Vancouver artist Matthew Brown was awarded $15,000 after being named one of the finalists in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition, placing in the top three of more than 700 entrants.
Brown’s work will be displayed with the 14 other semi-finalists at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver from Nov. 14 to 19. He also has work in an upcoming exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Last year’s national winner and recipient of $25,000 was Etienne Zack, also of Vancouver.