2020 Winners
National Winner
Simone Elizabeth Saunders
Alberta University of the Arts
It Matters
hand-tufted and punch needled textile, 81.5 x 58.5 x 2 cm; 32 x 23 x 0.75 in
Alberta Winner
Jasmine MacGregor
Alberta University of the Arts
Anishinaabekwe (ojibway woman)
video, 2 minutes 4 seconds
British Columbia Winner
David Ezra Wang
University of British Columbia
Practicum
video, audio, 7 minutes 51 seconds
Manitoba Winner
Gabriel Roberts
University of Manitoba
A Closet Painted Blue
cyanotype on paper, linen, denim, cushions, leather, digital prints, chair, overall 254 x 254 x 40.6 cm; 100 x 100 x 16 in
New Brunswick Winner
Matthew Cripps
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
4 Crawling Vases
clay, overall 203 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm; 80 x 30 x 30 in
Newfoundland &Labrador Winner
Kathleen Elliott
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Well Seasoned
wool, metal wire, monk’s cloth, Atlantic salt water, overall 84 x 71 x 45 cm; 33 x 28 x 18
Nova Scotia Winner
Alex Sutcliffe
NSCAD University
A Finger Cuts Light
oil and acrylic on canvas, 167.6 x 152.4 cm; 66 x 60 in
Nunavut Winner
Ellie Tungilik
Nunavut Arctic College
Finding Hope
sterling silver, 18K yellow gold, walrus ivory, approximately 1.3 x 23 x 23 cm; 0.5 x 9 x 9 in
Ontario Winner
Tian Cao
OCAD University
2020 Surfing the Internet
Unity 3D Game Project
Prince Edward Island Winner
Duncan Brooks
Holland College
Empty Steps
salvaged wood, nails, overall 114 x 68.5 x 86.5 cm; 45 x 27 x 34 in
Quebec Winner
Mikael Lepage
Université du Québec à Montréal
Dénué
oil on canvas, 122 x 91.5 cm; 48 x 36 in
Saskatchewan Winner
Rey Francis Dominic B. Tatad
University of Regina
Chosen Land
pencil crayon on paper, 56 x 76.2 cm; 22 x 30 in
Yukon Winner
Nicole Favron
Yukon School of Visual Arts
5.5 hours of shoveling so I can walk in the path of a moose
video, 1 minute 51 seconds
2020 Selection Committee
- Melanie Colosimo, Director/Curator, Anna Leonowens Gallery Systems, NSCAD University
- Francisco-Fernando Granados, artist and educator
- Marie-Eve Beaupré, Curator, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
- cheyanne turions, Curator, SFU Galleries