*Winners in BOLD*
2021 Winners are marked in bold.
Youth Achievement
Emerging Artist
Media Arts
Lifestyle
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Literary Arts
Arts Advocate
Lifetime Achievement
2020 Winners are marked in bold.
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Media Arts
Literary Arts
Lifestyle
Arts Advocate
Emerging Artist
Youth Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
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.
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
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
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
Address
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Abbotsford, BC
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