Welcome to the Social Art Award 2025 – Online Gallery!
We are grateful for the many powerful contributions from artists across the globe. The selected works reflect the diversity of contemporary social art practices and address urgent issues such as climate and water crises, social and economic inequality, migration, conflict, discrimination, and the protection of human and more-than-human life.
Below you will find the submissions from the edition of 2024/2025 that passed the initial jury round. The Online Gallery offers public visibility to these works and supports dialogue around their themes; it does not replace the final jury decision.
Thank you to all artists for sharing your inspiring and committed work. We invite you to explore the gallery and engage with the perspectives shaping the Social Art Award 2025.
Undertow
Artemis Mortazavi
This abstract oil painting unveils the delicate yet destructive relationship between humanity and the marine world. The skeletal ribcage, resembling both a decaying body and a sunken ship, embodies the impact of pollution—where ocean degradation mirrors human fragility. The surreal atmosphere draws the viewer into a space between beauty and loss, urging reflection on our responsibility for oceanic restoration and the cyclical consequences of our actions on marine life and human health. Oil on Canvas 70 x 100 cm
This abstract oil painting unveils the delicate yet destructive relationship between humanity and the marine world. The skeletal ribcage, resembling both a decaying body and a sunken ship, embodies the impact of pollution—where ocean degradation mirrors human fragility. The surreal atmosphere draws the viewer into a space between beauty and loss, urging reflection on our responsibility for oceanic restoration and the cyclical consequences of our actions on marine life and human health. Oil on Canvas 70 x 100 cm