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Win $10,000 USD Cash in the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize!

The 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is open for entries, and this is your chance to win the Grand Prize Award of $10,000 USD cash (plus amazing prizes) and have our Editor-in-Chief Danijela Krha Purssey – who curates each issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine – see your work.

ART INTERVIEWS PAINTING READ

The Beautifully Brutal World of Michelle Avery Konczyk

Michelle Avery Konczyk, also known online under her artist name Velvet Mush, is a watercolour artist recognised for her dark surrealism paintings that explore themes of beauty, femininity and the macabre.

ART EXHIBITIONS PAINTING READ

Quirky Fox Gallery Presents ‘Earthly Delights’ Group Exhibition

Celebrate the fleeting beauty of flowers in Quirky Fox's newest group exhibition 'Earthly Delights'. Starting from 3 June, visitors to Quirky Fox Gallery will be treated to a lush, botanical dream showcasing the diverse beauty of flora and fauna in both wild and curated settings.

MAGAZINE ART COUTURE PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY READ SCULPTURE

Issue 53 On Sale

Inside 53 of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, with artist Kayla Mahaffey’s powerful painting Rekindle on the cover is on sale now!

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Check out some of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Drawing Entries

To inspire you to submit your own work, we are excited to share more of the amazing entries that we’ve received so far in the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, 33PA Drawing Award category!

ART DRAWING INTERVIEWS PAINTING READ

Ambiguous Femininity: An Interview with Aneka Ingold

Aneka Ingold captures the inner world of the feminine mind. Her artwork showcases soft, dreamy, and surreal places that can often appear strange and nonsensical to those who peer within.

ART ARTIST DIRECTORY PAINTING READ

Interview with Gregory Malphurs New Chapter of Blends Structure, Freedom, and Abstraction

Gregory Malphurs Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory member provides some fascinating insights into his practice and experience a surreal artist

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Senescence: Fragile Frames, Fierce Hearts

Exclusive Interview with Senescence, 2nd Prize Winner of the Victoria Olt Gallery Drawing Award, 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize .

ART ARTIST DIRECTORY PAINTING READ

Interview with Maya Mekira, surreal sculptor

Maya Mekira Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory member provides some fascinating insights into her practice and experience as a surreal sculptor

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Xavier Escala & Nina Murashkina: A Goddess Made By Four Hands

Exclusive interview with Xavier Escala & Nina Murashkina, Grand Prize Winners of the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

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2 Months Left to Enter the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

With just 2 months left to enter the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, we are excited to share more of the wonderful entries we have received so far! 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, Sculpture, and Photographic media; and all genres from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow.

ART INTERVIEWS PAINTING READ

The Soulful Wild: An Interview with Lilia Larcos

Looking at the work of Lilia Larcos is like a breath of fresh air. Her characters invite you into a conversation mid-laughter, mid-story… tapping you on the shoulder and gently drawing you in.

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Down the rabbit hole: ‘Fables and Folklore’ at Nanny Goat Gallery

The Beautifully Brutal World of Michelle Avery Konczyk

Modern Eden Gallery Presents ‘The Portrait Show 14: Masquerade’

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Win $10,000 USD Cash in the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize!

The Beautifully Brutal World of Michelle Avery Konczyk

Quirky Fox Gallery Presents ‘Earthly Delights’ Group Exhibition

Issue 53 On Sale

Check out some of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Drawing Entries

Ambiguous Femininity: An Interview with Aneka Ingold

Interview with Gregory Malphurs New Chapter of Blends Structure, Freedom, and Abstraction

Senescence: Fragile Frames, Fierce Hearts

Interview with Maya Mekira, surreal sculptor

Xavier Escala & Nina Murashkina: A Goddess Made By Four Hands

2 Months Left to Enter the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

The Soulful Wild: An Interview with Lilia Larcos

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