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Art by Olga McNamara, Ireland

Open calls

Mar 30
Nature
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
03/30/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Apr 15
Abstract
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
04/15/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Apr 21
Dreams
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
04/21/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Apr 29
Artist of the Spring
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
04/29/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
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News

March 11, 2026
The winners of the Imagine, Portrait, Countryside, and Artist of the Winter exhibitions are named

The expert jury announced the names of the winners.

February 9, 2026
The print edition of UPWARD's Quarterly Autumn 2025 is available for order!

The exhibition's expert jury has published their results on the gallery's website.

Exhibitions

Artist of the Winter
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List
Countryside
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List
Portrait
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List

Solo Exhibitions

Olga McNamara
Cyprus, Ireland

Interviews

Morgan McCarthy: Art is a challenge for the artist as well as the viewer
February 2, 2026
Joely Ramo: The most important thing about art to me is creating awareness
January 15, 2026
Caitlin Downey: The most important thing about art for me is its therapeutic properties
January 12, 2026
Stephen Bourque: I try to create works that immediately grab my audience's attention
January 9, 2026
Susan Millan: I don’t just love to paint—I paint to live
January 8, 2026

UPWARD's Quarterly Art Magazine

UPWARD's Quarterly Autumn 2025
UPWARD's Quarterly Summer 2025
UPWARD's Quarterly Spring 2025

UPWARD's Special Editions

UPWARD's Special Edition Stephen Bourque 2025
UPWARD's Special Edition Olga McNamara 2025
UPWARD's Special Edition Norman Ellis 2025

Artists -> see all

Megan N
Alabama, USA
Undergraduate at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, studying...
@Jaleh_akhlaghi99
Tehran Iran
I am Jaleh Akhlaghi, who was born in 1971-Tehran, graduated within...
Momy
Mumbai, India
An engineer turned many things, one of which is a concept artist,...
Clare OConnor
Ireland
I am an Irish Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer with a BA in...
Wenqing Gu
Las Vegas
Wenqing Gu is an award-winning, Las Vegas–based illustrator and...

Studio Visit

Beth Eckel: I am one of those artists who has no choice but to create
February 1, 2026
Rick Sullivan: Creativity needs to be visceral and kinetic
December 29, 2025
Rob Snyder: The studio is the lifeblood
September 8, 2025
Shayne Brantley: I’ll take my inspiration from the unstructured and the sublime at every turn
August 14, 2025

New artworks

SaraFunkDeeArt
New Jersey
SaraFunkDeeArt
New Jersey
AKrone
Kansas
AKrone
Kansas
acril1c
Spring, TX
Karma
San Diego, CA
Long Phi Tran
Vietnam
Long Phi Tran
Vietnam
Norm Ellis
Corona del Mar CA, USA
CSArt
Indianapolis, IN, USA
CSArt
Indianapolis, IN, USA
CSArt
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Dave Kwinter
Walnut Creek, CA
Dave Kwinter
Walnut Creek, CA

Arts

Wenqing Gu
Las Vegas
PATHOS
Toronto, Canada
E Athens
Mendocino, CA
Bela Balog
Budapest
Kay
Rick
Mount Vernon Washington
Muri
Carly Ellis
Bela Balog
Budapest
Jeff N
California, US
Bela Balog
Budapest
Francesco Puliga
rieben
Wisconsin, USA
Amy Newton-McConnel
Phoenix, AZ