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The RBC Canadian Painting Competition was an open competition for emerging Canadian artists that was established in 1999. The RBC Canadian Painting Competition is supported by the Canadian Art Foundation, the publisher of Canadian Art (magazine). Initially naming three regional winners, since 2004 there were one national winner and two honourable mentions. The first two competitions had only winner and runner-up. The competition had 15 finalists, five from three regions in Canada, Eastern Canada (Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador), Central Canada (Ontario), Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut). Three regional juries convened to determine one national winner and two honourable mentions from the 15 finalists. The national winner received a purchase prize of $25,000, the two honourable mentions each received $15,000 and the remaining 12 finalists receive $2,500 each. The winning work and the honourable mentions became part of the RBC Corporate Art Collection which holds more than 4,500 works. In 2016, 586 works were submitted. In 2008 an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal provided an overview of the first ten years of the competition. The RBC concluded the RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2019.
1999 Canadian Emerging Artist Prize Winner: Jennifer Walton Runner-up: Jeff Willmore
Jury Bill Huffman James Patten
2000 Canadian Emerging Artist Prize Winner: Matthew Carver Runner-up: Catherine Beaudette
Jury Andrea Bolley Gary Michael Dault Bill Huffman David P. Solcox Carl Skelton In 2001 the prize was renamed to RBC Canadian Painting Competition, and three regional winners were selected.
2001 Finalists Western Brigitte Dion Kristina Kudryk Sharron Labatt Gwenessa Lam Ben Reeves (Regional Winner)
Central Mona Shahid Patrice Stanley Marian Wihak Regina Williams (Regional Winner) Shaan Syed (finalist 2003, 2004)
Eastern Reneé Duval Eric Le Ménédeu (Regional Winner ) Joanne Poirier Fionnuala Reynolds Joseph Siddiqi
Jury Western Robin Laurence Tracey Lawrence (gallerist) Christina Ritchie
Central Gillian MacKay Aaron Milrad Pari Nadimi
Eastern Alex Colville Jerry Ferguson Jan Peacock
2002 Finalists Western Chris Bennet (Regional Winner) Brigitte Dion Holger Kalberg (finalist 2005 and jury 2013) Séamus Kealy Bernadette Phan
Central Melissa Doherty Danny Hussey JJ Lee (Regional Winner) Mary McKenzie Kelly Palmer
Eastern Carmelo Blandino Dennis Eksted (Regional Winner) Camille Girard-Ruel Asa Johnna Westin
Jury Western Chris Cran Catherine Crowston Mary Scott
Central Eliza Griffiths Leo Kamen Kitty Scott
Eastern Stéphane Aquin Roger Bellemare Janet Werner
2003 Finalists Western Chris Dorosz (Regional winner) July Duschenes Cliff Eyland Val Nelson Jeff Tutt
Central Martin Bennett Jordan Broadworth Chris Rogers (Regional winner) Shaan Syed (finalist 2001, 2004) Pearl Van Geest
Eastern Martin Brouillette Peter Dykhuis (Regional winner) Caroline Gagnon Robert Truszkowski Marilyn McAvoy
Jury Western Bob Boyer Wanda Koop Paul Kuhn
Central Robin Metcalfe Sarah Milroy Kim Moodie Joanne Tod
Eastern Jocelyne Aumon Ingrid Jenkner Jeffrey Spalding Revised in 2004 to name five finalists per region, one national winner and two regional winners.
