En Plein Air Competition 2022
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s annual En Plein Air Competition is a call to artists to embrace the Canadian tradition of landscape painting.
Following in the footsteps of the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, each summer and early fall painters are invited to set their easels down on the McMichael’s grounds and in the historic Village of Kleinburg to paint en plein air.
The 2022 competition saw 72 artists of all ages, submit more than 90 works of art for consideration in oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel.
This exhibition celebrates the 33 artists of distinction whose works successfully captured the unique spirit and charm of the land. The top prize winners, including the People’s Choice Award winner, will be announced on February 19, 2023 at a reception and award ceremony.
This exhibition is offered thanks to the generous support of Ms. Amanda Xiao.
We are pleased to share the exceptional work of shortlisted artists in each category. On behalf of the McMichael family, we congratulate all the artists that competed in this year’s En Plein Air Competition.
Works on Canvas/Panel
Home
Josette Bouchard-Muller
Acrylic
Hemlock Walk
Scott Rubie
Acrylic
Montage
Teodorico Asuncion
Acrylic
Autumn Crimson
Dawna Vansoelen
Acrylic
The Light in Me Recognizes the Light in You
Christopher Cape
Acrylic
East Humber, Early Autumn
Wade Hemsworth
Oil
Kleinburg Café
Stéphanie Doucet
Oil
Greens and Blue/Greens at the Doctor’s House
Grace Downer
Oil
View to McMichael Canadian Art
Jie (Jane) Zhou
Oil
Silent Stones – The McMichael Cemetery
Ian McKendry
Oil
September Garden, Kleinburg
Win Keenan-Kuplowsky
Oil
Sunny Days in Kleinburg
Laura Coutts
Oil
Glow and Dance
Piera Pugliese
Oil
Fishing on the Humber River
Giuseppe Remi Pivetta
Oil
Tom’s Cabin
Katherine Stark
Oil
Kleinburg Village II
Giuseppe Remi Pivetta
Watercolour
Works on Paper
Visiting Friends
Tushar Patel
Pencil
Kleinburg Railway Station
Nancy Watt
Watercolour, pen and ink
North Gallery View
Doug Geldart
Watercolour
The Artist’s Cabin
Christina Vogiatzis
Watercolour
As They Come and Go
Holly Archer
Acrylic
The Artist’s Cabin
Lang Fang
Watercolour
Fleures d’automne
Veronica Macdonald
Watercolour
Walking Through Colours
Kishor Sonawane
Watercolour
Kleinburg
Veronica Macdonald
Gouache
The Wooden House
Filip Podruczny
Oil
The Aftermath of Lightning
Leland Li
Acrylic
Tree Root on a Road
WanJuan
Acrylic
Under the Burning Sun
Sophie Yang
Acrylic
In the Sky
Riley Thibault
Acrylic
The Lasting Greens of Summer
Jorja Thibault
Acrylic
Works by Children and Youth
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Works on Canvas/Panel
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Works on Paper
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1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Honourable Mention
