4th Open Theme
International Exhibition and Competition
First Place Award
Mosaz
(Zijun Zhao)
A Joyful Funeral 2
Pastel, color pencil and ink on paper, 2022
A Joyful Funeral 2, pastel, color pencil and ink on paper, 2022
Maternity, pastel, color pencil and ink on paper, 2022, 19x28cm
Second Place Award
Ivan Chien
The Niche Experience
Oil on canvas, 40x58in, 2025, $7000
Third Place Award
Lam Ho Hei
In front of a huge painting
Gouache paint, crayon, color pencil, paper, 26.5cm x38cm, 2025
Finalists
Firoza Begum - Roots of Love, pencil sketch, 29.7x43 cm, 2024, $1,230
Sierra Caley - Moss Only Grows on the North, Mid-Range Fire Ceramic, 22"x 16"x 13", 2023
Luke Vest - Daydream Builder, Oil, pastel, and metal leaf on canvas, 36 x 48 in., 2024, $3,000
Michele Benzamin-Miki - Elevation, Sumi Ink and Pencil on Paper, 51” H X 36” W, 2016, NFS
Vilyn Zhou - The Garden of Medicine, Photoshop, 10*14 inches, 2025, $20–$70 each (available as postcards or wall prints)
Aspen Morris - "Wide Open 1", digital photograph on luster paper, 10" x 8", April 2025, $80
Sarah Dean - Rising from the Fall, Watercolor/Acrylic, 24 x 26 inches, 2024, $2000
Sarah Kim - Chaos, HB Pencil and Staedtler pigment liner, 21x27.5 inches, 2024
Clara Nascu - July 1955, graphite pencil, 22x15, 2023
Maksym Vasyliuk - "As It Was". Interior Photography, 2025
Beissenalinova Danissa - “The Chase”, digital (Ibis Paint X)
Anzhelika Belan - "Throut through space and time" 140x190 cm, 2024, 1500€
Stephanie Seivwright - "Vanishing Moments", photography, 6960 x 4640, 2025
Lauren Talbert - Exhaling the Rhythm of Water, 2025, Oil on canvas, 36 x 48”
Lerato Makoko - Butterfly fluttering its wings, Graphite pencil and Acrylic Paint, A4, created December 2023 - $25
Juli Havens - Objectified, Ceramic stone 10” H x 11” D, $4,000
Jeon Daedo - “Inward Flame”
Skylar Rackow - “Pleading” - Freehand Digital Painting, 2048x2732 px, 2025, Prints available by request
Diana Davila - Ni Una Mas, photography
La Chigi - Farsi più piccola/Become smaller, variable dimensions, 2024 (wood, acrylics, gold leaf)
Akiko Yada - Freedom And Responsibility, Mixed Media, 28.6 x 23.9inches
Chachi Taktsang - Embers Unknown, 4899 px by 3760 px, digital art, Procreate
Elena Rylina - "Embrace of Opposites", Digital print on premium photo paper, 1000 x 1400 px (5:7 aspect ratio), 2025
Shavindi Shashikala Pingamage Silva - Echoes of Form, Acrylic paint on canvas, 30cm * 40cm, 2025, $1,500
Chen pin Roy（陳品葇) - The Grown-Up Rainbow, B4, copic, 2024
Julia Casimira Sacasa - "ALMA I", ink & acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas, 8x8 inches, 2023, $350
Sylvania Peng - Filial Duty, Encaustic, Clay, 4.5in x 7in x 10.5in, 2025, N/A
Brittany Borgan (Bristina Creations) - "Blooming Chrysalis", acrylic on canvas, wooden frame, 30 x 24, 2025, $250