2012 Winners



National Winner
Mika Goodfriend
Concordia University
Benoit et Suzanne, Reynald et Marylda (from the series Snowbirds)
(diptych) inkjet print, edition 1 of 5, each: 81.2 x 101.6 cm; 32 x 40 in




Alberta Winner
Noor ul Ain
Alberta College of Art & Design
In and about the shadows that I follow and around the shadows that you follow
wire, thread and fabric, 151.8 x 197.8 x 20.3 cm; 59.8 x 77.9 x 8 in



British Columbia Winner
Yi Xin Tong
Simon Fraser University
Post-Lithic Breakables
archival metallic C-prints, 4 parts, each: 45.7 x 60 cm; 18 x 24 in


Manitoba Winner
Agnes Neufeld
University of Manitoba
Dave (from the series The Farm Worker)
chromogenic print, edition 1 of 2, 60.9 x 60.9 cm; 24 x 24 in




New Brunswick Winner
Nathan Cann
Mount Allison University
Fallen Soldiers
oil based mono-prints on paper, 9 parts, each: 45.7 x 43.18 cm; 18 x 17 in



Newfoundland & Labrador Winner
Diana Chisholm
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University
Rudimentary Fabrication
plaster, plywood and sawdust, 140 x 140 x 39.9 cm; 55.1 x 55.1 x 15.7 in



Nova Scotia Winner
Jessie Babin
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
The Fall
charcoal on paper, 76.2 x 101.6 cm; 30 x 40 in

Nunavut Winner
Lavinia Van Heuvelen
Nunavut Arctic College
Guardian Spirit
lino cut print, edition 1 of 4, 35.5 x 36.8 cm; 14 x 14.5 in




Ontario Winner
Sarah Beattie
Brock University
Untitled #6 (from the series Say Sneeze)
oil on canvas, 55.8 x 43.1 cm; 22 x 17 in




Prince Edward Island Winner
Adnan Saciragic
Holland College
That’s How I Met Fred (from the series Chance Encounters)
digital photograph, edition 1 of 3, left panel: 50.8 x 66 cm; 20 x 26 in, right panel: 50.8 x 50.8 cm; 20 x 20 in



Quebec Winner
Jean-Michel Leclerc
Université du Québec à Montréal
24-10-10 (Cécile Michaud was found in a vacant lot in Westmount)
serigraph with graphite, charcoal, hair, flowers and carbonized insects on paper, edition of 2, 6 parts, each: 38.1 x 27.9 cm; 15 x 11 in


Saskatchewan Winner
Anita Miles
University of Regina
Home Office
oil on canvas, 91.5 x 121.9 cm; 36 x 47.9 in



Yukon Winner
Kristen Poenn
Yukon School of Visual Arts
Coyote Crown
coyote fur, Styrofoam, plaster, latex, wire, hot glue, oil paint, 40.6 x 33 x 27.9 cm; 16 x 13 x 11 in
2012 Selection Committee
- Nicholas Brown, Independent Curator
- Candice Hopkins, the Elizabeth Simonfay Assistant Curator, National Gallery of Canada
- jake moore, Artist and Director, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University
- Gilles Ouellette, President, BMO Private Client Group
- Kathleen Ritter, Artist and Curator
- Dawn Cain, Curator, BMO Financial Group