Welcome!
Welcome to FCA Toronto’s 2023 Toronto Invitational, our first exhibition of the year.
Enjoy 84 artworks by 48 artists from across Canada. All of the works presented in this exhibition are original and they are available for purchase. All prices are in Canadian dollars (and exclude applicable sales taxes and the cost of shipping or delivery).
If you would like to learn more about a particular piece and the artist who created it, please contact us and we will put you in touch with the artist. We have also provided you with links to each artist’s website or social media page so you can see more of their work and contact them directly if you wish.
About This Exhibition
For the 2023 Toronto Invitational, we invited entries from all artists across Canada who are members of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) with Active or Signature status.
The exhibition was open to all subjects and styles in the following media: acrylic, encaustics, graphite, ink, mixed media, oil, pastel, pencil, water media and hand-pulled prints in runs of up to 200.
The FCA received 126 submissions and the independent jury accepted 84 artworks. Sitting on the jury were the following signature FCA artists:
- Jutta Kaiser, SFCA (FCA Profile, Website)
- Joan Larson, SFCA (FCA Profile, Website)
- Burnette Giles, AFCA (FCA Profile, Website)
Participing artists
Below is a list of participating artists. We have provided links to their websites and Instagram accounts so you can see more of their work and contact them for more information.
Artists affiliated with FCA Toronto are marked with an asterisk *. You can find a detailed listing of FCA Toronto artists at the bottom of this page with links to their FCA Toronto profiles.
- Yuliya Alagir (Calgary, AB, Web, Instagram)
- Jennifer Annesley, SFCA (Edmonton AB, Web, Instagram)
- Dina Belaia*, (Toronto, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Izabela Bogdanovic (Calgary, AB, Web, Instagram)
- Beth Bouffard, SFCA* (Whitefish Falls, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Vicki Brophey*, (Puslinch, ON, Web)
- Nancy Calder* (Stratford, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Wendy Carmichael Bauld*, AFCA (Burlington, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Deri Chilton Russell* (Elmwood, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Françoise Cockburn* (Toronto, ON, Web)
- Cathy Cullis* (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Rick Cullis*, AFCA (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Sheila Davis*, SFCA (Beaverton, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Laura Dirk* (London, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Nicole Dolson* (Burlington, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Yanina Eberhard (Calgary AB, Web, Instagram)
- Priti Girgla (Oakville, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Victor Gligor (Maple Ridge, BC, Web)
- Charley Hampton (Vernon, BC, Web)
- Margaret Horvat* (Burlington, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Audrey Krol (Kelowna, BC, Web, Instagram)
- Carol Loeb, SFCA ( Yarker, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Dayou Lu*, (North York, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Brenda Maunders (West Kelowna, BC, Web)
- Nola McConnan*, (Toronto, ON, Web)
- Marlene McPherson (Okanagan, BC, Web)
- Sue Miller*, AFCA (Whitby, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Martin Murphy*, (Vancouver, BC, Web, Instagram)
- Sandra Murphy* (Aurora, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Connie O’Connor (Vancouver area, BC, Web, Instagram)
- Caily Oldershaw (Dawson Creek, BC, Web, Instagram)
- Dianne Postman (Okanagan, BC, Facebook, Instagram)
- Claudia Punter*, AFCA (Osoyoos, BC, Web)
- Lucy Quin* (Newmarket, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Alan Douglas Ray*, AFCA (Toronto, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Jenny Reid* (East York, ON, Web)
- Louise Scott-Bushell*, AFCA (Mississauga, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Bärbel Smith*, AFCA (Green Valley, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Barb Sohn* (Perth, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Lori Sokoluk (Smokey Lake, AB, Web, Instagram)
- Krisanne Souter (Goulais River, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Frances Stocks (Peachland, BC, Web)
- Helen Teichroeb (Grand Prairie, AB, Web, Instagram)
- Jaan Teng*, (Keene, ON, Web)
- Irina Valentin* (Milgrove, ON, Web, Instagram)
- Shirley A Weiss, AFCA (Crooked Creek, AB, Web, Facebook)
- Sharon Lynn Williams, AFCA, (Calgary, AB, Web, Instagram)
- Steve Wilson*, AFCA, (Niagara Falls, ON, Web, Instagram)
Award Recipients
First Prize $500
Carol Loeb, SFCA "Sunlight and Shadows" 40" x 40", Acrylic on canvas, $4800
Second Prize $250
Jennifer Annesley, SFCA "47, Fifth Avenue" 18" x 18", Watercolour on Crescent Premium Watercolour Board, $3800
Third Prize $100
Nancy Calder "A Spoonful of Sugar" 13.5" x 17", Oil on Masonite, $1150
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Martin Murphy "The Landscaper" 72" x 36", Oil on Canvas, $6200
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Yuliya Alagir "Tinges of Fall" 18" x 24", Acrylic, $3,500.00
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Brenda Maunders "Hen Party" 34.25" x 36.25" Oil and acrylic on canvas, $2900
Accepted Works
Artworks accepted into this juried exhibition are arranged below in random order. Every time you visit this online gallery, the works will appear in a different order!
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