Medal Winners
Students from each program have been chosen as recipients of the OCAD University Medal in recognition for their creativity, innovation, mastery of technique and high academic achievement.
Interdisciplinary Sculpture and Installation
Caro Simon
“My interdisciplinary work reevaluates the potentiality of disregarded urban infrastructure to become more-than-material aesthetic entities and critically reassesses the body-infrastructure relationship. More”
Creative Writing
Richie Evans aka. gutz
“everything strange, cloying, grabbing-at, pulling-in, struggling for breath ”
Digital Futures
Valeria Suing
“I am passionate about creating impactful design with empathy. Curious about using new technologies and applying design thinking to innovate and collaborate on solutions that push boundaries and foster social innovation. ”
curator, artist, writer.
Kay Rangel
“My artistic exploration centers in the intersection of memory and nostalgia. I delve into the mundanity of everyday objects and the memories woven into them. My practice thrives within a poetic context that aims to materialize language. As a... More”
Cross Disciplinary Art: Life Studies
Pixel Heller
“I use art as a way of reconnecting with my Caribbean identity, this has led me to explore themes of carnival masquerade, cultural fluidity, Black identity and the preservation of cultures. ”
New Media/Interactive Art
Brigita Gedgaudas aka. "Bri" "Pretzl"
“Welcome to the glitch, a goopy, vacuous, indeterminacy of non-being. I'm happy to join you in the void and be your tour guide as we travel between the real and digital, the past and the present, the physical and ephemeral. Join me in becoming a... More”
Photography
Delali Cofie
“I sought to discover the weight of self, to confront the full extent of my being. Understanding that I am the toll of my history, the accumulation of not just my experiences but of them who came before, to whom I am linked. ”
Industrial Design
Victor Kosic
“Through a blend of analytical rigor and creative intuition, I strive to bring forth products and services that not only cater to immediate needs but also anticipate the subtleties of human interaction and environmental stewardship. ”
Multidisciplinary Designer
Batoll Nassery
“The best way to predict the future is to design it. More”
Illustration
Nik Clydesdale
““Permeability” explores futility through subversive images of the leaky interior/exterior dichotomy, encouraging an embrace of the inevitability of destruction. More”
Carley McGoldrick
“Carley's latest series, "Please Retain Your Ticket," explores nostalgia and memory through ephemera, shining a light on Toronto's quiet music venues from a bygone era. This series examines the fleeting yet significant impact of cultural spaces on... More”