A recent Simon Fraser University graduate of the Masters of Fine Arts program is one of 15 finalists in the 2018 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
Krystle Coughlin, a New Westminster resident, was selected from more than 500 submissions for the Royal Bank of Canada prize, according to a press release. The selected piece is untitled.
“I’m continually impressed by the creative strength of the artists and emerging talent who enter this competition,” Corrie Jackson, senior art curator for RBC, stated in the release. “
The winner will be announced on Sept. 18 in Toronto, winning $25,000 and a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
