Past Arty Awards Winners Archive

*Winners in BOLD*

2021 Nominees

2021 Winners are marked in bold.

Youth Achievement

  • Cash Calhoun
  • Ivy Handford

Emerging Artist

  • Cassidy Luteijn
  • Faria Firoz
  • Luke Pardy

Media Arts

  • Dona Park
  • Gurjant Singh Sekhon

Lifestyle

  • Victoria Carpenter
  • Mori Kono

Visual Arts

  • Susannah White
  • Yvonne Dale
  • Emily Brace
  • Natoya Ellis

Performing Arts

  • Cambree Lovesy
  • Dear Father
  • Linda Szentes and the Jazzlinks
  • Mauvey
  • Kellen Saip (posthumous) 

Literary Arts

  • David Tickner
  • Julia Rohan
  • K.A. Wiggins
  • Emily Isaacson

Arts Advocate

  • Lauralee Sí:tel Á:la Kelly
  • Stephen Munga

Lifetime Achievement

  • Betty Johnston

2020 Nominees

2020 Winners are marked in bold.

Visual Arts

  • Annette Roach
  • Isabella Dagnino*
  • Jennifer McKay
  • Grant Ferguson
  • Emma Haak
  • Nadia Dodd
  • Georgina Hannay


Performing Arts

  • Kelllen Saip
  • Cambree Lovesy
  • Rajnish Dhawan*
  • Nicci Marsh


Media Arts

  • Arkinder Kandola
  • Chantelle Trainor-Matties*
  • The Patrika Media


Literary Arts

  • Julia Rohan
  • Sharanjit Sandhra & Satwinder Bains*
  • Saniya Kaushal


Lifestyle

  • Wild Lily Institute
  • Tanya R. Loewen*


Arts Advocate

  • Nelly Fargeon*
  • Austin Kwidzinski


Emerging Artist

  • Cat Janzen
  • Candise Paul
  • Carolyn Abramson
  • Emily Gauthier*
  • Talia Marusech


Youth Achievement 

  • Sukhmani Kahlon
  • Masa Kono*
  • Hannah Bricknell


Lifetime Achievement

  • Doreen Jung*
September 30, 2019

The Abbotsford Arts Council’s Arty Awards celebrated their 15th anniversary on Saturday night handing out awards in eight categories in front of a packed house at The Reach Gallery Museum. In addition to the awards presentations, there were performances by nominees Wenonah Justin, Ben Cottrill, Sydney Beau, and Kyler Pierce, with the evening of thrills and one spill being hosted by award-winning local comic Cliff Prang. Long time curator of Historical Collections at the Reach Kris Foulds was presented with the Arty for Lifetime Achievement.

 
Full winners list
  • Arts Advocate – Marc Forcier
  • Emerging Artist –Tara Faulks
  • Lifestyle – Robyn Marshall
  • Literary Arts –Chad Reimer
  • Media Arts –funFAYR Pictures
  • Performing Arts –Ben Cottrill
  • Visual Arts – Rebekah Brackett
  • Youth Achievement – Priscilla Gubiotti
  • Lifetime Achievement – Kris Foulds
 

Christine Caldwell Arts Advocate

Annalisa Osterby-Batryn

Alexandra Klassen

Jess Delves

Laura Schneider

Emerging Artist

The Crescent Sky

Kendra Anderson

Monique Bellamy

Tracy Binnendyk

Janae Gartly

Lifestyle Award

Memento More Studios Inc.

