THE INCREDIBLE
ART COMPETITION
ART COMPETITION
ARTDEX hosts art competitions to challenge a system that has long excluded emerging and underrepresented artists. Each competition is designed to remove pay-to-play barriers, empower artists through community support, and create real opportunities for visibility and growth. What began as a single initiative continues as an ongoing commitment to democratizing the art world. Every edition strengthens a growing global network invested in the future of art.
Submission Date
July 1 – Aug 30, 2022
Winner Annoucement
By Sep 15, 2022
Stay tuned for upcoming competitions!
ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEOS
2022 Winner Announcement Video
2021 Winner Announcement Video
2020 Winner Announcement Video
ART COMPETITION DETAILS
Timeline
- WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT IS By Sep 15, 2022
- ART COMPETITION & SUBMISSION DATES IS July 1 – Aug 30, 2022
Participation Details
- Entries are in still medium: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, prints, collages etc.
- Artists are required to submit at minimum 5 to a maximum of 25 artworks.
- Competition artwork submission is free and open to all artists worldwide.
How to submit
- Create a free ARTDEX account and profile if you’re not a current member to our website;
- Upload submission artworks to your account;
- Create a collection under the title “2022 Art Competition”;
- Move all the submitting artworks to the “2022 Art Competition” collection to be reviewed by the art industry jurors.
ARTDEX AWARDS
Grand Prize Winner
HERY SUDIONO (Indonesia)
Second Prize
Winner
DANIEL PENZUTTI (Argentina)
Third Prize
Winner
CLARA ADEN (Nigeria)
Fourth Prize
Winner
RICCARDO LIOTTA (Italy)
Fifth Prise Winner
EMMANUEL OKONKWO (Nigeria)
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AYOKUNMI SHOGA
@cantwell57
CHASE CANTWELL
@mairimperezroca
MAIRIM PEREZ ROCA
@marcelspeet
MARCEL SPEET
@painting.myfeelings
SOGAND BASHASH
Cynthia Allen
Executive Committee of the New York Theatre Critics’ Organization, and the Founding Co-Festival Director of HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction & Arts Festival
Carli Beseau
Executive Director of Programs and Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nathan Meltz
Artist, Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Founder/Curator of the East Coast National Screenprint Biennial
Elizabeth Stoner
Associate Director, Registrar at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt
Richard Turnbull
Artist, Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology, History of Art Dept., Lecturer at MoMA & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grand Prize Winner
STEPHEN MOF (Nigeria)
Second Prize
Winner
FRANCENE LEVINSON (USA)
Second Prize
Winner
CARLOS SÁNCHEZ MAYDANA (Spain)
Third Prize
Winner
IAN MATIAS (Brazil)
Third Prize
Winner
TAIWO ISIMI (Nigeria)
Third Prize
Winner
BRUT CARNIOLLUS (Slovenia)
Fourth Prize
Winner
DHIRAJ KHANDELWAL (India)
Fourth Prize
Winner
ISMAIL ODETOLA (Nigeria)
Fourth Prize
Winner
PEISY TING (Malaysia)
Fourth Prize
Winner
ERIC ODARTEY (Ghana)
@shogstars_is_art
AYOKUNMI SHOGA
@cantwell57
CHASE CANTWELL
@mairimperezroca
MAIRIM PEREZ ROCA
@marcelspeet
MARCEL SPEET
@painting.myfeelings
SOGAND BASHASH
Cynthia Allen
Executive Committee of the New York Theatre Critics’ Organization, and the Founding Co-Festival Director of HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction & Arts Festival
Carli Beseau
Executive Director of Programs and Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nathan Meltz
Artist, Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Founder/Curator of the East Coast National Screenprint Biennial
Elizabeth Stoner
Associate Director, Registrar at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt
Richard Turnbull
