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"Elegance beyond color."
FAME FRAME Gallery presents Monochrome Elegance — an exhibition-competition devoted to the timeless sophistication and emotional depth of art in a single tone.

In a world saturated with color, monochrome invites restraint, focus, and purity. Here, artists explore the power of light and shadow, texture and form, to express the full spectrum of feeling without distraction. What remains is essence — a distilled vision where every nuance matters.

Monochrome Elegance celebrates the art of simplicity refined to perfection.

This exhibition reminds us that elegance lies in precision, and that beauty, when stripped to its core, becomes eternal.

ARTISTS’ ENTRY OPENS ON
15.12.2025.
Winning works will be unveiled here on
7.1.2026.
Pranav Adarsh, A black and white photo of a flower
Mood image
winners
First Prize Winner
Danguole Serstinskaja, Childhood Dream
Oil painting on watercolor paper
Lithuania

"A tender, light-soaked moment where oil on paper turns gravel, hair, and plush fur into pure feeling. Superb restraint — story told by texture and light alone."

— FAME FRAME Judging Committee

Merit Award Winner
Fred MAURON,
Chaude Lumiere
Pastel sec sur PastelMat - 70 x 50 cm

"Pastel on paper with immaculate control. Sensuous yet restrained, the light pools like warm metal—elegant, memorable."

— FAME FRAME Judging Committee

Merit Award Winner
Joanna Levesley, The Rhythm of Life
Pen and ink
United Kingdom

"Pen and ink drawing exploring movement and interconnectedness, brought to life through intricate lines and flowing forms intertwine in rhythmic patterns, echoing the natural and musical harmonies found throughout the world. A refined palette of deep black and subtle highlights adds depth and luminosity, while the abstract composition evokes the universal rhythms that pulse through all living things."
Honorable Mention
Isabelle Garcia Bautista, Las manos de Camaron
73 x 54 cm oil on canvas
France

"I focused on the intensity of contrasts to sculpt the light and bring a new depth to Jean-Louis Duzert’s iconic photograph, with his kind permission. Through this play of chiaroscuro, I seek to capture the vibrant tension and poetry of the legend's hands, paying tribute to an image that has resonated across the world for over 30 years."
Honorable Mention
Michael Potts,
Into Dreamtime
United States

"Archival Print from my Dreamtime Series.
"Dreamtime" is meant to evoke feelings from sublime peace (that fine line where the conscious and subconscious meet) to the creative chaotic (where energy is released that fine line is broken and the potential becomes kinetic)."
Honorable Mention
David Mason, Harmony
Color pencil, ink, green metallic leaf, and graphite on Bristol paper. 24”x30”
United States

"Drawing of two girls sitting and looking off into the distance. All done in shades of green."
Honorable Mention
Allan Baillie, Tropical Sundew
Photo
United States

"Succulent photo taken in my studio. Photoshopped to be symmetrical and toned."
Honorable Mention
Evelyn Sutton, Intercession I
Oil on canvas
United States

" Intercession was conceived specifically in black and white to rely on contrast, gesture, and negative space rather than color to communicate emotion. By stripping the palette down to two absolutes, the painting invites the viewer into a quiet, suspended moment of tension and surrender. The absence of color intensifies the subject’s expression and posture, allowing light and shadow to carry the emotional narrative.

There are moments when prayer moves beyond language. When the burden is too heavy, the need too deep, and the words fall away. Intercession is about that sacred exchange. This is the power of prayer that does not rely on our strength, eloquence, or understanding. It is surrender that invites divine collaboration. It is trusting God to move where we cannot."
Honorable Mention
Artch Liu, Between Stillness and Structure
Photo
Taiwan

"Where quiet meets geometry, and form becomes thought."
Honorable Mention
Gerhard Kroyer,
Ethereal Symphony
Digital Painting
Austria

"An immersive composition in layered blues, where fluid lines and shifting forms suggest depth, motion, and a submerged, dreamlike landscape of thought and memory."
Honorable Mention
Brigitte B Burckhardt, Looking Out
Digital Photography
Switzerland

"It was overcast that day,to enhance the contrasts and give the texture of the rocks all it’s importance I decided to go for BnW.The boy standing looking out after a fast climb as a beautiful silhouette."
Honorable Mention
Jason Shih, Shadow
Forged steel
Taiwan

"Sculpture is like a dancer in space, embodying the rebellious beauty of defiance against gravity. The shifting play of light and shadow is music in this theater of time and space, while the will expressed by the form is the melody."
Honorable Mention
Kylo-Patrick Hart,
Resting Place
Digital photography
United States

"Favored spot of this avian resident for a late-afternoon respite from the Florida sun."
Honorable Mention
Robert Snyder, Spring
United States

