Winners of the Art Meets Purpose: “Bloom with Purpose” Competition That Celebrates Eco-Inspired Creativity

Art4you Gallery successfully concluded its vibrant online competition, “Floral Design Campaign – Bloom with Purpose”, uniting digital artists, designers, and environmental storytellers from across the globe. This one-of-a-kind campaign encouraged creatives to explore the intersection of art, floral beauty, and environmental responsibility, and the response was nothing short of blooming brilliance.

Themed “Flourish for the Future – Art in Bloom,” the competition invited digital painters and designers to submit floral artworks carrying a deeper ecological message. Participants expressed the fragile beauty of nature, climate hope, and biodiversity through bold colors, botanical forms, and imaginative narratives. The open call saw entries from over 15 countries, with participants channelling the symbolic strength of flowers to promote sustainability, conservation, and environmental healing. Each artwork was judged on artistic originality, relevance to the theme, technical execution, and the clarity of its message. This international online competition themed “Flourish for the Future – Art in Bloom.” Was supported by UNEP for World Environment Day 2025.

Jesno Jackson, curator and founder of Art4you Gallery, shared, “This competition was about beauty and purpose. Every color used by the artists told a story of change. We are incredibly proud to give these artists a platform that values art’s power in advocacy.” Winners of ‘Bloom with Purpose’: After careful deliberation, Art4you Gallery announced three outstanding winners who impressed with their vision, message, and mastery:

1st Place – TOWARDS THE LIGHT - BY ANA S. GAD (Serbia)

Ana S. Gad is the pen name of the Dubai-based and internationally acclaimed Serbian writer, editor, researcher, media professional, and digital artist Dr. Ana Stjelja. She is a digital artist dedicated to exploring the fusion of creativity, originality, digital art, and artificial intelligence. Her work aims to express her emotions, convey her unique view of life, and highlight elements she finds particularly intriguing and deserving of attention. By intertwining digital techniques with AI, she seeks to push the boundaries of conventional art and create immersive, thought-provoking pieces. She is especially drawn to digital collage art, combining various digital elements to achieve a harmonious composition. Colors play a crucial role in her digital art.

“Towards the Light” is a powerful digital painting that resonates deeply with the theme. In this surreal composition, outstretched hands, rooted in growth and adorned with vines. Below, a city skyline grounds the image in reality, symbolizing human civilization, ambition, and the collective journey. The hands, intertwined with flourishing leaves, represent the human spirit striving for enlightenment, purpose, and connection with something greater than itself. The glowing celestial body becomes a metaphor for purpose, the light that guides, is for meaningful existence. In this artwork, blooming becomes an act of intention, a reach toward light that fuels evolution, both personal and collective.

2nd Place – WINGS OF HEAVEN - BY ELHAM MOHAMMEDNIA (Iran)

Elham Mohammadnia is a mosaic artist based in Iran, with nearly ten years of experience working with colorful hand-cut mosaic to craft expressive and contemporary artworks, mosaic art bridges traditional motifs and modern artistic expression. She has participated in both national and international exhibitions and is eager to expand and strengthen the scope of her artistic practice through these opportunities, while building meaningful collaborations with galleries and curators worldwide.

“Wings of Heaven” - This mosaic artwork, titled “Wings of Heaven”, depicts a peacock, a timeless symbol of beauty, pride, and transformation across all cultures. Crafted entirely by hand using colorful mosaic tiles. In a symbolic connection with nature, the artwork offers a poetic reflection on harmony between humans and the environment. Titled “Wings of Heaven,” this intricate mosaic of a peacock in full plumage beautifully mirrors the theme “Bloom with a Purpose,” symbolizing the grace and pride that emerge when one embraces their true essence and allows their inner beauty to flourish with intention.

3rd Place – SERENITY NINA BY NOREEN NAWAB (Pakistan)

Noreen Nawab is a contemporary visual artist from Pakistan, who has created her own unique and distinctive painting style influenced by many civilizations and Old Masters. She began studying Fine Arts in 2001. She received her initial artistic training with a Professional BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting) from the University of the Punjab, College of Art and Design. After successfully completing her bachelor's degree, she completed her thesis on Stylized Caricature (Master of Fine Arts) in Painting at the PUCAD Professional Degree. She completed MMA PGD (Masters Multimedia Arts) in Digital Animation Medium from the National College of Arts Lahore in the session of 2009.  Her professional work spans over 28 periods, developing her signature, stylized techniques and visual themes, painting diverse subjects about nature and human life.

In her artwork ‘Serenity Nina’, she beautifully places herself amidst a serene lotus-filled pond, surrounded by vibrant blooms and golden light, a powerful reflection of harmony between humanity and nature. The lotus, a timeless symbol of resilience and growth, becomes a metaphor for her own journey and message. Through this composition, she not only celebrates the beauty of the natural world but also highlights our shared responsibility to nurture and protect it. Her presence among the blossoms symbolizes a deep, purposeful connection with nature, reminding us all to flourish with intention and to safeguard a blooming planet for future generations.

Source and photo: Art4you Gallery