2004 Finalists Western Monique Blom John Eisler Mark Mullin Jim Park Brad Phillips (Regional winner)
Central Andrew Morrow Soheila Esfahani Alexander Irving Dionne Simpson (National Winner) Shaan Syed (finalist 2001, 2003)
Eastern Adele Chong Jennifer Dorner Patrick Lundeen Andrea Mortson Laurel Smith (Regional winner)
Jury Western Kent Archer, director and curator, Kenderdine Art Gallery Saskatoon, SK Riko Nakasone Jane Ash Poitras
Central Jan Allen Will Gorlitz Olga Korper
Eastern Pierre Dorion (jury 2008) Gemey Kelly Gordon Laurin
2005 Finalists Western Chris Millar (finalist 2007) Matthew Brown Holger Kalberg (jury 2013) Krisdy Shindler Étienne Zack (National winner, jury 2009)
Central Chris Down Jason Gringler Meghan McKnight Kristine Moran (Regional winner) Nick Ostoff
Eastern Paul Berhardt Yang Hong Chris Kline Wil Murray Mathew Reichertz (Regional winner)
Jury Western Lisa Baldissera Yves Trépanier Landon MacKenzie
Central Shirley Madill Linda Book Ben Reeves
Eastern Marc Mayer René Blouin Alex Livingston
2006 Finalists Western Abbas Akhavan Matthew Brown (Regional Winner) Dave & Jenn Holger Kalberg (jury 2015) Mélanie Rocan Honourable mention
Central Adam Brickell (Regional winner) Kim Dorland Martin Golland (finalist 2008, 2009) Dax Morrison Fançois Xavier Saint-Pierre
Eastern Nicolas Grenier Dil Hildebrand (National Winner) Jonathan Johnson Daniel Langevin Luce Meunier
Jury Western Wayne Baerwaldt Eleanor Bond Andy Sylvester
Central John Brown Barbara Fischer Patrizia Libralato
Eastern Shauna McCabe Lilian Rodriguez Eric Simon Naming one national winner and two honourable mentions rather than regional winners started in 2007
2007 Finalists Western Eli Bornowsky (finalist 2008, 2010) Arabella Campbell (National Winner) Angus Ferguson Saun Morin Chris Millar (Honourable mention, finalist 2005)
Central Melanie Authier (honourable mention) Kim Dorland Jennifer Lefort Anders Oinonen Ben Pinkney
Eastern Elizabeth Grant Nam Nguyen Aleksandra Rdest Mélanie Rocan Justin Stephens
Jury Western Paul Butler Ron Moppett Reid Sheir
Central John Hartman Ben Portis Mary Sue Rankin
Eastern Peter Dykhuis Pierre-François Ouelette Michele Thériault
2008 Finalists Western Eli Bornowsky (finalist 2007, 2010) Andrew Dadson Jeremy Hof (National winner) Collin Johanson Lorenzo Pepito
Central Martin Golland (finalist 2006) Sarah Jane Gorliz Amanda Reeves (Honourable mention) Drew Simpson Emmy Skensved
Eastern Patrick Howlett Rick Leong Wil Murray (Honourable Mention, Finalist 2005) Jeanie Riddle Justin Stephens
Jury Western Neil Campbell Monte Clarke Kitty Scott
Central Jessica Bradley James Lahey David Liss
Eastern James Baird Loise Déry Pierre Dorion (jury 2004)
2009 Finalists Western Canada Noah Becker – Victoria Brenda Draney (National winner) – Vancouver, BC for Aim is Important Dave & Jenn – Calgary Ryan Peter – Vancouver Joseph Tisiga – Whitehorse
Central Canada Sarah Cale – Toronto Janice Colbert – Toronto Scott Everingham – Toronto Martin Golland (Honourable mention, finalist 2006, 2008) – Toronto, ON for Residential Night Vulture Sasha Pierce (Honourable mention) – Toronto, ON Brown
Eastern Canada Julie Beugin – Montreal Anthony Burnham – Montreal Pierre Durette – Montreal Daniel Hutchinson – Halifax Nathalie Thibault – Quebec
Jury Western Ken Lum, Artist, Vancouver Nancy Tousley, Senior Art Writer, Calgary Herald Kathleen Ritter, Assistant Curator, Vancouver Art Gallery
Central Benjamin Diaz, Director, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada John Kissick, Artist & Director, School of Fine Art and Music, University of Guelph
Eastern Victoria Page, Owner, Gallery Page and Strange, Halifax Nathalie de Blois, Curator of Contemporary Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Etienne Zack, (winner 2005) Artist, Montreal
2010 Finalists Western Eli Bornowsky (finalist 2007, 2008, jury 2015) – Vancouver Aaron Carpenter – Vancouver Megan Hepburn – Vancouver Laura Piasta – Coquitlam Melanie Rocan – Winnipeg
