RCA / C.D. Howe Scholarships for Art and Design

2002
PAINTING
Corey Gorman, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, MUN, Corner Brook, NL
Chosen place of study: Memorial University of Newfoundland Harlow campus, England
Subject: art and architecture and the contemporary art scene

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Carl Plante, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC
Chosen place of study: the IDEO School of Industrial Design, Boston MA
Subject: VIP Systems, a novel approach to grocery shopping

CERAMICS
Lia Tajcnar, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
Chosen place of study: Australian National University, Canberra
Subject: Masters degree in ceramics, 2 year programme

2003
TEXTILE / FIBER ART
Sarah Steeves, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Chosen place of study: University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
Subject: research and study, how artists are incorporating technology in their design work

SCULPTURE
Ray Lodoen, University of Saskatchewan, SK
Chosen place of study: Concordia University, Montreal
Subject: new directions in sculpture

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Mimi Lin, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
Chosen place of study: Pratt Institute, New York, N.Y.
Subject: Masters of Professional Studies in Design

2004
PAINTING / DRAWING
Gregory Blunt, OCAD, Toronto, ON
Chosen place of study: Fine Arts Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Subject: MFA in painting and drawing

PRINTMAKING
Jacqueline Barrett, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Chosen place of study: Silpakorn University, Thailand, Fine Arts Faculty
Subject: learning new techniques and gaining exposure to differing artists’ points of view

METALSMITHING
Sarah Alford, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS
Chosen place of study: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine, U.S.A.
Subject: learning techniques for application of unlikely materials

2005
FILM
Nicolas Pereda, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University, Toronto, ON
Chosen place of study: York University, Toronto, ON
Subject: MFA, film production

NEW MEDIA, INSTALLATION
François Quévillon, École des arts visuels et médiatiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, QC
Chosen place of study: UQÀM
Subject: Masters in visual arts and media

PHOTOGRAPHY
Paul Giesbrecht, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Chosen place of study: University of Toronto
Subject: photography

2006
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Laura Sullivan, Department of Design, Sheridan / York University Joint Graphic Design Program, Toronto, ON
Chosen place of study: School for Visual Arts, New York, NY
Subject: Design

PRINTMAKING
D'Arcy Wilson, Department of Fine Arts, Mount Alison University, Sackville, NB
Chosen place of study: University of Calgary
Subject: Open Media

2007
PAINTING
Erik Nieminen, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Chosen Place of Study: Concordia University
Subject: MFA, Painting

SCULPTURE
Allison Cake, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Chosen Place of Study: University of Victoria
Subject: MFA, Sculpture

INTERIOR DESIGN
Vanessa Aleshka, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Chosen Place of Study: University of Manitoba
Subject: Masters in Interior Design

RCA / Ernest Annau Scholarship for Architecture

2001
Katrina Walters, University of British Columbia, BC
chosen place of study: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
subject: architecture as a weaving of nature and infrastructure

2002
Yasmina Lacasse, Université Laval, Quebec, QC
chosen place of study: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
subject: individuals and their living space

2003
Jason Lee, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
chosen place of study: Global Architecture Centre, Netherlands
subject: understanding the Canadian perception of the natural landscape.

2004
Adam Scales, University of Calgary, AB
chosen place of study: University of Delft, Netherlands
subject: urban sprawl and unbridled growth

2005
Julia Jamrozik, University of British Columbia, BC
chosen place of study: Technical University in Berlin
subject: Architectural identity in the context of Berlin

2007
Julie Rondeau, Université de Montréal, QC
chosen place of study: California
subject: to follow and study Californian architecture

RCA / Eberhard Zeidler Scholarship for Architecture

2005
Vedanta Balbahadur, McGill University, QC
chosen place of study: to be determined
subject: Megastructural Thinking in the New Millennium: Learning from the Origins of the World’s Architectural Playgrounds

RCA / Nienkamper Scholarship for Design

2005
Jessica Davies, Ryerson School of Interior Design, ON
chosen place of study: Cornell University (TBC)
subject: Architecture and Design in its cultural, social, economic, and political contexts

2006
Zagros Hatami, School of Industrial Design, Carleton University, ON
chosen place of study: University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland
subject: Master of Arts programme in Industrial and Strategic Design

2007
Geoff Lilge, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB