2018 Winners
National Winner
Clara Couzino
Concordia University
Objectifier l’écriture
painted objects, shelves, string, 228.6 x 215.9 x 7.6 cm; 90 x 85 x 3 in
Alberta Winner
Max Keene
University of Alberta
Pulled Up
mixed media and found objects (plaster, laser printed cardstock, oriented strand board, nails, spray paint, Astroturf, plastic chain, hardware, ratchet strap), 182.9 x 182.9 x 152.4 cm; 72 x 72 x 60 in
British Columbia Winner
Phoebe Huang
Simon Fraser University
The Dream Home 0.5
photograph printed on fabric, wood, inkjet prints, wooden cut outs, picture frame, silver bowl, studio lights, artificial flower pot, white stool, dish rack, 203 x 203 x 203 cm; 80 x 80 x 80 in
Manitoba Winner
Jimmie Kilpatrick
Brandon University
Quality Control
digital photograph, drum set, porcelain cymbals,
photograph: 61 x 91.4 cm;
24 x 36 in,
installation: 162.6 x 152.4 x 182.9 cm;
64 x 60 x 72 in
New Brunswick Winner
Sylvan Hamburger
Mount Allison University
sometimes he wakes up tired and ready to apologize (coalesce)
42 relief jigsaw prints, 252 x 196 cm; 99.2 x 77.2 in
Newfoundland & Labrador Winner
Emma Burry
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Longing Expanse
acrylic paint dyed textiles, oil on cotton, each stretcher: 185.4 x 134.62 cm; 73 x 52 in
Nova Scotia Winner
Rodney MacMullin
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University
Venetian Blind
steel, 114 x 90 x 9 cm; 45 x 35.5 x 3.5 in
Nunavut Winner
Greg Morgan
Nunavut Arctic College
Legend of the Qulliq
sterling silver, dix gold (brass and high concentration copper), ivory, polar bear claws, 12.7 x 10.2 x 19 cm; 5 x 4 x 7.5 in
Ontario Winner
Josi Smit
OCAD University
Airy Bright Top Floor APT by Christie Pits
digital print on silk georgette, steel, 91.4 x 152.4 x 91.4 cm; 36 x 60 x 36 in
Prince Edward Island Winner
Paul Atwood
Holland College
Group Emotion
digital illustration, 91.4 x 60.9 cm; 36 x 24 in
Quebec Winner
Sarah Madgin
Université du Québec à Montréal
Dentalium
lithograph, embossing, weaving with cotton thread, hair, diptych: 33.5 x 25.5 cm each; 13.2 x 10 in each, collar: 32 x 43.5 x 13 cm; 12.6 x 17.1 x 5 in
Saskatchewan Winner
Amber Agarand
University of Regina
Safety Sock
acrylic on Mylar, 182.9 x 91.4 cm; 72 x 36 in
Yukon Winner
Christopher Dufour
Yukon School of Visual Arts
Commodity Chains
encyclopedias, clamps, book shredding, measuring bowl, photographs, 33 x 66 x 15.2 cm; 13 x 26 x 6 in
2018 Selection Committee
- Sarah Robayo Sheridan, Curator, Art Museum at the University of Toronto
- Adriana Kuiper, Artist and Associate Professor, Mount Allison University
- Hugues Charbonneau, Director, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau
- Naomi Potter, Director/Curator, Esker Foundation