{"id":778673,"date":"2025-12-09T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=778673"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:59:01","slug":"real-illusions-2025london-contemporary-art-review-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/real-illusions-2025london-contemporary-art-review-exhibition_778673.html","title":{"rendered":"Real Illusions – 2025 London Contemporary Art Review Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The list of award-winning artists for the British International Art Competition “Real Illusions — 2025 London Contemporary Art Review Exhibition,” organized by Gallery NAT London<\/a>, was officially released on November 20, 2025. The global media exhibition period will run from November 21 to December 20, 2025. This British international art competition received submissions from artists across dozens of major countries and regions worldwide. After review by Gallery NAT’s Academic Committee—whose members include invited distinguished artists, professors, interdisciplinary creators, and curators from the UK, USA, Canada, France, China, Ghana, and other countries—peer scoring was conducted independently.<\/p>\n

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Kiesza Li ‘What will the Roots Remember’<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the final peer-review scoring mechanism, 54 professional artists from 12 countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, China, Canada, Ukraine, Romania, Japan, Singapore, Fiji, and Taiwan, won awards or were selected for the exhibition.<\/p>\n

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Katri Ta ‘Dreams in the Mist’<\/strong><\/p>\n

The jury adhered to strict evaluation standards that do not restrict entrants by nationality, residence, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Judging was based solely on the overall quality of the submitted works, the artist’s CV and academic influence, as well as the international perspective reflected in the work. The competition focused on whether the works responded to the exhibition’s theme, “Real Illusions,” exploring the emotional tension between the real and the illusory, breakthroughs in creative expression, and innovations in artistic language. Works were also evaluated for originality, unique artistic expression, and their ability to surpass traditional frameworks and conventional aesthetic models. Innovation could be demonstrated through material use, formal construction, creative method, and global artistic vision.<\/p>\n

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NoxOra ‘Epiphany’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gallery NAT’s curatorial team nominated artists for Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Finalist categories, after which the Academic Committee’s jury conducted the main independent peer scoring. Award categories included: Painting Gold Award, Visual or Digital Art Gold Award, Photography Gold Award, Sculpture & Installation Gold Award, Video Art Gold Award, along with Silver, Bronze, and Finalist awards. In the final scoring, both the Painting Gold Award and Sculpture & Installation Gold Award achieved the same highest overall score from multiple reviewers, and therefore, no “Best Exhibition Award” was established this year.<\/p>\n

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Sofi Khan ‘Les Paradis Perdus ’<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the context of international contemporary art, the tension between “reality” and “illusion” remains persistent and compelling. Reality is often understood as the tangible and verifiable, while illusion represents another form of reality generated through perception, memory, and imagination. The power of art lies precisely in revealing this tension, reminding us that reality is never absolute but rather constantly constructed and questioned. “Real Illusions — 2025 London Contemporary Art Review Exhibition” is built on this perspective, taking London as its focal point and bringing together artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. Through painting, photography, installation, video, digital art, and AI-based art, the exhibition probes the shifting boundaries between reality and virtuality in contemporary society.<\/p>\n

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Yanzhen Huang ‘Bye Bye Accordion copy Large’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zhongqiang Xu ‘The Industrial Age’, black and white woodcut print.<\/strong><\/p>\n

List of Award-Winning Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold Prize in Painting<\/strong>\uff1aHenry Catenacci\uff0cXi Wang<\/p>\n

Gold Prize in Visual Art or Digital Art<\/strong>\uff1aAudrey Ni Ruorong<\/p>\n

Gold Prize in Photography<\/strong>\uff1aLael Reiss\uff0cXiaojun Mo<\/p>\n

Gold Prize in Sculpture or Installation Art<\/strong>\uff1a Ilka Bauer\uff0cShenlu Liu<\/p>\n

Silver Prize<\/strong>\uff1aHaris Ahmad\uff0cKeeesky\uff0cA. Mayawetsky\uff0cEmily Peers\uff0cXingchen Guo\uff0cLarisa Pitkevich\uff0cYanzhen Huang\uff0cDaiana Bruj\uff0cFangxing Li\uff0cHao Zhang\uff0cSaki Horikawa\uff0cLili Shen\uff0cTimothy Yufit\uff1b<\/p>\n

Bronze Prize<\/strong>\uff1aElizabeth Yeh\uff0cElena Shcherbina\uff0cEmma Paige Hoey\uff0cFiona YEH\uff0cGorlayWong\uff0cHaoting Wu\uff0cKarla Kurz\uff0cKatriTa\uff0cKiesza Li\uff0cKyle Nathan Brown\uff0cNoxOra\uff0cSofi Khan\uff0cHui Jin, Tianshi Jin\uff0cShengbang Liu\uff0cZhongqiang Xu\uff0cChenyi Zheng\uff0cHuiyuan Zhang\uff0cLu Jin\uff0cXingz i (Hazel) Gan\uff0cHan Jiang\uff0cWanning Teng\uff0cYuhao Chen\uff0cFusheng Bao\uff0cCOOLBYRON Dorrothyyyer\uff08Kaixin Huang)\uff0cXiao Chen\uff0cYishan Zhou\uff1b<\/p>\n

Shortlisted Exhibition<\/strong>\uff1aXuewen Mao\uff0c Juanjuan Pan\uff0cAva Martin\uff0c Yulan Gao\uff0cKai Wang\uff0cYaping Yang\uff1b<\/p>\n

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Hao Zhang, “Mountains and Rivers Intertwined: Searching for the Peach Blossom Spring”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dorrothyyyer ‘Obsidiantropic Reincarnation’<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Real Illusions” is not a conclusion but a continual inquiry. May the latest works of the artists—through recognition, awards, and global dissemination across media—enable audiences of different generations to encounter, through both viewing and reflection, the multiple insights that art brings to philosophy, society, and the future.<\/p>\n

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Chenyi Zheng ‘Controlled Grace’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Larisa Pitkevich ‘Soul music’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Huiyuan Zhang ‘The Smile of the Flower’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lael Reiss ‘Sprout’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wanning Teng ‘Dimensions’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yishan Zhou ‘No one is closer to each other than us’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Keeesky ‘Pollening Aura’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> Gallery NAT<\/a>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Emma Taylor
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Country:<\/strong> United Kingdom
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.gallerynat.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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