacturer of artist quality materials including colours and mediums for painting in acrylics, oils, pastels and watercolour.
- A bespoke box of paints generously designed and manufactured by Schaal Colors, created especially for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025.
- Three private 50-minute online mentoring sessions with renowned artist Edward Povey, provided and organized by Quarantine Events. Utilising Edward’s 50 years of experience as an artist as well as his background in psychology, these mentoring sessions will offer a multifaceted and holistic approach to foster further growth and experimentation, providing a learning experience far beyond standard textbook artistic mentoring. The organiser, Quarantine Events, offers unique artist quarantines and a solid support network, helping artists from around the world to shake free the shackles of what holds them back and grow with less fear and trepidation.
- 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 Rosemary Brushes, the finest quality handmade Artists’ Brushes.
- A bespoke box of paints generously designed and manufactured by Schaal Colors, created especially for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025.
- 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.
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.
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 RAYMAR Painting Award category below.
“My twin”, Oil on MDF board, 84 x 60cm
“The Bride”, Oil on panel, 48 x 36″
“Pop eye”, Oil on canvas, 60 x 40″
“Pearlborne”, Oil on panel, 18 x 24″.
“Don’t look back”, Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 73 x 54cm.
“As Above, So Below”, Oil on Linen, 23 x 39″
“The Birth of Maternal Grace”, Oil on Canvas, Handmade frame, 170 x 78cm.
“Inspired by Red”, Oil on wood, 20 x 16″.
“Summer Bun & Chicory”, Acrylic painting, 30 x 40″.
“The Fifth Element – Love”, Oil on canvas, 50 x 40cm
“The Atlantic Is An Eldritch God”, Watercolor on hot press watercolour paper, 20 x 16″
“The Mermaid’s Sister”, Watercolour, watercolour pencil and gouache, 61 x 47cm
“Spirit in the sky”, Oil painting on a cradled wood panel, 12 x 9″
“Faint Whispers”, Acrylic on Linen, 36 x 36″
“Manifestation of catastrophe”, oil on panel, 73 x 61cm
“The Elsewhere”, oil on canvas, 60 c 60cm
“Care Bear Stare”, acrylic, oil, wood panel, 24 x 24″
Golden Ocean Refection – Marie, Oil and 24ct of gold leaf on aluminium panel, 50 x 50cm
“Cyclomella plasmosis”, oil on illustration board, 20 x 15″.
“Rootbound”, Oil on ACM panel, 30 x 20″
“Slaying of a Tyrant”, Oil on Panel, 138 x 100cm
Photographed by Lucida Studio
“The Neighbors”, Oil and Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 120cm
“Unveiling”, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60″
“Lucid Resonance”, Oil on canvas, 150 x 120cm
“Sylph”, Watercolour, gouache, coloured pencil, and white ink. 11 x 17″.
“Nectar”, Acrylic on canvas,58 x 38″
“The World”, Oil and ink on canvas, 40 x 30″
“Frangipani Suit”, oil on canvas, 36 x 36″
“Dreamcatcher”, oils on linen, 80 x 80cm
“Qu’ils Mangent de la Brioche”, oil on panel, 48 x 36″
“Untitled”, Oil on Linen, 40 x 80″.
“The Fifth Bird Lied”, oil paint on wood panel, 6 x 6″
“The Acorn Seller”, Acrylic and oil on a cradled birch panel, 24 x 24″
“Medusa”, Oil on canvas, 60 x 36″
“Sirin’s Song”, oil paint on panel
“Rose Red”, Oil on canvas
“The Eternal Moment”, Oil on Canvas
$77,000 USD IN CASH & PRIZES TO BE WON
Submit your work today!
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is administered by Australian based, international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
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