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 350 entries from across Canada, The Kingston Prize Competition is a truly national event.
The 2023 Kingston Prize exhibition showcasing the finalists’ portraits will be held from October 6 – October 28, 2023 at the Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, Ontario. The Kingston Prize of $20,000, and two Honourable Mention Awards of $2,000 each, will be awarded during a reception at the Firehall Theatre on October 13, 2023.
The Board also thanks the 2023 competition jury whose members are:
Alicia Boutilier, Chief Curator and Curator of Canadian Historical Art at The Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queen’s University;
Annie Gérin, Dean of Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts; and
Gordon Shadrach, well-established Canadian Artist and Assistant Professor at OCADU.
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Le conseil d’administration de la Kingston Prize Association et le jury sont ravis d’annoncer les noms des trente finalistes du concours 2023. Nous félicitons chacun d’eux et remercions tous les artistes canadiens exceptionnels qui ont soumis leurs œuvres cette année. Avec près de 350 candidatures de partout au Canada, le Concours du Prix de Kingston est un événement véritablement national.
L’exposition du Prix Kingston 2023 présentant les portraits des finalistes aura lieu du 6 au 28 octobre 2023 au Firehall Theatre, à Gananoque, en Ontario. Le prix Kingston de 20 000 $ et deux mentions honorables de 2 000 $ chacune seront décernés lors d’une réception au Firehall Theatre le 13 octobre 2023.
Le Conseil remercie également le jury du concours 2023 dont les membres sont :
Alicia Boutilier, Chief Curator and Curator of Canadian Historical Art at The Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queen’s University;
Annie Gérin, Dean of Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts; and
Gordon Shadrach, well-established Canadian Artist and Assistant Professor at OCADU.
2023 Finalists
Hoda Ackad, Mont-Royal, Quebec
Houssam Alloum, Toronto, Ontario
Kristy Blackwell, Toronto, Ontario
Jean Bradbury, Bowen Island, British Columbia
Jim Bravo, Toronto, Ontario
Charles Choi, Whitby, Ontario
Richard Cole, Langley, British Columbia
Lauren Crazybull, Vancouver, British Columbia
Colin Davis, North Bay, Ontario
Shaun Downey, Toronto, Ontario
Jesse Garbe, New Westminster, British Columbia
Jennifer Globush, Balmertown, Ontario
Michael Goodson, Ottawa, Ontario
Lisa Graziotto, Toronto, Ontario
Cara Guri, Surrey, British Columbia
Mihyun Maria Kim, Toronto, Ontario
Christopher Laffin, Stella, Ontario
Kendall Ayoub Nichols, Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham, Quebec
Chrystal Phan, Victoria, British Columbia
Shannon Reynolds, Kitchener, Ontario
Maddie Rossetti, Ottawa, Ontario
Kae Sasaki, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nicole Sleeth, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ian Stone, Montreal, Quebec
Anna Syperek, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Matthew Tarini, Ancaster, Ontario
Kirsty Templeton Davidge, Edmonton, Alberta
Andrew Valko, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kari Visscher, Kitchener, Ontario
Leslie Watts, Stratford, Ontario