Winner of the 2025 Kingston Prize
Madonna in a Tulip Chair 2025
Oil on ACM panel, 45x28 inches
I'm so excited that my portrait of Donna Meaney has been selected as the overall winner for the 2025 Kingston Prize!
View the finalists exhibition here.
Read the press release here.
About the prize, c/o www.kingstonprize.ca:
“The Kingston Prize is a Canada-wide competition and exhibition tour for Canadian portrait painting and drawing.
This biennial competition is open to any Canadian artist who depicts a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in a portrait based on a real life encounter. The aim of The Kingston Prize is to encourage and reward the creation of contemporary portraits by Canadian artists, to promote Canadian artists through competition, and over time to develop an historical record of Canadians, by Canadians. Each exhibition becomes a fascinating snapshot of a cross-section of Canadian life. A distinguished panel of judges determines the 30 finalists, whose work then becomes part of the national touring exhibition. The exhibition gives much needed public exposure to talented Canadian artists, while at the same time sparking interest, conversation and inspiration in the visitors attending the exhibitions.
The Kingston Prize provides an opportunity for Canadians to celebrate gifted artists in a way that was not previously available. The interest from artists and the public has grown exponentially since the inception of the Kingston Prize in 2005.”
Don’t miss the special exhibition of the 30 finalists
November 8-14 at Arta Gallery
Step inside this striking celebration of contemporary portraiture—where every face tells a story and every canvas invites a closer look. An historical record of Canadians, by Canadian artists.
Featuring:
Gene Boshkaykin, Omar Canales-Cisneros, Lauren Crazybull, Diego De La Rosa, Marc Dubois, Michael Goodson, Cara Guri, Iris Hauser, Tanyss Horsley, Odera Igbokwe, Kelly Isaak, Caroline Ji, Louise Kermode, James Chiahan Lee, Laura Lewis, Shevon Lewis, Andy MacLean, Sébastian Maltais, Orlin Mantchev, Erin McCluskey, Opeyemi Olukotun, Michelle Peraza, Roxanne Sauriol Hauenherm, Kyle Stewart, Ian Stone, Kale Vandenbroek, Leslie Watts, Hannah White, Nelson White, and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun.
