Katie Lyle, CASV board member, RBC painting competition finalist

Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Congratulations to Katie Lyle, just named one of the 15 finalists for the 2012 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

Established in 1999, with the support of the Canadian Art Foundation, the prize recognizes emerging artists who are in the first five years of their artistic careers, and awards $25,000 to the winner and $15,000 apiece to two runners up.

Katie first became involved with the CASV as an intern, and then joined the board as Secretary in 2010, ending her term this May to dedicate more time to her art.  Katie’s 2011 piece, White Night, and 14 other final works will be on exhibit at the Power Plant in Toronto, will join RBC’s Canadian art collection, which currently holds more than 4,000 works, and are currently online at rbc.com/paintingcompetition.

The 2012 winner and honourable mentions will be announced in Toronto on November 29.