2019 Winners




National Winner
Luther Konadu
University of Manitoba
Figure as Index (Triptych)
C-prints
68.5 x 48 cm; 27 x 19 in
101.5 x 76 cm; 40 x 30 in
51 x 162.5 cm; 20 x 64 in



Alberta Winner
Preston Pavlis
MacEwan University
your skin behind the lattice
acrylic, oil pastel, embroidery on unprimed canvas, 175.3 x 167.6 cm; 69 x 66 in



British Columbia Winner
Cheyenne Rain LeGrande
Emily Carr University of Art & Design
Nehiyaw Isko ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ
fabric, pigment, video, audio, 203 x 203 x 51 cm; 80 x 80 x 20 in
singing by Cikwes (Connie LeGrande)

Manitoba Winner
Marie-France Hollier
University of Manitoba
Knots and Tape Loops
audiotape, cyanotype on hand-dyed cotton, tape machines, microphone stands, installation: 203 x 203 x 152 cm; 80 x 80 x 60 in

New Brunswick Winner
Clara Patterson
Mount Allison University
Littoral Uncertainty
toned silver gelatin prints, each, unframed: 24.5 x 24.5 cm; 9.5 x 9.5 in


Newfoundland & Labrador Winner
Emily Hayes
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Imagine your own message here and changing daily
rug hooking with detachable letters (Velcro), 61 x 96.5 cm; 24 x 38 in

Nova Scotia Winner
Séamus Gallagher
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University
haus of haraway
virtual reality







Nunavut Winner
Kaleigh Rose Tagak
Nunavut Arctic College
Night Guide
sterling silver, caribou antler, serpentine, epoxy chalk, charcoal, 42 x 35 x 20 cm; 16.5 x 14 x 8 in



Ontario Winner
Christopher Dela Cruz
University of Toronto, Scarborough
Notice of Disruption
modified thermal printer, construction-grade plywood, aluminum, electronic components, microcontroller, 25.5 x 20.5 x 15 cm; 10 x 8 x 6 in


Prince Edward Island Winner
Hanna Matheson
Holland College
Red Eye
acrylic on canvas, 122 x 66 cm; 48 x 26 in


Quebec Winner
Charline Dally
Université du Québec à Montréal
Fossiles possibles
HD video, computer graphics, acrylic, Mylar paper, fishing line,
50.6 x 90 cm; 20 x 35.5 in
9 minute loop


Saskatchewan Winner
Jimuel Belarmino
University of Regina
Tick-tock
oil on canvas, 183 x 137 cm; 72 x 54 in



Yukon Winner
Robyn McLeod
Yukon School of Visual Arts
Dene Futurisms
home-tanned moose hide, seed beads, flattened porcupine quills, wolverine
fur, black wool, hand-dyed cotton, canvas and yarn, digital prints,
digital prints: 153 x 101.5 cm; 60.25 x 40 in
mukluks: 43 x 40.5 x 34.5; 17 x 16 x 13.5 in
2019 Selection Committee
- Marie-Eve Beaupré, Curator, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
- cheyanne turions, Curator, SFU Galleries
- Sarah Robayo Sheridan, Curator, Art Museum at the University of Toronto
- Adriana Kuiper, Artist and Associate Professor, Mount Allison University