Canada’s top live painters came to Toronto for the 2016 Art Battle National Championship, and spent 2 Days creating incredible works of live art in an effort to claim the title of 2016 Art Battle National Champion.
On July 21st, Day 2 of the National Championship, the 15 best live artists from across the country competed in the ultimate tournament of live competitive painting. Armed only with their skill, courage and brushes, these artists had only 20 minutes to transform a blank canvas into a masterpiece. As they worked, the audience moved around the easels, closely watching the creative process. At the end of each round, the audience voted democratically for which artists would move on to the Final Round and paint again for title of 2016 Art Battle National Champion.
Scroll through the gallery to see the Winner!
2016 Art Battle National Championship Artists
2015 National Champion – Leanna TenEycke
Victoria Champion – Leah Patterson
Vancouver Regional Champion – Shannon TheisenAlberta Champion – Cindy Boffey
Saskatchewan Champion – Anthony Masuskapoe
Ottawa Champion – Allan André
Golden Horseshoe Regional Champion – Bonnie Wu
Toronto Champion – Meaghan Claire Kehoe
Toronto All-Star – Natasha Dichpan
Quebec Champion – Frederick Ouellet
Quebec All-Star – Genevieve Garand
New Brunswick Champion – Amber Lounder
Nova Scotia Champion – Megan Kyak-Monteith
Prince Edward Island Champion – Scott O’Neil
Learn more about our Championship Artists HERE
See the artists create in the Live Painting Studio on Day 1 HERE
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The 2016 Art Battle National Championship!
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Artists from across the country gather to represent their regions
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And come together in the spirit of artistic community
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The Art Battle Class of 2015/2016
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DJ Steintology sets the tone
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The stage is set
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Art Battle Co-Founder Chris Pemberton takes the stage
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with Host Tanya Casole-Gouveia
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Artists will have 20 minutes to create a painting from start to finish, the audience will vote and the best will move on
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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Toronto All-Star Natasha Dichpan
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Host Tanya Casole-Gouveia counts us down, 3, 2, 1…
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LET’S PAINT!
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2015 National Champion Leanna TenEycke doesn’t wast time getting a background down
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Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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Hung above the arena are the paintings from the Day 1 Live Painting Studio
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The crowd circles watching the best live painters in Canada create
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Alberta Champion Cindy Boffey
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2015 National Champion Leanna TenEycke
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Art Battle Tonight!
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen, and New Brunswick Champion Amber Lounder
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Saskatchewan Champ Anthony swiftly paints a night sky
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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Ottawa Champ Allan André dons a GoPro to capture his painting
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Ottawa Champ Allan André
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Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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2015 National Champion Leanna TenEycke
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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New Brunswick Champion Amber Lounder
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Artists work and the paintings evolve
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as the audience watches
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and tries to choose their favourite work
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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Alberta Champion Cindy Boffey
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Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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3 minutes remaining!
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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2015 National Champion Leanna TenEycke
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Art Battle Co-Founder Chris Pemberton with Host Tanya Casole-Gouveia
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Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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2015 National Champion Leanna TenEycke
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Alberta Champion Cindy Boffey
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Round Winning Painting – Ottawa Champion Allan André
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Round Winning Painting Toronto All-Star Natasha Dichpan
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Artists for the 2nd Round are announced
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Quebec Champion Frederick Ouellet
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil
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Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak-Monteith
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Quebec All-Star Genevieve Garand
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Wildcard Champion Olga Pankova
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Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe
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Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu
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Megan travelled all the way from Iqaluit to compete!
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The beginnings of a landscape from Genevieve
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The crowd in the “Slow Tornado of Art Appreciation”
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil
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Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe
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Scott O’Neil with the GoPro
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Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu was the youngest competitor in the Nationals at 17!
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Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak-Monteith
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5 minutes remaining!
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil
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Toronto ChampIon Meaghan Claire Kehoe light in her portraits goggles
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Olga Pankova’s bird is so realistic!
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Quebec Champion Frederick Ouellet
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Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil
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Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak-Monteith
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil adds the finishing touches
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Quebec All-Star Genevieve Garand going into detail
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Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil
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The round finishes and the artists step back to assess their work,
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and the crowd observes the finished works deciding who to vote into the Final Round
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Prince Edward Island Champion Scott O’Neil
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Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu
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Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak-Monteith
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Artist Ford Media captures the spectacle from the stage
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Voting ends and the winning artists from the second round are announced!
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In the Final is Ottawa Champion Allan André
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Victoria Champion Leah Patterson
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Quebec All-Star Genevieve Garand
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Quebec Champion Frederick Ouellet
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Round Winning Painting by WildCard Champion Olga Pankova
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Round Winning Painting by Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe
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Toronto All-Star Natasha Dichpan
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Wildcard Champion Olga Pankova
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and Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe
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Allan André looking confident as he starts his painting
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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oronto All-Star Natasha Dichpan
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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oronto All-Star Natasha Dichpan
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Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe
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oronto All-Star Natasha Dichpan
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Ottawa Champion Allan André
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1 minute remaining!
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Voting ends, and the winner of the 2016 Art Battle National Championship is….
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ALLAN ANDRE!!
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Congratulations Allan André! The 2016 Art Battle National Champion!!!
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The 2016 National Championship Winning Painting by Allan André
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Toronto Champion Natasha Dichpan Final Round Painting
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Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe Final Round Painting
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WildCard Champion Olga Pankova Final Round Painting
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Allan André with his winning painting