2016 Winners

National Winner
Nathan Levasseur
University of Alberta
Everyone Changes
digital drawing; digitally printed on metallic gloss paper, edition 1 of 1, 91.4 x 91.4 cm; 36 x 36 in

Alberta Winner
Joel Matthew Warkentin
Alberta College of Art & Design
In, Out
hickory, cherry, black walnut, wenge wood, 160.2 x 160.2 x 5.08 cm; 63 x 63 x 2 in

British Columbia Winner
Elizabeth Villalva Granda
University of British Columbia
La Tierra del Dólar
US bills, 19 x 5.5 cm; 7.5 x 2 in

Manitoba Winner
Zahra Baseri
University of Manitoba
Outcry
3 mm plywood, india ink, laser print photos, each: 30.5 x 45.7 cm; 18 x 12 in

New Brunswick Winner
Jennifer McInnis-Wharton
New Brunswick College of Craft & Design
Home
slab built raku clay fired to cone 6, oxide wash, archival sepia ink, 152.4 x 182.9 cm; 60 x 72 in

Newfoundland & Labrador Winner
Lucas Morneau
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Part I: The Seer, Part II: The Abyss
fire-charred oak and computerized LED sequence, diameter: 120 cm; 48.5 in

Nova Scotia Winner
Jordan Blackburn
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University
Toile #1 (roll)
screen printed wallpaper, 305 x 61 cm; 120 x 24 in

Nunavut Winner
Alookie Alikatuktuk
Nunavut Arctic College
Qulliq for Life
sterling silver, baleen (whalebone), found tundra rock, 8.8 x 16.51 x 11.43 cm; 3.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 in

Ontario Winner
Rouzbeh Akhbari
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Institutional Stabilizer (Art Gallery of Ontario and Bank of Nova Scotia)
chromogenic prints, 91 x 122 cm; 36 x 48 in

Prince Edward Island Winner
Dylan McQuaid
Holland College
Untitled
digital print, edition 1 of 1, 46 x 30 cm; 18 x 12 in

Quebec Winner
Alexandre Ménard
Université du Québec à Montréal
Détour à l’aveugle
silkscreen paper, cardboard, 203 x 203 x 203 cm; 80 x 80 x 80 in

Saskatchewan Winner
Kristen Auger
First Nations University
Nîpihikan Pimâtisiwin: Flower Life
stroud cloth, seed beads, satin, velveteen, 51.4 x 30.4 cm; 20.25 x 12 in

Yukon Winner
Tyler Anderson
Yukon School of Visual Arts
Envy, Desire and The Unrequited
acrylic on plywood, 236 x 152.4 cm; 93 x 60 in
2016 Selection Committee
- Jeanie Riddle, Artist and Director, Parisian Laundry
- Kim Simon, Curator, Gallery TPW
- Michelle LaValee, Associate Curator, MacKenzie Art Gallery
- Pan Wendt, Curator, Confederation Centre Art Gallery
- Dawn Cain, Curator, BMO Financial Group