October 2 – October 27, 2013
BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition
BMO 1st Art! celebrates the best of Canada’s recent visual arts graduates, from coast to coast. Congratulations to this year’s national and regional winners, who demonstrate the excellence and promise of our newest generation of artists! NATIONAL WINNER Erika Dueck, University of Manitoba REGIONAL WINNERS Alberta Tiffany Wollman, Alberta College of Art & Design British Columbia Sam Knopp, Emily Carr University of Art & Design Manitoba Hillary Smith, University of Manitoba New Brunswick Carson Isenor, Mount Allison University Newfoundland Whitney French, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland Nova Scotia Alexis Bulman, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Nunavut Silas Qulaut, Nunavut Arctic College Ontario Eshan Rafi, York University Prince Edward Island Valerie LeClair, Holland College Quebec Laura Rokas-Bérubé, Concordia University Saskatchewan Charles Brendan Schick, University of Regina Yukon Derian Blake, Yukon School of Visual Arts
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