Central Sarah Cale – Toronto Scott Everingham – Toronto Jon Reed (Honourable mention) – Toronto, ON for Stato di Impotenza Mark Stebbins (Honourable mention) – Toronto, ON for Data Centers Beth Stuart (finalist 2011, jury 2016) – Toronto
Eastern Hugo Bergeron – Montreal Scott Bertram – Halifax Benjamin Klein – Montreal Alexis Lavoie (National Winner) – Montreal, QC for Restants Rick Leong – Montreal
Jury Western Renée Van Halm, Vancouver artist Jennifer Papararo, curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver Mary Reid, curator of contemporary art and photography at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Central Joe Friday, Ottawa collector Joanne Tod, Toronto artist Michael Gibson, director of Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON
Eastern Mathew Reichertz, artist, Halifax Simon Blais, owner Galerie Simon Blais, Montreal Paulette Gagnon, director of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
2011 Finalists Western Canada Rebecca Brewer (National Winner) – Vancouver, BC for Beuys painting Thomas Chisholm – Victoria, BC Bitsy Knox – Vancouver, BC Deirdre McAdams (Honourable Mention) – Vancouver, BC for Blotto Krisjanis Katkins-Gorsline – Winnipeg, MB
Central Canada Jessica Groome – Guelph, ON Tristram Lansdowne – Toronto, ON Daniel Hutchinson – Toronto, ON Kim Neudorf – London, ON Beth Stuart (Honourable mention, finalist 2010, jury 2016) – Toronto, ON for 02, from Doppelbanger series
Eastern Canada Julie Trudel – Montreal, PQ Amy Schissel – Gatineau, PQ Jared Peters – Saint John, NB Ianick Raymond – Montreal, PQ Adam Gunn – Halifax, NS (2013 finalist)
Jury Western Elizabeth McIntosh, Senior Artist and Associate Professor, Emily Carr University, Vancouver Bruce Grenville, Senior Curator, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Diana Sherlock, Curator & Visual Arts Writer, Calgary
Central Elizabeth Smith, Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Christopher Cutts, Director, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto Patrick Howlett, (finalist 2008) Senior Artist, London
Eastern Donald Browne, Director, Galerie Donald Browne, Montreal Suzanne Funnell, Associate Professor, NSCAD University, Halifax Francois LeTourneux, Associate Curator, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal
2012 Finalists Betino Assa – Montreal, QC Ahbyah Baker – Vancouver Thomas Chisholm – Victoria Jordy Hamilton – Vancouver Andrea Kastner – Edmonton Katie Lyle (Honourable mention) – Vancouver, BC for White Night
Central Colin Muir Dorward – Ottawa Aleksander Hardashnakov – Toronto David Hucal – Guelph Vanessa Maltese (National winner) – Toronto, ON for Balaclava Jenna Faye Powell (Sarnia).
Eastern Betino Assa (Honourable mention) – Montreal for Gathering in the forest, 12 am Philip Delisle (Halifax) Nicolas Rancellucci (Montreal) Corri-Lynn Tetz (Montreal) Julie Trudel (Montreal).
Jury Western Canada Sandra Meigs - Senior Artist and Professor of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, Victoria Mark Mullin - Senior Artist, Calgary Nigel Prince, executive director of the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver Central Canada Clint Roenisch - Founder, Clint Roenisch Gallery, Toronto Jonathan Shaughnessy – associate curator, contemporary art at the National Gallery of Canada Monica Tap - Senior Artist and Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Guelph Eastern Canada Roger Bellemare - Gallery Director, Galerie Roger Bellemare, Montreal Robin Metcalfe - Director and Curator, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax Janet Werner - Senior Artist, Montreal (2002 jury)
2013 Finalists Western Canada Jessica Bell – Vancouver Colleen Heslin (National winner) – Vancouver for Almost young, wild and free, 2013 Brian Kokoska (2016 finalist ) – Vancouver/New York Rachelle Sawatsky – Vancouver/Los Angeles Sean Weisgerber – Saskatoon
Central Canada Jennifer Carvalho – Toronto Colin Muir Dorward – (Honourable mention, 2012 finalist) Ottawa, ON for Labyrinthineon, 2012 Scott Everingham – Toronto (2010 finalist) Laura Findlay – Guelph, Ont.