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The Morning Edition - K-W

with Craig Norris

Louise Kermode of Waterloo, Ont., is the winner of the 2025 Kingston Prize for portrait paintings. She talks about the inspiration behind her painting, Madonna in a Tulip Chair, and what winning the prize means for her.

Toronto Life magazine feature The Kingston Prize is excited to announce that the winner of the 2025 edition is Louise Kermode (Waterloo, Ontario).

The Kingston Prize is excited to announce that the winner of the 2025 edition is Louise Kermode (Waterloo, Ontario). The runner-ups are Opeyemi Olukotun (Brandon, Manitoba) and Orlin Mantchev (Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador).