Prizes:
• First Place Winner in each Grade 10, 11 & 12:
$300 Gift card from an art supply store as well as a ribbon and a $200.00 scholarship to the program/class/camp of their choice
• 2nd Place Winner in each Grade 10, 11 & 12:
$300 Gift card from an art supply store as well as a ribbon
• 3rd Place Winner in each Grade 10, 11 & 12:
$200 Gift card from an art supply store as well as a ribbon
• Honourable Mention in each Grade 10, 11 & 12:
Ribbon
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About our Judge: Daphne Côté
Award winning artist, art instructor and tattoo artist Daphne Côté was born in Camrose, Alberta. She received her BFA degree from the University of Alberta where she majored in painting and minored in drawing. She has been painting and drawing since she was a small child and as a teenager started winning awards and commissions. While her work is primarily focused on figurative subject matter she also ventures into landscape, cityscapes, and still life. She currently works out of and operates, Inspired Art Tattoo in Stony Plain, Alberta. Daphne continues to educate herself through traveling to art galleries and participating in major art conferences. She has been instructing art since 2004.
Our independent judges are chosen from the wider artist community for their knowledge and experience in the visual arts. They are subject matter experts who bring a fair and professional view to our selection process. To keep things unbiased, each judge is only used once every 24 months. They are completely independent from our organization and make their decisions without any input from our staff or board. All decisions made by the judges are final, helping to ensure a transparent and fair process.
Grade 12
Honourable Mention:
Four Winged Fox
Nova Nichols
Mixed Media Sculpture
SGCHS
From the Judge: Great use of the medium. The scale, colour and attention to detail is wonderful.
Third Place:
Divine Protector of the Sun
Madisen Minks
Acrylic
SPACHS
From the Judge: Absolutely love the use of colour and texture/mark making. The eagle’s head is my favourite part as you nailed the colours and texture.
Second Place:
Magic of Nature (Bir)
Katelyn Graham
Gouache
SGCHS
From the Judge: Wonderful composition and use of medium in a fun illustration style. Great use of colour and tonal values to create a scene. I love the layering. I’d like to see a whole series of these. Just be careful of presentation, make sure edges are squared off and mounted evenly.
First Place:
Nostalgia
Liz Kosolofski
Mixed Media
SGCHS
From the Judge: Amazing use of mixed media! You made a huge variety of mediums come together to form a cohesive and meaningful piece. Love the technical skill and presentation, to effectively communicate your ideas. I also loved your “painted pillars” painting.
Grade 11
Honourable Mention:
Coiled Snake
Paige Flynn
Coloured Pencil
SGCHS
From the Judge: Exceptional use of colour, interesting composition and use of atmospheric perspective. Keep honing your skills with coloured pencil.
Third Place:
Monotone Skull
Paige Flynn
Chalk Pastel
SGCHS
From the Judge: Amazing technical ability. Fantastic composition. Clean execution and attention to detail. I love how parts of the skull fall away into the background. Juxtaposed with areas of fine details.
Second Place:
Self Portrait
Harris Mills
Charcoal
SGCHS
From the Judge: Great Idea! The pose, title and great execution of the medium as well as accurate proportions to this dynamic self portrait made me choose this portrait above all the rest. The subtle dark values of the collar on the shirt are so vital to the composition. The texture and tonal value in the hair in contrast to the smooth texture of the exaggerated chin as well as the details in the eyes show that you know what you’re doing. I love the humour you brought to this piece.
First Place:
Archer
Bailey Casavant
Coloured Pencil
SGCHS
From the Judge: Amazing use of the medium, colour and composition, and fantastic presentation. Great understanding of light, shadow, warm and cool, and how white is never just white. Wonderful texture and line direction.
Grade 10
Honourable Mention:
A Great Place
Cyville Ysabel Moranan
Watercolour
MCHS
From the Judge: Great use of the medium to evoke emotion and compositionally tell a story. Keep practicing! I know you’ll grow with every painting and art piece you create.
Third Place:
Tupac
Naomi Poire-Thibaudeau
Charcoal
SGCHS
From the Judge: I loved how you got lost in creating the fine details in this portrait. I’d be interested in what you could do with a self-portrait? I appreciate how you used the lighter toned areas to draw the viewer in. A dynamic drawing.
Second Place:
Angry Dragon
Rowan Farrell
Linocut Print
SGCHS
From the Judge: Fantastic subject matter for this medium and matching the subjects to the colour. You push this historical medium into current context. Loved how you captured expression in your marks. I can feel the fun you had in creating it.
First Place:
Poet of Generations: Zimmerman
Irene Diaz Jackson
Charcoal
SGCHS
From the Judge: Wonderful use of the medium. Great understanding of tonal value. A fantastic interpretation, you truly see things through an artist’s eye.