The Kingston Prize
Thirty finalists have been chosen for the Kingston Prize for Canadian portraiture.
The top $20,000 prize and two honourable mentions of $2,000 each will be handed out during a reception at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, Ont., on Oct. 17.
The finalists' portraits will be presented online, one per day, throughout September at @canadaportraitprize.
The jury is composed of Catharine Mastin, of Windsor, Ont.; Sarah Milroy, of Toronto; and Phil Richards, of Toronto.
The finalists are:
Houssam Alloum Gananoque, Ont.
Laurence Antony Montreal
Kendall Ayoub-Nichols Sainte-Cécile de Masham, Que.
Nicholas Bierk Toronto
Armando Cabba France
Melissa Chen Coquitlam, B.C.
Charles Choi Whitby, Ont.
Lorna Conquergood Saskatoon
Christine Cousineau Hudson, Que.
Lauren Crazybull Edmonton
Louise Dee West Vancouver, B.C.
Elaine Despins Montreal
Nathan Dixon Oakville, Ont.
Shaun Downey Toronto
Felicia Gagnon Montreal
Anne Harrison Toronto
Atleigh Homma Toronto
Christopher Laffin Stella, Ont.
Linglei Lu Toronto
Carol Miller Stratford, Ont.
Andrew Pink Montreal
Kae Sasaki Winnipeg
Ewa Scheer Sutton, Que.
Jeanette Sirois Salt Spring Island, B.C.
Kyle Stewart Toronto
Robert Strickland Richmond Hill, Ont.
Jane Tarini Ancaster, Ont.
Andrew Valko Winnipeg
Sarah Van Dusen Toronto
Leslie Watts Stratford, Ont.
Source: The Kingston Prize