Lind Prize 2019 Finalists

SCA MFA candidate Roxanne Charles and SCA alumni Jessica Johnson are among the finalists for the 2019 Lind Prize, administered by the The Polygon Gallery. Congratulations!

Also up for the prize are artists Claire Geddes Bailey, Evan Berg, Garnet Dirksen, Aaron Leon, Christian McGinty, Lilian Rose Smith, Ryan Stella, Weronika Stepien, and Ran Zhou, chosen by a jury consisting of writer and art collector Claudia Beck, Nanaimo Art Gallery curator Jesse Birch, and BC artist Liz Magor. The winner will be announced at the opening reception and award ceremony on May 21, 2019, at 7:00 PM at the Polygon. The exhibition runs to June 9, featuring tours every Saturday at 2:00 PM.

The Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize is made possible through a generous donation from Rogers Communications, in honour of Phil Lind’s commitment to the company and the communications industry over the course of 40 years.