Artist and curator, Rossella Paolini invites viewers into a space where folklore, memory, and imagination feel intimately familiar in “Distant Echoes - European Myths & Legends" group show at Curio Art Gallery.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize closes next week! We’re showcasing many of the incredible entries before the deadline - so don’t miss your chance to be seen. Submit your work now for the opportunity to have it reviewed by our Editor-in-Chief, Danijela Krha Purssey, the curator behind every issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Plus, your entry could be featured across our social media channels and blog while submissions are still open! 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.
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.
Did you know that many Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize finalists have also enjoyed a boost to their careers? We share some of the 2025 finalists' stories.
2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is now accepting entries! Ready to level up your creative career? This is your moment to shine! Showcase your work on a global scale and win big with $76,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. Don't miss out, enter now!
Last week we announced that the deadline to submit your work has been extended – the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now closes on Friday 31 July 2026 at midnight [Los Angeles, USA time] / 5pm 1 August [Sydney, Australia time]. No more extensions after this date – we promise! Take a peek at more of the Drawing, Painting and Imaginative Realism Award Entries.
We are proud to announce the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Jury Panel, comprising influential figures in the art world, including gallerists, curators, artists, and commercial and philanthropic arts champions. Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Co-Founders Danijela Krha Purssey & Richard Purssey, Owners & Directors of Modern Eden Gallery, Kim Larson and Bradley Platz; representatives from our major sponsors, and five esteemed contemporary artists: Brad Kunkle, Ed Binkley, Bastien Lecouffe Deharme, Matthias Verginer, Franz Szony, along with Co-Founder of IX Arts Patrick Wilshire and Gallery Owner & Curator Vicki Fox.
We handed our socials over to 33PA, our great supporters and Platinum Sponsor of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Emerging Artist Award. What a special day this was as our friends amazed us with their ingenious curation! In case you missed it on our socials, we put together the TAKE OVER right here for you to dive into. Join us on the adventure into the world of 33PA!
Delve into the work of Lyndsey Jameson, and learn about her upcoming exhibition The Moor's End open from 16th April 2026 at RJD Gallery.
Danijela Krha Purssey shares Issue 52’s Letter from the Editor, in which she reflects on the benefits of art on our mental health; highlights the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and new Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award, as well this year’s exciting Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibitions.
In a note from the editor, Danijela Krha Purssey reflects upon on Issue 50, with extraordinary pop surrealist painting by the talented Thai artist Tarntara Sudadung on the cover. This issue marks a major milestone – 13 years and 50 editions of celebrating creativity, imagination, and the incredible artists who inspire us. We wouldn't be here without you dear reader!
In a note from the editor, Danijela Krha Purssey reflects upon on Issue 51, with Erik Thor Sandberg’s wild painting Correspondence on the cover!