Kathleen Feenstra

Jill Sonia McDonald

Literary Artist

Philip Sherwood

Tedford (Ted) Goodrich

Seamus Heffernan

Robert Martens

Robyn Roste

Philip Sherwood

Richard Toews 

Media Artist

Francesca Moore

Casey Kowalchuk

Performing Arts

Cliff Prang

Brander Raven McDonald 

Visual Arts

Jay White

Meshaal Alweer

Elysia Bronson

Brayden Eshuis

Emily Gauthier

Jennifer Pinkerton

Youth Achievement 

Sarah McGuire

Julia Mezihorak

Christine Caldwell Arts Advocate-Presented by CDW & Associates

Alexandra Blair

Coalmont

Connie Hackett 

Katie Stobbart

Lando Klassen

Emerging Artist-Presented by Meade & Co

Cassidy Luteijn 

Chantelle Fawcett 

Jenna Cook 

Mayday Club Youth Choir For Autism Advocacy

Meshaal Alzeer 

Lifestyle Award-Presented by Aird Flavel

Dianna Lewis 

Jil Sonia McDonald

Johannes and Kristina van Vloten 

Literary Artist-Presented by The Cascade

Frances McGuckin 

Harman Kaur

Lisa Caroglanian Dorazio

Michelle Elrick 

Robyn Roste 

Media Artist-Presented by Slap Communications

Adam Wormald 

Brittany Cardinal 

Performing Arts-Presented by King’s Music

Chelsea Amber 

Cliff Prang 

Paul Williamson 

Shashi Lata Virk 

Sunee Dhaliwal 

Visual Arts-Presented by Aldergrove Credit Union

Jeff Stackhouse 

Linda Klippenstein

Raphael Silver

Sharon Huget 

Youth Achievement -Presented by Etta Hellyer

Bradin Cummings 

Caylee Watrin

Lifetime Achievement -Presented by Freddy Latham

Norm Williams

Honourable Mention

Abbotsford Arts Academy 

Andrew Booth 

Blessed 

Brander Raven McDonald

Felonius Chino 

Jacob Harada 

Kristin Witko

Sarah Wills 

Sharla Sauder 

Simon Bridgefoot 

Tamilee Wills 

Christine Caldwell Arts Advocate:

Alisha Deddens

Asger Hansen

Kim Janzen

Aymee Leake

Winnwe

Outstanding Artist in the Visual Arts (Traditional Media):

Kathleen Fowlstone

Cynthia Frenette

Jeffrey Rasmussen

Jeff Stackhouse

Shannon Thiesen

Carmen West

Outstanding Artist in the Visual Arts (Digital Media and Photography):

Brittany Cardinal

Sharaless Prang

Andrew Simpson

Outstanding Post-Secondary Student Artist:

Valerie Franklin

Candice Okada

Kendra Schellenberg

Julie Loland

Outstanding Student Artist:

Allistair Bevan,

Manvir Gill

Ella McCallum

Outstanding Artist in the Literary Arts:

Kristin Van Vloten

Carrie Wachsmann

Kelly Meade Outstanding Artist in Performing Arts (Dance):

Lineke Van Kleek

Jennifer Wilford

Outstanding Artist in Performing Arts (Music):

Simon Bridgefoot

Her Brothers

Joel Noftle

Sylvia Platters

Outstanding Artist in Performing Arts (Theatre):

Jay Danzigar

Dani Dejong

Andrew Gillott

Mark Kroeker

Kelly Shackleford

Outstanding Arts Organization:

Business in Black

Devon Clifford Music Foundation

Louden Singletree Literary Magazine

Brodeur’s Bistro

Outstanding Artist in the Culinary Arts:

Cassie Crocco

Jason Dyckstra

Tim Garofano

Jeff Massey

Crystal Reddy

Kristina and Johannes Van Vloten

Lifetime Achievement Award

Freddy Latham
Performing Arts (Music)
Chad Joiner

John Welsh

Julia Toews

Saint Soldier

Performing Arts (Theatre)

Mary Boonstra

Paulina Harskamp

Danielle Warmenhoven

Karen Mortensen

Philip Dyck

Performing Arts (Dance)

Nicholas Hasenpflug

Nicci Marsh

Jordan Allarie

Marissa Culpin

Visual Arts (2 Dimensional)

Riley Charters

Justin Zacharias

Ursula Rettich

Visual Arts (3 Dimensional)

Dean Lauze

Carol Klassen

Joy

Visual Arts (Digital Arts)

