Annita Apostolidou Platis 1/30/26 Annita Apostolidou Platis 1/30/26

Lumen — International Recognition on ArtWeek & The Art Guide

Following its Gold Award distinction, Lumen continues its international journey through features on ArtWeek and The Art Guide, reinforcing its presence within the global contemporary art landscape.

Following its Gold Award distinction at the Shades of Blue 2026 Art Awards, Lumen continues its international trajectory through prominent features on ArtWeek and The Art Guide, further affirming its resonance within the global contemporary art landscape.

Organized by Camelback Gallery, the Shades of Blue 2026 Art Awards brought together 116 award-winning artists from 13 countries, each invited to explore blue as both chromatic language and emotional concept. Within this context, Lumen, from the ongoing series The Luminous Abyss, was recognized for its refined visual language, symbolic depth, and contemplative presence.

As part of this recognition, Lumen has been featured on ArtWeek, an international art platform with over 732,000 views, dedicated to showcasing curated exhibitions and awarded artists worldwide. The platform serves as a point of connection between artists, collectors, curators, and art professionals, offering meaningful visibility beyond the exhibition itself. Being included within this international framework places Lumen in dialogue with a broader contemporary audience and reinforces its relevance within current visual discourse.

In parallel, Lumen has also been published in The Art Guide, where it appears as part of the official archival record of the Shades of Blue 2026 Art Awards. The Art Guide functions as a long-standing reference platform for exhibitions and award recipients, preserving the exhibition’s curatorial narrative and ensuring its continued accessibility over time. This publication situates Lumen not only as an awarded artwork, but as part of an enduring cultural documentation.

Together, these features extend the life of the work beyond the moment of exhibition. They reflect the quiet strength of Lumen as a piece that communicates through restraint, atmosphere, and symbolic clarity — and confirm its ability to travel across platforms while maintaining conceptual integrity.

I am grateful to Camelback Gallery for fostering a curatorial environment that values emotional nuance and artistic rigor, and for supporting meaningful international visibility for contemporary artists.

Lumen continues to unfold — not loudly, but steadily — through recognition that honors depth, stillness, and the power of subtle illumination.

Annita Apostolidou Platis
Visual Artist · Exhibition Essayist · Curator · Fashion & Jewelry Designer · Interior Designer · Poet & Writer