RCA Scholarship

Recipients

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

2010
PAINTING
Aislinn Thomas, University of Guelph, Guelph ON
Interdisciplinary Arts

PAINTING
Jamie Reynolds, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
Ceramics

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

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

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

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

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

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

RCA / Ernest Annau Scholarship for Architecture

2009
Bryn Marler, Dalhousie University, NS

2008
Karl Vinge, Dalhousie University, NS

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

2010
Jonathon Royer, Université Laval, Quebec
Philippe Jean, Université Laval, Quebec

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