Max Leiva was born in Guatemala on January 17, 1966. He studied for three years at the Rafael RodrÃguez Padilla National School of Plastic Arts, between 1972 and 1975. In 1988, he enrolled in the National School of Plastic Arts.
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Jen Weissenbacher creates vibrant, colour-rich paintings and sculptural reliefs that examine human perception and the interconnectedness of all living things.
Congratulations to the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize MPB Photography Award Winners: Samantha Everton, Judith Nangala Crispin, and Laura Tait!
Congratulations to the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Sculpture Award Winners: Ernest Massuet, Rachel Ann Stevenson and Jale Soysal!
Congratulations to the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award Winners: Gina Barnes, Shelby Clark-Glass, and Julia Bartolini!
This weekend, Haven Gallery celebrates exciting new exhibitions by Katie Gamb, Ryoko Rio, Shinya Takanezawa, and Inna Voronova.
Now is your opportunity to have a voice and help determine the winner of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Art & Fable Puzzle Company People’s Choice Award!
What a year it has been for the inaugural Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award category! Open to traditional mediums: painting, drawing or sculpture (with a special focus on imaginative realism), we have enjoyed a truly broad selection of entries. Our Jury Panel - including esteemed Arts Champions Catherine K. Gyllerstrom, collector, Art Consultant, Owner & Art Director of BearWolf Books, and Patrick Wilshire of IX Arts and IX Gallery - have been going through the entries and making the incredibly difficult decisions. Once again, the overall quality of entries was exceptional; we are deeply honoured by our community's interest in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
With the Photography Award judging complete, we are thrilled to share the 25 MPB Photography Award Finalists of this year’s Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! Our sincere thanks major sponsor MPB, and to this year’s Jury Panel, including esteemed creative photographer Franz Szony for giving his time and expertise to this year’s judging process.
This year, the caliber of talent within the Sculpture Award category has been nothing short of extraordinary. We have been deeply moved by the diverse range of vision, technical mastery, and innovative use of materials presented by sculptors from around the globe. Our Jury Panel - including esteemed sculptor Matthias Verginer - have been reviewing the entries. With such a wealth of exceptional work, the task of selecting this year’s finalists has been an incredibly difficult, yet inspiring challenge; we are deeply honoured by our community's interest in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
The unveiling begins - and what a year it has been for the BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award category! Open to all mediums, we saw an amazing and diverse selection of entries. Our Jury Panel - including esteemed Arts Champions Catherine K. Gyllerstrom of BearWolf Books and Vicki Fox of Quirky Fox Gallery - have been going through the entries and making the incredibly difficult decisions. Once again, the overall quality of entries was exceptional; we are deeply honoured by our community's interest in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
Entries to the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize have officially closed, and the judging process is now underway. Our sincere thanks to all of the artists and photographers that entered. We are super excited with the array of entries and have already discovered a host of new creators!
