Collectors Art Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in contemporary art by celebrating the work of extraordinary artists whose practices are among the most innovative and influential of our time.
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Larisa Sved’s paintings are deeply personal and employ a realist technique that occasionally moves towards abstraction. As a self-taught artist, she is inspired by the natural surroundings of Canada and the Cayman Islands with her detailed depictions of flora and of the local sceneries created to convey messages of peace, harmony and joy.
E Bee Bantug's conceptual crossover lens-based abstract imagery vividly expresses unseen yet often powerfully felt vibrations in the aether, the inescapable frequencies surfacing from deep within consciousness, both as singular soul interacting with the universal collective, and All That is.
Mayada Shibir’s artistic journey is rooted in a lifelong drive to explore the world through creativity—pushing boundaries, questioning the familiar, and discovering new forms of expression. She views art as an open space of infinite possibilities, where each work invites viewers to step beyond the expected.
Gabriel Lass is a contemporary painter whose work falls within expressive abstraction. Initially trained in house and garden design, he developed a deep understanding of space, proportion, and visual rhythm—qualities he now transfers naturally onto his canvases. This foundation allows him to conceive painting not merely as an image, but as a sensitive architecture, where each element finds its place in harmony with the whole.
Joanna's artistic creations are characterised by dramatic and surrealistic compositions, which she achieves through black and white pen and ink drawings and acrylic paintings. Her work delves into representations and concepts that are uniquely expressible through drawing, deliberately leaving the complete structure undisclosed.
Marcel Jomphe, born in 1955 in Havre-Saint-Pierre, now lives in Rimouski. He primarily works in drawing, blending realism with creativity. He draws inspiration from the intricate forms found in nature’s vegetal realm, aiming to foster a more intimate relationship between people and their environment.
Britta Neumärker, known as Pilbri, is a German painter and photographic artist who has been working in her own studio since 2005. Her artistic journey began with impressionist and expressionist influences, inspired by Monet, Macke, Kandinsky, and the Blue Rider group. Over the years, she developed a distinctive style that merges painting and photography into thematic series.
The majority of Luana Stebule's current artworks are oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas, mixed techniques with watercolours, acrylic, and oil pastels on paper. For many years, she was creating collages, but L.Stebule always liked to express herself in different media.
She was born in Japan and dreamed of becoming a painter at the age of six. However, she lacked confidence in her work and gave up on her dream of becoming a painter. 30 Years later, when she had another opportunity to engage in art, she rediscovered her passion for painting.
Julie Reby Waas has been creating abstract drawings for as long as she can remember. It was only during the isolating, stressful time of the Covid pandemic, however, that she began turning her original designs into artwork. She felt a desire to bring joy into her life and the lives of others through creative expression, using bright acrylics & watercolors to create compelling patterns to stimulate the viewer’s spontaneous reaction to each one of her pieces.
Chaitali's paintings are not just aesthetically pleasing but are also designed to shift energy and raise vibrations in spaces that helps the environment and the people within it. Vedic Astrology chart is a life Path of every human. By using the chart, she creates Personal High Vibrational Paintings and Energizers for Home or Spaces. Chaitali V Purushothaman stands out as an Art World luminary and is Garlanded as an Art Celebrity not merely for her aesthetic talent, but for her ability to craft healing visual experiences powered by spirituality, energy science, and global cultural recognition.
“Whether in art or in life, it is about the process of experiencing, being in the moment, being present. As an artist one consciously communes with the very act of creation, with making ‘a knowing’, an understanding brought forth through the work itself. The practice of art births a way of being. It is a vehicle to foster and sensitize the relationship of one’s own effect of presence, and that of the ‘other’, in the world.
Marta Promińska is a Polish artist and author whose work in oil painting and ink drawing contributes a distinct surrealist voice to contemporary art. Her Hypnagogic Art rejects the obligation to explain or translate images into familiar narratives, instead seeking to evoke unmediated, elemental emotion.
MCM and his story in the arts begins when he was a child. He developed a fascination and interest in drawing figures from comic books, morning cartoons, and famous figures from pop culture. At a very early age Matthew started learning how to draw as it was an escape and outlet for him. He was that kid that did a lot of things on their own so when he first started doing art and developing this skill it was not a problem for him at all staying focus on one particular activity.
Dr. Shanali Perera is a contemporary artist, educator, author, and former clinician whose multidisciplinary practice weaves together visual art, lived experience, and medical humanities. Originally trained in rheumatology, Shanali's own journey with a rare autoimmune illness (vasculitis) led her to leave medicine and fully embrace her creative voice. What began as a therapeutic outlet grew into a powerful platform for transforming pain into visual storytelling.
Art helped her headspace, can it help yours? Her name is Lorna and she is the creator of all you can see here! She is neurodiverse! Do you know what that means? Do you know what it is like to be neurodiverse (not neurotypical)?
Graciela Cassel, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a multidisciplinary artist living in New York City. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Buenos Aires, a Master’s in Education from Yeshiva University, a Master of Arts in Studio Art from New York University, and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts.
His paintings explore the human condition and emotional landscapes — expressing life's complexity, memories, and profound experiences through bold, expressive brushwork.
Elke Buegler is expressing her inner world through a dance of intention and instinct, composition and chaos. Her work is characterised by her spontaneous and dynamic acrylic painting style, which captures fleeting emotions before they disappear.
Goldyn is more than an artist. She is a seer, a scholar, a survivor--and above all, a radical storyteller. Her artistic journey, forged through years of voluntary exile in the forests of Lower Bavaria, is as much about transformation as it is about creation. From raw nature she shaped her palette; from silence she drew her voice.
