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Vancouver artist, Arabella Campbell named national winner
of the ninth annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Calgary artist Chris Millar and Toronto artist Melanie Authier
named honourable mentions with a total of $55,000 awarded
among the winners
TORONTO, September 26, 2007 — RBC, with the
support of the Canadian Art Foundation, has named Vancouver
artist Arabella Campbell the national winner of the ninth
annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Campbell was awarded
a $25,000 cash prize for her original work entitled, Physical
Facts Series #6.
Two honourable mentions were given to Chris Millar of Calgary
for his work entitled, FACEBITOR - The Untimely Transmogrification
of the Problem and Melanie Authier of Toronto for her
work entitled, Apocalyptic Picnic. Millar and Authier
were each awarded $15,000 for their work. The RBC Canadian
Painting Competition award is the largest award disbursement
provided to Canadian emerging artists.
"Each year the RBC Canadian Painting Competition showcases
the high level of up-and-coming artistic talent that exists
in Canada today," said Gay Mitchell, deputy chairman,
RBC Wealth Management. "This annual competition, now
in its ninth year, serves to foster the awareness and appreciation
of the visual arts while shining a light on some of Canada's
finest emerging talent."
The national winner and honourable mentions were selected
from 15 semi-finalist works painted by talented artists from
all across Canada. The paintings were judged by some of Canada's
finest artists, curators and gallery directors. For visuals
and descriptions of the winning works, please visit www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
"Events such as this are critical for artists at the
beginning of their careers," said Ann Webb, acting-executive
director, Canadian Art Foundation. "The RBC Canadian
Painting Competition champions artists at a time in their
career when they need it most. The award not only provides
much needed financial support, which enables artists to continue
to pursue their passion, it also provides an outstanding opportunity
to exhibit across the country at some of Canada's finest galleries."
The national winner and two honourable mentions were named
at a gala event held last night at the Ontario College of
Art & Design in Toronto. Their works, along with the works
of the 12 semi-finalists, are on display until September 27.
The Ontario College of Art & Design ,located in the Great
Hall (Level 2) at 100 McCaul Street, is open Monday to Saturday,
9 to 7:30 pm. The exhibition will then tour prominent galleries
across Canada including:
- Galerie d'art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen, Université
de Moncton in New Brunswick from October 3 to 12, 2007.
- MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario from October 17
- 24, 2007.
- Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba from October
31 to
November 11, 2007.
- Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design in Vancouver, British
Columbia from November 24 to December 1, 2007.
All semi-finalists will be featured in Canadian Art magazine
and on the web at: www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
Additional details on the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
can be found at: www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
About the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Established in 1999, the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
is a tribute to Canada's artistic talent. The goal of the
competition is to support and nurture Canadian visual artists
early in their career by providing them with a forum to display
their artistic talent to the country and hopefully open doors
to future opportunity. An investment in Canadian culture and
the visual arts community, the competition will award one
national prize of $25,000 and two honourable mentions will
receive $15,000 each. Along with past winners, the winning
paintings of 2006 will become part of RBC's Canadian art collection
comprised of more than 4,000 works of distinguished art collected
over the past hundred years. Various paintings from the RBC
collection have been exhibited in museums, enabling more Canadians
to enjoy these wonderful works. "Old and New Forest"
by Emily Carr is on loan to the Vancouver Art Gallery from
May 12, 2007 through to April 6, 2008.
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For more information, please contact:
Darlene Marks, RBC, 416-974-2727, darlene.marks@rbc.com
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