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AB2517 – 2023 Canadian National Championship
July 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm EDT
Art Battle Canadian Finals – July 27, 2023
Doors @ 7:30pm / Painting @ 8:00pm
The Great Hall – 1087 Queen Street W. Toronto, ON
The best of the best have been chosen by their communities across the country, and they are headed to Toronto on Thursday, July 27th!
Your votes will decide the next National Champion! Canadian music icon Daniel Lanois & band will set the sonic scene. Stick around for the video shoot after party and midnight show featuring a 6 track set and celebrate these incredible artists with a bang!
Regular tickets at artbattle.com and Eventbrite. All tickets include ‘video shoot after party’, additional tickets will be sold at the door after 10pm based on availability.
This show will SELL OUT. Buy early to avoid disappointment!
REGISTER NOW TO VOTE
Artists
Artists can apply to compete. Also, most events have a ‘Wildcard’ easel, where artists leave their names at the door and we draw at random to pick the Wildcard Artist. To be a potential wildcard artist, just buy a ticket and show up!
Confirmed Competitors
Caillin Kowalczyk
Instagram: @caillin.lovesick
Caillin's art ranges from architectural exploring our connection with buildings through our past through illustrative works with an influence of pop culture, comics, sci-fi, fantasy and other aspects of nerd culture./sf
Kervens fils
Instagram: Kayfizztattoo
Kervens is a self-taught artist and tattoo artist. From airbrush to oil painting, he loves everything about art. He considers his art colorful, energetic, and creative./sf
Kirstie Power
Instagram: @kirstie.power
Most of Kirstie's work is commission based portraits or chalk walls. She once painted 100 portraits in 9 months for a Lumiere project and contributed 99% of the large artwork at Breton Brewing Co. She specializes in drawing, painting, chalk, pottery, jewelry, cake decorating, and photography./sf
This “Cape Bretoner” mom is thrilled to be here in Toronto representing Nova Scotia. Having 3 kids under 5 doesn’t leave much time to create, which is why I love Art Battle! Set a timer for 20 minutes, and you’ve got a work of art. This is just my third battle, with my first being in April and i’m hooked. I’m excited to compete with the the best in Canada!
Dimitri Sirenko
Instagram: Dimitrisirenko
Dimitri's art can be considered "fundamentals of classical painting with a modern and contemporary flavor." He has been on the Art Battle scene since 2018 when he became the Art Battle National Champion. Now, he is a full-time artist who is looking forward to meeting other artists./sf
I am really excited to be back again. This whole year I have been focusing on competing primarily against myself to push the boundaries of what I can do.
Jace Kim
Instagram: jacethekim
Jace is back! Jace describes their dynamic paintings style as an “abstract chaos capable of giving rise to an emotional overlap.” Jace attributes this creative chaos to their ability to “create tension between figurative and abstract” elements./sf
This is my first time painting at National final out of 9 years getting so close to it and knocked out of the final round of Vancouver City Final. AB has provided me so many opportunities and I appreciate that i can finally show my two hand (ambidextrous) painting skill to the bigger audience.
JIHYANG RYU
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jihyangryuart
Ji (jee) is a visual artist who was born in South Korea. She pursued art and eventually became a full-time artist based in Riverview. Her mother put her in art classes since she was 5 after she caught her daughter was drawing naked people all the time. Her work has been acquired by the Canada Council for the Arts./sf
Ji (jee) is a visual artist who was born in South Korea. She pursued art and eventually became a full-time artist based in Riverview. Her mother put her in art classes since she was 5 after she caught her daughter was drawing naked people all the time. Her work has been acquired by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Yana Litus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/litusyana_art/
Yana is back at Art Battle! Yana was an architect, graphic designer, and interior decorator but is now a muralist. She loves to create unique walls and make space special for someone who lives there./sf
Can't wait to share my painting live stories with you and share my energy and inspiration! So excited to see you all again and meet so many new artists and people! It's will be not only a hot day of July, it will be a night full of surprises and art performances! See you all soon!!
Manon Boulais
Instagram: manonboulais
Manon is most interested in exploring “colors and emotions” in her painterly approach to landscapes and portraiture. Manon is drawn to “the challenge, the atmosphere, and the proximity of people” present in competitive painting. /sf
Joanne Purdy
Instagram: Joannepurdyart
Joanne paints realism and loves nature and the human form. She's most excited to paint alongside like-minded artists at Art Battle./sf
I have lived and worked as an artist in Ontario all my life but recently moved to Vancouver island and it is a privilege and honour to be painting back here in Ontario where my artist career started over 40 years ago!
Rob Nicholson
Allan André
Instagram: @art.life.andre
Allan André is a Canadian-born, Multi-Disciplinary artist based in Ottawa Canada. André's work has been featured in exhibits in New York, Orlando, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. In 2014, André won the Ottawa regional championship for Art Battle Canada’s nation wide speed competition. His installation work has also been featured in Ottawa’s Nuit Blanche city wide dusk till dawn exhibition./sf
Ariel Hosanny
Instagram: Dreampaintart
Ariel is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist. She is an intuitive painter painting visions, dreams and things from her vivid imagination. She loves using acrylics, watercolors and gouache. Her art ranges from visionary and commissions to face painting and murals./sf
Looking forward to putting my imagination on canvas again for all you art lovers! Thank you for getting me this far.