OPEN HOUSE 2022 EMERGENCE
DEAN’S PURCHASE PRIZE
AMPD Dean Sarah Bay-Chang selects one work from Open House to purchase and permanently showcase in the Dean’s Office.
DEAN'S PURCHASE PRIZE: REVILL VILLANUEVA
AGYU SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Sponsored and juried by the AGYU, this award presents a $200 prize to 3 VAAH recipients.
AGYU SPOTLIGHT: SARA BURSEY
AGYU SPOTLIGHT: SUKHSAHIJ SINGH
AGYU SPOTLIGHT: SARAH SANDOVAL
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Sponsored by VASA and voted for by the York Community, this artist will receive an award of $200.
VASA PEOPLE'S CHOICE #1: LYNDA RYSAN - LOST IN MY MUSIC
VASA PEOPLE'S CHOICE #2: JULIEN-TYLER NORRISH - A SECRET LETTER TO HOME
VASA PEOPLE'S CHOICE #3: CELESTE CAMERON - A SEAT AT THE TABLE
VASA PEOPLE'S CHOICE #3: CELESTE CAMERON - BOX BRAIDS ARE BEAUTY
PRINT MEDIA AWARDS
JEANNIE THIB PRINT MEDIA AWARD: SARA BURSEY
DAN OLSEN PRINT MEDIA AWARD: ANDREW ATANASOFF
JAPANESE PAPER PLACE AWARD: YUKI TAM
JAPANESE PAPER PLACE AWARD: SHIN TOUSI
OPEN STUDIO PASS & MEMBERSHIP: ZAHRA QUADRI
OPEN STUDIO PASS & MEMBERSHIP: EMMA WEBSTER
VAAH PRINT HONORARIUM: SABA SHARIFI
YU BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE: MAHSA HOSSEINI NAGHAVI
PAINTING AWARDS
WILLOWDALE PAINTING AWARD: REVILL VILLANUEVA
WILLOWDALE PAINTING AWARD: OLIVIA LAFOY
SENIOR PAINTING MEDIA AWARD: NICOLE DIMT
SENIOR PAINTING MEDIA AWARD: JESSALYNN RAMGOOLAM
INTERMEDIATE PAINTING AWARD: DAYAN TORRES FLEITES
VAAH PAINTING HONORARIUM: DOMENICA RINALDI
YU BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE: TALINE KAVOUKIAN
SCULPTURE AWARDS
SENIOR SCULPTURE MEDIA AWARD: ANDREW ABBALLE
SCULPTURE MEDIA AWARD: MICHEL LAFONTAINE
SCULPTURE MEDIA AWARD: MELANIE MCGUIRE
VAAH SCULPTURE HONORARIUM: NADINE CHANTAL LECLERC
YU BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE: ASHLEY WETMORE-CAISSIE
DRAWING AWARDS
MOST PROMISING DRAWING AWARD: KATHY CHEN
SUSAN ROBERTS EXCELLENCE IN DRAWING: SIMON PELLERIN
INNOVATIVE DRAWING: NADINE CHANTAL LECLERC
FIGURATIVE DRAWING AWARD: SHANNON CUPPLES
VAAH DRAWING HONORARIUM: NICOLE LAI
YU BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE: ABBIE MAUNO
TIME-BASED AWARDS
SENIOR TIME-BASED AWARD: KAROLINA BAKER
TRINITY SQUARE VIDEO 2-YR PASS & CREDIT: SUKHSAHIJ SINGH
TRINITY SQUARE VIDEO 2-YR PASS & CREDIT: XILENA CARDONA
VAAH TIME-BASED HONORARIUM: ALICIA HRVATIN
YU BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE: JADIN LEIBOVITCH
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
THE GOLDEN EYEBALL: SHIN TOUSI
THE SILVER EYEBALL: JULIEN-TYLER NORRISH
PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNICIANS CHOICE AWARD: MAX TRUTNEVA
G44 MEMBERSHIP & CREDIT: REVILL VILLANUEVA
TORONTO IMAGE WORKS GIFT CERTIFICATE: KERRY BROWNELL
VAAH PHOTO HONORARIUM: YUHAN SHI
YU BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE: CHELSEA SHUM
Additional Awards
The Brenda Hicks Memorial Award:
SARA BURSEY
The Brenda Hicks Memorial Award was created in honour of Brenda Hicks: a long-service AMPD staff member who passed away suddenly in 2017. She is fondly remembered by all her friends and colleagues in the department of Visual Arts.
Sara Bursey is currently a fourth year student who creates series of works founded in printmaking, supported by a mix of photographs (both digital & film), sculpture, drawing and performance art captured through video.
A lover of animals (as Brenda Hicks was) and battling life experiences is no stranger to Sarah which makes Sara even more deserving of this Staff Award.