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June 09, 2021

#FacesofCanadianHealthcare Art Contest: Top 10 Finalists Announced

In March of this year, HealthPRO launched the #FacesofCanadianHealthcare art contest to pay tribute to Canadian healthcare workers across the country.

Collecting more than 100 art submissions and over 54,000 votes we are thrilled to share the Top 10 contest submissions!


Top 10 Contest Submissions
ORDERED ALPHABETICALLY BY FIRST NAME



Amanda and Melissa performing an MRI on a skeleton
Techs at Work
by Amanda Asselin
Melissa and Amanda are two dedicated Medical Radiation Technologists at Georgian Bay General Hospital. 









Save Me. Covid Pandemic 
by Cindy Mason
This art piece was painted when Covid was getting scary and masks became our new normal. Save me is one of my most emotional paintings yet. Stay safe everyone.










Art piece of a frontline worker wearing a mask
The Price of Fortitude
by Darlene Jordan Pfaff 
"She" is the face of the everyday hero. The unseen strength that it takes to make it through the day and the price that is paid for it. I want the viewer to really think about just how much is being sacrificed by our frontline workers.










Frontline worker wearing scrubs posing with a peace sign
Frontline
by Kari Visscher
Frontline is representational of healthcare workers who provided care during the pandemic despite not always feeling protected.  The left-hand gesture is a symbol used in religious imagery to indicate something important is being said. The mask is the pivotal piece of protection being asked for. The background is the hot chaos of COVID represented in its cellular form juxtaposed by the cooling of the medical uniform. The coat is worn in a way to resemble a cape hinting to the hero mantra used during this time. 









Divine Strength
by Linda Samuels
Divine Strength was created during the pandemic.  In a time of uncertainty, we begin to doubt ourselves, to doubt what we believe in.  This painting was created with these thoughts in mind, the struggles we face every single day. I poured raw emotion into this piece, achieving a feeling of strength and power to continue looking forward to the good that life has to offer.










I see you
by Maggie Coffin Prowse
Nurses are used to comforting patients with their smiles. Masks have robbed them of that ability to share a smile, but their eyes continue to show dignity and grace to the suffering and dying. I see you is a reflection of nurses comforting eyes as they remain steadfast in their fight against COVID-19.









Coffee Break
Melissa Leah Bruglemans-LaBell
This is a 12x16 coffee painting on watercolor paper depicting those in our medical field who work incredibly hard, unbelievably long shifts. Heroes and angels were spotted napping in various places & interesting positions though out our countries' clinics, hospitals and wards. Sleep-deprived and emotionally taxed they struggle to help others by placing the patients' needs above their own. They are not machines they are human beings. Fueled by caffeine and protein bars they battle beyond their physical capabilities against exhaustion. Longing for the simple comforts of a hot home-cooked meal, a warm bed & loving hugs.












Aunt Ann
by Michelle Muller
This oil painting was made for a nursing home resident during the COVID 2020 pandemic - representing a "Face of Canadian Healthcare". This resident is one of many Canadians who rely on Long-term HealthCare, in her case due to a rare genetic brain condition and has been isolated from family/friends during this time. This painting is a prayer for the human spirit to be embraced as Sacred, in these facilities, in our culture, and a deep appreciation for the hardworking essential caregivers behind the scenes, who show up for our elders.










The Pandemic
by Vaishnavi Narayanan 
To YOU, the healthcare workers but also the human beings behind the PPE, stay healthy--we need you! We all are so strong and keep pushing! I learned that new methods and materials will affect the way an artist think and experience. Acrylic painting with an essence of Graffiti born in a cold press, grain fin canvas. So it makes sense that visual artists have co-opted graphic design and typography strategies for their own philosophical ends. A nylon blend brush will evenly distribute pigment and let the colors 'share' one another. 










Nature Heals
by Yasmine Chentouf 
I have lovingly worked into this piece, adding texture and colour, light and shadows. I've used my pallet knives, brushes and scratching objects as well. This artwork is an attempt to make sense of the human-nature relationship. It is clear to me that to live sustainably, we need to respect the rights of nature as one self. Our health and the health of our environment are one thing. This painting is a symbolic interpretation of humans as an integral part of nature.