OPEN HOUSE 2023
AWARD WINNERS
VASA PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
MAHSA HOSSEINI
DEAN’S PURCHASE PRIZE
YUKI TAM
AGYU SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
NICOLE GUERRERO-ZAMORA, YUKI TAM, REVILL VILLANUEVA
HONORABLE MENTIONS: LIDA KAMALUDDIN & ARUZO KAMALUDDIN
BRENDA HICKS MEMORIAL AWARD
ANDREW ATANASOFF & YUKI TAM
ART HISTORY
Senior Art History Essay Award—EMILY HORTON
“Too Close for Comfort: Vito Acconci, The Blair Witch Project, and The Impact of New Media Techniques on Commercial Horror.”
Art History Essay Award #1—ALESSIA SPAGNUOLO
“Alexandra Nahwegahbow and the Curation of Sentient Objects.”
Art History Essay Award #2—JUN LEE
“Credit Where Credit’s Due How AI deserves recognition as a creative agent.”
VAAH Honorarium—NASSIM ABU SARARI
YU Bookstore—TALINE KAVOUKIAN
“New Media Art Strategies and Considerations for Ecological Activism.”
HONORABLE MENTIONS
DOMENICA RINALDI—“Tahiti’s Treasure: Kehinde Wiley’s Depiction of Mahu Women in his “Tahiti” Series”
ALEXIS BALLEM—“Playfully Disruptive: A Curator Profile of Marie Foulston”
EMILY TANG—“Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit”
AIDAN SWEATMAN—“Remnants of the Anthropocene”
DRAWING
Most Promising Drawing—JAE GENOVE
Susan Roberts Excellence in Drawing—HUACHEN LI
Innovative Drawing—SARA BURSEY
Figurative Drawing—IRIS BLANCO
VAAH Honorarium/ YU Bookstore—ARUZO KAMALUDDIN
BMO NOMINEES—HUACHEN LI, OLIVIA MARTIN, KEITH VILLANUEVA
GALLERY 1313 EXHIBITORS—SARA BURSEY, MELANIE MUNOZ MILLER, JAE GENOVE
PAINTING
Willowdale Award for Painting—SARAH HANCOCK & COLIN ARTHURS
The Donghui Liu International Student Painting Award—SOPHIA KIM
Senior Painting Media Award # 1—NICOLE GUERRERO-ZAMORA
Senior Painting Media Award # 2—AMIR PATROS
Intermediate Painting Media Award—KILE BRINDLEY-REID
VAAH Honorarium—KAROLINA BAKER
Painting Media Art Materials Award—ZHIYIN LI
YU Bookstore—ALSA ST. ROSE
BMO NOMINEES—DAYAN TORRES FLEITES, OLIVIA LAFOY, HELEN ISKANDER
GALLERY 1313 EXHIBITORS—PARIA SHAHVERDI-AZARBAIJANI, AMIR PATROS, REVILL VILLANUEVA
PHOTO
The Golden Eyeball—COLIN ARTHURS
The Silver Eyeball—FRANCESCA VICI
Photography Technician's Award—SUMAYA OSMAN
Toronto Image Works GC—DIANNE TWOMBLY
Gallery 44 student membership and production credit—NADIA FELLER
VAAH Honorarium—LIDA KAMALUDDIN
YU Bookstore—TAMARA MADRAMUTHU
BMO NOMINEES—DAYAN TORRES, COLIN ARTHURS, FRANCESCA VICI
GALLERY 1313 EXHIBITORS—DAYAN TORRES, COLIN ARTHURS, FRANCESCA VICI
PRINT MEDIA
Jeannie Thib Print Media Award #1—ANDREW ATANASOFF
Jeannie Thib Print Media Award #2—YUKI TAM
Dan Olsen Print Media Award—SARAH SANDOVAL
Japanese Paper Place Award #1—TAMARA MADRAMUTHU
Japanese Paper Place Award #2—COLIN ARTHURS
Open Studio full-month Pass + membership #1—FLORENCIA ALBARRACIN
Open Studio full-month Pass + membership #2—SAMANTHA MCLEISH
VAAH Honorarium—SHIN TOUSI
YU Bookstore—MAE KLEIN
BMO NOMINEES—CHUN LEE, ANDREW ATANASOFF, YUKI TAM
GALLERY 1313 EXHIBITORS—CHUN LEE, ANDREW ATANASOFF, YUKI TAM
SCULPTURE
Senior Sculpture Media Award—ASHLEY WETMORE-CAISSIE
Sculpture Media Award—ERIN BEGLEY
Sculpture Media Award—ZOE ADAMS
VAAH Honorarium—MAHSA HOSSEINI
YU Bookstore—RYAN WONG
BMO NOMINEES—MAHSA HOSSEINI, ASHLEY WETMORE-CAISSIE, RYAN WONG
GALLERY 1313 EXHIBITORS—MAHSA HOSSEINI, ZOE ADAMS, ERIN BEGLEY
TIME-BASED ART
Senior Time-Based Award—NASSIM ABU SARARI
Trinity Square Video Membership/Credit #1—FELISHA FORRESTER
Trinity Square Video Membership/Credit #2—MICHELLE SHEV
VAAH Honorarium—SABRINA SCINOCCO
YU Bookstore—FLORENCIA ALBARRACIN
BMO NOMINEES—GASHTA BERAHMAN, CALVIN PHAM, AMANDA SIMMONS
GALLERY 1313 EXHIBITORS—GASHTA BERAHMAN, JADIN LEIBOVITCH, CALVIN PHAM, AMANDA SIMMONS