Ruby Award | The Ornament of Dawn |November 2025| Gallery Ring, Canada
Honored with the Ruby Award at Gallery Ring’s ANIMAL 2025 Exhibition for The Ornament of Dawn, a work from my series Rugs & Reverence celebrating equine symbolism, ornamental heritage, and ancestral memory.
Gallery Ring · ANIMAL International Juried Exhibition 2025
I am deeply honored to receive the Ruby Award, one of Gallery Ring’s most distinguished recognitions, for my artwork The Ornament of Dawn from the series Rugs & Reverence.
About the Artwork
The Ornament of Dawn captures a moment where light, memory, and heritage converge.
Crimson and gold rise like morning fire on the horse’s face, while floral arabesques and geometric tracings echo the timeless language of woven traditions. In this piece, the horse becomes a living emblem of endurance, beauty, and devotion — a quiet prayer in motion.
About the Series
Rugs & Reverence is a meditation on ancestry and symbolism.
In this collection, animals serve as vessels of remembrance, carrying the woven stories of ancient civilizations. Through digital collage, ornamental pattern, and painterly texture, each work explores how design becomes spirit and how beauty becomes faith.
I extend my sincere thanks to Gallery Ring for this honor and for their continued support of artists around the world.
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Annita Apostolidou Platis
Visual Artist · Curator · Essayist · Fashion & Jewelry Designer · Poet
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