"Wheel-thrown and hand-built porcelain fired to cone 5, then luster fired with silver luster."
Honorable Mention
Kurt Johnson,
Lines and Shadows
Digital photography
United States

"Nature image, black and white digital photography."
Honorable Mention
Larisa Waya, Do you see the world in white and black?
Photography
United States

"The contrast of white and black , the depth of a question and the eyes of a child make a viewer to pause and reflect."
Honorable Mention
Lillianne Daigle,
Blue escape
Digital art print
Canada

"The scene’s composition features a central, dark triangular shape that anchors the image, around which white, cloud-like forms radiate outwards. These forms are interspersed with a granular texture of tiny, dark speckles that add depth. The arrangement evokes a sense of both explosion and containment, with the dark shape as a focal point. The framing is tight, emphasizing the texture and color gradations within the composition."
Honorable Mention
Barry Pringle,
Dead sunflowers
Black & white photograph
Denmark

Honorable Mention
Patsy Lindamood,
It's Fashionable
Graphite on cradled Claybord
United States

"The glass storefront of a men’s fashion store acts as both a mirror and a window—reflecting the world outside that shapes the style of the curated elegance within."

Selected Finalists

Agata Ziembińska — Blue tulip — 2025
Agata Ziembińska — Blue tulip — 2025
Agata Ziembińska — Italian atmosphere — 2025
Agata Ziembińska — Italian atmosphere — 2025
Agata Ziembińska — Shortcut — 2025
Agata Ziembińska — Shortcut — 2025
Allan Baillie — HELCOPTER SEEDS — 2025
Allan Baillie — HELCOPTER SEEDS — 2025
Allan Baillie — Magnolia bud — 2025
Allan Baillie — Magnolia bud — 2025
Andrea London — Brooklyn Bridge — 2025
Andrea London — Brooklyn Bridge — 2025
Andrea London — Oro — 2022
Andrea London — Oro — 2022
Andrea London — White Rose — 2025
Andrea London — White Rose — 2025
Artch Liu — Between the Ordinary — 2025
Artch Liu — Between the Ordinary — 2025
Artch Liu — Whisper — 2022
Artch Liu — Whisper — 2022
Brihitte B Burckhardt — Going Underground — 2025
Brihitte B Burckhardt — Going Underground — 2025
Brihitte B Burckhardt — Surfing — 2025
Brihitte B Burckhardt — Surfing — 2025
Cecilia izarraraz — “Hasta la Raiz” (Deep within Me) — 2025
Cecilia izarraraz — “Hasta la Raiz” (Deep within Me) — 2025
Danguole Serstinskaja — Elegance of the Crow Goddess — 2024
Danguole Serstinskaja — Elegance of the Crow Goddess — 2024
Danguole Serstinskaja — Mystic — 2018
Danguole Serstinskaja — Mystic — 2018
David Mason — Joy — 2025
David Mason — Joy — 2025
David Mason — Reagle — 2025
David Mason — Reagle — 2025
Dianna KELLERMAN — Looking Up — 2023
Dianna KELLERMAN — Looking Up — 2023
Dianna KELLERMAN — These Boots Are Made For… — 2022
Dianna KELLERMAN — These Boots Are Made For… — 2022
Dina Klumbys — Intelligence — 2024
Dina Klumbys — Intelligence — 2024
Dina Klumbys — Metamorphosis II — 2022
Dina Klumbys — Metamorphosis II — 2022
Dina Klumbys — Metamorphosis II — 2022
Dina Klumbys — Metamorphosis II — 2022
Evelyn Sutton — Descend — 2025
Evelyn Sutton — Descend — 2025
Fred MAURON — Chaude Lumiere 2 — 2021
Fred MAURON — Chaude Lumiere 2 — 2021
Fred MAURON — Chaude Lumiere 3 — 2021
Fred MAURON — Chaude Lumiere 3 — 2021
Gerhard Kroyer — Golden Whisper — 2025
Gerhard Kroyer — Golden Whisper — 2025
Gerhard Kroyer — Reflection — 2025
Gerhard Kroyer — Reflection — 2025
Barry Pringle — Eggs at Vallø — 1970
Barry Pringle — Eggs at Vallø — 1970
Barry Pringle — London 1965 — 1965
Barry Pringle — London 1965 — 1965
Isabelle Garcia Bautista — Juan Habichuela — 2022
Isabelle Garcia Bautista — Juan Habichuela — 2022
Isabelle Garcia Bautista — La Popi — 2021
Isabelle Garcia Bautista — La Popi — 2021
Jane Dugan — Twin towers — 2025
Jane Dugan — Twin towers — 2025
Jason Shih — Circle — 2005
Jason Shih — Circle — 2005
Jason Shih — Flaming — 2018
Jason Shih — Flaming — 2018
Joanna Levesley — BLUE — 2005
Joanna Levesley — BLUE — 2005
Joanna Levesley — Eagle Eyed — 2024
Joanna Levesley — Eagle Eyed — 2024
Johannes Wüst — You think — 2023
Johannes Wüst — You think — 2023
Kurt Johnson — Tulip Texture — 2025
Kurt Johnson — Tulip Texture — 2025
Kurt Johnson — Winter Branches — 2025
Kurt Johnson — Winter Branches — 2025
Kylo-Patrick Hart — At the Fair — 2025
Kylo-Patrick Hart — At the Fair — 2025
Kylo-Patrick Hart — Glimmering — 2025
Kylo-Patrick Hart — Glimmering — 2025
Larisa Waya — Swan of Isabella — 2022
Larisa Waya — Swan of Isabella — 2022
Lillianne Daigle — Lotus bleu — 2024
Lillianne Daigle — Lotus bleu — 2024
Lillianne Daigle — Lys — 2024
Lillianne Daigle — Lys — 2024
Matthias Hübner — Funktion — 2025
Matthias Hübner — Funktion — 2025
Matthias Hübner — Himmel — 2025
Matthias Hübner — Himmel — 2025
Matthias Hübner — Schock — 2025
Matthias Hübner — Schock — 2025
Melanie Mitchell Tucker — Textures in Saffron — 2025
Melanie Mitchell Tucker — Textures in Saffron — 2025
Michael Potts — Pilgrim's Rise — 2021
Michael Potts — Pilgrim's Rise — 2021
Michael Potts — Reflection — 2020
Michael Potts — Reflection — 2020
Ole Tophoj — Dance — 2025
Ole Tophoj — Dance — 2025
Ole Tophoj — Dance — 2025
Ole Tophoj — Dance — 2025
Ole Tophoj — Dance — 2025
Ole Tophoj — Dance — 2025
Patsy Lindamood — Getting By — 2025
Patsy Lindamood — Getting By — 2025
Patsy Lindamood — It's the Real Thing — 2025
Patsy Lindamood — It's the Real Thing — 2025
Robert Snyder — Percolator, Too. — 2024
Robert Snyder — Percolator, Too. — 2024
Robert Snyder — Spherical — 2025
Robert Snyder — Spherical — 2025
Rossella BLUE Mocerino — At The Door — 2024
Rossella BLUE Mocerino — At The Door — 2024
Rossella BLUE Mocerino — The Red Door — 2024
Rossella BLUE Mocerino — The Red Door — 2024
Sara Davies — Caerphilly Castle — 2025
Sara Davies — Caerphilly Castle — 2025
Theresa Seits — BLUE — 2024
Theresa Seits — BLUE — 2024
Apply to Participate
Artists are invited to submit their work for participation in this exhibition.
Contest RULES
Timeline
15.12.2025
Open call announcement

