by Yukon Prize | Feb 4, 2025 | 2025 Finalists, 2025 Longlist
The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Jane Isakson 2025 Finalist Artist Bio A life-long interest in nature and the outdoors brought Jane north to the Yukon after finishing her BFA at the University of Alberta (with distinction, 1998). Her painting practice is nature based,...
by Yukon Prize | Feb 4, 2025 | 2025 Finalists, 2025 Longlist
The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Jeneen Frei Njootli 2025 Finalist Artist Bio Jeneen Frei Njootli lives in the bush with her husband and babies outside of Old Crow, YT. A recovering academic, they are truly living the meme of closing your computer and running into the...
by Yukon Prize | Feb 4, 2025 | 2025 Finalists, 2025 Longlist
The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Randi Nelson 2025 Finalist Artist Bio Randi Nelson, a Secwépemc artist and fashion designer from St’uxwtéws First Nation based in Whitehorse, Yukon, is dedicated to preserving Indigenous materials of wealth through her designs. Blending...
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The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Jackie Olson 2025 Finalist Artist Bio Jackie Olson was born and raised in Dawson City and is a citizen of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation. Trained as a painter, Jackie received a BFA from the Alberta College of Art in 1992, and has...
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The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Aubyn O’Grady 2025 Yukon Prize Recipient Artist Bio Aubyn O’Grady is the Program Director of the Yukon School of Visual Arts (Yukon SOVA) in Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Territory, Dawson City, Yukon (Canada). Aubyn’s research-creation...
by Yukon Prize | Feb 4, 2025 | 2025 Finalists, 2025 Longlist
The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts Meshell Melvin 2025 Finalist Artist Bio From her beginnings and fine art education in southern Ontario to the home in the North she chose, Meshell Melvin has fashioned a professional art practice that spans over thirty years. Her images...