Laura Vanderwel

Chelsea Caldwell

Literary Arts

Surjeet Kalsey

Lynda Grace Philippsen

Christine Caldwell

Outstanding Arts Advocate

Ryan Huston

Asger Hansen

Emily Isaacson

Sophia Suderman

Outstanding Artist, elementary school

Greta Loewen

Outstanding Artist, secondary school

Nicki Meier

Brynn Ellis

Melanie Sawatzky

Kai and Lia Gronberg

Outstanding Artist, post-secondary

Julie Epp

Terrill Smith

Outstanding Arts Organization

Abbotsford Downtown Business Association

SippChai Café

Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers

Culinary Arts

Wim Tas

Jeff Massey

Pam MacGregor

Lifetime Achievement Award

Manjit Singh Sandhu

Performing arts – music

Chad Joiner, conductor, performer, educator

Johan Worst, musician, music teacher, student

Kai and Lia Gronberg, musicians/songwriters

Performing arts – theatre

Andrew Abrahams, actor

Arne Larsen, actor, singer, producer

Carol Heynen, actor

Paulina Harskamp, singer, actor, director

Ruth Kult, actor

Sarah Greaux, actor, singer

Performing arts – dance

Bobby Pannu, dance instructor, choreographer

Brittney Wallace, arts educator, dancer

Lorissa Arndt, dancer, choreographer, performer

Visual arts – 2-dimensional

Davina Graham, photographer

Gordon McKinnon, stage designer, painter

Pam MacGregor, custom sugar cookie designer

Visual arts – 3-dimensional

Alexis MacLeod, florist artistry

Don Bladon, builder of historic structures in miniature

Jim Walton, jewelry artisan

Visual arts – new media

Gabriel Kirkley, media and graphic designer, actor, marketing connoisseur

Nicole Provost, writer, director

Literary arts

Adam Roper, poet, writer

Harold J. Cole, writer

Michelle Rickaby, writer

Philip Sherwood, writer, editor, personal historian

Arts advocate

Asger Hansen, musician

Calvin Dyck, musician, producer

Doreen Jung, writer, columnist and arts editor

Neil Loewen, visual artist, musician

Seamus McGrath, event co-ordinator, planner, promoter

Stephen O’Shea, musician

Outstanding youth artist – elementary school, all genres

Julia Bartlett, musician

Masaki Noftle, musician

Stanley Moriyama, musician

Outstanding youth artist – secondary school, all genres

Cambree Lovesy, singer, songwriter

Darien Provost, actor

Lorenzo Enns, musician, composer

Outstanding artist, post-secondary school, all genres

Chelsea Rus, opera singer/instructor

Suvi Bains, visual artist, photographer

Outstanding arts organization, all genres

CIVL Radio, Campus/Community Radio Station

Jam in Jubilee Summer Concert Series (Atangard Community Project)

