Winning artworks from the 36th edition of Pierrefonds-Roxboro's Art Competition

Last updated April 21, 2024
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The 36th edition of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Art Contest took place on Friday, December 2, with the awards gala in the presence of Mayor Dimitrios (Jim) Beis and Borough Councillors Louise Leroux and Chahi (Sharkie) Tarakjian.

The gala was followed by the vernissage of the exhibition presenting the works of all participants. 

This year, 116 people took part in the contest. Of these, 45 were first-time participants. 

Gala and exhibition

The jury selected 28 winners in the Amateur, Youth, Adult and Senior categories, as well as in the Professional category. The winners were announced at the Gala held on Friday, December 2 at the Pierrefonds Cultural Centre. The guests then moved to the Pierrefonds Library, where the vernissage was held, featuring the works of the 116 participants. 

Special mention of participation 

During the vernissage, the borough mayor presented certificates to 14 adults from the Omega Resources organization, which provides support and assistance to adults experiencing mental health problems. This was their first participation. This special mention is to encourage them and to recognize their efforts in creating  and presenting a work of art.

New Youth Category

The Youth categories are now divided into three age groups. The 5 to 12 years old group has been split in two: 5 to 8 years old and 9 to 12 years old. The 13 to 17 year olds form the third group in the Youth category. This allows a greater number of youth to shine and win prizes.

Here are the winners of the 2022 Edition

Scroll through the photos in the image gallery below.

Amateur category, Seniors - 1st prize ($200) - André Gauvin
  • Painting representing the typical balconies of Montreal's residential neighbourhoods.
  • Abstract painting.
  • Abstract painting.
  • Painting of a rural landscape by a river.
  • Abstract painting where different shades of green dominate. A few rose stems can be seen
  • Painting representing a vase with yellow flowers and various grasses.
  • Multicoloured children's drawing showing an elephant, a fish and a cat.
  • Colourful drawing representing a parrot.
  • Colourful drawing showing a penguin.
  • Three-dimensional artwork representing environmental pollution and the urgency to act.
  • Painting representing a spray of flowers on a black background.
  • Colourful painting representing open swinging doors offering a view of a seaside landscape.
  • Painting representing two orange lilies.
  • Abstract drawing representing a woman plunging a sharp object into her face.
  • Painting representing a small fictional village.
  • Portrait of a young Caucasian woman.
  • Abstract painting of a black woman combing her hair.
  • Abstract painting.
  • Painting of a landscape representing a meadow and mountains in the distance.
  • Abstract drawing.
  • Black and white drawing of a woman. We see hands that seem to be coming out of the back of her head.
  • Abstract work in three dimensions, where we can see the drawing of lungs and on top of which are placed Corona beer caps.
  • Abstract painting.
  • Painting of an elderly woman sitting at a table with a cup and a teapot. She seems to be counting coins.
  • Painting of two goldfish.
  • Abstract painting.
  • Abstract painting.
  • Drawing of a camera.

Purchasing artworks

It is possible to purchase a work of art exhibited in the library as part of this competition. The price is displayed next to each piece on sale.

Interested in a particular piece? 

Please contact Lili-Marlène Jourdain:

In your message, please include the following information

  • Your name
  • Your phone number
  • Name of the artist
  • Title of the work
  • Sale price

We will contact you during the week of January 16, 2023 to put you in touch with the artist.
Thank you for supporting the Art Contest participants!

Meet the jury members

Claudine Ascher

Through multi-lingual and multi-immigrant experiences, Claudine Ascher is today a person also created by the convergence of her three artistic paths: artist, curator, and teacher. She has been exhibiting her sculptures, drawings, paintings, and mixed media in solo and group exhibitions in Canada and elsewhere since 1983. She has been teaching art techniques and practice since 1976 independently, in non-profit art centres, and in CEGEPs. Since 1984 she has been creating exhibitions as an independent gallery curator, as well as in non-profit centres, for example at the McClure Gallery at the Visual Arts Centre (1984 - 1986), and the Galerie de la Ville at the Arts Centre in Dollard des Ormeaux (1988 - 2020). 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction, 1974) and a Teaching Diploma (1976) from McGill University, and a Bachelor of Visual Arts (1983) and a Master of Arts - Visual Arts Education (2006) from Concordia University. You can see examples of her work and find more information about her by visiting her website claudineascher.com. 

Monica Brinkman

Monica Brinkman was born in Ontario, Canada in 1970 to a German immigrant father and an Acadian mother. She grew up in the western suburbs of Montreal and has lived in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region since 1992. 

Monica is a professional mosaic and multi-disciplinary artist. She creates contemporary style mosaics. Her artistic journey began as a child sewing patchwork and collecting seashells and sea glass on the beach while visiting her grandparents’ cottage in New Brunswick. Her inspiration for the subjects of her work is based primarily on social issues, the human condition, the environment and of course her childhood. Although her work is a blend of craft and art, she is also inspired by the variety of materials available to her, including their colors, textures, clarity and luminosity and all the possibilities that come with them. 

Her mosaics are characterized by the great variety of tesserae, smalti, stained glass, ceramic tiles, porcelain dishes, fabrics, natural fibers and any piece that attracts her attention by its beauty and originality. She works with a two dimensional vision, and three dimensional art Monica has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions nationally and internationally. Monica is well known in the art world for her role as an artist in the community. Through cultural mediation, she has carried out numerous collective art projects in schools, with different organizations and groups of citizens. In 2021 with artist Tina Marais, they won the “Artist in the Community” award awarded by Les Arts et la Ville and Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for their project “Le Rassemblement.

Diane Collet

Diane Collet is an expressionist artist best known for her offbeat imagery. She is passionate about satire and irony and her internal mantra is “nothing is sacred”. An ordered universe gives rise to certain patterns, but she looks for elements that do not fit into these patterns, specifically contrasts between how things seem to us and what they are in reality. Incongruities become fodder for her images.

She uses traditional mediums to create drawings, paintings and mixed media works, and new technologies to make videos and limited edition digital prints.

Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, she has exhibited in Canada and abroad since the 1980’s. As an educator, she has taught various art courses including visual language and creativity techniques in private CEGEPs and art centers in and around Montreal. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Arts from Concordia University in Montreal.

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