The Red Shoe Awards
The 2024 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: "Emotion" by Laura Parker
Best Drawing, 1st Place: "Espiritus Afines" by Charity Schafer
Best Drawing, 2nd Place: "Domination" by Alana Meyer
Best Drawing, 3rd Place: "Xana" by Amaya Del Rio
Best Drawing, Honorable Mention: "Noodle Kingdom" by Fianna Weber
Best Drawing, Honorable Mention: "Julie Clothed Pose" by Azul Vanegas
Best Design, 1st Place: "Train Station" by Amaya Del Rio
Best Design, 2nd Place: "Light Speed" by Amaya Del Rio
Best Design, 3rd Place: "Playing Card" by Veronica Gonzalez
Innovative, 1st Place: "Bones For Dinner" by Amara Gardner
Innovative, 3rd Place: "Frog and Toad go to the Cat Supper" by Mikala Watson
Innovative, 2nd Place: "Fish Feet" by Jack Hughins
Storytelling, 1st Place: "Strawbunny" by Rebecca Henkle
Storytelling, 2nd Place: "Pumpkin Picking" by Iyleeh Rose
Storytelling, 3rd Place: "Captured" by Allison Hawes
Use of Media, 1st Place: "Wiccaphobia" by Astrid Ramirez Campos
Use of Media, 2nd Place: "No Destinies Ordained" by Taylor Costarella
Use of Media, 3rd Place: "Portrait" by Allison Hawes
Use of Media, Honorable Mention: "Golden Ratio Still Life" by Alexander Tumlinson
Selected Works
"Thumbelina Escaping Toads" by Evangelina Shvets
"Under the Surface" by Lyleeh Rose
"Vancouver Nights" by Jamie Powell
"You Feel Real to Me" by Taylor Costarella
"Alpine Wyvern" by Alana Meyer
"In Another World" by Alana Meyer
"Stepping on Stars' by Azul Vanegas
"Edge of Divinity" by Taylor Costarella
"Poem" by Amara Gardner
"Nightmare" by Jamie Powell
"Little Red" by Laura Parker
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