BMO 1st ART! 2022
Celebrating Canada’s New Artists
The BMO 1st ART! Exhibition showcases the winning submissions of the 20th Annual BMO 1st ART! contest. Catch the accompanying video interviews to hear more from Canada’s newest generation of artists. Read the transcripts here.
Shizuka Yoshimura (National Winner) | Kaela Murphy (Alberta) | Ali Cayetano (British Columbia) | Solange Roy (Manitoba) |
Oakley Rain Wysote Gray (New Brunswick) | Georgia Dawkin (Newfoundland & Labrador) | Ivan Flores (Nova Scotia) |
Collin Alexander (Ontario) | Chris Bailey (Prince Edward Island) | Avery Mikolic-O’Rourke (Quebec) |
Aurora Wolfe (Saskatchewan) | Sabrina Jin (Yukon)
Shizuka Yoshimura (National Winner)
Transient Shine
Yukon School of Visual Arts
Kaela Murphy (Alberta)
my hair
University of Lethbridge
Ali Cayetano (British Columbia)
cope
University of British Columbia
Solange Roy (Manitoba)
You Want a Piece of Me?
University of Manitoba
Oakley Rain Wysote Gray (New Brunswick)
Nmis (Sister)
New Brunswick College of Craft & Design
Georgia Dawkin (Newfoundland & Labrador)
Professional Woman: Coming Soon
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ivan Flores (Nova Scotia)
Mother Giant
NSCAD University
Collin Alexander (Ontario)
MLAGEJUO’Q
University of Toronto
Chris Bailey (Prince Edward Island)
Fisherman’s Repose
Holland College
Avery Mikolic-O’Rourke (Quebec)
Center-Point Cycle (45.4704492, -73.6044496)
Concordia University
Aurora Wolfe (Saskatchewan)
Interruption I, Interruption II
University of Saskatchewan
Sabrina Jin (Yukon)
Kink
Yukon School of Visual Arts
Credits
Videography by Dominic Chan
Images and audio/video clips all courtesy of the artists.