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Media Release · For the Press
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Edmonton’s Regular Season Winners and All-Stars Battle for the City Championship

On July 11 at Casino Yellowhead, Art Battle Edmonton brings together invited winners and all-stars for a championship night, with Katherine Gerola appearing as a featured painter rather than a competing artist.

Lineup composite · AB3099 · paintings shown indicative of past tournament work

EDMONTONArt Battle Edmonton City Championship brings the season’s strongest painters back to the easels for a high-energy championship night where the audience helps decide who claims the Edmonton City Champion title.

The City Championship is built from Edmonton’s Art Battle regular season: only event winners and all-stars are invited to compete, turning the night into a reunion of proven competitors, returning favourites, and artists ready to make one more statement under the clock.

The confirmed competing lineup includes returning winners and all-stars Cyrena Sitter, Glen Sergy, Joseph Endiafe, Kyungah Song, Laurel B. Ferchoff-Sander, Mangala Chaminda Maddege, Marianne Harris, Max Born, Mona, Raevyn Berg, and chrissy keyser. Katherine Gerola will be part of the night as a featured painter, not as a competing artist.

Across three live-painting rounds, competing artists will create original work in front of the crowd while guests circulate, vote, and bid on finished pieces through the Art Battle auction. Doors open at 7:30 PM, with painting scheduled to begin at 8:30 PM.

This draft should be reviewed by the local team for any championship-advance language, local quote, and press contact before publication.

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Full Event Information
02 · Schedule · Format · Roster · Boilerplate
Event ID
AB3099 · Art Battle Edmonton City Championship
Date & Doors
July 11, 2026 Doors 7:30 PM local · Paint starts 8:30 PM local
Venue
Casino Yellowhead 12464 153 St NW, Edmonton, AB · Capacity 360
Press Resources
High-res photography of each artist, downloadable B-roll, and a quote sheet are available in the media kit linked at the foot of this release. Live photographs and post-event auction results will be published to the same URL.
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First Round
6 artists, 20 minutes
Audience votes elect the round winners. Each finished canvas is auctioned immediately after.
02
Second Round
6 artists, 20 minutes
Same format. The crowd grows; remote viewers vote through the AB4 app.
03
Championship Final
Top vote-getters, 20 minutes
Winners from earlier rounds return for one final canvas. The champion is named live on stage.
04
After Hours
Auction & reception
Final paintings auctioned, champion crowned, meet-the-artists reception runs until close.

The Lineup · 14 Artists

14 confirmed

Each artist below is confirmed for AB3099. Short bios are intended for direct republication; full press bios, headshots, and prior-tournament artwork are linked in the media kit at the foot of this release.

Portrait of chrissy keyser

chrissy keyser

Chrissy is back! Chrissy, a tattoo artist, loves exploring different styles and mediums in her art. However, she is always drawn back to vivid colorful portraits or darker subjects./sf

Portrait of Cyrena Sitter

Cyrena Sitter

Cyrena Sitter is a Contemporary artist based in Edmonton. She works primarily in acrylic and oil paint where she enjoys playing with lighting. Bold and whimsical colors give her pieces a surreal life like appeal.

Portrait of Glen Sergy

Glen Sergy

Glen Sergy is an Edmonton artist whose process mirrors his story: make a mess, make decisions, then refine it into something meaningful. Trained in graphic design with a BA from the UofA, he explored many mediums while working outside the arts. Since 2019 he’s been a Paint Nite mentor. He still creates his own projects, jumping between mediums but always following the same playful, expressive process.

Portrait of Joseph Endiafe

Joseph Endiafe

Joseph specializes in hyper-realistic abstract and contemporary art. He has had the privilege of showcasing his work in numerous art exhibitions, museums, and various art events. Joseph has also garnered success in multiple painting competitions in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines.

Portrait of Kate Hawkins

Kate Hawkins

Kate is a self-taught acrylic painter who began her artistic journey in 2018. Her work often features scenic landscapes—especially mountains—and reflects a love for experimentation and growth. Now competing in her third art battle, Kate brings enthusiasm and gratitude to the canvas, celebrating the creative energy of every artist involved.

Portrait of Katherine Gerola

Katherine Gerola

Katherine is back! A visual artist from Edmonton, Katherine specializes in realism and nature's beauty. She's hoping at this event, that everyone will somehow be drawn into the hidden universe of an artist and appreciate the chaos.

Portrait of Kyungah Song

Kyungah Song

Song is an oil painting artist who likes to surprise you to show how scribbles can turn into masterpieces. Using limited colors, she creates portraits, landscapes, and ocean views on canvas. Song specializes in traditional painting and digital art.

Portrait of Laurel B. Ferchoff-Sander

Laurel B. Ferchoff-Sander

Laurel is a self‑taught Edmonton‑based artist who has been creating for as long as she can remember. She’s drawn to the challenge of bringing an image to life from a blank canvas, blending the uncanny elements of surrealism with the precision of photorealism. Working mainly in acrylic, she values its fast‑drying nature and strong pigmentation, using contrast and intentional negative space to engage viewers. As a freelance artist and theatre designer, she’s proud to be part of Edmonton’s thriving arts community.

Portrait of maggiemylow

maggiemylow

Copilot said: maggiemylow is a contemporary artist who thrives on creative challenges and is always looking for new ways to grow and experiment. Known for her signature trees, vibrant landscapes, and captivating galaxy paintings, she loves exploring new techniques and even breaking the rules to discover something unexpected. Whether painting nature or the cosmos, maggiemylow embraces the surprises that emerge throughout the creative process.

Portrait of Mangala Chaminda Maddege

Mangala Chaminda Maddege

Mangala first joined Art Battle as a Wild Card Artist pulled from the crowd, impressing with a standout performance that earned him an invitation to compete again. Now, he returns on his own to showcase his talent with the canvas.

Portrait of Marianne Harris

Marianne Harris

Marianne thrives in the fast-paced energy of live art battles, creating compelling work under pressure while connecting with fellow artists across provinces. She works primarily in water-based media, layering abstract backgrounds with realistic elements drawn from her own photos, memories, and travels—always with a loose, expressive touch.

Portrait of Max Born

Max Born

Max, a professional artist and 3D animator, loves creating vibrant palette knife paintings. Originally from Ukraine, he moved to Canada in 2013 and also incorporates elements of Ukrainian National Painting into his pop art works.

Portrait of Mona

Mona

Viktoriia is a creative artist who loves painting and all forms of visual expression. She creates original artwork, customizes a variety of objects and items, and also works as a tattoo artist. She genuinely loves her profession and enjoys creating unique pieces that hold meaning for the people who receive them.

Portrait of Raevyn Berg

Raevyn Berg

Raevyn Berg is a vibrant artist from Calgary, now based in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Her playful, expressive work—featuring bright colors, drips, and mixed media—celebrates imagination and the inner child. A Milan Art Institute graduate and Art Battle competitor, Raevyn’s pieces connect deeply with viewers of all ages. Exhibited across Alberta, her whimsical style and heartfelt themes continue to inspire and grow a loyal following.

About Art Battle

Art Battle is the world's largest competitive live painting league. Artists compete head-to-head on blank canvases in front of a live audience, with twenty-minute timed rounds, audience voting, and immediate on-site auctions of every finished work. The league was founded in New York City in 2001 and now stages more than four hundred events a year across thirty-one cities.

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