The Red Shoe Awards
The 2022 Red Shoe Awards
A Juried Exhibition
Every year, the RMCAD Illustration Department hosts this juried competition. The title Red Shoe Awards is a tribute to the department’s Red Shoe Guild. Student work is exhibited and judged by a panel of experts, and you can view selected artworks in our gallery below.
Award Winners
Best of Show: "Jeanne D'Arc" by Toby Sharp
Drawing, 1st Place: "Lion of Judah" by Kyle Keillor
Innovative, 1st Place: "Invasion" by Lester Fajardo
Media, 1st Place: "Music Box" by Edward Carlos
Storytelling, 1st Place: "Roaming Castle" by Nicole Bodine
Drawing, 2nd Place: "Apothecary Cat" by Jesse Jarldane
Innovative, 2nd Place: "Portland Joy" by Ann Covel
Media, 2nd Place: "Still Life of a Baphomet Plush" by Jun Yi
Storytelling, 2nd Place: "A Good Book on a Rainy Day" by Morgan Strain
Drawing, 3rd Place: "Portrait of a Cow" by Kayla Hassell
Innovative, 3rd Place: "Head in the Clouds" by Dylan Douez
Media, 3rd Place: "The Gang's All Here" by Kathryn Lloyd
Storytelling, 3rd Place: "Forest Night" by Anna Haszelbart
Drawing, Honorable Mention: "Landscape of Hogwarts" by Maggie Isamoyer
Innovative, Honorable Mention: "Controlled" by Anna Johnson
Media, Honorable Mention: "In a Galaxy Far Far West" by Angel Mariano
Storytelling, Honorable Mention: "Library Fox" by Evangelina Shvets
Selected Works
"Grandma's Tools" by Annah Freeman
"Castle in the Sky" by Jesse Jarldane
"A Haunted Past" by Anna Haszelbart
"Witches Castle" by Angel Mariano
"Study of Guiliano de Medici Bust" by Samantha Harrod
"The Mighty Astro Boy" by Matthew Dean
"Percy" by Kathryn Lloyd
"Within the Murky Waters" by Matthew Dean
"Pledge Allegiance to the World" by Mary Fontana
"Respite" by Jun Yi
"Lavender Cat" by Evangeline Shvets
"Silly Goose" by Kathryn Lloyd
"The Golem and the Girl" by Taylor Welch
"Kids and Their Pets" by Morgan Strain
"Desperation" by Ethan Kutulas
"Louie Portrait" by Lauren Kosakowski
"Study of a Crystalline Glass" by Samantha Harrod
"Queen of Hearts" by Kimberly Peralta
"Silver Wolf" by Juno Kurtin
"Collage of My Mind" by Haspel
"Axolotl Dentists" by Dylan Douez
"From Another World" by Matthew Dean
"I Want You" by Mary Fontana
"The Rabbit and the Hare" by Azul Vanegas
"Mandu" by Maria Jose Soliz
"Tragic Sea Love" by Zoe Copp
"Scopophobia" by Jun Yi
"Landscape from a Dream" by Zoe Copp
"Untitled #2" by Kimberly Peralta
"Golden Ticket" by Angel Mariano
"Untitled" by Kimberly Peralta
"Lady of the Lake" by Juno Kurtin
"Self-Portrait" by Samantha Harrod
"Self-Portrait" by Avery Lee
"Primping in the Mirror (Leyendecker Study)" by Toby Sharp
"Driving West" by Susan Sayavong
"Papercut Portrait" by Isabelle Olivia
"Discovery" by Christopher Reagan
"Godisa Woman" by Avery Lee
"Woodworking" by Emilie Hagerdorn
"From the Deep" by Emily Cermak
"Castle" by Maria Jose Soliz
"Faith Over Fear" by Kyle Keillor
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