Non-Profit Artist/Youth Community

Theatre Junkies Anonymous Fine Arts Society, Non-Profit Theatre Company

Lifetime Achievement Award

Donna Bishop, found of MS Poets Potpourri Society

Performing Arts – Music 

Jared Fowler, Singer/Songwriter 

Kristal Barrett, Singer/Songwriter 

Savannah Quinn, Singer/Songwriter 

Performing Arts – Theatre 

Eileen Deros, Theatre Rehearsal/Orchestral Pianist 

Lynne Karey McKenna, Actress/Director 

Performing Arts – Dance 

Jason & Crystal Warner (Suburban Swing), Dance Instructors 

Mary Boonstra, Dance Instructor/Choreographer 

Visual Arts – 2-Dimensional 

Betty Johnston, Photographer 

Cristal Sawatzky, Photographer 

Jason Brown, Photographer 

Joy Roberts, Artist/Art Instructor, Multiple Mediums 

Tyson Lessing, Photographer 

Visual Arts – 3-Dimensional 

Adrian Renkers, Stained Glass Artist 

Jonas Melan, Woodcarver 

Kaleigh Ross, (BC Teen Challenge Women’s Centre), Jewelry Artist 

Leslie Easte, Jewelry Artist 

Lonnie Jackson, Fused Glass Artist 

Visual Arts – Video/Film 

Paul Lowey (Gloo Studios), Executive Producer 

Win Wachsmann, Director/Screenwriter/Producer 

Literary Arts 

Emily Isaacson, Poet 

Heidi Turner, Freelance Writer 

Jim Williams, English Teacher/Novelist 

Paul Falardeau, Poet 

Theresa Chevalier, Novelist 

Arts Advocate 

Deesh Sekhon, Owner, Deesh Photography 

Grace Tsurumaru, Professor of Visual Arts, University of the Fraser Valley 

Hannah Celinski, Dancer/Arts Educator 

Kat Wahamaa, Artist/Activist 

Milt Walker, Chair, The Reach Gallery Museum 

Tamaka Fisher, Arts & Heritage Coordinator, City of Abbotsford 

Outstanding Youth Artist – Elementary School, All Genres 

Rachel Fristzke – Painter/Clay Sculptor 

Outstanding Youth Artist – Secondary School, All Genres 

Maddison Wilson, Photographer 

Mila Djordjevic, 2-D Visual Artist, Multiple Mediums 

Patrick Schweers, Actor 

Tiera Murray, 2-D Visual Artist, Multiple Mediums 

Outstanding Artist, Post-Secondary School, All Genres 

Chrissy Courtney, Bachelor of Fine Arts Student, University of the Fraser Valley 

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Judy Whyte, Past Executive Director of the Abbotsford Arts Council 

No awards this year.

Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts – Theatre 
Margaret Kennedy 
Sheridan Tochkin 
 
Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts – Music 
Band 1066 
Brent Ellis
 
Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts – Dance 
Paulina Fraser 
Charlene Hart
 
Outstanding Youth Emerging Artist – Secondary School 
B. Ethan Murley 
Raina Nareg 
Patrick Schweers
 
Outstanding Youth Emerging Artist – Elementary School 
Ben Ellis
 
Outstanding Arts Advocate 
Clearbrook Library 
Dave Farmer 
Hong Zhu 
 
Outstanding Artist in the Visual Arts 
Art Teachers-ASAI North Poplar 
Melody Douglas 
Irene Enns 
Andrew and Arlene Simpson 
David Tickner 
 
Outstanding Emerging Artist 
Anne Grundy 
Jeff Stackhouse
 
Outstanding Artist in the Literary Arts 
Laurel Hildebrandt 
Gwynne Hunt
 
Lifetime Achievement Award 
Ernie Poignant

Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts – Theatre 

Gallery 7 Theatre 

Megan MacKenzie 

Graham Steeksma

Outstanding Artists in the Visual Arts 

Leslie Easte 

Irene Enns 

Glenn Fulton 

Ruby Jaggernath 

Susan Reilly

Outstanding Emerging Artist 

Casino 

Victoria Duffield

Outstanding Emerging Artist – Secondary School Youth 

Stephanie Dong 

Michelle Ellis 

Kahyla Mercedes Friesen 

Jaclyn Hazenberg 

Steve Jeon 

Amanda Jury 

Ria Ma 

Jina Piercy 

Lina Reid 

Emily Starkey 

Natasha Thompson 

Jessica Warkentin 

Sora Yoon

Outstanding Emerging Artist – Elementary School Youth 

Bradon Davis 

Nada Moorthy 

Brigid Mueller

Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts-Dance 

Mary Miranda Boonstra

Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts- Music 

Abbotsford Concert Band 

Bryan Steeksma 

Outstanding Artist in the Literary Arts 

Alice Maryniuk 

Selma Willms Turner and Judson Lake House Publishing 

Outstanding Arts Advocate 

Teaching Staff from ASIA North Poplar 

Asger and Deb Hansen of A&D Music 

Kimberly Arthurs of Clayburn Gourmet Gallery 

Lee Murray of House of Fine Arts 

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Derek Albon

 