15.12. – 31.12.2025

Submission deadline
1.1. – 6.1.2026
Curatorial review
7.1.2026
Winners revealed
Prizes & Recognition
Every FAME FRAME competition is designed as a moment of recognition. Beyond monetary awards, each distinction affirms the dignity of the artist’s work, ensuring it is seen, remembered, and connected with an international audience of collectors.

Our prizes embody both excellence and visibility: from the First Prize, which offers permanent placement in the Winner’s Collection, to Merit Awards and finalist recognitions that highlight artistic distinction.
First Prize
The highest honor, awarded to the most outstanding work of the exhibition.
· 100–200 € cash prize
· Digital Certificate of Excellence
· Permanent placement in the Winner’s Collection on our website

Merit Awards

Distinguished works selected by curators for their excellence and originality.
· 25–50 € cash prize
· Digital Certificate of Recognition
· Visibility among international collectors
Honorable Mentions
Notable entries recognized for their artistic quality and relevance.
· Digital Certificate of Recognition
· Visibility among international collectors
Selected Finalists
Curated works showcased in the official online exhibition.
· Visibility among international collectors
Submission Rules
Who can apply
Open worldwide to artists aged 18 and above. Artists under 18 may participate only with the consent and completed submission form of a parent or legal guardian.
Theme
Each contest is built around a curated theme. Only works that clearly respond to the announced theme will be considered for selection.
Off-topic submissions will be disqualified without refund.
Submission limit
Each entry allows up to 3 artworks (1 required, 2 optional).
Digital files: JPG or PNG, minimum 2000px on the longest side, up to 10 MB each.
Application Process
Entry Fee
· Participation requires a 20 € non-refundable entry fee.
· Entry fees are non-refundable, even if a work is not selected.
Rights
· All works must be original and created solely by the submitting artist.
· Artists retain full copyright to their works.
· By submitting, artists grant FAME FRAME Gallery the right to exhibit selected works online, promote them across digital platforms, and include them in press releases or newsletters.