Exhibition Opening and Awards Reception: Wednesday, August 20, 2:30 pm
The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is a showcase of creativity and technical skill among members of the Oshawa Senior Community Centres, Oshawa Public Libraries, and The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and more, this annual community exhibition is structured around a competition theme. This year, the theme is reflect.
The Sienna For Seniors Foundation Award Winners are:
In the NOVICE category…
The RUNNER UP is Rhia Balz for her painting Reflection of My Heritage, which the jury described as “a quaint meditation on lives lived and familial connections.”
The WINNER is Mayra Martinez Chiong. The jury described Mayra’s painting, titled Balance as “a beautiful, rhythmic, and gestural contemporary work that successfully combines folk art elements and contemporary language.”
In the HOBBY category…
The RUNNER UP is Karen Moran for her painting Catch Me If You Can. The jury described this work as“a skillful, illustrative work that submerges the viewer.”
The WINNER is Martin Nasager. Described by the jury as “an emphatic statement that leaves viewers much to contemplate,” his sculptural work, Defiance has “a powerful dynamic of manual gesture and dexterity.”
In the OPEN category…
The RUNNER UP is Ruth Greenlaw for her watercolour Midsummer Garden. The jury loved this “sensitive and contemplative reflection on nature. It is a sophisticated use of colouration and observation.”
The WINNER is Augusto ‘Sonny’ Dimalanta for his work titled Shattered Reflection,which the jury describes as “skillfully executed with a daring composition that isn’t afraid to push compositional boundaries. It is a philosophical meditation with psychological charge.”
Congratulations to all the winners!
The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is co-hosted by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Senior Community Centres, and the Oshawa Public Libraries. Download the program brochure for more information, including eligibility and contest categories.
Seniors Programming has been made possible thanks to the generous support of The Sienna For Seniors Foundation.
