Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2017 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Awards! Over $40,000 in cash and in-kind awards were presented last week to some very extraordinary artists of the 2017 Exhibition including many Akin Collective studio members and alumni!

Katrina Jurjans of Akin Lansdowne won Best of Painting as well as Best of Student which includes a one-week Residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point & One-week Exhibition at Artscape Youngplace.

Kendra Yee of Akin Lansdowne received the Emerging Artist by Emerging Curator Award, an award that creates an opportunity for an emerging curator and four emerging artists to participate in an exhibition at a professional gallery.

Loren Kaplan of Akin Dupont received Honourable Mention for Best of Ceramics.

Kristy Blackwell of Akin Sunrise received Honourable Mention for Best of Painting.

Julia Hepburn, a former Akin member also received Honourable mention for Best of 3D Works.

We are so proud of all of you!

Click here for a complete list of the 2017 award winners