Arabella Campbell, winner of the 2007 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
TORONTO, September 26, 2007 — RBC, with the support of the Canadian Art Foundation, has named Vancouver artist Arabella Campbell the national winner of the ninth annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Campbell was awarded a $25,000 cash prize for her original work entitled, Physical Facts Series #6.
Two honourable mentions were given to Chris Millar of Calgary for his work entitled FACEBITOR – The Untimely Transmogrification of the Problem and Melanie Authier of Toronto for her work entitled Apocalyptic Picnic. Millar and Authier were each awarded $15,000 for their work. The RBC Canadian Painting Competition award is the largest award disbursement provided to Canadian emerging artists.
