In the News | Portrait of a Country (Ottawa Citizen)
"The Kingston Prize celebrates 20 years of looking into our collective soul." What’s interesting and special about the Kingston Prize, Donville explains, is that historically Canada has defined its artistic excellence through landscape, and not just because of the...
In the News | CBC
As we continue to gain momentum, join us in celebrating this latest coverage by the CBC. This article discusses how the portraits recognized by The Kingston Prize are a facet of Canadian identity. Board chair, Jason Donville: "The country is continuously in evolution,...
2025 Exhibition
We are excited to announce that we have secured a venue for this year's finalists’ exhibition. The 2025 edition of this event will be held in Toronto’s historic Distillery District starting Saturday, November 8th and running through Friday, November 14th, at Arta...
In the News | Paul Wells Article
The Kingston Prize has been fortunate to be featured in a new article by the esteemed Canadian pundit and journalist Paul Wells. This wonderful piece explores The Kingston Prize in the broader context of the Canadian art community. Please enjoy the article "The...
The Kingston Prize Ups The Prize
The Kingston Prize, Canada's esteemed national portrait competition, has announced an increase in its award for the upcoming 2025 competition, raising the grand prize from $20,000 to $25,000. Established in 2005, the Kingston Prize celebrates contemporary portraits by...
The Kingston Prize Book | A 20 Year Retrospective
The Kingston Prize: Canada's Portrait Competition is a 20-year retrospective of the face of Canada through our finalists' portraits. The book contains over 250 full-colour portraits, of Canadians and by Canadians - every winner and finalist since The Prize was first...
People’s Choice Announced
The Kingston Prize is delighted to announce the 2023 People's Choice Award. Over the course of the finalist portraits exhibition at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, Ontario, people were invited to cast a vote for their favourite portrait. The People's Choice Award...
2023 Winner Announced!
The Kingston Prize is pleased to announce the 2023 winners. The winners were announced at a private reception at the exhibition in the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, Ontario (www.1000islandsplayhouse.com/), attended by finalists, their subjects, and guests. Incoming...
The Kingstonist Writes about The Kingston Prize Exhibition
Our thanks to the Kingstonist for the great article highlighting the exhibition at the Firehall Theatre! “Julian once told me that the medium of portraiture is so unique because even if you know nothing about art or art history, the face of the subject draws you in,...
Drawing the Prize
Drawing the Prize is an art workshop for adults that explores the portraiture of the Kingston Prize 2023. Participants experience the exhibition of Canadian portraiture at the Firehall Theatre through a guided tour of the portraits and a discussion of content and the...
2023 Kingston Prize Exhibition
Since 2005, The Kingston Prize has been one of the most anticipated Canadian portrait competition and exhibitions in the country. It is a unique celebration of the lives of Canadian people as seen through the works of gifted Canadian contemporary portraiture artists....
The Kingston Prize 2023 Finalists
The Board of The Kingston Prize Association and the Jury, are delighted to announce the names of the thirty finalists in the 2023 competition. We congratulate each of them, and thank all the outstanding Canadian artists who submitted their works this year. With nearly...