BMO 1st Art!

BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition

2013 Application Forms

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BMO Financial Group's 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition celebrates the creativity of art students from post-secondary institutions across Canada. Deans and instructors of undergraduate certificate, diploma, and degree programs in visual art are invited to select from their graduating classes three students, whose ability and imagination place them 1st among their peers. A distinguished selection committee chooses a national winner and one winner from each eligible province and territory.

The national winner receives $10,000 and the regional winners each receive $5,000 for his or her artwork. The national winner’s work will become part of BMO’s corporate art collection, which includes historical and contemporary Canadian masters such as Kenojuak Ashevak, Emily Carr, Paterson Ewen, Tom Forestall, Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Lawren Harris, Thaddeus Holownia, David Milne, Margaret Priest, Denyse Thomasos, Ian Wallace and others. All winning entries will be on display at the 1st Art! 2013 exhibition, held at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in October 2013.

The 2013 distinguished Selection Committee members are:

Anthony Kiendl, Executive Director/Artistic Director, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
Mark Lanctôt, Curator, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Kathleen Ritter, Artist and Independent Curator
Nicholas Brown, Independent Curator
Gilles Ouellette, President, BMO Private Client Group
Dawn Cain, Curator, BMO Financial Group

2012 Winners

The winners for 2012 vividly demonstrate the excellence and promise of Canada's newest generation of artists (click on the image for a larger view).



NATIONAL WINNER
Mika Goodfriend
Concordia University

Benoit et Suzanne, Reynald et Marylda from the Snowbirds series
(Diptych) Inkjet print, Edition 1 of 5
Each 81.2 x 101.6 cm; 32 x 40 in



Alberta
Noor ul Ain
Alberta College of Art & Design

In and about the shadows that I follow and around the shadows that you follow
Wire, thread and fabric
151.8 x 197.8 cm x 20.3; 59.8 x 77.9 x 8 in

British Columbia
Yi Xin Tong
Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts

Post-Lithic Breakables
Archival metallic C-prints
4 parts, each 45.7 x 61 cm; 18 x 24 in



Manitoba
Agnes Neufeld
University of Manitoba, School of Art

Dave (from the series The Farm Worker)
Chromogenic print, Edition 1 of 2
60.9 x 60.9 cm; 24 x 24 in



New Brunswick
Nathan Cann
Mount Allison University

Fallen Soldiers
Oil based mono-prints on paper
9 parts, each 45.7 x 43.18 cm; 18 x 17 in



Newfoundland & Labrador
Diana Chisholm
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Campus, Memorial University

Rudimentary Fabrication
Plaster, plywood and sawdust
140 x 140 x 39.9 cm; 55.1 x 55.1 x 15.7 in



Nova Scotia
Jessie Babin
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

The Fall
Charcoal on paper
76.2 x 101.6 cm; 30 x 40 in



Nunavut
Lavinia Van Heuvelen
Nunavut Arctic College

Guardian Spirit
Lino cut print, Edition 1 of 4
35.5 x 36.8 cm; 14 x 14.5 in




Ontario
Sarah Beattie
Brock University, School of Fine and Performing Arts

Untitled #6 from the Say Sneeze series
Oil on canvas
55.8 x 43.1 cm; 22 x 17 in



Prince Edward Island
Adnan Saciragic
Holland College

That’s How I Met Fred (from the series Chance Encounters)
Colour photograph, Edition 1 of 3
Left panel: 50.8 x 66 cm; Right panel: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Left panel: 20 x 26 in; Right panel: 20 x 20 in



Quebec
Jean-Michel Leclerc
Université du Québec à Montréal

24-10-10 (Cécile Michaud was found in a vacant lot in Westmount)
Serigraph with graphite, charcoal, hair, flowers and carbonized insects on paper, Edition of 2
6 parts, each 38.1 x 27.9 cm; 15 x 11 in



Saskatchewan
Anita Miles
University of Regina

Home Office
Oil on canvas
91.5 x 121.9 cm; 36 x 47.9 in



Yukon Territory
Kristen Poenn
Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA)

Coyote Crown
Coyote fur, Styrofoam, plaster, latex, wire, hot glue, oil paint
40.6 x 33 x 27.9 cm; 16 x 13 x 11 in

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