Positive Art Exhibition 2023

The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) is throwing a spotlight on the creative work of people living with HIV in a virtual exhibition at the 19th European AIDS Conference in Warsaw, 18-21 October 2023.

Artists living with HIV have submitted their work (drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, short movies) and the 13 selected artists and their work are displayed below. During the Conference, delegates voted for their favorite pieces.  

 

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Positive Art Exhibition: 

1st place: Joao Costa: Portal

2nd place: Andreea Negoi: Life goes on

3rd place: Kurt von Bley: Undetectable,pt.6

 

First place: 1,500 EUR

Second place: 1,000 EUR

Third place: 500 EUR

Joao Costa

Joao Costa: Portal

Andreea Negoi

Andreea Negoi: Life goes on

Kurt von Bley

Kurt von Bley: Undetectable,pt.6

Other selected artworks

Adrienne Seed

Adrienne Seed: Positive Panto

Adrienne Seed: In my life

Alexandra Gherasim

Alexandra Gherasim: 'Love and Family in life with HIV' 

Ana Alexoaie-Conachi

Ana Alexoaie-Conachi : Heaven

Ana Alexoaie-Conachi: Inferno

Bartek Arobal Kociemba

Bartek Arobal Kociemba: Dawning

Bore Ivanoff

Bore Ivanoff: Future is Positive

Bore Ivanoff: Kate's Avatar

Camila Arce

Camila Arce: No medicine is free

Gerard Deyn

Gerard Deyn: Hi Dad!

Joao Costa

Joao Costa: Twist & Swirl

Kurt von Bley

Kurt von Bley: Georg Trakl's Dream

Pauline Levis

Pauline Levis: Hope

Szymon Adamczak

Szymon Adamczak: Keeping up with the Virus

Szymon Adamczak: Keeping up with the Virus

Szymon Adamczak: Keeping up with the Virus

Szymon Adamczak: Keeping up with the Virus

Szymon Adamczak: Keeping up with the Virus

Thegirlzteam

Thegirlzteam: Wezi Thamm 1

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