2024 Youth and Emerging Juried show

Juror’s Commentaries

Jurors: Dominique Prévost and Vanessa Cress Lokos

It was indeed a beautiful sight to behold all 38 pieces of art that were entered into this year’s 6th Rainbow Studio Youth Art Competition!
Congratulations to all the artists who entered their work.
As artists we know how courageous you all are! We encourage you to keep creating and submitting to
shows, whether your piece is up this time or not. It was hard for us to keep only 20 artworks for this
exhibition, but that’s all the size of the gallery would allow. We chose a selection to represent each of the three categories.
Once again, this year, the caliber of the works that come out of the Rainbow Studio Gallery is
exceptional, and showcases the extremely talented students and their teachers here and in our region.
When making our selection, we were looking for a few things: Is there consistency in the technique, in
how the paint is handled? How about the use of colour? Is the composition working? Also important is
the originality and the interpretation of the theme. Does it hold the viewer’s attention? As you can see
there were many yeses to these questions and these pieces are worthy of our attention!

Congratulations again to all!

Emerging Artist Age 17-29

Dasha Silkova Second Sight 24x30 Acrylic paint on Canvas $800 Ethereal realms peeking from beyond are revealed through an artist's second sight	Zachary Whistie Sunshine 16x22 Acrylic paint on Canvas $700 (NFS) It’s a portrait of my favourite person :)	Jessica Lui Oops! 24x30 Acrylic paint on Canvas $700 I decided to paint a sight that wouldn’t normally be seen as beautiful but is made beautiful with a playful female character.
1 st prize - Emerging Artist Juror's comments It was love at first sight! The composition is masterly; the large amount of negative space is very original, with the jagged silhouette anchoring it, becoming a dance on its own! We really enjoyed the direction of the light and how the trees and lamp posts are slanted to keep your eye from leaving the painting. Simply gorgeous!	2 nd prize - Emerging Artist Juror's comments Incredible portraiture with a captivating sunshine halo around the head! The subtle modulation of the greys used on the girl’s head paired with the loose, fresh and “unfinished” brushstrokes around it makes the whole composition very dynamic! We thought the colour palette was very original, and ditto for having the main subject backlit!	Selected top of 20 Artists

High School Grade 9-12

Cynthia Jiang (Gr.12)
A Glimpse of Winter
22x28 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$NFS

Dana Lee (Gr.11)
Daily Life
20x24 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$350
The beautiful sight is not that far away.

Jiyul Park (Gr.9)
Little Ballerinas
24x30 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$300
Two little girls, who are different from others, sit together on the floor excited to ready to learn and dance.

Jenny Yoon (Gr.11)
The other mice
18x24 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$400
Lightly based on the movie Coraline, the artwork depicts mice living their daily lives as if they were human. A mice circus featuring a fruit stand using fruits from a bottle and a mother mice cooking for her child.

1 st prize - High School
Juror's comments
The paint application is phenomenal! The angle of the perspective is very unusual, it makes one feels like you are standing right there in the snow! We love how the background is painted loosely without too many details, providing a lot of depth as your eye moved along the tree limbs, the shadows and the figure sitting on the stump. The gradation of the sky with its many shades of blue is cleverly repeated in the snow. We are both in awe of this young artist, wise beyond her years!

2 nd prize - High School
Juror's comments
Great colours, very rich and well applied. We really enjoyed all the collaged elements! The side view mirror on the bottom left adds depth and psychological weight to the painting. It makes you questions who is looking at whom within the composition, very clever!

1 st Honorable Mention - High School
Juror's comments
The three bands composition works well and the colours are very harmonious! The quiet foreground provides room for each of the little ballerina to hold their own personalities and expressions. It is also very interesting that the line-up of girls expands beyond the frame; and that the elements on the window sills guide your eye from indoor to outdoor where graceful trees glow.

2 nd Honorable Mention - High School
Juror's comments
Very original fairy tale with frames within the frame! Beautiful storytelling where each detail is exquisitely painted. Whimsical and imaginative, what fun to have a fork, a watch and some postage stamps to give you a sense of the mouse’s scale! There is so much going on, it’s just marvelous! The frame on the left depicting joyful exteriors and the one on the right a more intimate interior. Well done!