Performing Arts – Music 

Kristal Barrett 

JC Celebration Band 

Jordan Haima 

Willis Taylor 

Performing Arts – Dance 

Megan Toews 

Tamara Fay 

Performing Arts – Theatre 

Ken Hildebrandt 

Sharla Sauder 

Visual Artist 

Leslie Easte 

Ursula Rettich 

Ellie Schartner 

Harman Venema 

Literary Arts 

Theresa Chevalier 

Carol Loewen 

Emerging Artist 

Eduardo Dioses 

Barb Pearson 

Tommy Peters 

April Soloman 

Carrie Wachsmann 

Arts Advocate 

Sherry Dunn 

Jack Koning Kings Music 

Lifetime Achievment 

Derek Albon 

Gwen Gregorig 

Performing Arts – Music 

Kristal Barrett 

Judith Reeves 

Betty Suderman 

The Sweeney Singers 

Performing Arts – Dance 

Jennifer Black 

Karolynn Fisher 

Yevshan Ukrainian Dancers 

Performing Arts – Theatre 

Gallery 7 Theatre 

David A. Hunt 

Arne Larsen 

Visual Artist 

Leslie Easte 

Rachel Hiebert 

Susan Huget 

Chrissandra Neusteadter 

Myrtle-Anne Rempel 

Ursula Rettich 

Eugene Ristau 

Ray Silver 

Win Wachsmann 

Literary Arts 

Alvin G. Ens 

Michelle Huish 

Robert Martens 

Karen Belix Moore 

Emerging Artist 

Daniel R. Banaschek 

Fraklyn Currie 

Kai and Lia Gronberg 

April Solomon 

Good Thief 

Arts Advocate 

Art Matters Society 

Clayburn Gourmet Gallery 

Christine Caldwell 

Ingrid Epp 

Ernie Poignant 

Tourism Abbotsford 

Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts 

UCFV Visula Arts Department 

Arts Volunteer 

Don Bladon 

Liz Carter 

Jerry Gosling 

Sean Nurcombe 

Mary Turner 

Arts Sponsor 

Abb Neighbourhood Bugle 

Abbotsford Printing 

Jack Koning Kings Music 

WebNet Global Communications 

Arts Instructor 

Bonnie Ayotte 

Dawn-Marie Braun-Crawford 

Gerry Keryluik 

Susan Reilly 

Maureen Smith 

Performing Arts Music 

John Dawson 

Burkely Duffield 

Charles Wiebe 

FV Stage 

Gerwyn Mills 

Performing Arts Dance 

Taya Calicetto 

Dance in Motion 

Performing Arts Theatre 

Calvin Dyck 

Visual Artist 

Pat Maertz 

Jennifer Shepit 

Literary Arts 

Alvin Ens 

Selma Turner 

Neil Klassen 

Emerging Artist 

Mackenzie Lee 

Majit Sandhu 

Allie O’Conner 

April Solomon 

Arts Advocate 

Karen Durant 

Anne Letendre 

Lisa and Marilyn Paller 

Mark Field 

MSA Poets Potpourri Society 

Abbotsford Spirit of BC 

Arts Volunteer 

Ernie Poignant 

Kimberly Strain 

Arts Sponsor 

Globe Printers 

Toews Music 

Arts Instructor 

Gwen Gregorig

Gwynne Hunt

 
Performing Arts Music 
Liisa Nessim 
Jane Parrett-Murray 
Marke Wolfe 
 
Performing Arts Dance 
Kim Durhan 
Amy Middleton 
Donna Radons 
 
Performing Arts Theatre 
Ray Dencer 
Leslie Kemp 
 
Visual Artist 
Bente Hansen 
Jean Jury 
 
Literary Arts 
Jim Coggins 
Jaye Low 
 
Emerging Artist 
Allie O’Conner 
Crystal Mullun 
Megan Roeske 
 
Arts Advocate 
Abbotsford Downtown Business Association 
Christine Caldwell 
 
Arts Volunteer 
Dave Farmer 
Ida Hilarowicz 
Anne Trobitscoff 
Elizabeth Carter 
 
Arts Sponsor 
Tom Lee 
 
Music 
Cavern Clothing 
 
Arts Instructor 
Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts 
Dave Edwards 
Mark Ward