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News / June 27, 2018

Finalists Announced for RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Fifteen artists from across Canada selected for consideration

Sarah Davidson, <em>the garden at night</em>, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

Sarah Davidson, the garden at night, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

Sarah Davidson, <em>the garden at night</em>, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

Sarah Davidson, the garden at night, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

This morning, 15 finalists were announced for the 20th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition. The winner, to be announced on September 18, will receive $25,000 and a residency at Banff Centre for the Arts. Two honourable mentions will each receive $15,000, and the remaining 12 finalists will receive $2,500 each.

In alphabetical order, the finalists are as follows. Their works are also viewable in the carousel below:

Amanda Boulos
Keiran Brennan Hinton
Krystle Coughlin
Sarah Davidson
Angela Fermor
Karine Fréchette
Stephanie Hier
Ally McIntyre
Emmanuel Osahor
Lauren Pelc-McArthur
geetha thurairajah
Kizi Spielmann Rose
Joani Tremblay
Tristan Unrau
Joy Wong

Amanda Boulos, <em>In the Morning</em>, 2017. Oil on panel, 42 x 40 inches.

Amanda Boulos, In the Morning, 2017. Oil on panel, 42 x 40 inches.

Keiran Brennan Hinton, <em>Hotel Room</em>, 2018. Oil on canvas, 58 x 50 inches.

Keiran Brennan Hinton, Hotel Room, 2018. Oil on canvas, 58 x 50 inches.

Krystle Coughlin, <em>Untitled</em>, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

Krystle Coughlin, Untitled, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

Sarah Davidson, <em>the garden at night</em>, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

Sarah Davidson, the garden at night, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

Angela Fermor, <em>Portrait 7, Torso</em>, 2018. Oil on panel, 18 x 14 inches.

Angela Fermor, Portrait 7, Torso, 2018. Oil on panel, 18 x 14 inches.

Karine Fréchette, <em>Croissance 1</em>, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 55 x 48 inches.

Karine Fréchette, Croissance 1, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 55 x 48 inches.

Stephanie Hier, <em>Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs</em>, 2017. Oil on canvas with glazed stoneware frame, 13 x 10 inches.

Stephanie Hier, Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs, 2017. Oil on canvas with glazed stoneware frame, 13 x 10 inches.

Ally McIntyre, <em>Coyote</em>, 2017. Acrylic paint and spray paint on untreated canvas, 65 x 47 inches.

Ally McIntyre, Coyote, 2017. Acrylic paint and spray paint on untreated canvas, 65 x 47 inches.

Emmanuel Osahor, <em>Hiding Place</em>, 2018. Oil on paper, mounted on board, 41 x 51 inches.

Emmanuel Osahor, Hiding Place, 2018. Oil on paper, mounted on board, 41 x 51 inches.

Lauren Pelc-McArthur, <em>Trop Trop</em>, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches.

Lauren Pelc-McArthur, Trop Trop, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches.

geetha thurairajah, <em>A complicated relationship with our past makes for better stories of a future</em>, 2018. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 48 x 36 inches.

geetha thurairajah, A complicated relationship with our past makes for better stories of a future, 2018. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 48 x 36 inches.

Kizi Spielmann Rose, <em>Swallowtail</em>, 2018. Oil pastel and oil stick on panel, 20 x 16 inches.

Kizi Spielmann Rose, Swallowtail, 2018. Oil pastel and oil stick on panel, 20 x 16 inches.

Joani Tremblay, <em>The Mind at Three Miles an Hour</em>, 2018. Oil on linen, 36 x 32 inches.

Joani Tremblay, The Mind at Three Miles an Hour, 2018. Oil on linen, 36 x 32 inches.

Tristan Unrau, <em>Doggy Dog Afternoon</em>, 2018. Oil on canvas, 68 x 76 inches.

Tristan Unrau, Doggy Dog Afternoon, 2018. Oil on canvas, 68 x 76 inches.

Joy Wong, <em>Cotton and Cheese 1</em>, 2018. Oil on rubber latex, 37 x 17 inches.

Joy Wong, Cotton and Cheese 1, 2018. Oil on rubber latex, 37 x 17 inches.

Amanda Boulos, In the Morning, 2017. Oil on panel, 42 x 40 inches.

Keiran Brennan Hinton, Hotel Room, 2018. Oil on canvas, 58 x 50 inches.

Krystle Coughlin, Untitled, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

Sarah Davidson, the garden at night, 2018. Watercolour, ink, Flashe, and pencil crayon on paper, 72 x 53 inches.

Angela Fermor, Portrait 7, Torso, 2018. Oil on panel, 18 x 14 inches.

Karine Fréchette, Croissance 1, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 55 x 48 inches.

Stephanie Hier, Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs, 2017. Oil on canvas with glazed stoneware frame, 13 x 10 inches.

Ally McIntyre, Coyote, 2017. Acrylic paint and spray paint on untreated canvas, 65 x 47 inches.

Emmanuel Osahor, Hiding Place, 2018. Oil on paper, mounted on board, 41 x 51 inches.

Lauren Pelc-McArthur, Trop Trop, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches.

geetha thurairajah, A complicated relationship with our past makes for better stories of a future, 2018. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 48 x 36 inches.

Kizi Spielmann Rose, Swallowtail, 2018. Oil pastel and oil stick on panel, 20 x 16 inches.

Joani Tremblay, The Mind at Three Miles an Hour, 2018. Oil on linen, 36 x 32 inches.

Tristan Unrau, Doggy Dog Afternoon, 2018. Oil on canvas, 68 x 76 inches.

Joy Wong, Cotton and Cheese 1, 2018. Oil on rubber latex, 37 x 17 inches.

The finalists were chosen from some 500 entries from across the country by a seven-person jury. The jury for this year’s prize consists of experts from across Canada’s art community, as well as an international juror. The jury members are: Natasha Chaykowski, researcher, writer and curator, Calgary; Mark Igloliorte, artist and assistant professor, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver; Crystal Mowry, senior curator, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery; Erin Stump, director, Erin Stump Projects, Toronto; Alexandra McIntosh, director of programs and exhibitions, Fogo Island Arts; Julie Trudel, artist and assistant professor at Université du Québec à Montréal; and Cynthia Daignault, artist, Brooklyn.

Developed through RBC’s Emerging Artists Project, this competition supports the careers of young contemporary artists. Canadian Art is a long-standing partner in this competition, which has supported 250 emerging visual artists over the past two decades.

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