Honorable Mention Award | 10th Figurative International Juried Art Competition
Honored with an Honorable Mention at the 10th Figurative International Juried Art Competition by Teravarna Art Gallery, Los Angeles, for the artwork She Who Carries the Invisible from the collection When Color Knows the Script.
TERAVARNA, Los Angeles
In October 2025, my artwork She Who Carries the Invisible received an Honorable Mention at the 10th Figurative International Juried Art Competition, organized by Teravarna Art Gallery, Los Angeles.
The exhibition brought together 435 artists from 47 countries, celebrating the global language of figurative expression in contemporary art.
This work is a portrait of presence without display — of truth held quietly beneath the surface. The central figure bears her symbols with silent authority: gestures that don’t explain but contain, objects that don’t declare but reveal.
Composed in deep green, matte black, and muted gold, it evokes an interior world where memory shimmers quietly and transformation unfolds in stillness.
Part of my collection When Color Knows the Script, this piece reflects the essence of the series — each portrait a symbolic cosmos, merging figure and metaphor, costume and soul.
✨ Light touches her like a secret. In this work, visibility is not the goal. Integrity is.
Annita Apostolidou Platis
Visual Artist
Painter | Exhibition Essayist | Curator| Fashion and Jewelry Designer | Interior Designer | Poet and Writer
The Voyage — Teravarna Halloween Art Challenge 2025
The Voyage. Inspired by John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott (1888), reimagined as The Voyage, where the Lady awakens into the otherworld, guided by spectral light and memory. Concept & Artwork by Annita Apostolidou Platis.
The Voyage
Inspired by John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott (1888), reimagined as The Voyage, where the Lady awakens into the otherworld, guided by spectral light and memory.
Concept & Artwork: Annita Apostolidou Platis
Medium: Mixed Media Digital Collage (2025)
In this haunting reinterpretation, she is no longer a tragic figure but a voyager between worlds.
Her boat, veiled in a Persian tapestry of black and gold, becomes her vessel between realms — gliding through mist and candlelight.
Candles and carved pumpkin lanterns illuminate the fog, while sculpted golden eyes descend from above, divine witnesses to her rebirth.
Above her, two Persian rugs drift like celestial veils, guardians of memory and fate.
In her hands, a small cage glows with the presence of a black cat, guiding her beyond the veil.
The forest hums with fireflies, and light itself bends between dusk and dawn.
Myth and mortality. A journey from silence to eternal sight.
Artist Insight – “The Lady of Shalott” → “The Voyage”
In John William Waterhouse’s 1888 masterpiece, The Lady of Shalott drifts toward Camelot in the moment of her death — the curse fulfilled, her voice fading into legend.
In my reimagined version, she does not die. She awakens.
The river becomes the threshold between worlds, the fog her veil of rebirth.
The woven tapestry that once imprisoned her transforms into a sacred vessel of transcendence.
Candles, golden eyes, and a black cat as her silent familiar guide her through the in-between — no longer the doomed maiden, but The Voyage, seer of her own destiny.
This work continues her story beyond the tragedy, allowing her spirit to cross into myth and memory — where silence becomes vision, and the curse becomes illumination.
Annita Apostolidou Platis
Visual Artist
Painter | Exhibition Essayist | Curator| Fashion and Jewelry Designer | Interior Designer | Poet and Writer
Honorable Mention at the 9th COLOR International Juried Art Competition – TERAVARNA | July 2025
Annita Apostolidou Platis receives an Honorable Mention at TERAVARNA’s 9th COLOR International Art Competition (July 2025) for her artwork Uncharted Muse, part of the award-winning Seasons – Special Edition collection. This milestone marks the 15th international distinction for the series, celebrated for its poetic symbolism, bold visual language, and emotional resonance.
Annita Apostolidou Platis is honored to announce that her digital artwork Uncharted Muse received an Honorable Mention at the prestigious 9th COLOR International Juried Art Competition, hosted by TERAVARNA Art Gallery in July 2025. The competition featured 357 artists from 43 countries, highlighting visionary creators in all mediums.
This recognition marks the 15th international award received by Annita Apostolidou Platis’ acclaimed body of work, the Seasons – Special Edition collection, which continues to gain global attention for its emotional resonance, poetic symbolism, and bold visual language.
About the Artwork: Uncharted Muse
Part of the Summer chapter from the Seasons Limited Edition – A Time of Voyage and Inner Freedom, Uncharted Muse blends memory, myth, and dreamlike seascapes in a luminous mixed media digital collage. The central figure, adorned with a vintage floral bathing cap, floats through a surreal space of lifebuoys, starfish, and retro playballs—symbols of resilience, nostalgia, and subconscious navigation. The work explores the idea of the feminine as both guardian and wanderer, inviting viewers into an intimate, transformative experience shaped by light and color.
About the 9th COLOR Competition
Organized by TERAVARNA Art Gallery in Los Angeles, California, the COLOR competition celebrates outstanding contemporary artists whose work demonstrates mastery of chromatic language and conceptual depth. The Honorable Mention award is granted to artworks that stand out among hundreds of entries, acknowledging technical skill, originality, and thematic impact.
🏆 15 International Distinctions for Seasons – Special Edition
This recognition marks the 15th international award granted to my Seasons – Special Edition collection by various juried art competitions and galleries worldwide. Each piece channels the spirit of a specific season while exploring broader themes of memory, transformation, and the rhythms of nature.
📢 Stay Connected
To view the full gallery of winners from the 9th COLOR Art Competition, visit TERAVARNA’s official Winners Gallery.
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Annita Apostolidou Platis
Visual Artist
Painter | Exhibition Essayist | Curator | Fashion and Jewelry Designer | Interior Designer | Poet and Writer
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