In partnership with RBC and the Canadian Art Foundation, the Walrus Foundation recently celebrated the 2012 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
Established in 1999, this annual competition helps nurture and support promising new Canadian artists who are in the early stages of their careers, a time when they need both recognition and financial support. It is judged by some of the most respected artists, gallery directors, and curators in Canada.
On November 29, at an event hosted by The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik, Toronto artist Vanessa Maltese was announced as the national winner of the 2012 Competiton and awarded a $25,000 purchase prize. Honourable mentions went to Montreal artist Betino Assa and Vancouver artist Katie Lyle; they each received purchase prizes of $15,000. All fifteen finalists’ paintings will be on exhibit at the Power Plant in Toronto from November 29 to December 3, 2012.
The Walrus Foundation congratulates Maltese, Assa, Lyle, and the twelve other finalists.
Check out the work of all fifteen finalists below. Read Q&A’s on The Walrus Blog. And watch video interviews with the artists on Walrus TV.
Western Canada
Ahbyah Baker Dripshape 25
Gouache on wood panel, 41 x 41 centimetres, January 2012
Vancouver, British Columbia
ahbyahbaker.tumblr.com
Thomas Chisholm Interference 1
Enamel on aluminum, 91 x 91 centimetres, February 2012
Victoria, British Columbia
thomaschisholm.com
Jordy Hamilton Painting Painting 49 Hat to Block the Sun
Oil and acrylic on linen, 152 x 122 centimetres, October 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia
jordyhamilton.com
Andrea Kastner Demolition
Oil on canvas, 183 x 152 centimetres, January 2012
Edmonton, Alberta
andreakastner.ca
Katie Lyle White Night
Oil on canvas, 41 x 30 centimetres, September 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia
katielyle.com
Central Canada
Colin Muir Dorward Grievance Calculator
Oil on canvas, 180 x 163 centimetres, April 2012
Ottawa, Ontario
colindorward.com
Aleksander Hardashnakov untitled 23 string piece 2
Canvas string and enamel on canvas, 122 x 91 centimetres, January 2012
Toronto, Ontario
aleksanderhardashnakov.com
David Hucal Untitled
Oil on canvas, 91 x 89 centimetres, January 2012
Guelph, Ontario
davidhucal.com
Vanessa Maltese Balaclava
Oil on panel, 58 x 46 centimetres, January 2012
Toronto, Ontario
vanessamaltese.com
Jenna Faye Powell The Ideology of the Sublime Wilderness II
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 137 x 137 centimetres, February 2012
London, Ontario
jennafayepowell.com
Eastern Canada
Betino Assa Gathering in the forest, 12 am
Acrylic on engraved Plexiglas, 81 x 124 centimetres, December 2011
Montreal, Quebec
betinoassa.net
Philip Delisle NSCAD MFA Studio
Acrylic on canvas, 164 x 183 centimetres, January 2012
Halifax, Nova Scotia
phildelisle.ca
Nicolas Ranellucci Si je tue un canard, je te donnerai les plus belles plumes
Acrylic on canvas, 152 x 152 centimetres, January 2012
Montreal, Quebec
Corri-Lynn Tetz Housefire 3
Oil on panel, 41 x 66 centimetres, December 2011
Montreal, Quebec
corrilynntetz.com
