by Courtney Holmes | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The Yukon Prize for Visual Arts is pleased to announce the finalists for the $20,000 Yukon Prize. Many thanks to the outstanding jurors who made the selection. The artists are: Kaylyn Baker Jeffrey Langille Rebekah Miller Cole Pauls Omar Reyna Alainnah Whachell The...
by Courtney Holmes | May 10, 2023 | 2023 Longlist
Robyn McLeod 2023 Longlist Artist Bio From Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Robyn McLeod is of Dene, Métis, and Scottish descent and a member of the Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę First Nation in the Dehcho Region of the NWT. Robyn is a multi-disciplinary artist, practicing...
by Courtney Holmes | May 10, 2023 | 2023 Longlist
Rebekah Miller 2023 Finalist Artist Bio Working in various mediums including drawing, sculpture, printmaking and photography, Rebekahs practice is informed through human interactions with nature conveyed through notions of “skin.” Rebekah completed her BFA at Alberta...
by Courtney Holmes | May 10, 2023 | 2023 Longlist
Meshell Melvin 2023 Longlist 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 thirty years. Her images reflect an interest in her community...
by Courtney Holmes | May 10, 2023 | 2023 Longlist
Nicole Rayburn 2023 Longlist Artist Bio I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan, and despite hating winter, i live in Dawson City, a remote, cold, northern community in Yukon, Canada (did i mention cold?). I spend most of my time struggling with mental health issues,...
