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 20th, Day 1 of the National Championship, artists had 9 hours to complete a 36x 36 canvas from start to finish in a Live Open Studio as a part of the Art Battle Champions Showcase. Works created at the Live Open Studio would be displayed the following day in the live painting arena as a testament to the skill and creativity of these Champion Artists.
Day 1 also featured the Wildcard Battle, where in a long standing Art Battle tradition, randomly selected artists from the Art Battle community competed for the the last spot in the 2016 Art Battle National Championship on July 21st.
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 who won and photos from the Live Painting Competition on Day 2 HERE
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- Day 1 of the 2016 Art Battle National Championship!
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- Champions from across Canada paint in a Live Studio
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- Artists have 9 hours to complete a 36×36 canvas
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- PEI Champion Scott O’Neil works on his piece “A Taste of PEI”
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- Youngest National Competitor and Golden Horseshow Champion Bonnie Wu
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- Nova Scotia Champion and artist from Pond Inlet Nunavut, Megan Kyak-Monteith
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André contemplates his piece
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- Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe mixing colours
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- Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen capturing light on her polar bear
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- Quebec All-Star Genevieve Garand bringing a portrait to life
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- Frederick Ouellet Quebec Champion creating some texture
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- Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskape
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André
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- Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu
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- Quebec All Star Genevieve Garand
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- Quebec All Star Genevieve Garand
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- Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak Monteith
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André paints atop a patterned bedsheet glued to canvas
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- Quebec Champion Frederick Oullet
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- 2015 Art Battle National Champion Leanna TenEycke painting an otherworldly figure
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- Cindy Boffey, Alberta Champion capturing a fiery sky
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- New Brunswick Champion Amber Lounder
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- Toronto Champion Meghan Claire Kehoe
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- Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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- The best part of the Live Studio was the artists all discussing one another’s pieces
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André
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- Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak Monteith
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- Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak Monteith
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- 2015 Art Battle Canada Champion Leanna TenEycke
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- Quebec Champion Frederick Oullet
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- Alberta Champion Cindy Boffey
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- Victoria BC Champion Leah Patterson
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- New Brunswick Champion Amber Lounder
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- Toronto All Star Natasha Dichpan
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- 2015 National Champion Leanna TenEycke adding detail
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- Toronto All Star Natasha Dichpan
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- Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu contemplating the details
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André
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- Victoria Champion Leah Patterson
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- Onlookers watch the pieces come to life in the Live Studio
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- Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André
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- PEI Champion Scott O’Neil
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- Toronto All Star Natasha Dichpan
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- Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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- Quebec Champion Frederick Ouellet
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- Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak Monteith adding the finishing touches
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- The works are presented to the crowd
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- Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak Monteith
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- Nova Scotia Champion Megan Kyak Monteith
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- Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe
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- Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe “Chrysanthemum Sky”
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- Saskatchewan Champion Anthony Masuskapoe “Chrysanthemum Sky”
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- 2015 Art Battle National Champion Leanna TenEycke
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- 2015 Art Battle National Champion Leanna TenEycke
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- Toronto All Star Natasha Dichpan
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- Toronto All Stat Natasha Dichpan
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- Toronto Champion Natasha Dichpan
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- Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe with her finished Live Studio Piece, another work in her “Toothy” Series
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- Toronto Champion Meaghan Claire Kehoe “Untitled – Toothy Series”
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- Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu
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- Golden Horseshoe Champion Bonnie Wu
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- PEI Champion Scott O’Neil “A Touch of PEI”
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- PEI Champion Scott O’Neil “A Touch of PEI”
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- Victoria Champion Leah Patterson
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- Victoria Champion Leah Patterson
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- New Brunswick Champion Amber Lounder “Golden Sunday”
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- New Brunswick Champion Amber Lounder “Golden Sunday”
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- Quebec Champion Frederick Ouellet “The Machine”
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- Quebec Champion Frederick Ouellet “The Machine”
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André
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- Ottawa Champion Allan André
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- Alberta Champion Cindy Boffey
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- Vancouver Regional Champion Shannon Theisen
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- Quebec All Star Genevieve Garand
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- The Wildcard Battle event begins and artists are drawn randomly from “the hat”
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- First called – experienced Art Battler, and goofball Joe McLean
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- Second….
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- Julie Gladstone!
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- Third is new comer Katya Garipova… and
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- 2014 National Competitor Olga Pankova!
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- These Wildcard artists will only have 20 minutes to create their piece
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- The winner of the Wildcard Battle will win the final spot in the 2016 Art Battle National Championship
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- Joe Mclean
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- Olga Pankova
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- The crowd circles the artists as they are painting
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- Joe Mclean
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- Olga Pankova
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- Julie Gladstone swirling beatiful abstractions onto the canvas
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- Olga Pankova adding details to her birds
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- Katya Garipova using washes to create texture
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- Joe McLean capturing a likeness
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- Joe McLean
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- Julie Gladstone
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- Katya Garipova
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- Olga Pankova
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- After the round Musician Lynn Moffat serenades the audience
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- while they vote for who will win the last spot
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- in the 2016 Art Battle National Championship
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- The Wildcard Winner is Announced!
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- Olga Pankova snags the last spot in the 2016 Art Battle National Championship!
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- Olga Pankova with her winning piece “Winter Birds”