The RBC Canadian Painting Competition, established in 1999, is produced with the expertise of the Canadian Art Foundation. The competition seeks to support and nurture the next generation of Canadian artists by providing them with a forum to display their talents to the country. Finalists are selected by three regional juries, comprised of experienced gallery directors, artists, curators and industry leaders. Jurors choose five paintings from each of the three regions, narrowing down the selection to 15 finalists.
The three juries convene for a two-day deliberation, and determine one national winner and two honourable mentions from the shortlist. The national winner receives a purchase prize of $25,000, the two honourable mentions each receive $15,000 and the remaining 12 finalists each receive $2,500.
The top three works become part of the RBC Corporate Collection, which holds more than 4,000 works of art collected over the past century.
The 2016 RBC Canadian Painting Competition culminated in an exhibition of finalists’ work at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, where Winnipeg-based artist Brian Hunter was announced as winner. Nika Fontaine of Berlin and Cameron Forbes of Montreal each received honourable mentions.
The 2016 RBC Canadian Painting Competition culminated in an exhibition of finalists’ work at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, where Winnipeg-based artist Brian Hunter was announced as winner. Nika Fontaine of Berlin and Cameron Forbes of Montreal each received honourable mentions. The 2016 RBC Canadian Painting Competition finalists are: Wallis Cheung (Toronto), Alex Fischer (Toronto), Nika Fontaine (Berlin), Cameron Forbes(Saskatoon), Stephanie Hier (Toronto), Brian Hunter (Winnipeg), Hanna Hur (Los Angeles), Brian Kokoska (New York), Andrew Maize (Lunenburg), Keita Morimoto(Toronto), Justine Skahan (Gatineau), M.E. Sparks (Vancouver), Angela Teng(Vancouver), geetha thurairajah (Sackville), and Ambera Wellmann (Guelph).
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