Sonya Jeon (Gr.11)
A Castle that Glows in the Dark
18x24 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$750
This artwork presents a castle that is glowing at night, which portrays the idea that every one of us may not shine at all times, but there will be times in our lives when we glow like the castle.

Yebin Jeon (Gr.11)
She won the dress but I won my mom
24x18 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$NFS
Many beautiful sights come out of jealousy. Through jealousy, people can be inspired, eventually sharing and expanding beautfiul sight to others.

Subin Lee (Gr.11)
Perfectly Imperfect
18x20 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$230
The artwork shows how imperfections are often more valuable than perfections.

Jessica Silva (Gr.11)
Rainbow Galaxy
18x24 Water colour, acrylic paint, pencil crayon
$150
Capturing the beauty of the galaxy, my artwork displays the beauty of the universe through vibrant colours and cosmic harmony.

Selected top of 20 Artists

Veronica Lee (Gr.9)
Treasure Map
18x24 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$300
This painting shows that the world is beautiful as a whole, but there are parts within it that make it even more beautiful.

Hani Kim (Gr.9)
My sister
16x20 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$NFS
My artwork is a tribute to my best friend, who i consider my sister. she's my most beautiful sight.

Selected top of 20 Artists

Elementary School Grade 5-8

Sarah Yeh Bin Lim (Gr.7)
Tomorrow x Together
16x20 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$300
My artwork is my favorite picture of the artist's Instagram photo. His name is Yeonjun from Tomorrow by Together. So, my inspiration was my bias (Yeonjun). Also, I liked that picture. It was a windy day in the cities where he took the picture.The first thing I did in my art was to paint my background, which is grey, and then the ocean/water, which is turquoise or blue. Then I painted the city with lights— behind Yeonjun and, after that, the rales with red tape. Then, my last part is Yeonjun with his hair, skin tone, and brown hoody.

Nicole Milovanovic-Ortiz(Gr.5)
Skating Under the Moonlight
24x18 Arcylic
$ 150
"Girl and a boy are skating under the snowy white moonlight with the city staring behind them in silence. I thought since I love skating and winter I would combine those two things into one beautiful painting."

Mason Warner (gr.6)
Unwavering
16x20 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$300
It’s supposed to be about how the Korean pine tree (so-na-moo) might stay. It also means to appreciate it while it lasts because it might not be how you like it now. I always loved trees and I incorporated a variety in my painting. I love strange scenes and this fitted it perfectly, I kept on changing and adding ideas but in the end I thought it was beautiful.

Blair Aungle (11years old)
A Fresh Start
18x24 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$NFS
Three hungry bees searching for a fresh start as they stare at the bright, colourful and luscious flowers.

1 st prize - Elementary School
Juror's comments
Wonderful painting! We love how the water is painted with the light shining on it coming off the bridge
on the left. We are taken by the intensity of the stare, wondering what are they looking at, probably a
beautiful sight!

2 nd prize - Elementary School
Juror's comments
So much movement, this artist has a dancing brush that is really fresh and free. It fits the theme very
well, definitely a fun, beautiful scene!

Honorable Mention - Elementary School
Juror's comments
Gorgeous palette of saturated colours. A very original composition, the circular motion keeps your
attention in a dream like state. We were taken by the finesse of the patterning of the light, how it circled
the moon, then glided along the edges of the waves, genius!

Selected top of 20 Artists

Julia Lee (Gr.7)
Girl In The Mirror
16x20 Pencil on thepaper
$200
A girl putting on makeup but in the mirror it’s not really her but her past, present, and future self.

Wilfred Ng (Gr.5)
Tropical Trip
16x20 Color marker on the paper
$150

Nisa Sevinc (Gr.7)
A Glimpse of Winter
24x22 Acrylic paint on Canvas
$300
Every year, surrounded by sparkling Christmas lights, kids found their love for snow with the snowman by their side.

Selected top of 20 Artists