Artist, Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology, History of Art Dept., Lecturer at MoMA & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grand Prize Winner
KAZUHIRO HIGASHI (Japan)
Second Prize
Winner
CLARA ADEN (Nigeria)
Second Prize
Winner
MANISHA AGRAWAL (India)
Third Prize
Winner
OBIORA NWANKWO (Nigeria)
Third Prise Winner
TERESE ANDERSSON (Finland)
Third Prise Winner
LEEMOUR PELLI (USA)
Fourth Prise Winner
BEN STEPHENSON (UK/Colombia)
Fourth Prise Winner
JUAN CARLOS URRUTIA (Argentina)
Fourth Prise Winner
RICK HURST (USA)
Fourth Prise Winner
LALTU PESWANI KANAKIA (India)
@shogstars_is_art
AYOKUNMI SHOGA
@cantwell57
CHASE CANTWELL
@mairimperezroca
MAIRIM PEREZ ROCA
@marcelspeet
MARCEL SPEET
@painting.myfeelings
SOGAND BASHASH
Cynthia Allen
Executive Committee of the New York Theatre Critics’ Organization, and the Founding Co-Festival Director of HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction & Arts Festival
Carli Beseau
Executive Director of Programs and Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nathan Meltz
Artist, Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Founder/Curator of the East Coast National Screenprint Biennial
Elizabeth Stoner
Associate Director, Registrar at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt
Richard Turnbull
Artist, Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology, History of Art Dept., Lecturer at MoMA & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grand Prize Winner
AIRTON BRUNO (Brazil)
Second Prize
Winner
SVETLANA BOGATCHEVA (Finland)
Second Prize
Winner
ZAKIR HUSAIN SHAIKH (India)
Third Prize
Winner
KAZUHIRO HIGASHI (Japan)
Third Prise Winner
AYOKUNMI SHOGA (Nigeria)
Third Prise Winner
ISMUNDVISION (Sweden)
Fourth Prise Winner
FRANCENE LEVINSON (USA)
Fourth Prise Winner
VIDUR SETHI (India)
Fourth Prise Winner
RACHEL FERRIMAN (South Africa)
Fourth Prise Winner
NICHOLAS LOKASAMITA (Indonesia)
@shogstars_is_art
AYOKUNMI SHOGA
@cantwell57
CHASE CANTWELL
@mairimperezroca
MAIRIM PEREZ ROCA
@marcelspeet
MARCEL SPEET
@painting.myfeelings
SOGAND BASHASH
Cynthia Allen
Executive Committee of the New York Theatre Critics’ Organization, and the Founding Co-Festival Director of HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction & Arts Festival
Carli Beseau
Executive Director of Programs and Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nathan Meltz
Artist, Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Founder/Curator of the East Coast National Screenprint Biennial
Elizabeth Stoner
Associate Director, Registrar at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt
Richard Turnbull
Artist, Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology, History of Art Dept., Lecturer at MoMA & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winner
TIMUR YORK (USA)
Winner
RICCARDO LIOTTA (Italy)
Winner
JESSICA ALAZRAKI (Mexico)
Winner
PENELOPE CHIARA COCCHI (Italy)
BRUT CARNIOLLUS (Slovenia)
Winner
PETER COLQUHOUN (USA)
@shogstars_is_art
AYOKUNMI SHOGA
@cantwell57
CHASE CANTWELL
@mairimperezroca
MAIRIM PEREZ ROCA
@marcelspeet
MARCEL SPEET
@painting.myfeelings
SOGAND BASHASH
Cynthia Allen
Executive Committee of the New York Theatre Critics’ Organization, and the Founding Co-Festival Director of HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction & Arts Festival
Carli Beseau
Executive Director of Programs and Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nathan Meltz
Artist, Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Founder/Curator of the East Coast National Screenprint Biennial
Elizabeth Stoner
Associate Director, Registrar at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt
Richard Turnbull
Artist, Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology, History of Art Dept., Lecturer at MoMA & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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