The winners of the exhibitions were selected in the following nominations Media: Fine art, Digital painting & Photography, Crafts / Mixed Media, and two age categories: Artists: 18-21 and Artists: 22 and over.

 

The winners of the Animal, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Alex Spragens, Chicago, IL ("A Way of Seeing in the Dark",  Fine art).

2nd Place:
Deborah Paige-Jackson, Chicago, IL ("Cows at Wagner Farms", Fine art).

3rd Place:
Marcus Nappier, Alexandria, Virginia ("Desert Jewel", Fine art).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition page: Animal, Winner's List.

 

The winners of the Flowers, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Jazmine Tara Miller, Toronto, Canada ("Rain in the Garden", Fine art).

2nd Place:
Danielle Gonzales ("I Bring Them From the Past",  Fine art).

3rd Place:
Danielle Cowdrey, Houston, TX, United States ("Twilight Peonies", Fine art).

Merit Awards:
Kristen Daly, Pasadena, MD ("Petunias", Fine art).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition page: Flowers, Winner's List.

 

The winners of the Artist of the Spring, Juried Exhibition:

1st Place: 
Danielle Cowdrey, Houston, TX, United States ("Oceanfront Property", Fine art).

2nd Place:
Ali Maleki, Fredericksburg, VA, USA ("Wheat field", Crafts / Mixed Media).

3rd Place:
Moe Gaines, Baltimore, MD ("Pollination, Digital painting & Photography).

Merit Awards:
Kucher Myroslava, Ukraine ("Threshold of Light", Fine art).
Anetta Shwartzman, Israel ("Cosmic", Fine art).

The Winner's Lists can be found on the exhibition page: Artist of the Spring, Winner's List.

 

Interviews with winners will be published in the UPWARD's Quarterly #14 (Spring-Summer), 2026, and also on the gallery website in the "Interview" section.

 

The works of the participants who took 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, as well as those who received Merit Awards, will also be presented in curated galleries on the site.

All participants in the exhibitions can download digital certificates in their dashboards in the My Artworks section on the site (after logging into account).

Congratulations to the winners and all participating in the exhibitions!
We will be happy to see your art in our upcoming exhibitions!