RBC Canadian Painting Competition exhibition features five
artists from Central Canada among Canada's top talent
BARRIE, October 17, 2007 — The MacLaren Art
Centre will showcase the work of this year's RBC Canadian
Painting Competition semi-finalists from October 17 - 24.
Among the artists featured is Melanie Authier of Toronto,
Ontario, who won Honourable Mention and a $15,000 prize for
her work entitled "Apocalyptic Picnic."
Four other artists from Central Canada will also be featured
in the exhibition including, Kim Dorland of Toronto, Jennifer
Lefort of Toronto, Anders Oinonen of Toronto and Ben Pinkney
of Toronto.
"We are very proud to support the talent and vision
of Canadian artists at the early stages of their career,"
said Gay Mitchell, deputy chairman, RBC Wealth Management.
"We hope to not only provide an opportunity for emerging
artists to have their work recognized at a national level,
which is not easily achieved at this point in their careers
but to also share their talent and passion with as many Canadians
as possible."
Vancouver artist Arabella Campbell was named the national
winner of the 2007 RBC Canadian Painting Competition and awarded
a $25,000 prize for her work entitled, Physical Facts Series
#6. In addition, Chris Millar of Calgary was awarded a
$15,000 honourable mention for his/her work entitled FACEBITOR
- The Untimely Transmogrification of the Problem.
The national winner and honourable mentions were selected
from 15 semi-finalist paintings from across Canada and were
judged by a panel of some of Canada's finest and most recognizable
artists, curators and gallery directors. The RBC Canadian
Painting Competition offers the largest cash award disbursement
for painting in Canada. For visuals and descriptions of the
winning works, please visit: www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
The exhibition is touring prominent galleries across Canada
including the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto,
Galerie d'art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen, Université de
Moncton, Winnipeg Art Gallery and Emily Carr Institute Art
+ Design in Vancouver. The exhibition will be at the MacLaren
Art Centre from October 17- 24. The gallery is open Monday
to Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm and Sunday noon
- 4 pm. Admission is by voluntary donation.
Additional details on the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
can be found at: www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.
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Media Contact:
Dano Spooner, RBC, 416-974-0347, dano.spooner@rbc.com
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