Delving into the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize after 6 years of competitions (2018-2023).
Written by Mauricio Gonzalez, Founder & CEO ARTDATAintel
Darwin said: “Every species has to fight harder and more often to retain its leadership position than it originally did to acquire it.” Animals must keep fighting harder to stay king of the jungle. Fish must swim faster to cross the seas first and birds must fly higher to own the skies. In a similar fashion so must Painters, Photographers, Sculptors, and Digital Artists.
Most Art Competitions accept only individual ‘species’ making it easier to select those with “the sharper beaks, the longer horns or the brightest feathers.” What makes the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize so special is that it strategically mixes all the ‘species’ into one to compete for leadership in a single arena to be the champion of the Beautiful Bizarre art world.
During its 6-year history, the competition has received thousands of submissions but only 725 awards have been given (counting Winners, Honourable Mentions and Finalists) to 515 artists. Here we celebrate the Top 16 most awarded artists. These are the ones who have demonstrated their sheer talent and will to retain their leadership positions by winning the most awards from 2018 to 2023.
Using the power of ARTDATAintel’s multi-year statistics, we will now recount the 4 leaders and 12 challengers at the top of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
The 4 leaders are:
1. Sarah Lee
1st Prize, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award, 2023
American sculptor, master eggshell manipulator artist Sarah Lee has accumulated six Beautiful Bizarre awards!
2. Jessica Dalva
Finalist, Yasha Young Sculpture Award 2021
American sculptor, illustrator and fabricator artist Jessica Dalva has accumulated six Beautiful Bizarre awards!
3. Kristine & Colin Poole
2nd Prize Winner, Yasha Young Sculpture Award 2023
American sculptors and painting artists Kristine & Colin Poole have accumulated six Beautiful Bizarre awards!
4. Ed Binkley
Finalist, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2022
American fantasy artwork painter and illustrator artist Ed Binkley has accumulated five Beautiful Bizarre awards!
The 12 challengers are:
5. Beth Mitchell
Finalist, Photography award, 2021
Australian underwater photographic artist Beth Mitchell has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
6. Brittany Markert
Finalist, INPRNT Photography Award 2023
American artist, photographer and filmmaker Brittany Markert has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
7. Georgie Seccull
Honorable Mention, 2022 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
Australian sculptor and installation artist Georgie Seccull has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
8. Ingrid Baars
2nd Prize Winner Digital Art Award, 2023
Dutch photo-collage artist Ingrid Baars has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
9. Jason Mowry
2nd Prize Winner, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award 2023
American painter and illustrator artist Jason Mowry has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
10. Jenny Boot
1st Prize Winner, INPRNT Photography Award 2022
Dutch photographic and painting artist Jenny Boot has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
11. Lilli Waters
Finalist, INPRNT Photography Award 2019
Australian photographic artist Lilli Waters has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
12. Lo Chan Peng
Grand Prize Winner of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2023
Taiwanese painter and illustration artist Lo Chan Peng has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
13. Natalia Kovachevski
Finalist, INPRNT Photography Award 2023
French photographer and reporter Natalia Kovachevski has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
14. Psyche Ophiuchus
Finalist, INPRNT Photography Award 2022
French photographer and model Psyche Ophiuchus has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
15. Sara Gallagher
Finalist, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2023
American graphite and pastel artist Sara Gallagher has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
16. Stephanie Rew
3rd Prize Winner, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award 2023
Scottish figurative realist painting artist Stephanie Rew has accumulated four Beautiful Bizarre awards!
Remember leaders, you’ll have to fight harder and more often to retain your positions against the bold challengers out there. So, which of these artists will win yet another award in 2024, during the 7th Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize?
To help you decide here’s an exclusive link to preview some of the stunning submissions in our Traditional Art, Photography, Sculpture and Digital Art categories, plus our newest Emerging Artist category. The announcement of the winners will be made in September 2024.
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By exploring 500,000+ submissions and identifying more than 9,200 award-winning artists from diverse art contests over the past 14 years, ARTDATAintel is able to provide industry trends along with statistics on an artist’s multi-year performance, his or her ranking among peers, consistency across contests, rising trends and more.
Mauricio Gonzalez is the founder & CEO ARTDATAintel. A 20 years advertising industry veteran, who has managed the world most prestigious brands. Extensive experience in creativity, strategy, research and statistical analysis. This skill set helped inspire the creation of ARTDATAintel.
